.NET Framework


Arrested Development: VB6 Now and Forever

When Brett was hired on as a senior analyst, he wasn't surprised to learn that the older platforms were built around Visual Basic 6 (VB6), which was no longer supported by Microsoft.

Big Data and SQL Server: Disruption or Harmony?

By responding to potential threats with thoughtfulness, and a zeal to add value, SQL and Big Data could be big business for Redmond.

DevExpress Unleashes New Controls for ASP.NET

The latest edition of the control suite for ASP.NET offers almost every kind of control that a developer would need -- with one-third of the controls supporting ASP.NET MVC.

Building a Windows 8 Metro App, Part 2

Learn how to implement the new sharing contracts in Windows 8 to distinguish your application.

Integrating with the .NET Framework UI Controls

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.

Dealing with Dependencies in Test-Driven Development through Mocking

Mocking is generally an overloaded term. But at its base, it's about changing behavior -- specifically, dependency behavior.

Team Foundation Server 11 Developer Preview: Team Explorer My Work Page

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.

Extending XAML Applications with Custom Commands

In WPF and Silverlight,you can separate your UI logic into a set of Command classes that facilitate loose coupling, testable designs, and reusability.

Understanding Iterators, Part 2

Iterators are available for Visual Basic in Visual Studio 2010. In Part 2 of a series, Joe Kunk discusses Visual Basic iterator syntax, demonstrates how iterators are coded, and compares Visual Basic iterators to C# iterators.

Building a Windows 8 RSS Reader

Eric Vogel walks through a soup-to-nuts demo for building a Metro-style RSS reader.

Bulletin Released for ASP.NET Security Flaw

The vulnerability in the .NET Framework could lead to elevation of privilege attack.

Visual Studio Magazine's 2012 .NET Developer Salary Survey

Our first annual salary survey shows that developers aren't just surviving, but thriving.

Salary Survey: Microsoft Developers Enjoy Good Pay, Job Satisfaction

Visual Studio Magazine's first-ever survey shows high salaries and a strong future for Microsoft-focused developers.

Visual Basic Improvements in Visual Studio 11

Visual Basic development in Visual Studio 11 offers asynchronous methods, iterators, call hierarchy, the Global keyword and Windows 8 Metro-based applications.

Salary Survey: Reasons for Optimism

Even with a terrible economy, Microsoft-focused developers are doing well, according to our salary survey.

Exploiting the HTML5 Canvas with jqChart

jqChart for ASP.NET MVC leverages HTML5 to deliver more responsive, scalable charting to the browser -- and throws in an HTML helper for ASP.NET MVC developers.

Dev Disasters: Too Many Cooks

Dueling developers create an unappetizing code stew.

Test-Driven Development, Generate from Usage and Continuous Testing

Use Test-Driven Development, generate from usage and a free Visual Studio add-in to let you spend more time doing what programmers want to do: writing code that works.

The Shifting Sands of the Microsoft Ecosystem

As the market becomes more diffuse, its practitioners and participants must cope and adapt.

Working with Parser Combinators

Parser combinators are put to work in a real-life scenario as custom configurations are designed for neuro-optical scientific experiments in which optical tissue is stimulated and the results are recorded.

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