.NET Framework


Developer Directness Improves Quality

VSM's readers and authors are notorious for their (often brutal) honesty; we rely on this constructive criticism to provide you with a better magazine.

Micro Focus Net Express Bridges COBOL and .NET

The venerable COBOL programming language still powers reams of mainframe-level applications, posing a challenge for development managers seeking a way to bridge the chasm between legacy applications and active .NET projects.

A Lighter, Faster ALM Process

Is agile development at a tipping point? ALM provider VersionOne in Alpharetta, Ga., is banking on it.

Mixing up Vista's Managed and Unmanaged APIs

Mention application programming interfaces (APIs) and Windows Vista together, and many programmers assume you're referring to the much-ballyhooed managed interfaces that comprise the new .NET Framework 3.0.

Atlas Plugged: SPI Dynamics' Upgrade Secures AJAX Apps

Web application security vendor SPI Dynamics is collaborating with Microsoft to provide security testing for applications built using ASP.NET AJAX, formerly code-named "Atlas."

Complex App Provisioning

How composite app provisioning technologies can help .NET rollouts.

ALM Game Heats Up

Some vendors herald a best-of-breed approach to ALM tooling, while others are beginning to offer integrated toolsets.

Application Testing Goes Virtual

How can development shops stay ahead of the QA curve when supporting multiple versions of software for growing audiences running mixed environments?

Database Developers Join Visual Studio Crowd

DataDude a new Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) product -- Team Edition for Database Professionals

DevInspect 3.0, More

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Application Compatibility Factory Eases Vista Transition

The initiative is meant to shorten the path to Vista deployment for enterprise customers.

Automating Refactoring

Juan Peña from Artinsoft responds to a recent article on refactoring with suggestions for how to achieve more automated refactoring, and a reader asserts that software engineering should be difficult.

Office 2007 Toolset Targets Visual Studio Professional Developers

VSTO 2005 SE, allows developers to create application-level add-in solutions for Office 2007 applications.

ComponentOne Adds Atlas Support to Studio Enterprise

Windows, Web and mobile application developers can now get "first-ever" server-side Atlas control.

Profile: Building Quality Software Is No Accident

Catalyst Systems has created a business around automating software builds.

Enhance VSTS Development

Check out these tips to help simplify and enhance your development with Visual Studio Team System and Team Foundation Server.

Found: The Missing Manual

A review of Lars Powers and Michael Snell's "Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Unleashed."

Early Delivery from Microsoft? Atlas Arrives This Year

Microsoft is expected to announce the Release Candidate of its AJAX technology.

Surf's Up for Microsoft's Next Software Wave

Microsoft announced milestones for several key technologies, including Windows Vista, 2007 Microsoft Office System, the .NET Framework 3.0, Visual Studio Extensions for .NET Framework 3.0, RTM of VSTO 2007, and more.

Domain-Specific Modeling

How DSM code generation can go beyond the benefits delivered by UML.

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