.NET Framework


Handling Data Contention with Optimistic Concurrency

Optimistic concurrency doesn't work for most tables, but Peter shows you how to change that.

Q&A: Fausto Ibarra Takes SQL Server Reins

New director of product management talks up database and hints at future technologies.

Embarcadero Releases SQL Optimizer

In its first product release since acquiring Borland's CodeGear business, Embarcadero Technologies Inc. this week released a new tool set designed to help developers optimize SQL code in databases.

Data Driver

Microsoft's Michael Pizzo talks up Entity Framework.

Developers Can Fight Back

Three new tools let programmers examine application code for SQL-injection vulnerabilities.

ILOG Courts .NET Developers

ILOG, a business-rules management system solutions and tools provider, launches a resource portal aimed at .NET developers.

ISO/IEC Officials Allegedly Advise Rejecting OOXML Appeals

Microsoft's Office Open XML (OOXML) document format, which was technically approved in April as an international standard (ISO/IEC 29500), may be on its way toward surviving an appeals process -- the last challenge to its legitimacy as a standard.

Microsoft Says SQL Server 2008 To Ship This Quarter

Redmond divulges tidbits of SQL Server 2008 release information at this week's Worldwide Partner Conference.

Using Silverlight 2 Layout Controls

Dan walks through how to arrange Silverlight controls on an interface using Grid, Canvas and StackPanel.

.NET Developers Gain Velocity

One of the big surprises at Microsoft's Tech-Ed North America 2008 Developers conference in Orlando, Fla., last month was the launch of Project "Velocity," the code name for a distributed, in-memory data-caching platform that was quietly under development in Redmond.

Microsoft Expands SharePoint Learning Kit, Partners With Houghton

At the NECC 2008 conference in Texas this week, Microsoft unveiled an addition to its SharePoint Learning Kit (SLK), a suite of tools deigned for helping developers build education solutions.

Coverity Prevent for C#, JNBridgePro 4.0, and XMLSpy Version 2008 Release 2

A rundown of some new releases.

Inside Arrays

Drill down on how arrays work and learn some cool tips and tricks for taking advantage of them in .NET.

.NET Developers Gain Velocity

Microsoft's surprise launch of its in-memory data caching platform could bolster data-driven app development.

Distributed Cache for .NET

Microsoft adds velocity to data-driven apps.

SharePoint: Platform Rising

Enterprise SharePoint adoption is exploding and development managers are learning some hard lessons in the process.

Acrobat Brings Developers into the Cloud

Adobe launches Acrobat.com, a free Web-based productivity and collaboration tools bundle.

Microsoft Releases Windows Embedded CTP

New support for both Silverlight and the .NET 3.5 Framework.

Sybase Adds LINQ and Entity Framework Support

iAnywhere Solutions Inc. opens beta program for its SQL Anywhere 11 embedded and mobile database-management system.

VB's Second-Class Status Revisited

Readers chime in on VB getting left behind.

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