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On VB
By Sam Nasr
Code First Migrations allow for database changes to be implemented all through code. Through the use of Package Manager Console (PMC), commands can be used to scaffold database changes.
04/10/2012
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Dictionaries and some other collection objects allow you to store an item along with a key value. This allows you to retrieve the item later, either by position or by key value.
04/04/2012
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C# Corner
See how a simple interceptor can help reduce the amount of coding needed to initialize your Windows Presentation Foundation ICommand properties.
04/03/2012
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Validation should begin as close to your database as possible: in your Entity Framework entities. Here's how you can integrate validation code into both the entities the Entity Framework generates and the ones you write.
04/03/2012
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In-Depth
Bing Maps moves beyond Silverlight and AJAX with the new native WPF Control, which enables you to build interactive tools for visualizing geographical data on the desktop.
04/01/2012
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C# Corner
Eric Vogel walks through how to send and receive push notifications in a Windows 8 Metro application.
03/25/2012
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C# Corner
Learn how to extend Visual Studio 2010 by creating code issue providers with the Roslyn CTP.
03/15/2012
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PreviousPage is a better solution than using the FindControl method.
03/12/2012
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WPF provides the richest environment for developers to incorporate standalone validation classes into their user interfaces—and for business object developers to support an application's user interface.
03/09/2012
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On VB
By Sam Nasr
Code First frees you up from the chore of creating databases for your project. Here's a primer on how to do it.
03/07/2012
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Implementing one of three interfaces can turn your business classes into self-validating components that seamlessly integrate into WPF, Silverlight and ASP.NET MVC applications -- and can be easily extended to other environments.
03/01/2012
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In-Depth
By Michael Crump
Many developers are worried about the compatibility of Silverlight with Metro-style applications. This project shows that those fears are overblown.
03/01/2012
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C# Corner
Eric Vogel shows you how to use a common software design pattern that allows an app to dynamically pick an appropriate method at runtime.
02/22/2012
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WPF makes it very easy to load non-executable resources at run time -- including a complete UI in XAML. Here's how to leverage that functionality to create applications that you can customize without recompiling.
02/21/2012
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C# Corner
Eric Vogel covers how to use the Windows 8 local data storage APIs to cache application data.
02/14/2012
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You can use your Master Pages just to structure your pages. Or you can integrate them into your application with custom code that your content pages can access.
02/07/2012
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C# Corner
Tired of mapping your classes from one format to another? A convention-based, open source library can help alleviate some of those coding headaches.
02/02/2012
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C# Corner
Learn how to implement the new sharing contracts in Windows 8 to distinguish your application.
01/30/2012
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In ASP.NET, sending the data on a page to another page is called cross-page posting. It's controlled through a property on the ASP.NET Button.
01/13/2012
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On VB
Iterators are available for Visual Basic in Visual Studio 2010. In Part 2 of a series, Joe Kunk discusses Visual Basic iterator syntax, demonstrates how iterators are coded, and compares Visual Basic iterators to C# iterators.
01/06/2012
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C# Corner
Eric Vogel walks through a soup-to-nuts demo for building a Metro-style RSS reader.
01/04/2012
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Use Test-Driven Development, generate from usage and a free Visual Studio add-in to let you spend more time doing what programmers want to do: writing code that works.
01/01/2012
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On VB
Visual Basic development in Visual Studio 11 offers asynchronous methods, iterators, call hierarchy, the Global keyword and Windows 8 Metro-based applications.
01/01/2012
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Peter Vogel solves a reader's problem by integrating data from multiple dropdown lists, the FormView and some Ajax magic that calls code in a method in an ASPX page.
12/12/2011
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C# Corner
Learn how to leverage the C# code analysis and compilation features in the Roslyn CTP.
12/12/2011