July 2008 • by Editors Visual Studio Magazine

The VSTS Database team announced a slew of new improvements at Tech-Ed. Jeff walks through some of the key changes.

June 2008 • by Jeff Levinson

There's code you can use to keep record changes from getting overwritten by ASP.NET DataSources.

June 2008 • by Peter Vogel

Don't worry, ASP.NET developers: Siverlight 2 controls aren't so different from what you're used to, as Dan shows.

June 2008 • by Dan Wahlin

Client-side debugging is better, but IntelliSense still has a few issues to be worked out.

June 2008 • by Peter Vogel

Dan shows you how to take advantage of Silverlight 2's set of tools for Visual Studio 2008 to build an application.

May 2008 • by Dan Wahlin

Peter shares what he likes -- and doesn't -- in Visual Studio 2008 and ASP.NET 3.5

May 2008 • by Peter Vogel

It's good news, bad news if you're upgrading an existing site to ASP.NET 2.0 or 3.5. But it can be done.

May 2008 • by Peter Vogel

The biggest benefit in TFS is its 25 out-of-the-box reports, but three of them are especially crucial to organizations. Jeff goes over each one.

May 2008 • by Jeff Levinson

In theory, PreviousPage lets you access data on the page the user just requested. In practice it doesn't work if you're also using Master Pages unless you understand ASP.NET naming containers.

May 2008 • by Peter Vogel

Here's how to extend TextBlock's usability using two Silverlight elements.

May 2008 • by Dan Wahlin

Rosario features a new and improved kind of class diagram. Jeff dives into the details.

May 2008 • by Jeff Levinson

Adding some bizarre punctuation marks to the tags in your ASPX file gives you an easy way to move data out of custom properties and into your page.

May 2008 • by Peter Vogel

Dan shows you how to use Silverlight's color animation features and how you can stop and start them programmatically.

April 2008 • by Dan Wahlin

Jeff goes through some features in the upcoming Rosario, including UML models and the new Architecture Explorer.

April 2008 • by Jeff Levinson

Hook the window message stream to snap your main window to the screen edges as the user moves it about.

April 2008 • by Karl E. Peterson

Controlling Storyboard animations programmatically lets animations play under a variety of circumstances.

April 2008 • by Dan Wahlin

No need to add external dependencies, or even call APIs, to easily grab online data.

March 2008 • by Karl E. Peterson

Dan shows you how you can get more control over animations using keyframes in Silverlight apps.

March 2008 • by Dan Wahlin

Dan gives a rundown of the newest features and controls.

March 2008 • by Dan Wahlin

Dan walks you through using Silverlight to animate images and text, starting with Storyboard elements.

March 2008 • by Dan Wahlin

Perry shares his take on the best LINQ to SQL features, walks you through the biggest changes from ObjectSpaces and more.

March 2008 • by Becky Nagel

Jazz up your downloading process with this download bar in Silverlight.

March 2008 • by Dan Wahlin

If you're using SQL CE 3.1 or earlier, watch out for this glitch.

February 2008 • by Dan Fergus

Minimize the time users wait and provide more efficient user interfaces with this code.

February 2008 • by Dan Wahlin

When it comes to developing a successful product, perspective and timing in testing are key. Jeff shares the steps for getting it right.

February 2008 • by Jeff Levinson

Virus detectors can detect more than just bugs -- Karl encounters one such system set off by his code, and shares how he worked around it.

January 2008 • by Karl E. Peterson

Dan walks you through your options.

January 2008 • by Dan Wahlin

Jeff walks you through best practices when using Team System.

January 2008 • by Jeff Levinson

Dan shows you the code you need to embed XAML code directly into a page, plus the problems this might cause with Firefox and how to work around it.

January 2008 • by Dan Wahlin

Dan walks you through working with the XAML RadialGradientBrush element in Silverlight.

January 2008 • by Dan Wahlin

Apply gradients to graphics, menus and even text.

December 2007 • by Dan Wahlin

One of the best benefits of Team System 2008 are the Team Build improvements -- including wizards, new test and scheduling options, and much more. Find out what they can do for you.

December 2007 • by Jeff Levinson

Dan shows you how to use Silverlight's brushes to create custom images.

December 2007 • by Dan Wahlin

Create these elements in Silverlight using Canvas.

December 2007 • by Dan Wahlin

Dan walks you through the role the Canvas element plays in XAML documents.

November 2007 • by Dan Wahlin

VB survived Vista nearly intact, with the glaring exception of one statement. Learn what your options with SendKeys are.

November 2007 • by Karl E. Peterson

Jeff walks you through the best of what's new in Team Foundation Server 2008, starting with the many helpful additions to Version Control.

November 2007 • by Jeff Levinson

Bringing SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition to the desktop can be a wonderful thing -- if you keep your versions straight.

November 2007 • by Dan Fergus

Dan walks you through the properties and sample code for each, plus why you might want to use one over the other.

October 2007 • by Dan Wahlin

Jeff walks you through the new method of validating AJAX code in Visual Studio Team System 2008 (no Fiddler required!).

October 2007 • by Jeff Levinson

.NET author and consultant Paul Sheriff discusses the challenges and opportunities in architecting ASP.NET.

October 2007 • by Becky Nagel

Dan starts a new series of columns on Silverlight 1.0 by walking you through the fundamentals.

October 2007 • by Dan Wahlin

Dan Wahlin walks you through the steps and code for creating a Silverlight application from scratch.

October 2007 • by Dan Wahlin

Jeff walks you through how to configure Team Foundation Server for optimal software management.

October 2007 • by Jeff Levinson

Microsoft's pledge to support the VB 6.0 runtime via Vista may not be as promising as it seems -- here's what you really need to know.

September 2007 • by Karl E. Peterson

Notice that ScriptManager can't generate a client-side proxy object that can be used to call the remote service? Dan shows you the workaround.

September 2007 • by Dan Wahlin

Dan walks you through configuring this method as well as walks you through all the parameters.

September 2007 • by Dan Wahlin

Welcome to Visual Studio Magazine online's new column for classic VB users.

September 2007 • by Karl E. Peterson

Using Page Methods when adding the ScriptService attribute is overkill for a single page -- find out how to add the functionality directly using AJAX.

August 2007 • by Dan Wahlin

Leverage .NET Web services using the ScriptServiceAttribute through the ScriptManager control.

August 2007 • by Dan Wahlin

Dan Wahlin walks you through exactly how to return any object that contains sub-objects exposed through properties.

August 2007 • by Dan Wahlin

Dan walks you through using the ScriptMethod Attribute.

August 2007 • by Dan Wahlin

AJAX-era security requires tossing out a lot of what you thought you knew about security, starting with Same Origin Policy.

August 2007 • by Lee Thé

AJAX got the nod at the recent AJAX Experience conference from Joshua Gertzen, who presented a case study on an AJAX-based banking application at the event.

August 2007 • by Lee Thé

OpenSpan Monday announced the availability of the OpenSpan Platform 3.1, an application integration environment.

August 2007 • by Peter Varhol

Your guide to handling XML parsing issues using JSON.

July 2007 • by Dan Wahlin

Find out how ASP.NET AJAX Extensions lets you use Web services to support JSON messaging.

July 2007 • by Dan Wahlin

Add the PageRequestManager class's built-in abort capabilities to Web apps that allow users to make longer-running requests.

July 2007 • by Dan Wahlin

The PageRequestManager client-side class provides a rich-event model to help you deal with impatient users.

July 2007 • by Dan Wahlin

Add and customize visual cues on your AJAX-enabled Web pages with the UpdateProgress control and PageRequestManager class.

June 2007 • by Dan Wahlin

Control how partial-page updates are performed by defining the UpdatePanel control's ChildrenAsTriggers and UpdateMode properties.

June 2007 • by Dan Wahlin

Add partial-page update capabilities to your ASP.NET Web pages.

June 2007 • by Dan Wahlin

Microsoft releases CTP of SQL Server 2008, previously dubbed Katmai.

June 2007 • by Roger Jennings

Discover Microsoft's two new technologies that form the Dynamic Development pillar of SQL Server 2008.

June 2007 • by Roger Jennings

Take advantage of SQL Server Compact Edition as a local data cache and automatically synchronize its data with a back-end SQL Server 200x instance.

June 2007 • by Roger Jennings

Bob Muglia, senior vice president of the Microsoft Server and Tools division, talks .NET, Windows Server 2008, SQL and more

June 2007 • by Roger Jennings

Mainsoft has enhanced its solution, which creates Java bite code via a .NET-based platform.

June 2007 • by Kurt Mackie

Simplify your work with JavaScript files and add cross-browser, AJAX-capable scripts into Web pages.

May 2007 • by Dan Wahlin

Explore ASP.NET AJAX configuration sections in web.config, and learn how handlers and modules fit into the overall picture.

May 2007 • by Dan Wahlin

Discover the concepts behind AJAX and why using it in your ASP.NET development is advantageous.

May 2007 • by Dan Wahlin

Use model-driven development techniques to resolve common problems associated with building applications in SOA environments.

May 2007 • by Steve Andrews

Investigate a familiar Vista security flaw, and check out what lies ahead for Visual Studio.

April 2007 • by Peter Varhol

There are advantages and disadvantages to today's application-tier caching techniques. Consider your data caching options for improving data-intensive application performance.

March 2007 • by Marie-Anne Neimat

Get beyond the myths of service-oriented architecture. Learn how to leverage WCF to successfully implement SOA design patterns that can help deliver on the promises of SOA.

March 2007 • by Terrence O'Donnell

Take a more expedient approach for developing MVC Web applications than you might take using J2EE technologies.

March 2007 • by Deepak Vohra

Most organizations in software development are interested in application quality; Instantiations is doing something about it.

March 2007 • by Peter Varhol

Altova demonstrated a new version of its UModel 2007, which displays the full UML 2.1.1 compatibility, at VSLive! San Francisco 2007.

March 2007 • by Peter Varhol

You can influence the honesty of those around you, or at least understand the causes that lead people to be less than truthful.

February 2007 • by Peter Varhol

Business meetings do not have to be the most despised activity in your work day.

February 2007 • by Peter Varhol

To create quality code development teams must continually collect and analyze data on their processes for writing and building applications.

February 2007 • by Peter Varhol

Turbo Delphi is not the ideal tool for most programmers, but it still gets the job done for many applications.

February 2007 • by Peter Varhol

Your activities outside of your job can be as beneficial as your activities within the workplace.

January 2007 • by Peter Varhol

Delivering an application platform and database to vertical markets such as health care has propelled InterSystems to a long history of revenue growth.

January 2007 • by Peter Varhol

A focus on application connectivity has put NetManage in the right place at the right time.

December 2006 • by Peter Varhol

According to Virtutech, today's technology only scratches the surface of what system virtualization offers IT professionals.

December 2006 • by Peter Varhol

Mono brings .NET execution to Linux and other platforms.

November 2006 • by Peter Varhol

Microsoft operating systems have a reputation for providing sophistication, ease of use, and reliability. Get acquainted with Windows Vista and see why it will continue this trend.

November 2006 • by Peter Varhol

Developers now must understand how development processes and decisions affect business and profitability. Is more visibility into their daily activities through IT governance a good thing?

November 2006 • by Peter Varhol

Catalyst Systems has created a business around automating software builds.

November 2006 • by Peter Varhol

Cordys quietly built a comprehensive SOA technology stack, including a dev environment, that places it in the forefront of technology providers.

November 2006 • by Peter Varhol

Alfresco Software provides a fresh, open source alternative for enterprise content management. Following the release of its Java SDK, Alfresco is looking to make its system the ECM platform for Web 2.0.

October 2006 • by Terrence O'Donnell

Above All Software helps turn legacy applications into business services.

October 2006 • by Peter Varhol

Ektron''s focus on Web content delivers big dividends to users.

October 2006 • by Peter Varhol

Google Code Search brings a new perspective on how you can engage in reusing existing code.

October 2006 • by Peter Varhol

Is wrestling with your software builds a fact of life? Not necessarily.

October 2006 • by Peter Varhol

Even a small company, such as Real Time Innovations (RTI), can turn a product into an industry standard.

September 2006 • by Peter Varhol

Telelogic seeks to define how enterprises manage innovative processes.

September 2006 • by Peter Varhol

Genuitec expands its MyEclipse Enterprise Workbench user base by providing affordable, feature-rich solutions.

August 2006 • by Terrence O'Donnell

The work that 1060 Research is doing might have a dramatic impact on how we think about building software. CEO Peter Rodgers provides the details in this exclusive interview.

August 2006 • by Peter Varhol

Borland brings back Turbo with its announcement of four new products: Turbo C++, Turbo Delphi, Turbo Delphi for .NET, and Turbo C#.

August 2006 • by Peter Varhol

In this exclusive Q&A, Borland CEO Tod Nielsen shares insights on the market and his plans for the company.

August 2006 • by Jim Fawcette

Mainsoft has great .NET to Java technology that is tapping a market in enterprises.

August 2006 • by Peter Varhol

Startup company draws on deep tradition and early products to establish name recognition and strong reputation.

July 2006 • by Peter Varhol

Visual Studio Team Edition for Database Professionals, also known by the code name Data Dude, changes the picture for those who have to work with data.

July 2006 • by Peter Varhol