They may not be sexy, but package managers are an integral part of every developer's work -- using the right ones can make you more productive. Read on to find out what -- and where -- they are.
- By Terrence Dorsey
- 03/28/2014
Part 1 presented six top tips for Visual Studio 2013. Part 2 wraps up the series with seven more tips that every developer needs to know about the latest version of the Visual Studio IDE.
- By Deborah Kurata
- 03/07/2014
Visual Studio 2013 has many new features; which ones are the most important? Here are the first six that promise to improve your productivity the greatest (more coming next month!)
- By Deborah Kurata
- 02/14/2014
ASP.NET MVC filters can be defined once and used in multiple places. Because ASP.NET MVC also provides the ability to create custom filters, it's good practice to learn how to make them and use them in your own projects.
Learn how to cluster your numeric data using the k-means algorithm in this step-by-step guide.
- By James McCaffrey
- 12/10/2013
Use custom-built .NET Framework 4.0 classes to connect an ASP.NET Web application to a SQL Server 2012 database.
- By Frank Solomon
- 11/14/2013
Use Backbone & Backgrid to rejuvenate (or rescue) a data grid that's been pushed well beyond its original design.
- By Nick Martin, Jeff Meyers
- 11/01/2013
Use custom-built .NET 4.0 classes to connect an application to a SQL Server 2012 database.
- By Frank Solomon
- 10/18/2013
Learn why more and more C# developers are turning to CoffeeScript to build their JavaScript-based Web applications.
- By Patrick Steele
- 10/08/2013
A look at the improvements and new features of the updated collection of background APIs.
- By Tony Champion
- 09/06/2013
The Observer Pattern is the foundation of Model View Controller (MVC) development. In this article, you'll learn how to use it by building a simple email application.
The Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) framework can be vulnerable to phishing and other attacks. Learn how to protect it with these tactics.
- By Joydip Kanjilal
- 08/09/2013
Don't re-invent the wheel when building your Windows 8 apps. Instead, save coding time by using (and customizing) the Search contract to add this critical piece of functionality.
- By Tony Champion
- 08/07/2013
Rodrigo Munoz walks you through how to fix two of the most challenging Internet Explorer 8 and Internet Explorer 7 responsive design bugs: media queries and box-sizing.
- By Rodrigo Munoz
- 08/05/2013
James McCaffrey demonstrates the brute-force, Fisher-shuffle and reservoir-sampling techniques.
- By James McCaffrey
- 07/17/2013
In-App purchasing helps you make money after the initial sale. Learn how to use the new API to set it up.
- By Michael Crump
- 07/15/2013
NuGet extends Visual Studio by simplifying the process of installing and updating third-party libraries and tools. It has limitations in a local private network, however. Here's what you need to know, along with a possible solution.
- By Joe Kuemerle
- 07/09/2013
Harness the power of query expressions to develop powerful frameworks.
- By Chris Eargle
- 06/17/2013
You're not stuck with using Apple's Maps app in your iOS development. Learn how to leverage the Google Maps SDK for iOS.
- By Wallace McClure
- 06/12/2013
Doing better takes time and is an incremental process.
- By Mark J. Balbes, Ph.D.
- 06/10/2013