C#


Intel Boosts Parallel Programming

Intel updates Threading Building Blocks library, a developer resource for writing parallelized C++ code for multi-core CPUs.

Java Developer Idolizes .NET

Grad student with a Java dev focus wins the New York City .NET User Group’s Speaker Idol competition, and learns to love .NET in the process.

Microsoft Ships Visual Studio 2008 and .NET SP1

Microsoft released to manufacturing its widely touted first service pack (SP) of Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5.

Choose Between Methods and Properties

Language features aren't good or bad. The choice of language feature depends on what you're doing. In this issue, we dive into the methods vs. properties debate.

Customize Your Application Startup

Customize your application startup screen and add log-in functionality; learn how to view derived types in your projects; check for improper GUIDs; and drill down on extension methods.

Coverity Prevent for C#, JNBridgePro 4.0, and XMLSpy Version 2008 Release 2

A rundown of some new releases.

Inside Arrays

Drill down on how arrays work and learn some cool tips and tricks for taking advantage of them in .NET.

Return Double Values in Excel

Learn how to work around a couple bugs in Excel to return double values; drill down on lists with anonymous types; and learn the difference between Build and Rebuild.

Jazz Gets Visual Studio Support

IBM Corp.'s Rational Software unit is set to release version 1.0 of Team Concert, the commercial client to the company's Jazz collaborative software development environment.

.NET and Java Grow Organically

Mixed .NET and Java application deployment platforms promote new interoperability initiatives.

To Parse or Not To Parse

How to live a C++ life in an XML world.

IBM Rational's Big-Band Jazz Release

IBM's Rational Software division today unveiled 20 new commercial products based on its Jazz collaboration platform and opened up the Jazz community to all interested parties.

Make Your Types Report Their State

You probably write a lot of code to test object state. A better approach might be to make your objects report their own state.

A Mort by Any Other Name …

A take on one reason why VB is getting overlooked.

Codejock Adds XAML Support to Component Suite

Codejock Technologies offers improved toolkits to Visual C++ and ActiveX developers.

Readers Weigh in: VB Is Least Among Equals

Your comments on whether Microsoft really does treat VB like a second-class language.

Building Bridges

Codemesh bridges the Java-to-.NET gap at Deutsche Post.

New MFC Library

Modernize the look of your native Windows apps.

Least Among Equals

Is VB treated poorly compared to C#? Readers weigh in.

Microsoft Plans MSDN Revamp

Microsoft is finally tuning up its Microsoft Developer Network site and promises to resolve long-running frustrations developers have encountered working with it.

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