.NET Framework


Inside TFS: Improving Project Management

An Overview of Project Management with Team Foundation Server 2010.

Inside TFS: Streamlining Development

Jeff Levinson looks at how Team Foundation Server 2010 can streamline and improve the management of software projects.

Backup on Build: Source Code Assurance

On VB author Joe Kunk looks into how an automated source code backup utility can provide a vital, extra level of protection in team-based projects.

Inside Team Foundation Server Power Tools Part 2

Mickey Gousset covers more utilities included in the Team Foundation Server Power Tools April 2010 Edition.

Microsoft Issues Security Guidelines for Windows Azure

New software development lifecycle outlines how to address security threats in the cloud.

How-To Q&A: How do I decide between an imported field or an importing constructor in MEF?

Kathleen Dollard explains the choices developers face when building applications in MEF.

Microsoft Promotes BI Development

Microsoft positions Visual Studio for developing business intelligence applications.

Handling Multiple Records in the Client

Peter moves on from working with one record to working with multiple records and explores Microsoft's current templating solution.

Microsoft's New TFS 2010 Template Is Pure Scrum

With Team Foundation Server 2010, Agile project management is greatly improved. Scrum developers now have another option. Microsoft announced a new Scrum process template at Tech Ed.

Cloud Computing Drives Microsoft Announcements at TechEd North America

The day-one keynote centered on product enhancements to the Windows Azure platform, Bing Maps, Windows 7, Windows Server and Communications Server, among other technologies.

Inside the Team Foundation Server Power Tools

Mickey Gousset offers a tour of the April 2010 edition of Power Tools utilities that are available for free download for Visual Studio 2010 and Team Foundation Server 2010.

TFS 2010 and the SQL Server Analysis Services Cube

Jeff Levinson offers a tour of the new reporting cube functionality in Team Foundation Server 2010.

Updating Data with the dataContext and WCF Data Services

Peter moves on from simply retrieving data from the server using the dataContext and dataView to doing updates, deletes and inserts.

SharePoint Q&A: Microsoft's Arpan Shah

We speak with Microsoft's Director of SharePoint Tools and Technologies about SharePoint 2010 and its impact on .NET developers.

Four Use Cases For SharePoint 2010 Development

Vishwas Lele is chief technology officer of Applied Information Services and a Microsoft Regional Director. He offers four use cases that make SharePoint 2010 a compelling target for application development.

SharePoint Developer Q&A: Vishwas Lele

Visual Studio Magazine spoke with Vishwas Lele, a veteran SharePoint application developer, Microsoft Regional Director and chief technology officer of Applied Information Services, about his thoughts on developing apps for SharePoint 2010.

Use Mocking Frameworks to Improve Code Quality

C# Corner's Patrick Steele dives into mocking frameworks and how they can help you write more efficient and testable code.

A Seat at the SharePoint Table

Stop me if you've heard this one before. Microsoft takes a popular application, builds it out into a platform, then refines and extends the opportunities for developers to code against it.

Cover Story: Office Alignment

Why Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 are poised to unleash a new wave of developer innovation.

Windows 7 Native Development with Visual Studio 2010

New APIs and native support for resources like the Ribbon UI, the Windows 7 Taskbar and parallelism boost native development.

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