http://visualstudiomagazine.com/rss-feeds/blogs.aspx How one vendor plans to up ante of in-memory data caching. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2009/06/Can-Parallel-Method-Invocation-Compete-With-Free-Velocity.aspx Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:10:22 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2009/06/Can-Parallel-Method-Invocation-Compete-With-Free-Velocity.aspx Is Microsoft still ignoring Web standards? http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/06/Microsoft-aTwitter-About-Interop.aspx Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/06/Microsoft-aTwitter-About-Interop.aspx First it kills its ADO.NET provider for Oracle. Now Oracle provider offered by Quest for VSTS 2010 won't initially support Entity Framework. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2009/06/Microsoft-Making-It-Harder-To-Talk-to-Oracle-Databases.aspx Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:52:53 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2009/06/Microsoft-Making-It-Harder-To-Talk-to-Oracle-Databases.aspx Questions remain about Microsoft's Agile efforts. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/06/Team-System-2010-Leaves-eScrum-Behind.aspx Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:50:43 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/06/Team-System-2010-Leaves-eScrum-Behind.aspx Summer release switched to fall preview. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2009/06/Microsoft-Losing-Command-of-Velocity.aspx Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:21:56 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2009/06/Microsoft-Losing-Command-of-Velocity.aspx Microsoft's Tony Goodhew talks up new TDD capabilities in the latest rev of Visual Studio. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/06/Test-Driven-Development-in-VS-2010.aspx Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:44:58 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/06/Test-Driven-Development-in-VS-2010.aspx Instead of a "nice-to-have," Microsoft is realizing that when it comes to .NET and Java, interoperability is a "must-have." http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/06/JavaFun-Interoperability-But-Is-Three-a-Crowd.aspx Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:55:20 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/06/JavaFun-Interoperability-But-Is-Three-a-Crowd.aspx With VS2010 beta and .NET Framework 4 now available for testing, developers get to see what's new in the EF. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2009/06/Will-Entity-Framework-2-Appease-Early-Adopters-of-LINQ-to-SQL.aspx Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:04:21 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2009/06/Will-Entity-Framework-2-Appease-Early-Adopters-of-LINQ-to-SQL.aspx Developers chime in about their experiences with the tooling. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/06/Early-Reports-on-VS-2010-Bits.aspx Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:50:57 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/06/Early-Reports-on-VS-2010-Bits.aspx If you've been waiting for a first look at Microsoft's next-generation development platform, the first test bits are finally available. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2009/05/Whats-New-in-VS2010-and-NET-4-for-Data-Drivers.aspx Wed, 20 May 2009 22:30:52 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2009/05/Whats-New-in-VS2010-and-NET-4-for-Data-Drivers.aspx We expected to see Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Beta 1 in the Tech-Ed timeframe and Microsoft didn't disappoint us. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/05/VS-2010-Beta-1-Bits-Here.aspx Tue, 19 May 2009 19:00:14 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/05/VS-2010-Beta-1-Bits-Here.aspx Tech-Ed kicks off with Geneva, SQL Server 2008, Office 10, Server 2008 and, of course, Windows 7 news http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/05/Blessings-Needed-After-Vista.aspx Tue, 12 May 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/05/Blessings-Needed-After-Vista.aspx Despite interest, Microsoft customers say security, compliance, privacy and reliability are still concerns. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/05/Reaching-for-the-Cloud.aspx Thu, 07 May 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/05/Reaching-for-the-Cloud.aspx Despite interest, Microsoft customers say security, compliance, privacy and reliability are still concerns. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2009/05/Reaching-for-the-Cloud.aspx Thu, 07 May 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2009/05/Reaching-for-the-Cloud.aspx The RC goes public, but pink slips are still looming. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/05/Windows-7-Downloads-and-Downsizing-in-Redmond.aspx Tue, 05 May 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/05/Windows-7-Downloads-and-Downsizing-in-Redmond.aspx As the new steward of Java, will Oracle make it a proprietary platform like .NET or will it advance the JCP? http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2009/04/Whats-Next-For-Java.aspx Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2009/04/Whats-Next-For-Java.aspx Rather than "changes" to the framework, what "additions" should .NET 4 include? http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/04/Framing-the-NET-Question.aspx Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/04/Framing-the-NET-Question.aspx The .NET 4.0 Framework is expected in beta soon, and with it improvements to both the CLR and the BCL. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/04/Two-Runtimes-Too-Many.aspx Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/04/Two-Runtimes-Too-Many.aspx Microsoft and SQL Server are the real targets, not IBM. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2009/04/What-Will-Oracle-Do-With-MySQL.aspx Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2009/04/What-Will-Oracle-Do-With-MySQL.aspx Developers need to take into account how their decisions will impact them in both the short and long term. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/04/Interfacing-with-the-101010-Rule.aspx Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/04/Interfacing-with-the-101010-Rule.aspx Despite no new features, release of service pack represents an important milestone for .NET database developers. But, will customers upgrade? http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2009/04/SQL-Server-2008-SP1-Arrives-With-A-Yawn.aspx Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2009/04/SQL-Server-2008-SP1-Arrives-With-A-Yawn.aspx Curious about what to expect in the next version of the IDE? Now's your chance go get some answers. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/04/Ask-Microsoft-About-Visual-Studio-10.aspx Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/04/Ask-Microsoft-About-Visual-Studio-10.aspx As Alfresco touts growth, a growing number of vendors offer enterprise collaboration via wikis and other Web 2.0 technologies. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2009/04/Bring-On-The-Open-Source-Alternatives-To-SharePoint.aspx Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2009/04/Bring-On-The-Open-Source-Alternatives-To-SharePoint.aspx Developers can expect a lot of improvements in WPF with the beta release of version 4.0. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/04/Avalon-Take-2.aspx Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/04/Avalon-Take-2.aspx Role of standards debated at Cloud Computing Expo http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2009/04/IBMs-Cloud-CTO-On-Microsoft-Azure-How-Open-Is-It-Going-To-Be.aspx Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2009/04/IBMs-Cloud-CTO-On-Microsoft-Azure-How-Open-Is-It-Going-To-Be.aspx Microsoft is starting to position .NET to support newer technologies like Silverlight. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/03/NET-Does-the-Wave.aspx Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/03/NET-Does-the-Wave.aspx While spec gets first boost in years, risk for compatibility problems looms. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2009/03/The-Return-of-ODBC-Boom-or-Bust.aspx Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2009/03/The-Return-of-ODBC-Boom-or-Bust.aspx Microsoft's Kris Horrocks gives insight into the company's view of model-driven development and how Oslo fits into that vision. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/03/Architecting-Oslo.aspx Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/03/Architecting-Oslo.aspx Microsoft and Co. talk up the release's new features at this week's MIX09. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/03/Its-Silverlight-3-Baby.aspx Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/03/Its-Silverlight-3-Baby.aspx Some question why Big Blue would need the open source database, while others suggest the rumored deal could shift the database market. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2009/03/If-IBM-Buys-Sun-What-Does-That-Mean-For-MySQL.aspx Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2009/03/If-IBM-Buys-Sun-What-Does-That-Mean-For-MySQL.aspx Microsoft channels Apple's app store approach for its own mobile developers. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/03/Same-Sales-Call-for-Mobile-Marketplace.aspx Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/03/Same-Sales-Call-for-Mobile-Marketplace.aspx Senior product manager for SQL Data Services Niraj Nagrani talks about the shift to the cloud-based relational DBMS service. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2009/03/UPDATED-Microsoft-Exec-Explains-SDS-AboutFace.aspx Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2009/03/UPDATED-Microsoft-Exec-Explains-SDS-AboutFace.aspx With version 3 coming soon, readers took some time to share their thoughts about Silverlight's evolution. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/03/The-Unbearable-Silverlightness-of-Being.aspx Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/03/The-Unbearable-Silverlightness-of-Being.aspx Relational capabilities said to be coming to SDS but scalability remains to be seen. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2009/03/Will-Microsoft-Knock-Your-Socks-Off-With-SQL-Data-Services.aspx Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2009/03/Will-Microsoft-Knock-Your-Socks-Off-With-SQL-Data-Services.aspx The next version of Silverlight is in the offing. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/03/Silverlighting-the-Workplace.aspx Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/03/Silverlighting-the-Workplace.aspx Database Schema Provider will give SQL Server developers access to the popular DBMS. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2009/02/Oracle-Support-Coming-To-VSTS-2010.aspx Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2009/02/Oracle-Support-Coming-To-VSTS-2010.aspx The next Visual Studio has a new look, but is it the change developers are looking for? http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/02/VS-2010-Modern-or-More-of-the-Same.aspx Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/02/VS-2010-Modern-or-More-of-the-Same.aspx Microsoft training company AppDev is giving developers 24/7 access to instructor-led courses. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/02/Training-OnDemand.aspx Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/02/Training-OnDemand.aspx Readers weigh in on impact of SharePoint growth and its impact on data-driven apps. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2009/02/Common-Ground-For-SharePoint-and-Database-Developers.aspx Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2009/02/Common-Ground-For-SharePoint-and-Database-Developers.aspx Microsoft developers get an answer to Apple's App Store. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/02/Microsofts-Marketplace-for-Mobile.aspx Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/02/Microsofts-Marketplace-for-Mobile.aspx Atalasoft brings document imaging to SharePoint. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/02/New-View-of-SharePoint.aspx Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/02/New-View-of-SharePoint.aspx Relational data being stored in SharePoint is a growing problem. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2009/02/What-Can-Database-Developers-and-DBAs-Do-About-SharePoint.aspx Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2009/02/What-Can-Database-Developers-and-DBAs-Do-About-SharePoint.aspx Microsoft is aiming its Live technologies at consumers, but will it bring them to enterprise dev platforms too? http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/02/Is-Microsoft-Meshing-with-the-Enterprise.aspx Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/02/Is-Microsoft-Meshing-with-the-Enterprise.aspx Microsoft and other companies are taking a closer look at code analysis for Visual Studio. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/02/Avoiding-the-Hotfix.aspx Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/02/Avoiding-the-Hotfix.aspx Microsoft is optimistic about its new "Oslo" platform -- but to many developers, it might be a hard sell. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/02/M-Is-for-ReModeling.aspx Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/RDN-Express/2009/02/M-Is-for-ReModeling.aspx RDN, the twice-monthly publication for development managers, will be integrating its print operations into VSM. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Desmond-File/2009/01/Better-Together-RDN-Merges-with-Visual-Studio-Magazine.aspx Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Desmond-File/2009/01/Better-Together-RDN-Merges-with-Visual-Studio-Magazine.aspx Despite some bugs, Microsoft urges developers to test RC1. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2009/01/Microsoft-Puts-Finishing-Touches-On-ASPNET-MVC.aspx Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2009/01/Microsoft-Puts-Finishing-Touches-On-ASPNET-MVC.aspx Redmond is folding the product into SharePoint Server, which can only help developers and admins. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Desmond-File/2009/01/Microsoft-PerformancePoint-When-Bad-News-Is-Good-News.aspx Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Desmond-File/2009/01/Microsoft-PerformancePoint-When-Bad-News-Is-Good-News.aspx Should Microsoft tweak the language of leave it alone? Readers share their thoughts. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Desmond-File/2009/01/Developers-Debate-C.aspx Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Desmond-File/2009/01/Developers-Debate-C.aspx Programming languages follow the laws of evolution, too. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Desmond-File/2009/01/C-and-Darwinian-Theory.aspx Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Desmond-File/2009/01/C-and-Darwinian-Theory.aspx What will Steve Jobs' absence mean for Apple, its customers and third-party developers? http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Desmond-File/2009/01/Apples-Ailing-Transition.aspx Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Desmond-File/2009/01/Apples-Ailing-Transition.aspx In uncertain economic times or not, it's a good idea to broaden your development skills. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2009/01/Try-Something-New.aspx Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2009/01/Try-Something-New.aspx IT orgs compile a list of the top 25. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Desmond-File/2009/01/Most-Dangerous-Programming-Errors.aspx Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Desmond-File/2009/01/Most-Dangerous-Programming-Errors.aspx Microsoft's full-page print ad hits all the wrong notes. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Desmond-File/2009/01/An-Irrepressibly-Irritating-Ad.aspx Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Desmond-File/2009/01/An-Irrepressibly-Irritating-Ad.aspx Outshined by Apple, Google, and RIM, what's the case for Windows developers to devote resources to Redmond's mobile platform? http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Desmond-File/2009/01/Microsofts-Mobile-Mess.aspx Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Desmond-File/2009/01/Microsofts-Mobile-Mess.aspx Recent developments are casting a shadow over the ALM company. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Desmond-File/2009/01/Pondering-Borland.aspx Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Desmond-File/2009/01/Pondering-Borland.aspx A frequent RDN contributor departs for greener pastures -- and possibly some quality time with SharePoint. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Desmond-File/2009/01/Moving-to-Microsoft.aspx Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Desmond-File/2009/01/Moving-to-Microsoft.aspx Perl as Voodoo? C as Judaism? http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Desmond-File/2008/12/If-Programming-Languages-Were-Religions.aspx Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Desmond-File/2008/12/If-Programming-Languages-Were-Religions.aspx Tim Mallalieu, the program manager for both LINQ to SQL and the Entity Framework, says Microsoft anticipated the backlash but maintains both data access interfaces will be better off for this move. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2008/12/Microsoft-Says-LINQ-to-SQL-Not-Dead.aspx Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Data-Driver/2008/12/Microsoft-Says-LINQ-to-SQL-Not-Dead.aspx The suite is aimed at bringing parallel tools and concepts to Windows developers. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Desmond-File/2008/12/Intels-Parallel-Studio-Goes-Beta.aspx Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Desmond-File/2008/12/Intels-Parallel-Studio-Goes-Beta.aspx