Use new controls in VS 2005 to build professional looking Winforms applications.
Users want their data to be available, even if their network isn''t. Microsoft''s Steve Lasker takes you through the various options for developing Occasionally Connected Smart Clients that operate in an offline mode as well as online.
- By Steve Lasker
- 02/20/2006
Chappell & Associates' David Chappell detailed the design patterns for a new breed of service-oriented applications (SOAs) at his VSLive! keynote on Tuesday.
- By Roger Jennings
- 02/20/2006
Microsoft's S. Soma Somasegar emphasizes VS 2005's collaboration and productivity features in his VSLive! SF keynote.
- By S. "Soma" Somasegar
- 02/20/2006
Learn how you can develop WinForms-based database applications more quickly with VS 2005 and SQL Server 2005 Express.
- By Jay Schmelzer
- 02/20/2006
Kit George shows you how to cope with common real-life hurdles, and effectively utilize the .NET Framework and VS 2005.
Learn basic VSTS techniques that can help you manage your next project more effectively.
- By Martin L. Shoemaker
- 02/20/2006
Find out what Microsoft''s developer division learned during the VS 2005 roll-out, and the engineering practices and improvements that it set in place to make the next version even better.
Discover which new products, designed to enhance and expand the capabilities of Visual Studio 2005, were announced at VSLive! 2006.
- By Editors Visual Studio Magazine
- 02/20/2006
Use the .NET Framework 2.0 to perform file access control, which serves as your innermost wall to protect the network castle from intruders.
- By Jani Järvinen
- 02/01/2006
Take a look at the latest product updates, plus a new data management tool for developers working with ADO.NET compatible data sources.
- By Editors Visual Studio Magazine
- 02/01/2006
A reader disputes that prospects for programmers are declining, arguing instead that it is brainpower and know-how that make the difference today. If you have them, you'll be fine.
VSTS introduces data-driven unit testing; learn how this feature works and how you can take advantage of this with data-driven unit testing in your applications.
- By Jeff Levinson
- 02/01/2006
ASP.NET 2.0 provides a robust set of functionality for implementing rich and flexible forms authentication in your applications.
- By Matthew MacDonald and Mario Szpuszta
- 02/01/2006
Learn how to create a dynamic application where Web Parts negotiate what data they will share with each other.
ComponentOne Studio Enterprise doesn't lack for anything-including the kitchen sink. Plus a quick look at DevPartner Studio 8.0.
Flickr Architect Cal Henderson provides a snapshot of the popular photo-sharing Web site and its beginnings.
- By Lauren Y. Dresnick
- 02/01/2006
In an exclusive interview, Bill McCarthy, a frequent contributor and advisor to VSM and member of Microsoft's software design review team for VB, discusses the imminent release of Visual Studio 2005 with VSM's editor-in-chief, Patrick Meader. The theme of the day: productivity, productivity, and, well, more productivity.
- By Bill McCarthy
- 01/01/2006
Take a look at the latest VS.NET add-ins, including a component that helps you present, select, and manage dates and times.
- By Editors Visual Studio Magazine
- 01/01/2006
Macromedia Studio 8 is a suite of professional tools for creating, organizing, and managing everything that goes into a sophisticated Web site.