Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 support for claims-based security can make your existing authorization system more powerful and flexible, even if you never intend to start working with third-party security providers. Plus, it's backward-compatible with virtually all of the authorization code you're already using.
Learn how to write both code and tests that can be shared across multiple platforms.
- By Greg Shackles
- 08/26/2013
In Part 2 of his column, Mickey Gousset dives deeper into the Test Explorer window.
- By Mickey Gousset
- 08/26/2013
Scott Guthrie encouraged developers at the Visual Studio Live! conference this morning to take advantage of their Windows Azure credits through their Microsoft Developer Network subscriptions.
- By Scott Bekker
- 08/20/2013
ASP.NET Web API is a solid communications framework, and many applications can benefit from breaking free of IIS by including an embedded ASP.NET Web API server.
- By Ondrej Balas
- 08/16/2013
When you have too many Editor windows open, you can pick which Windows you don't need any more and close them all with a single click.
Many devs still miss the Microsoft-built installer included with Visual Studio 2010 and earlier versions.
The Observer Pattern is the foundation of Model View Controller (MVC) development. In this article, you'll learn how to use it by building a simple email application.
Understanding how back-propagation works will enable you to use neural network tools more effectively.
- By James McCaffrey
- 08/13/2013
Get powerful, client-side data binding in JavaScript using Knockout.
- By Patrick Steele
- 08/12/2013
The Nvidia CEO let slip the information that it's working with Microsoft on an update to the Surface RT.
The Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) framework can be vulnerable to phishing and other attacks. Learn how to protect it with these tactics.
- By Joydip Kanjilal
- 08/09/2013
Microsoft is making a big bet that eliminating traditional divisional boundaries will help it be more efficient and build better products. It had better be right.
- By Andrew J. Brust
- 08/08/2013
The latest version fixes a compiler slowdown caused by the last version.
Don't re-invent the wheel when building your Windows 8 apps. Instead, save coding time by using (and customizing) the Search contract to add this critical piece of functionality.
- By Tony Champion
- 08/07/2013
Learn how to add spell checking to your applications.
The SDK also includes a virtual machine with a built-in VS 2013 instance.
The release aims to smooth the migration path to Visual Studio 2013.
- By Katrina Carrasco
- 07/31/2013
Peter Vogel responds to the furor about his contention that developers do too much code commenting. He says that documenting code, while it may be necessary, isn't valuable.
A more recent version of the tools will be included in the VS 2013 RTM.