The Microsoft Model-View-ViewModel pattern is an indispensable tool for developing applications for Silverlight, Windows Phone 7 and Windows Presentation Foundation. Benjamin Day helps you avoid architectural pitfalls and create unit-testable and maintainable applications.
Windows Identity Foundation turns authentication over to token servers, reducing demands on developers while preparing the way for a service-oriented world. It also integrates with the authorization mechanisms you're already using.
How to translate C# code into expression trees to eliminate strings, standardize parameter validations and interact with other data structures.
When the big merger was announced, the IT staff of both corporations was a little bit nervous, and with good reason: The day after the announcement, many redundant positions were eliminated.
A year ago this month Microsoft released Visual Studio 2010 and the Microsoft .NET Framework 4, the most significant update to the company's IDE and code framework since .NET was first released in 2002.
In the March Frameworks column and a related Desmond File blog post, Editor in Chief Michael Desmond asked what readers of Visual Studio Magazine would like to see more of in the months to come. Here are some responses.
New VSM columnist Nick Randolph kicks off his Mobile Corner column by showing how to build a YouTube search app using Visual Studio 2010 and Expression Blend.
Peter Vogel introduces a new column on application development in the real world, and begins by advocating for Language Integrated Query.
Peter Vogel introduces a new column on application development in the real world, and begins by advocating for Language Integrated Query.
As I write this, this year's MVP Summit just ended, and before it even started, I knew I'd write this month's column about it.
By now, you may have heard rumblings of Microsoft's next big bet, Windows 8.
WebMatrix may not have a place in your toolbox, but it probably does have a place in your organization -- and it's one you should foster.