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.
James Avery's Visual Studio Hacks features 100 tips and techniques that you can use to make more efficient use of Visual Studio for coding and various other tasks.
Learn the basic types of custom controls, as well as how to extend them. Also, learn how to take fuller advantage of drag-and-drop within your applications.
- By Stephen Perry
- 01/01/2006
A reader likes what he sees in the newest version of Visual Basic and asks to see articles that explore some of its features; another reader agrees with Peter Varhol that security is ultimately the responsibility of the end user.
- By Readers of Visual Studio Magazine
- 01/01/2006
.NET Framework Standard Library Annotated Reference, Volume 2, is a detailed dictionary-style guide that gives insight into how to use the .NET Framework properly. It covers the networking, XML, and reflection namespaces in detail.
SlickEdit 10 lets you work with code in a variety of languages. It provides tools for editing, searching, and merging your source files, and it offers built-in support for many development environments.
Take a look at the latest VS.NET add-ins, including a product that not only lets you find bottlenecks in your code, but also helps you determine their cause.
- By Editors Visual Studio Magazine
- 12/01/2005
Browser-based applications suck, one reader puts it simply. A properly architected and developed Win Forms application (or other smart client) can do anything a BBA can, and more.
- By Readers of Visual Studio Magazine
- 12/01/2005
The latest version of ASP.NET incorporates major structural changes and includes everything from new controls to new subsystems. Everything's aimed at making you more productive.