http://visualstudiomagazine.com/rss-feeds/code.aspx Simplify the task of validating Web form input by using attributes. If standard validators don't meet your needs, you can create custom data annotations for richer validations. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/09/01/how-to-validate-forms-with-aspnet-mvc-2-data-annotations.aspx Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/09/01/how-to-validate-forms-with-aspnet-mvc-2-data-annotations.aspx In the second installment of her series of tips and strategies for debugging code in Visual Studio, Kathleen Dollard looks into valuable resources like the TraceSource class. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/09/01/vs-debug-tips-2.aspx Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/09/01/vs-debug-tips-2.aspx In the second of two Windows 7-themed columns, Patrick Steele looks at how to get the most out of thumbnails with the Windows API CodePack. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/08/04/windows-7-thumbnails.aspx Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:56:38 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/08/04/windows-7-thumbnails.aspx On VB author Joe Kunk shows how you can quickly discover the orientation of an unknown database using dynamic queries. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/08/02/get-oriented-with-new-database.aspx Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:09:04 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/08/02/get-oriented-with-new-database.aspx Windows 7 contains a number of UI improvements to the classic taskbar. One very useful feature for quickly launching an application with its associated files is Jump Lists. In this issue, we'll look at how you can utilize Jump Lists in your own Windows 7 applications. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/07/29/getting-the-jump-on-jump-lists.aspx Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:28:34 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/07/29/getting-the-jump-on-jump-lists.aspx Sometimes, when the user clicks on a menu choice, you want to pass some data based on the page's content. Here's how to dynamically alter a menu control based on the data on the page. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/07/21/managing-menus-part-4.aspx Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:59:13 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/07/21/managing-menus-part-4.aspx Joe Kunk looks at how to manage a numeric system that extends to the entire alphabet. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/07/20/when-hexadecimal-is-not-enough.aspx Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:29:18 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/07/20/when-hexadecimal-is-not-enough.aspx In part 2 of his series on Web performance testing and load testing in Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate, Ben Day explains how to set up a load test rig to determine how well your application performs with multiple users. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/07/08/load-testing-with-visual-studio-2010.aspx Mon, 12 Jul 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/07/08/load-testing-with-visual-studio-2010.aspx We explore the WCF service boundary after upgrading sample applications to Visual Studio 2010 and Silverlight 4. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/07/01/calling-wcf-services-in-silverlight-4.aspx Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/07/01/calling-wcf-services-in-silverlight-4.aspx Patrick Steele shows how you can realize major performance gains when working with large images by using memory-mapped files. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/06/23/memory-mapped-files.aspx Tue, 22 Jun 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/06/23/memory-mapped-files.aspx Performance testing and debugging is a major focus of Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/06/17/web-performance-testing-with-visual-studio-2010.aspx Thu, 17 Jun 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/06/17/web-performance-testing-with-visual-studio-2010.aspx Continuing his investigation of what works and doesn't work with the AJAX library and .NET 4, Peter Vogel continues to explore how to retrieve data from the client... and discovers that it can be very easily done. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/05/27/retrieving-and-displaying-a-single-object-with-dataview-and-wcf.aspx Thu, 27 May 2010 13:38:12 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/05/27/retrieving-and-displaying-a-single-object-with-dataview-and-wcf.aspx On VB columnist Joe Kunk shows you how to use the power of Silverlight 4 COM automation and local file system access to turn Microsoft Word into a report writer for Silverlight. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/05/24/microsoft-word-as-a-report-writer-from-silverlight-4.aspx Mon, 24 May 2010 16:06:15 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/05/24/microsoft-word-as-a-report-writer-from-silverlight-4.aspx Learn how you can store history information for the user on the local client PC in a sandboxed Silverlight 3 application. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/05/01/working-with-data-in-silverlight.aspx Sat, 01 May 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/05/01/working-with-data-in-silverlight.aspx Kathleen Dollard shows how to improve development using T4 code generation and in-line DSL as a localized development tool. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/04/01/scaled-down-code-generation.aspx Thu, 01 Apr 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/04/01/scaled-down-code-generation.aspx Kathleen Dollard shows how to display a list of complex bound criteria, including data, child data and photos for each item, in Silverlight. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/04/01/display-data-in-horizontal-lists-in-silverlight.aspx Thu, 01 Apr 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/04/01/display-data-in-horizontal-lists-in-silverlight.aspx VS2010 Architecture Explorer Edition includes DGML, a powerful, yet easy to use, tool for visualizing almost anything. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/11/exploring-dgml.aspx Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:24:46 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/11/exploring-dgml.aspx Use LINQ outside of databases to make your code easier to read and maintain. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/01/using-linq-to-express-intent.aspx Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/01/using-linq-to-express-intent.aspx Explore the nuances of using WCF Services with Silverlight, and learn troubleshooting tips for working with Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/01/adding-wcf-services-to-silverlight.aspx Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/01/adding-wcf-services-to-silverlight.aspx Silverlight applications based on the Managed Extensibility Framework and generalized user interfaces don't require hand coding every screen. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/01/digging-deeper-into-silverlight-and-mef.aspx Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/01/digging-deeper-into-silverlight-and-mef.aspx Extend runtime sorting and filtering of data with ASP.NET 4's QueryExtender, which provides a single interface for DataSources. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/01/the-queryextender.aspx Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/01/the-queryextender.aspx Peter continues to extend his jQuery/jTemplate case study by supporting deletes of multiple rows with a single mouse click. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/21/deleting-with-jquery-and-web-services.aspx Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:09:52 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/21/deleting-with-jquery-and-web-services.aspx Peter continues to exploit jQuery in his client-side code to integrate an ASP.NET page with a WCF service -- this time to support updating data. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/14/updating-from-the-client-with-jquery.aspx Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:33:40 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/14/updating-from-the-client-with-jquery.aspx A combination of client-side code, WCF services, and jQuery lets you retrieve data from your sever and display it to the user using Web Services and client-side code. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/07/defining-templates-with-jtemplate.aspx Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:37:20 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/07/defining-templates-with-jtemplate.aspx Silverlight offers impressive talents and more than a few frustrations. From customizing your application UI to battling obscure bugs and error messages, this column helps with the transition to Silverlight tools. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/01/mastering-silverlight.aspx Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/01/mastering-silverlight.aspx The jQuery library makes it easier to create applications that execute in the browser. By leveraging existing ASP.NET technologies and merging them with jQuery, you can create faster, more responsive applications. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2009/12/01/integrating-jquery-web-services--ajax-and-aspnet.aspx Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2009/12/01/integrating-jquery-web-services--ajax-and-aspnet.aspx How factoring out common patterns in your Azure worker roles can improve development. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2009/11/01/the-azure-factor.aspx Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2009/11/01/the-azure-factor.aspx ON VB: Four ways to synchronize threads with your app's user interface. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2009/10/01/threading-and-the-ui.aspx Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2009/10/01/threading-and-the-ui.aspx The last in a series of articles on working with VSTS2008 shows how to make existing unit tests data driven. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2009/09/15/unit-testing-with-vsts2008-part-3.aspx Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:44:59 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2009/09/15/unit-testing-with-vsts2008-part-3.aspx Mickey shows some other unit testing options, and how to enable code coverage, in Visual Studio Team System 2008 http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2009/09/10/unit-testing-with-vsts2008_2.aspx Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:07:45 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2009/09/10/unit-testing-with-vsts2008_2.aspx Mickey shows you a basic example of unit testing with Visual Studio Team System 2008. Part 1 of 3. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2009/09/08/unit-testing-with-vsts2008.aspx Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:09:08 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2009/09/08/unit-testing-with-vsts2008.aspx