http://visualstudiomagazine.com/today/Visual Studio Magazine Online: Enterprise Solutions for .NET Development. Today's Most Popular Articles on VSMen-us(c) 1996-2008 1105 Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved.Columns780Hard-coded messages don't scale well, and .NET's inherent error messages are user-unfriendly. Learn how to create a more scalable and user-friendly data-driven messaging system.http://visualstudiomagazine.com/features/article.aspx?editorialsid=2562&rss=1http://visualstudiomagazine.com/features/article.aspx?editorialsid=2562&rss=1#0Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMTNew for ASP.NET developers with .NET 3.5 SP1 is routing, an easy way to simplify site maintenance -- and give meaning to your users' lives.http://visualstudiomagazine.com/columns/article.aspx?editorialsid=2899&rss=1http://visualstudiomagazine.com/columns/article.aspx?editorialsid=2899&rss=1#1Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMTLearn how LINQ, extension methods, and lambda functions can help you add a bit of distinction, simplicity, and robustness to your code.http://visualstudiomagazine.com/columns/article.aspx?editorialsid=2845&rss=1http://visualstudiomagazine.com/columns/article.aspx?editorialsid=2845&rss=1#2Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMTAfter using EF to drive a series of drop-down lists, Peter moves on to the next step: using EF to build a Master/Detail page.http://visualstudiomagazine.com/columns/article.aspx?editorialsid=2884&rss=1http://visualstudiomagazine.com/columns/article.aspx?editorialsid=2884&rss=1#3Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMTVisual Studio Team System's Code Metrics feature isn't perfect, but if you understand what it's measuring and how, you can use it to gain insight into your apps' overall complexity and to spot potential problem areas.http://visualstudiomagazine.com/columns/article.aspx?editorialsid=2806&rss=1http://visualstudiomagazine.com/columns/article.aspx?editorialsid=2806&rss=1#4Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMTWhy Windows Azure and Windows 7 will change the way you work.http://visualstudiomagazine.com/features/article.aspx?editorialsid=2582&rss=1http://visualstudiomagazine.com/features/article.aspx?editorialsid=2582&rss=1#5Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMTSQL Server 2008 isn't revolutionary by any stretch, but it includes a slew of new features that probably make this a no-brainer upgrade for most developers who rely on previous versions of SQL Server.http://visualstudiomagazine.com/features/article.aspx?editorialsid=2571&rss=1http://visualstudiomagazine.com/features/article.aspx?editorialsid=2571&rss=1#6Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMTWhat's one test of a new technology? Seeing whether you can use it with the old technology. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/columns/article.aspx?editorialsid=2877&rss=1http://visualstudiomagazine.com/columns/article.aspx?editorialsid=2877&rss=1#7Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMTVS 2005's new ReportViewer control and its built-in Report Designer enable smart-client and Web page designers to lay out, format, embed, export, and print interactive reports without running an SQL Server Report Server.http://visualstudiomagazine.com/features/article.aspx?editorialsid=1300&rss=1http://visualstudiomagazine.com/features/article.aspx?editorialsid=1300&rss=1#8Tue, 01 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMTHave Microsoft's new tools made you the part-time DBA?http://visualstudiomagazine.com/features/article.aspx?editorialsid=2576&rss=1http://visualstudiomagazine.com/features/article.aspx?editorialsid=2576&rss=1#9Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT