.NET Framework


Microsoft Adopts Agile Cadence for Windows 8.1 Updates

The new schedule parallels what Redmond had started with Visual Studio 2012 updates.

Surface RT Drags Down Microsoft Q4 Profits

Company takes $900 million hit on "Surface RT inventory adjustments."

Mapping and Location with Mono for Android

Google has replaced MapView with MapFragment for adding mapping and location in Android. Learn what the new API can do, and how to use it.

Generating Distinct, Random Array Indices

James McCaffrey demonstrates the brute-force, Fisher-shuffle and reservoir-sampling techniques.

Surface RT Prices Slashed

Microsoft drops the price under the entry-level iPad to get traction in the market.

The Chain of Responsibility Pattern in .NET

Chain of Responsibility decouples the sender of a request from the receiver by allowing one or many handler objects to handle the request.

Unify Your Visual Studio Experience

The Visual Studio 2013 Preview introduces a synchronized settings feature.

Microsoft Completes Purchase of InRelease, Incorporates it into Visual Studio 2013

InRelease automates TFS deployment across multiple environments.

NuGet Inside the Firewall

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.

At Build Conference, Microsoft Presents a Portfolio Play

Microsoft's real value proposition is that it has a super-franchise made up of smaller constituent franchises.

Developers Mostly Positive About Build

Visual Studio 2013 and .NET Framework 4.5.1 are hits, as is the Bing development platform.

Microsoft: Azure More Developer-Friendly Than Ever

The company says more than half of the Fortune 500 is on Azure.

Microsoft Build Day 2 Keynote Puts Developers First

Windows Azure and Visual Studio 2013 take center stage on the second day of Microsoft's flagship developer conference.

ASP.NET, Web Tools Get an Update

Numerous packages get a refresh with the Visual Studio 2013 Preview.

Windows 8.1 Shines at Microsoft Build Conference

Steve Ballmer headlines as Microsoft shows off preview versions of Windows 8.1 and Visual Studio 2013, and positions Bing as a development platform.

Why You Shouldn't Comment (or Document) Code

It isn't news that developers don't like documenting their code. But you have good reason not to. And if you are documenting code, try to stop! It's not too late.

Microsoft Releases Previews of Visual Studio 2013, .NET Framework 4.5.1

The products are "go-live," so Microsoft will support them in production.

Update 3 of Visual Studio 2012 Released

The latest update includes mostly bug fixes.

SignalR Revisited

Eric Vogel covers the recent changes to the SignalR persistent connection API.

The Facade Pattern in .NET

Eric Vogel covers shows how to use the Facade pattern to create a simple unified interface for a collection of interfaces in a .NET application.

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