.NET Framework


Readers Respond: Of C++ and HTML 5

The language and library improvements outlined in Sumit Kumar's April 2010 article, "The Evolution of C++ in Visual Studio 2010," didn't alleviate a few readers' perceptions that C# and Visual Basic will win out at the expense of Visual C++/CLI.

Andrew Brust Explores Microsoft's Office Alternatives

Microsoft Office 2010, the new version of Redmond's flagship productivity suite, offers great value through important new features. But could they be doing better?

What's New in Visual Basic 2010

With the release of Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4, it's time for Visual Basic developers to start leveraging the new capabilities of Visual Basic 2010.

VS2010: Raising the Bar for SharePoint and Office Development

When the Visual Studio Team started developing the latest version of the product, we knew that improving support for Office and SharePoint was paramount.

Review: Visual Studio 2010

Is it worth upgrading to the latest version of Visual Studio 2010, even if you're not going to move to .NET Framework 4? And if you are upgrading, what will you get?

Upgrading to Team Foundation Server 2010

Mickey explores what's involved in upgrading to Team Foundation Server 2010.

Retrieving and Displaying a Single Object with dataView and WCF

Continuing his investigation of what works and doesn't work with the AJAX library and .NET 4, Peter Vogel continues to explore how to retrieve data from the client... and discovers that it can be very easily done.

Use Microsoft Word as a Report Writer from Silverlight 4

On VB columnist Joe Kunk shows you how to use the power of Silverlight 4 COM automation and local file system access to turn Microsoft Word into a report writer for Silverlight.

Microsoft Launches Pre-Release Updates of AppFabric, BizTalk

Microsoft Application Infrastructure Virtual Conference highlights integration between new cloud-savvy, .NET middleware and Microsoft's integration server.

Using the dataView and dataContext: What Doesn't Work (Yet)

Peter Vogel discusses what you can't do in marrying ASP.NET server-side controls with client-side data access.

SharePoint's Secret Sauce: Business Connectivity Services

Why Microsoft's new technology for surfacing diverse backend data sources and processes in SharePoint and Office could spur robust application development.

Resco Updates Mobile Development Components

MobileForms Toolkit maker updates two products, and announced upcoming support for Silverlight-based Windows Phone 7 development.

Measuring Optimizations for Classic VB

We all tend to obsess on optimizations at times, often needlessly. Here's how to figure out if all your extra work is paying off.

Accessing Server-Side Data from Client-Side Code in .NET 4

Peter uses the new dataView and dataContext objects from the AJAX Toolkit to create a data-driven page without server-side code.

Microsoft's May Patch Aims at Office Vulnerabilities

After a thick April patch, this month's security update, released today, is light with only two "critical" fixes.

DotNetNuke Do-Over: CMS Update Fixes Bugs in Version 5.4

DotNetNuke got 5.4 out a week after ASP.NET 4 was released to the Web, but some developers ran into significant issues when they tested the technology.

Creating a WCF Data Service

If you want to integrate server-side Web service processing with AJAX objects in your browser, you should be considering WCF Data Services -- especially if you're working with the Entity Framework. Here's a quick introduction to the technology.

Honoring Startup Requests

Windows provides numerous ways to tell an application how to size and position itself on startup. Here's how you can honor those requests.

Building Data-Bound WPF and Silverlight Applications

Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 makes it easier than ever to work with rich, data-bound elements.

Windows Phone 7: Mobilizing .NET Developers

Will familiar tools and a low barrier to entry entice you to build innovative apps for Windows Phone 7?

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