HTML5-based version of Microsoft's free cloud storage service boasts new features and a more Windows-like interface.
Inside TFS columnist Mickey Gousset delves into how to create a test case using Microsoft Test Manager 2010.
- By Mickey Gousset
- 06/22/2011
If you want to extend your ASP.NET application to include RESTful calls that return JSON results to JavaScript code in an AJAX page, here's how to manage your URLs to reduce errors, integrate with ASP.NET MVC, and pass objects from your browser to your server.
Redmond's $8.5 billion deal gains quick approval by the FTC, but obstacles remain.
Enhancements in the .NET Framework 4 and Visual Studio 2010 make Office automation solutions easier than ever to write and deploy. Here's an Excel automation scenario that reflects solutions that I've seen requested by multiple clients.
Nick Randolph walks through how to leverage the built-in system resources to style your application in line with the Windows Phone 7 Metro design language
- By Nick Randolph
- 06/17/2011
Pre-release development kit for building gesture-based C#, VB and C++ applications available for download today.
- By Michael Desmond
- 06/16/2011
Build scripts are finally being treated as first-class development citizens, thanks to tools like psake, FAKE, and Rake + Albacore. Ian Davis explores the Ruby-based, open source Albacore DSL.
Microsoft extends developer guidance and API mapping tools to Android and iOS developers.
- By Michael Desmond
- 06/09/2011
NetAdvantage Ultimate 2011 Volume 1 includes a jQuery control toolset, new theme support, extended support for ASP.NET and WinForms, and enhanced Microsoft Word interoperability.
- By Michael Desmond
- 06/06/2011
We look at 17 of the best free Visual Studio and .NET tools and add-ins.
Microsoft on Wednesday revealed details about the new Windows 8 operating system, including its Windows Phone-like UI.
HTML 5 enters bug reporting phase, though final endorsement of the specification remains more than two years away.
When Scott Guthrie, former corporate vice president of the .NET Platform at Microsoft, left the Developer Division to head up a new Windows Azure business unit, I was more than concerned.
- By Michael Desmond
- 06/01/2011
For MegaCorp's end-of-quarter presentation, the VP of marketing arranged a demo for a feature that he had contracted an outside consultant to add to the new version of the company's customer-facing online application.
A walk through the Windows Phone 7 application lifecycle with some tricks to effectively handle tombstoning.
- By Nick Randolph
- 06/01/2011
Readers respond to the May cover story (".NET at the Crossroads") on the direction of C# and Visual Basic.
- By Readers of Visual Studio Magazine
- 06/01/2011
Windows Communication Foundation has steadily evolved to better support SOA and Web services. Here's how to get the most out of your WCF-based services architecture.
Will emerging developer tools and hybrid Platform as a Service features ramp up project and data deployments to Windows Azure?
- By Roger Jennings
- 06/01/2011
This article will introduce you to the concept of exposing parts of your application logic as lambda properties. By making these properties read/write, you can plug in specific functionality with more control than subclassing.
- By Patrick Steele
- 06/01/2011