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Mainsoft Java Platform Adds ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX Support

Mainsoft, known for its development-related interop software, on Tuesday released a new 2.2 version of Mainsoft for Java EE that offers "full support" for ASP.NET 2.0 components for AJAX-type Web applications.

VB6 Support About to Disappear

As planned, Redmond is ending Visual Basic 6.0 support this month, prompting enterprises to migrate to .NET.

Is VB the Least Among Equals?

VB.NET gets left behind (again), this time by the Windows Live team.

Microsoft Takes Steps Toward Eclipse Support

The Eclipse Project and Microsoft partner up for interoperability, adding to Redmond’s growing number of open source collaborators.

Access Non-.NET APIs with PInvoke

Use PInvoke to take advantage of Windows APIs that aren't part of the .NET Framework.

VB6 Support About To Disappear

On April 8, Microsoft will cease its support of the VB6 IDE.

Mono Project To Release Dev Tool and New Beta

Novell, a sponsor of the open source Mono project, issued an announcement today that a new development tool, called MonoDevelop 1.0, will be available for download at the end of this week.

DO WANT: Four Free Downloads for .NET Developers

We're going to be featuring free downloads of interest to .NET developers on a fairly regular basis; below is the first installment.

Maximize Comparison Accuracy

Learn how to minimize inherent inaccuracies with Singles and Doubles when performing comparisons; learn how to use extensions, a .NET 3.5 feature, when targeting .NET 2.0 apps; and learn why you should avoid using Names that are used in a type you are extending.

New Microsoft Programming Language: 'D'?

All About Microsoft's Mary Jo Foley is reporting that Redmond is working on a new declarative programming language, currently named "D."

Get RAD with ASP.NET Extensions

This month's featured downloads include the ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions Preview, Visual Basic 9.0 language specification document and more.

The End of the Language Wars

.NET developers, regardless of whether they use VB or C#, realize that the .NET platform is far more important than the language they choose.

Capture Variables with Closures

Learn to pass anonymous types outside the method in which they're created; take advantage of closures when working with lambda expressions; drilldown on overloading; initialize static fields properly; and see where KeyedCollections improve performance.

C# vs. VB Adoption

Is C# really gaining ground against VB? Readers weigh in.

Good Luck, Mr. Gates

Looking ahead to Bill's departure later this year.

Are You Safer Now?

Virus detectors can detect more than just bugs -- Karl encounters one such system set off by his code, and shares how he worked around it.

Managing Change with Team Foundation Server

Jeff walks you through best practices when using Team System.

Microsoft Releases VS 2008 Web Deployment Projects RTW

On Friday, Microsoft's Visual Web Developer Team announced through its blog that Visual Studio 2008 Web Deployment Projects is now available for download.

'Volta': Extending.NET to Multi-Tier Apps

Last month, Redmond released an early build of "Volta," a set of tools for building Web apps that run across multiple tiers.

ASP.NET on Rails, Finally

ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions brings Ruby on Rails’ functionality to ASP.NET.

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