http://visualstudiomagazine.com/rss-feeds/features.aspx Visual Studio Lab Management promises to streamline thorny debug and test challenges by enabling an efficient, virtualized test environment. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/09/01/lab-management-in-visual-studio2010.aspx Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/09/01/lab-management-in-visual-studio2010.aspx The industrial-strength Microsoft ORM is finally ready for prime time. Are you? http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/09/01/get-ready-for-the-entity-framework.aspx Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/09/01/get-ready-for-the-entity-framework.aspx Microsoft extends its enterprise-capable database platform with powerful new management and scalability features -- and there's plenty in the latest rev for developers. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/09/01/sql-server-2008-r2-for-the-developer.aspx Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/09/01/sql-server-2008-r2-for-the-developer.aspx A new component in SQL Server 2008 R2 gives users the autonomy to set up business intelligence functionality in Excel without taking control of the process away from IT. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/09/01/making-excel-analytics-work.aspx Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/09/01/making-excel-analytics-work.aspx This week marks Windows 95's birthday, with the venerable operating system turning 15 years old. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/08/24/windows-95-reaches-its-15th-birthday.aspx Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:25:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/08/24/windows-95-reaches-its-15th-birthday.aspx The new IntelliTrace feature in Visual Studio 2010 promises to eliminate the pernicious scourge of "no repro" bugs by giving developers a detailed view of what happened during execution when a bug was filed. Here's how you can get started with IntelliTrace. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/08/01/debugging-applications-with-intellitrace.aspx Sun, 01 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/08/01/debugging-applications-with-intellitrace.aspx If you want to take advantage of the power of multi-core machines, you need to start creating applications with parallel processing using PLINQ, the Task Parallel Library and the new features of Visual Studio 2010. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/08/01/exploit-multi-core-processors-with-net-4-and-visual-studio-2010.aspx Sun, 01 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/08/01/exploit-multi-core-processors-with-net-4-and-visual-studio-2010.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 Visual Studio 2010 seriously raised the bar for application lifecycle management. From test and debug to team-based collaboration and project management, here's an in-depth look at the improved tooling. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/07/01/enabling-alm.aspx Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/07/01/enabling-alm.aspx OPINION: It's been ten years since .NET Framework was launched at the 2000 PDC. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/06/28/happy-bithday-dotnet-framework.aspx Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:48:13 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/06/28/happy-bithday-dotnet-framework.aspx LINQ to SQL is a powerful technology that can do as much harm as good if it is mis-used. Here is how to get more out of your LINQ to SQL efforts. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/06/24/five-tips-linq-to-sql.aspx Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:26:09 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/06/24/five-tips-linq-to-sql.aspx Patrick Steele looks at the enhancements in Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4 that will make your C# development more productive. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/06/22/whats-new-in-c-and-net-4.aspx Wed, 23 Jun 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/06/22/whats-new-in-c-and-net-4.aspx Microsoft's sim-ship program has helped more than 90 third-party vendors update products for Visual Studio 2010. In some cases, those vendors are helping Microsoft fill crucial gaps. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/06/18/vendors-support-vs2010-release.aspx Fri, 18 Jun 2010 22:09:53 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/06/18/vendors-support-vs2010-release.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 Vishwas Lele is chief technology officer of Applied Information Services and a Microsoft Regional Director. He offers four use cases that make SharePoint 2010 a compelling target for application development. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/06/02/sharepoint-four-use-cases.aspx Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:06:30 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/06/02/sharepoint-four-use-cases.aspx Why Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 are poised to unleash a new wave of developer innovation. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/06/01/office-alignment.aspx Tue, 01 Jun 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/06/01/office-alignment.aspx New APIs and native support for resources like the Ribbon UI, the Windows 7 Taskbar and parallelism boost native development. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/06/01/windows-7-native-development-with-visual-studio-2010.aspx Tue, 01 Jun 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/06/01/windows-7-native-development-with-visual-studio-2010.aspx Will familiar tools and a low barrier to entry entice you to build innovative apps for Windows Phone 7? http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/05/01/mobilizing-net-developers.aspx Sat, 01 May 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/05/01/mobilizing-net-developers.aspx Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 makes it easier than ever to work with rich, data-bound elements. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/05/01/building-data-bound-wpf-and-silverlight-applications.aspx Sat, 01 May 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/05/01/building-data-bound-wpf-and-silverlight-applications.aspx Visual Studio 2010 provides familiar tooling and resources for developers who want to put their applications up in the cloud. Here's how to do it. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/04/01/using-visual-studio-2010.aspx Thu, 01 Apr 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/04/01/using-visual-studio-2010.aspx C++ developers will see major improvements -- beyond support for Windows 7 APIs -- in Visual C++ 2010. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/04/01/the-evolution-of-visual-c-in-visual-studio-2010.aspx Thu, 01 Apr 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/04/01/the-evolution-of-visual-c-in-visual-studio-2010.aspx With the ambitious nature of the Visual Studio 2010 upgrade, it's hardly surprising Microsoft faced challenges on its way to RTM. We take a look behind the development of Microsoft's game-changing IDE. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/04/01/the-making-of-visual-studio-2010.aspx Thu, 01 Apr 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/04/01/the-making-of-visual-studio-2010.aspx From a scaled-down Office client to the much larger role of Silverlight, here are seven things about Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 preview that stood out at last week's conference. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/22/top-7-windows-phone-7-highlights-microsoft.aspx Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:15:17 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/22/top-7-windows-phone-7-highlights-microsoft.aspx Every codebase contains some measure of technical debt -- code that is maddeningly hard to test and maintain. We outline some ideas for identifying and dealing with the high-interest debt in your code. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/01/useful-tactics-for-paying-back-technical-debt.aspx Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/01/useful-tactics-for-paying-back-technical-debt.aspx Mergers and acquisitions, Windows 7 and the Web are driving a legacy migration to .NET. Developers tell how they unlocked their old technology and made the sometimes-painful journey to the modern platform. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/01/unlocking-legacy-code.aspx Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/01/unlocking-legacy-code.aspx New functionality in Visual Studio Team System 2010 supports the Agile dev trend. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/01/developers-mix-and-match-agile-approaches.aspx Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/03/01/developers-mix-and-match-agile-approaches.aspx Flawed code is a lot like financial debt. It drags you down and consumes resources that would otherwise go to profit-making ventures. Here's how to avoid getting caught in the technical debt trap. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/01/using-agile-techniques-to-pay-back-technical-debt.aspx Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/01/using-agile-techniques-to-pay-back-technical-debt.aspx Why Silverlight 4 should change the way you make decisions about application development. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/01/silverlight-ascendant.aspx Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/01/silverlight-ascendant.aspx Will the Dev10 improvements be worth it if the result is slower performance? http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/01/vs2010-release-candidate-expected-this-month.aspx Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/02/01/vs2010-release-candidate-expected-this-month.aspx Still rooted to traditional dev models? Learning the skills and processes to span on-premises and cloud scenarios is fundamental for Visual Studio developers in 2010. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/01/app-dev-from-the-ground-up.aspx Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/01/01/app-dev-from-the-ground-up.aspx Microsoft has decided to drop development of OracleClient from its ADO.NET roadmap; while the provider remains available, use of it should be avoided in new applications accessing Oracle data sources. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2009/12/22/microsoft-sunsets-net-for-oracle.aspx Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:47:21 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2009/12/22/microsoft-sunsets-net-for-oracle.aspx As CIOs largely reject the early crop of cloud services for business-critical apps, Redmond readies private and hybrid cloud platforms. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2009/12/17/microsoft-private-cloud-formation.aspx Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:11:08 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2009/12/17/microsoft-private-cloud-formation.aspx Microsoft's second release of ADO.NET Entity Framework 4 could bring object-relational mapping to more developers, but exactly how many remains to be seen. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2009/12/01/entity-sequel.aspx Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2009/12/01/entity-sequel.aspx Yousef Khalidi talked about Microsoft's new Azure cloud services at the Interop trade show on Thursday. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2009/11/20/interview-with-yousef-khalidi.aspx Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:53:15 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2009/11/20/interview-with-yousef-khalidi.aspx A year after the first technical previews of Azure, Microsoft is launching a less-ambitious platform with forklift revisions based on developer feedback. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2009/11/01/re-architecting-azure.aspx Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2009/11/01/re-architecting-azure.aspx Oracle used this week's OpenWorld conference in San Francisco to roll out new tools aimed at providing better integration of its disparate wares, but much of the focus at this year's annual event was on the company's pending $7.4 billion agreement to acquire Sun Microsystems. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2009/10/16/oracle-uses-openworld-to-reassure-skeptics-but-concerns-remain.aspx Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:49:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2009/10/16/oracle-uses-openworld-to-reassure-skeptics-but-concerns-remain.aspx Several hundred software and enterprise architects this week gathered from around the world to ponder and debate how to affect improvements in how systems and applications can be better engineered and made more adaptive. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2009/10/15/downturn-places-focus-on-role-of-software-architects.aspx Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:02:23 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2009/10/15/downturn-places-focus-on-role-of-software-architects.aspx Proponents of Agile and lean software development methodologies say they are becoming more popular than traditional sequential methods in corporate app-dev groups. But implementation of a pure Agile method is still a rarity in the enterprise as hybrid approaches are starting to take hold. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2009/10/13/more-enterprises-lean-toward-hybrid-agile-development.aspx Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:11:20 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2009/10/13/more-enterprises-lean-toward-hybrid-agile-development.aspx Microsoft's open source leader looks back on his tenure in Redmond. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2009/10/01/exit-interview-sam-ramji-assesses-microsoft-open-source-ascent.aspx Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:17:37 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2009/10/01/exit-interview-sam-ramji-assesses-microsoft-open-source-ascent.aspx IN-DEPTH: Microsoft's new client OS is flying high, but does it really make sense to migrate your apps to Windows 7? http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2009/10/01/windows-7-surfaces.aspx Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2009/10/01/windows-7-surfaces.aspx Palm is the latest to cut support for Windows Mobile, as Google releases new Android SDK. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2009/09/18/palm-deals-latest-setback-to-windows-mobile-as-google-updates-android.aspx Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:29:27 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2009/09/18/palm-deals-latest-setback-to-windows-mobile-as-google-updates-android.aspx Microsoft's new CodePlex Foundation aims to encourage commercial software companies to collaborate and contribute to open source communities. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2009/09/10/microsoft-funds-codeplex-foundation.aspx Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:21:04 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2009/09/10/microsoft-funds-codeplex-foundation.aspx The European Commission's decision to investigate Oracle's plan to acquire Sun Microsystems is focused largely on the future of the open source MySQL database. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2009/09/08/inquiry-focuses-on-future-of-mysql.aspx Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:42:24 GMT http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2009/09/08/inquiry-focuses-on-future-of-mysql.aspx