The WebClient class gives you a straightforward way to access distributed service data without having to worry about a lot of asynchronous complexities.
Microsoft on Wednesday announced that its SharePoint Web portal design tool is now available as a free download.
Is Microsoft enhancing your user experience in Visual Studio 2010 and beyond?
- By Kathleen Richards
- 04/01/2009
There are multiple ways to solve every problem. Strive for code that communicates your intent and makes your meaning clear for every developer who uses it.
Set aside ASP.NET for now. Let's talk about the most fundamental error developers make in designing their site's user interface.
Visual Studio 2008 Extensions for SharePoint makes developing and testing Web Parts almost easy, provided you install it correctly.
Plus, saying good-bye to RDN.
- By Readers of Visual Studio Magazine
- 04/01/2009
New tools for data modeling and a new class library for LINQ.
Run repeatable, automated tests of Web applications as you develop them with this high-end tool.
Learn how to create powerful templates that can be called from both client- and server-side code.
- By Steele Price
- 04/01/2009
Learn how to free your application from dependencies and interchange implementations using Managed Extensibility Framework.
- By Kathleen Dollard
- 04/01/2009
A pure relational database in the cloud will be offered by Microsoft via its forthcoming Azure Services Platform.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 04/01/2009
Aligning SQL in the cloud to SQL on the ground is about more than just common sense. It's about getting things done.
- By Andrew J. Brust
- 04/01/2009
Facebook and Adobe Systems today said they have formed a partnership to ease the development of Flash-based applications on the popular social networking service.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 03/31/2009
More than a year after its first community technology preview was released, ASP.NET Model View Controller has finally shipped.
- By Michael Desmond
- 03/30/2009