The January 2006 Language Integrated Query (LINQ) preview for the next ("Orcas") version of Visual Basic enables automating SQL Server object-relational mapping for DLinq and enhances XLinq syntax for literal XML and late binding.
- By Roger Jennings
- 04/01/2006
Cassatt Corporation's star-studded brain trust offers server consolidation solutions.
- By Terrence O'Donnell
- 03/08/2006
Take advantage of testing features in Visual Studio Team System for Software Testers to produce higher-quality Web applications.
Microsoft's Bill Gates discusses the "next Web" for developers and designers at the MIX06 Web Conference.
- By Jeff Hadfield
- 03/01/2006
Delve into application lifecycle management with this list of resources compiled by the staff of FTPOnline.
- By Editors Visual Studio Magazine
- 03/01/2006
Martin Shoemaker reveals what''s new in Visual Studio 2005 Team System and explains how it provides comprehensive process support.
Master the basics of developing, designing, and debugging workflow solutions.
Upgrade your existing SQL Server systems painlessly with expert help from Jennifer Perret.
- By Jennifer Perret
- 02/20/2006
Learn how you can develop WinForms-based database applications more quickly with VS 2005 and SQL Server 2005 Express.
- By Jay Schmelzer
- 02/20/2006
Learn how to take your skills as a Windows developer and use them in exciting new areas, including Instant Messaging, dynamic online satellite imagery, and more.
- By R. Merrifield, A. Daley, J. Gordon, S. Swan and B. Teutsch
- 02/20/2006
Microsoft's S. Soma Somasegar emphasizes VS 2005's collaboration and productivity features in his VSLive! SF keynote.
- By S. "Soma" Somasegar
- 02/20/2006
Kit George shows you how to cope with common real-life hurdles, and effectively utilize the .NET Framework and VS 2005.
Find out what Microsoft''s developer division learned during the VS 2005 roll-out, and the engineering practices and improvements that it set in place to make the next version even better.
Users want their data to be available, even if their network isn''t. Microsoft''s Steve Lasker takes you through the various options for developing Occasionally Connected Smart Clients that operate in an offline mode as well as online.
- By Steve Lasker
- 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
Windows Communication Foundation enables you to develop scalable, peer-to-peer (P2P) solutions. This session demonstrates sample P2P applications and shows how to build them using WCF''s new PeerChannel feature.
- By Ravi Rao and Ram Pamulapati
- 02/20/2006
Use new controls in VS 2005 to build professional looking Winforms applications.
This session introduces you to the possibilities of data mining and predictive analytics. Learn about the data mining process, what you need to know to mine your data, and the specific mining capabilities offered in SQL Server 2005.
- By HariharanJamie MacLennan
- 02/20/2006
Microsoft's Larry Jordan describes how his team reinvigorated MSDN with 64-bit servers, VS 2005, and Web services.
- By Roger Jennings
- 02/20/2006
Learn about new technologies that allow for more powerful, more efficient data access.
- By Steve Lasker
- 02/20/2006