Learn basic VSTS techniques that can help you manage your next project more effectively.
- By Martin L. Shoemaker
- 02/20/2006
Discover which new products, designed to enhance and expand the capabilities of Visual Studio 2005, were announced at VSLive! 2006.
- By Editors Visual Studio Magazine
- 02/20/2006
Use the .NET Framework 2.0 to perform file access control, which serves as your innermost wall to protect the network castle from intruders.
- By Jani Järvinen
- 02/01/2006
Take a look at the latest product updates, plus a new data management tool for developers working with ADO.NET compatible data sources.
- By Editors Visual Studio Magazine
- 02/01/2006
VSTS introduces data-driven unit testing; learn how this feature works and how you can take advantage of this with data-driven unit testing in your applications.
- By Jeff Levinson
- 02/01/2006
ASP.NET 2.0 provides a robust set of functionality for implementing rich and flexible forms authentication in your applications.
- By Matthew MacDonald and Mario Szpuszta
- 02/01/2006
Learn the basic types of custom controls, as well as how to extend them. Also, learn how to take fuller advantage of drag-and-drop within your applications.
- By Stephen Perry
- 01/01/2006
SlickEdit 10 lets you work with code in a variety of languages. It provides tools for editing, searching, and merging your source files, and it offers built-in support for many development environments.
Take a look at the latest VS.NET add-ins, including a product that not only lets you find bottlenecks in your code, but also helps you determine their cause.
- By Editors Visual Studio Magazine
- 12/01/2005
Visual Studio 2005 includes new language features and development tools, but do you need it? Delve into this analysis of Microsoft's much-anticipated release, plus a look at what's ahead in Orcas.
- By Peter Varhol
- 12/01/2005
Microsoft made several key announcements at PDC that indicate a strong push in the area of collaboration, shoring up many existing holes.
- By Peter O'Kelly
- 12/01/2005
Developers encourage VB6ers to delve into .NET code (whether VB.NET or C#) and take the plunge into the latest languages. The move isn't trivial, but it'll be worth they effort.
- By Readers of Visual Studio Magazine
- 11/01/2005
Learn about the core principles behind Windows Communication Foundation's service orientation (SO), so you can better understand and create service-oriented applications with Indigo.
- By David Pallmann
- 11/01/2005
Check out the latset add-ins to Visual Studio, including a product that helps you convert C# code to C++ at the project, folder, file, and snippet levels.
- By Editors Visual Studio Magazine
- 11/01/2005
ComponentArt's Web.UI 3.0 provides a variety of tools that help you bring your Web site to life. Each component includes broad functionality and excellent documentation and sample code.
Effective policymaking with WS-Policy improves your architecture's adaptability with minimal development when external service interfaces evolve and business needs change.
- By Derek Harmon
- 11/01/2005
Visual Studio Team System's Class Designer allows you to reverse-engineer and visualize existing code in order to better understand it. It ensures that your object model and documentation remain accurate and helpful throughout your app's cycle.
- By David Nelson and Jeff Levinson
- 10/01/2005
CodeSmith Professional Edition is code-generation tool that uses a template-based approach with a syntax similar to ASP.NET's. Plus a quick look at Graphics Server .NET.
A petition for Microsoft to continue premier-level VB6 support sparks a debate amongst readers, as opinions range from support to outrage.
- By Readers of Visual Studio Magazine
- 10/01/2005
Here's the list of the best software products as chosen by Visual Studio Magazine readers. These highly coveted awards were issued in Las Vegas at FTP's VSLive! conference.