.NET Framework


New Wares Bridge Java and .NET

JavaOne conference showcases growing number of tools connecting Java and .NET applications.

ADO.NET Data Services

Access data in the cloud with REST.

Readers Weigh in: VB Is Least Among Equals

Your comments on whether Microsoft really does treat VB like a second-class language.

Codejock Adds XAML Support to Component Suite

Codejock Technologies offers improved toolkits to Visual C++ and ActiveX developers.

Oracle Closes BEA Deal

Oracle completes BEA Systems acquisition, putting pressure on Microsoft’s .NET middleware and SOA strategies.

Borland Finally Finds a Buyer for CodeGear

Embarcadero Technologies will purchase CodeGear from Borland, and plans to continue support for CodeGear products.

ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2008, ILOG Diagrammer for .NET 1.5 and ILOG Gantt for .NET 3.5, and PDF Xpress v2 SDK

New releases for developers.

Resize Textboxes Easily

Use .NET's inheritance or extensibility to improve VB's textbox layout.

VS 2008 'Roll-up' Is Data-Driven

New Service Packs for Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 bring data-access technology to .NET Framework.

Microsoft Revamps MSDN and TechNet

Microsoft late last week launched a revamped iteration of its highly trafficked resource sites for developers and IT professionals.

Creating Your First Silverlight 2 App

Dan shows you how to take advantage of Silverlight 2's set of tools for Visual Studio 2008 to build an application.

Microsoft Releases ASP.NET MVC Preview 3

This week Microsoft released the latest preview version of its model view controller (MVC) architecture for Web application frameworks.

Windows 7 Demo Focuses on Touch Interface

A touch user interface turned out to be the big surprise in Windows 7, the latest operating system being developed by Microsoft.

Visual Studio 2008 and ASP.NET 3.5

Peter shares what he likes -- and doesn't -- in Visual Studio 2008 and ASP.NET 3.5

UPDATE: Gates and Ballmer To Demo Windows 7

Windows 7, the code-name for Microsoft's upcoming operating system, will be demonstrated at "D6: All Things Digital," according to a blog note for the sold-out event.

Will SQL Server 2008 Slip Again?

Microsoft's announcement that it will release SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 (SP3) this summer raises the question: What's the status of SQL Server 2008?

Building Bridges: Deutsche Post AG's Move to SOA

Codemesh bridges the Java-to-.NET gap at Deutsche Post.

Upgrading Sites to ASP.NET 2.0/3.5

It's good news, bad news if you're upgrading an existing site to ASP.NET 2.0 or 3.5. But it can be done.

Microsoft To Adopt ODF, Support Other Document Formats

Microsoft Wednesday posted plans for expanding file format support in the next major revision of Office 2007.

Team Foundation Server Reports

The biggest benefit in TFS is its 25 out-of-the-box reports, but three of them are especially crucial to organizations. Jeff goes over each one.

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