Visual Studio 2005 includes new language features and development tools, but do you need it? Delve into this analysis of Microsoft's much-anticipated release, plus a look at what's ahead in Orcas.
- By Peter Varhol
- 12/01/2005
Processor speed continues to increase according to Moore's Law, but application developers still need to worry about performance. Use performance analysis data to seek out code that executes slowly and examine the reasons why.
- By Peter Varhol
- 12/01/2005
Microsoft made several key announcements at PDC that indicate a strong push in the area of collaboration, shoring up many existing holes.
- By Peter O'Kelly
- 12/01/2005
Software-industry innovation isn't dead; it's just sleeping.
Latest VistaDB 2.1 delivers over 60 improvements and expands support for Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework and Visual Studio .NET 2005
Infragistics' development tools simplify the lives of busy coders. See what CEO Dean Guida has to say.
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Go behind Visual Basic 2005's productivity enhancements such as generics, data binding, My Classes, edit-and-continue, and more.
- By Patrick Meader
- 11/08/2005
Read Part 2 of this exclusive interview with Microsoft's S. "Soma" Somasegar on the launch of Visual Studio 2005.
- By Patrick Meader
- 11/08/2005
S. ''Soma'' Somasegar, corporate VP of Microsoft''s Developer Division, talks about the different skews available to Visual Studio 2005 developers. Read Part 1 of this interview.
- By Patrick Meader
- 11/07/2005
Take advantage of these performance tips, and make your ASP.NET applications fly whether you use version 1.1 or 2.0.
Developers encourage VB6ers to delve into .NET code (whether VB.NET or C#) and take the plunge into the latest languages. The move isn't trivial, but it'll be worth they effort.
- By Readers of Visual Studio Magazine
- 11/01/2005
Learn about the core principles behind Windows Communication Foundation's service orientation (SO), so you can better understand and create service-oriented applications with Indigo.
- By David Pallmann
- 11/01/2005
Check out the latset add-ins to Visual Studio, including a product that helps you convert C# code to C++ at the project, folder, file, and snippet levels.
- By Editors Visual Studio Magazine
- 11/01/2005
ComponentArt's Web.UI 3.0 provides a variety of tools that help you bring your Web site to life. Each component includes broad functionality and excellent documentation and sample code.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer hosts rocking launch of Visual Studio 2005, SQL Server 2005, and BizTalk Server 2006.
- By Jeff Hadfield
- 11/01/2005
Effective policymaking with WS-Policy improves your architecture's adaptability with minimal development when external service interfaces evolve and business needs change.
- By Derek Harmon
- 11/01/2005
Visual Studio Team System's Class Designer allows you to reverse-engineer and visualize existing code in order to better understand it. It ensures that your object model and documentation remain accurate and helpful throughout your app's cycle.
- By David Nelson and Jeff Levinson
- 10/01/2005
Visual Studio 2005 Tools for the Microsoft Office System provides a wealth of new capabilities. Learn how to create a server-based document solution, and discover VSTO''s security and deployment options.
- By BJ Holtgrewe
- 10/01/2005
CodeSmith Professional Edition is code-generation tool that uses a template-based approach with a syntax similar to ASP.NET's. Plus a quick look at Graphics Server .NET.