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.
Understanding how back-propagation works will enable you to use neural network tools more effectively.
- By James McCaffrey
- 08/13/2013
Get powerful, client-side data binding in JavaScript using Knockout.
- By Patrick Steele
- 08/12/2013
The Nvidia CEO let slip the information that it's working with Microsoft on an update to the Surface RT.
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
Microsoft is making a big bet that eliminating traditional divisional boundaries will help it be more efficient and build better products. It had better be right.
- By Andrew J. Brust
- 08/08/2013
The latest version fixes a compiler slowdown caused by the last version.
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
Learn how to add spell checking to your applications.
The SDK also includes a virtual machine with a built-in VS 2013 instance.
The release aims to smooth the migration path to Visual Studio 2013.
- By Katrina Carrasco
- 07/31/2013
Peter Vogel responds to the furor about his contention that developers do too much code commenting. He says that documenting code, while it may be necessary, isn't valuable.
A more recent version of the tools will be included in the VS 2013 RTM.
Currently, there is no plan to support WinRT development, although the company says it will consider it if demand is there.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 07/30/2013
Test-driven development has been enhanced with Visual Studio 2012; learn how to use this powerful tool by building a class library for math functions.
- By Mickey Gousset
- 07/29/2013
Building your applications so that each part does just one job well makes everything easier. Peter Vogel applies that approach to a Windows Forms app and, in addition to getting it to work, creates a more responsive application.
Updates to the Amazon .NET SDK target Windows workloads.
- By Katrina Carrasco
- 07/26/2013
Learn how to use asynchronous controller actions in ASP.NET MVC 4 by building a simple Contacts Manager app.
It's also being packaged as part of a separate product.
James McCaffrey explains how to normalize and encode neural network data from a developer's point of view.
- By James McCaffrey
- 07/22/2013