10 questions and answers to help understand the Roslyn complier-as-a-service project for Visual Basic and C# developers.
Here's how to build a simple continuous client application that spans multiple devices using the cloud (Azure) to handle communication between the devices.
Learn how to extend Visual Studio 2010 by creating code issue providers with the Roslyn CTP.
WPF provides the richest environment for developers to incorporate standalone validation classes into their user interfaces—and for business object developers to support an application's user interface.
Both are equally good cloud storage mechanisms -- here's the pros and cons of each so you can make the best decision for your projects.
- By Joseph Fultz
- 03/09/2012
Code First frees you up from the chore of creating databases for your project. Here's a primer on how to do it.
Many developers are worried about the compatibility of Silverlight with Metro-style applications. This project shows that those fears are overblown.
- By Michael Crump
- 03/01/2012
Implementing one of three interfaces can turn your business classes into self-validating components that seamlessly integrate into WPF, Silverlight and ASP.NET MVC applications -- and can be easily extended to other environments.
Eric Vogel shows you how to use a common software design pattern that allows an app to dynamically pick an appropriate method at runtime.
WPF makes it very easy to load non-executable resources at run time -- including a complete UI in XAML. Here's how to leverage that functionality to create applications that you can customize without recompiling.
Learn how to publish data in the Windows Azure Marketplace for a monthly income with just a few hours effort.
Eric Vogel covers how to use the Windows 8 local data storage APIs to cache application data.
IntelliTrace can only be used in development environments in Visual Studio 2010 but that changes in the upcoming IDE. Learn how to use the new IntelliTrace in Production features in the Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview.
- By Mickey Gousset
- 02/07/2012
You can use your Master Pages just to structure your pages. Or you can integrate them into your application with custom code that your content pages can access.
By creating a UI that works well with both dark and light themes, your Windows Phone applications will stand out.
- By Nick Randolph
- 02/06/2012
Chewie is a domain-specific language that uses PowerShell to tame NuGet installations.
The absence of foreign key properties in classes adds some challenges to working in disconnected apps.
- By Julie Lerman
- 02/02/2012
Tired of mapping your classes from one format to another? A convention-based, open source library can help alleviate some of those coding headaches.
- By Patrick Steele
- 02/02/2012
JavaScript libraries help you build powerful, data-driven HTML5 apps.
Learn how to implement the new sharing contracts in Windows 8 to distinguish your application.
With a little bit of code (along with a .NET interface and collection), you can integrate the properties on your classes with the .NET user interface controls to simplify your presentation layer.
Mocking is generally an overloaded term. But at its base, it's about changing behavior -- specifically, dependency behavior.
Team Explorer in TFS 11 has added a "My Work" page to review active work items, track changes and work with the Code Review process.
- By Mickey Gousset
- 01/19/2012
Nick Randolph looks at how you can use a UriMapper to help structure your Windows Phone application.
- By Nick Randolph
- 01/12/2012
In WPF and Silverlight,you can separate your UI logic into a set of Command classes that facilitate loose coupling, testable designs, and reusability.