Generics support in version 2 of the .NET Framework will help you write simpler, more powerful code, whether you consume generic classes built into the Framework or roll your own.
- By Bill McCarthy
- 01/01/2004
The next version of VS.NET includes a plethora of enterprise and RAD features, but the tool remains geared more toward higher-end than occupational or hobbyist programmers.
Version 2 of the .NET Framework introduces XML-to-relational data mapping, support for XQuery, and typed APIs. Find out why these changes are great news for B2B app development.
Learn tips for administering SQL Server securely.
NET Security and Cryptography by Peter Thorsteinson and G. Gnana Arun Ganesh lays down the foundation for .NET security features and shows you how to use them properly.
- By Mark Collins-Cope
- 01/01/2004
Learn tips for handling patch management and hiding objects.
- By Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest
- 12/01/2003
Gunther Lenz and Thomas Moeller give entry-level programmers an overview of the development model with a .NET influence in their book, .NET - A Complete Development Cycle.
- By Mark Collins-Cope
- 11/23/2003
Use Windows Server 2003 features to prevent denial of service occurrences in Active Directory. Also discover the best way to implement a time management service.
- By Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest
- 11/01/2003
If you want to simplify your applications portfolio to achieve your enterprise architect vision, think ahead to the next stepping-stone toward your goal.
- By Chris Barlow and Janaki Akella
- 10/01/2003
Check out these publications, tools, and community sites for additional information about application lifecycle management (ALM).
- By Editors Visual Studio Magazine
- 09/17/2003
For many reasons, enterprise application security is an inefficient and expensive model. Obviously there''s no such thing as a completely secure application, but enterprises must target an acceptable level of risk.
- By Peter Varhol
- 08/01/2003
DataDirect''s Connect for .NET allows you to programmatically access the database entirely within the .NET Framework, to simplify database access and boost performance.
Ponder the security challenges posed by Web services, how to address them with security architecture, and what security architecture can offer going forward when XML traverses firewalls.
- By Mark O'Neill
- 08/01/2003
Ecora Patch Manager 2.0 enables you to keep critical patches for Microsoft products up to date, now and into the future.
- By Joel Semeniuk
- 08/01/2003
Most of today's tools don't address ALM well. Eclipse and Visual Studio change that equation.
- By Peter Varhol
- 06/01/2003
Robust Web apps must provide fast response times. Learn how to use the Cache object to place commonly requested resources into an area in memory where they can be accessed quickly.
- By Jonathan Lurie
- 05/01/2003
Crafting a map of your database servers can help you build better systems, from increased security to solid disaster-recovery plans. Take these steps to get your server network in order.
- By Steven Berringer
- 05/01/2003
Get the scoop on Windows Server 2003 enhanced data storage features that enable enterprises to transcend traditional Windows storage limitations in storage area networks (SAN).
- By Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest
- 05/01/2003
Unless you test your application fully, you can't be sure changes you make won't affect another part of the system. Use unit tests to improve programming and application-release quality.
Optimization rules have changed under VB.NET -- here's half a dozen new ways to build wicked-fast code.
- By Francesco Balena
- 09/01/2002