What's New

• Dealing with Local Databases, or Why Your Updates Don't Stick

  Why Visual Studio copies local databases to different folders, and what you can do about it. 05/14/2012

• No Java Required: Write Android Apps in C#

  XobotOS is a Xamarin-developed project that translated millions of lines of Java to C#. 05/11/2012

• Minor Update of Silverlight 5 Issued in Tuesday Patch

  This latest build is the first update since Silverlight 5 was released in December 2011. 05/11/2012

• .NET Architect Brian Noyes on Benefits of XAML, WPF

  F-14 Tomcat fighter pilot turned .NET architect Brian Noyes talks with John Waters about XAML, WPF and more. 05/11/2012

• Fluent Interface Design in .NET

  Eric Vogel shows you how to simplify the consumption of your API by adding a fluent interface design. 05/10/2012

• Giving Back to the OSS Community

  While we often talk of how we can leverage OSS to deliver a higher-quality product, rarely do we talk about how we can give back to the OSS community. 05/10/2012

• Exec: Microsoft Plans to 'Cloud Optimize Every Business'

  In Microsoft's last fiscal third quarter, Server and Tools delivered $4.57 billion in revenue to the company, up 14 percent. The division is large, growing and increasingly profitable 05/10/2012

• Amazon Opens Cloud to SQL, ASP.NET Devs

  The cloud wars heat up as Amazon promises easier deployment and scalability for database and application developers. 05/09/2012

• Storing Windows Phone User Settings

  Persisting user settings in Windows Phone is something every mobile developer needs to know how to do. Nick Randolph walks you through the process. 05/08/2012

• Color Returns to Visual Studio 11 User Interface

  Microsoft hears its developers, and colorizes the monochrome look of Visual Studio 11 beta. 05/08/2012

• Rockford Lhotka on the Open Source CSLA .NET Framework

  Today CSLA is one of the most widely used open source software development frameworks for .NET. We talk to its creator about how it came about and its many uses. 05/07/2012

• Microsoft's Bold Choice of Lumia Invisibility

  A calculated -- and correct -- risk to minimize the names "Microsoft" and "Windows" in a commercial campaign for the Nokia Lumia smartphone. 05/07/2012

• Implementing WebSockets in WCF 4.5

  Peter introduces WCF 4.5's support for WebSockets first by describing why you care and then by setting up to build a bi-directional service using Windows Server 8, and Visual Studio 11. 05/04/2012

• Plug in to Mono for Android for Lights, Camera and Video Apps

  Multimedia is expected in today's mobile applications, and the fun isn't only for smartphone and tablet users. Mono for Android, based on the Mono project's open source implementation of the Microsoft .NET Framework, can help you take advantage of Android Camera APIs in Visual Studio. 05/04/2012

• ASP.NET 4.5 Test-Drive

  In the upcoming versions of Microsoft Web development tools, ASP.NET makes data binding more flexible while ASP.NET MVC makes creating AJAX applications and building mobile applications easier, among other goodies in both environments. 05/04/2012

• Infragistics Delivers NetAdvantage Ultimate 2012, Adds Design Toolsets

  The company's latest product suite offers powerful data components, mobile UX and metro-themed controls across multiple platforms. 05/03/2012

• To Build Your Startup, Do the Hustle

  Talent and great ideas aren't enough. If you want to succeed as an entrepreneur, you gotta have hustle. 05/03/2012

• Windows Azure Adding Voice, SMS Capabilities

  Twilio's APIs let developers build the ability to initiate and receive phone calls from mobile and Web apps. 05/03/2012

• Changes Large and Small: WCF 4.5 and the ASP.NET Web API

  While Windows Communication Foundation 4.5 has lots of little improvements, the ASP.NET Web API is a very big change. You'll probably end up taking advantage of both, so here's what's in the pipeline for you. 05/03/2012

• Doc-To-Help 2012 Adds HTML5-Based Mobile Help

  Doc-To-Help continues to provide a single source for a variety of document and help types, including a jQuery format targeted for mobile devices. 05/01/2012

• The Impact from Windows 8, in 2012 and Beyond

  Time is causing Windows to evolve, but those changes offer new opportunities for app developers. 05/01/2012

• What System Center Can Do for Developers

  Microsoft System Center 2012 is out, and Microsoft .NET Framework developers everywhere are cheering. 05/01/2012