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Take Advantage of Continuous Integration

Compiling your applications frequently can help you save time, effort, and sleepless nights down the road. Learn how to implement this system using the open source tool, Draco.NET.

Profile: Mindreef Brings Quality to SOA

Startup company draws on deep tradition and early products to establish name recognition and strong reputation.

XML for Designers: From Syndication to Web Services

Learn how you can use XML to simplify your Web development processes.

Tap Into the YUI Library

Discover the Yahoo! User Interface (YUI) library, and learn how you can build with it.

Unifying Web Design and Development With CSS

Incorporate Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) into your development processes to more efficiently create sites for the Web 2.0 user.

Create Rich User Experiences With Microsoft''s Web Platform

Discover Microsoft''s vision for the Web and three technologies for simplifying your development of rich user experiences.

Accessibility in a Web 2.0 World

Take advantage of current and developing strategies that are sure to make dynamic Web content and apps more accessible to your users.

XML in 2007: A Survey of Tools, Technologies and Strategies

Learn guidelines for designing and developing with XML data.

Overcome Common Threading Problems

Create a class that addresses common threading problems and overcome cross-thread calling and resource protection issues.

Transcending CSS: The Fine Art of Web Design

Learn how you can find design inspiration in unusual places, and break out of conventions that were established because of technical limitations.

Plug In RBAC Security for Enterprises

Reduce maintenance costs from security logic that is interwoven with application logic. Apply a simple design that lets you plug in a role-based access control component.

Integrate an LDAP Server Into Your System

Distinguished Names (DNs) are one of the least-understood LDAP server components. Get an introduction to them, and see how a virtual directory can help with DN management.

Wrapping the Java Rap

Open sourcing Java was the buzz at JavaOne, and discussions among attendees influenced part of the 2006 Java Technology Roundtable. Find out the experts' views on the state of Java.

Prepare for WPF Properly

WPF is going to change the way you write graphics applications, but it''s going to take a while before you see it adopted broadly.

New MS Forefront Tools Improve Security

Microsoft's new Forefront products and Vista security enhancements were highlighted at this week's TechEd keynote.

New Technology Offers Dev Challenges, UI Improvements

Developers who work on the UI side of advanced apps must learn new technology for forms-based dev to improve the user experience.

Get Ready for WSS v3 and MOSS 2007

WPF is going to change the way you write graphics applications, but it's going to take a while before you see it adopted broadly.

Top Visual Studio Products Honored

VSM presented its annual Readers Choice Awards to the Visual Studio vendor community.

Realize New Functionality in .NET 3.0

The .NET Framework 3.0 represents a major set of functionality in .NET, and yet doesn't change any existing .NET Framework 2.0 libraries, compilers, or features.

Best Practices for Design and Modeling

Here's how to look for warning signs that might indicate future problems, and how to balance your design decisions accordingly.

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