.NET Framework


Get the Latest Orcas CTP

Orcas is coming! Plus other download goodies this month.

Utilize Constraints in Custom Generic Classes

Learn how constraints work when creating custom generic classes; display the VB splash screen for an extended period of time; and preserve Handles clauses when you cut-and-paste them.

Silverlight for Developers

Microsoft's lightweight platform for developing rich Internet apps.

Leaving Windows

A new study suggests more developers are walking away from Microsoft's operating systems.

.NET Tool Enables Bi-Directional Network Apps

New toolset enables bi-directional network applications

'Rosario' CTP Surfaces

Build AJAX Security With JSON

AJAX-era security requires tossing out a lot of what you thought you knew about security, starting with Same Origin Policy.

Microsoft Calls on the Ruby Community

Oracle's 11g Database to Feature Major .NET Hooks

Long-awaited next version of Oracle Corp.’s database will feature significant .NET-related improvements.

Test Partner 6.0: Test Application Screens

Check out this package for recording, editing, replaying, and logging test sequences.

Load Up With VB's Operators

Take an in-depth look at operators in Visual Basic; examine the rules and guidelines for operator overloading; and learn about ternary operators and operator lifting.

Server-Side AJAX for the Enterprise

AJAX got the nod at the recent AJAX Experience conference from Joshua Gertzen, who presented a case study on an AJAX-based banking application at the event.

Creating AJAX-Enabled Web Services

Your guide to handling XML parsing issues using JSON.

Introducing ASP.NET AJAX and Web Services

Find out how ASP.NET AJAX Extensions lets you use Web services to support JSON messaging.

Abort AJAX Requests

Add the PageRequestManager class's built-in abort capabilities to Web apps that allow users to make longer-running requests.

Infragistics Updates WinForms/ASP.NET Components

Tools vendor Infragistics today released NetAdvantage for .NET 2007 Volume 2, its latest set of presentation components for Windows Forms and ASP.NET.

Report: Silverlight 1.0 Release Candidate Imminent

In just a couple of weeks, developers will be able to get their hands on the release candidate of Silverlight 1.0, Microsoft's new cross-platform browser media plug-in.

VMware to Enable Visual Studio Development on Macs

VMware Inc.’s product makes it possible to use Visual Studio on Macs.

Third-Party Perils

Analyst, firms warn that outsourcing development poses risk to intellectual property.

Microsoft's Agile Dogfood Is Out

Microsoft releases internal Scrum tools to bring Agile development to the masses.

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