.NET Framework


The IronLanguages Open Source Project

Late last year Microsoft took IronRuby, IronPython and the Dynamic Language Runtime projects open source. Here's a look at the open source dynamic language resources for Visual Studio.

Exploring the New Consumer Features of Windows Phone Mango

Mobile Corner columnist Nick Randolph breaks down some of the key improvements announced at yesterday's Windows Phone "Mango" launch event, and says the raft of new consumer-oriented features make Mango a more attractive developer target.

Microsoft Releases Windows Phone Developer Tools 7.1 Beta

Microsoft today at a launch event in New York City released development tools for Windows Phone "Mango," the code-name for the major Windows Phone 7 upgrade due this fall.

Retrospective Meetings: Agile Learning from the Past

Aaron Bjork talks about the power of learning from the past and gives some insight into how to get the most out of your retrospectives in your Agile projects.

Build Consistent WP7 User Interfaces Using Resources

Nick Randolph walks through how to create and consume resources within your Windows Phone 7 application.

Radio Silence: Details Scarce on Visual Studio and Windows Updates

As Microsoft at Tech-Ed details ALM features of Visual Studio vNext, information about the core IDE remains hard to come by.

Tech-Ed: Infragistics Releases Component CTPs

Previews of new Windows Phone, jQuery and reporting components and tools released at Tech-Ed Conference.

Issuing SQL in Entity Framework

If you're considering a move into the world of LINQ and Entity Framework, you have to consider the possibility that LINQ and Entity Framework won't let you issue some bizarrely complicated SQL statement. Don't worry -- should that ever happen, you have options.

Private Runtime Intelligence Service Caters to Demanding Environments

New version of PreEmptive Solution's application analytics service adds privacy, security, scale and governance features to appeal to demanding customers.

Tech-Ed: Telerik Previews JustTrace and JustDecompile Tools

New code optimization and decompiler tool betas fill out Telerik's solutions for the write-test-optimization cycle.

Tech-Ed Keynote Highlights Windows Phone 7

Today's keynote speech at the TechEd North America conference in Atlanta shed some light on Microsoft's plans for the next release of Windows Phone 7, code-named "Mango."

Microsoft Previews Visual Studio vNext at Tech-Ed Keynote

Jason Zander shows off new features that bring application stakeholders and IT operations into a tighter loop with developers.

The Microsoft Consent Decree Expires

It's been 13 years since United States vs. Microsoft was first filed by the U.S. Department of Justice. Yesterday, the consent decree from that case finally expired.

Agile Dev Planning with Urban Turtle

Mickey covers the basics of Urban Turtle, an Agile development planning tool for Team Foundation Server.

Clear Cross-Cutting Concerns with Aspect Oriented Programming in .NET

How to use the PostSharp AOP library to encapsulate cross-cutting concerns into efficient and re-usable modules.

From Unstructured to Structured Data with HTML 5

The emerging HTML 5 specification provides for structured documents that can support rich hierarchies and enable deep interoperability.

Countersoft Releases Gemini 4.0

Latest version of Gemini Agile project management platform for .NET development adds testing support.

Windows Phone 7 'Mango' SDK Due in May

Sources indicate that developer tools for the Mango update to WP7 will be released May 24, ahead of the OS update expected in the fall.

Telerik Updates TeamPulse and Test Studio Products

Telerik this week updated a pair of products: The Telerik Test Studio automated test suite and Telerik TeamPulse team project management package.

Scott Guthrie to Lead Azure Application Platform Team

Microsoft confirms that .NET Platform head Scott Guthrie is leaving to lead a new Azure group as part of a May reorg.

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