Not all business operations finish in seconds. Using Windows Communication Foundation you can still create -- as a single project -- an application that supports business services that take hours (or days or weeks or months) to complete.
Patrick Steele responds to questions about Lambda properties, interface-based code, and unsubscribing from events, among others.
- By Patrick Steele
- 08/02/2011
In a manner similar to its growth in the smartphone arena, Google's mobile OS, Android, is gaining ground quickly on Apple's iOS, which powers the iPhone and iPad devices.
A vulnerability that Microsoft confirmed just yesterday is already being exploited, and the software giant says it can't fix the problem with a simple update.
- By Michael Hardy
- 08/25/2010
Microsoft issued a security advisory this evening about an old hacking trick that could affect Windows systems via remote servers.
Application lifecycle management (ALM) provider Collabnet rolled out a new version of its flagship TeamForge ALM platform this week, as well as a general-availability release of its free Subversion Edge product.
- By John K. Waters
- 08/11/2010
Microsoft and Salesforce.com have reached an out-of-court settlement concerning alleged patent violations.
Google yesterday pulled the plug on Wave, the company's effort to provide a shared online communications hub.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 08/05/2010
In a new survey, more than half f application developers say they don't have enough time to complete their work and nearly a third said testing is their top challenge.
- By James E. Powell
- 08/04/2010
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office confirmed i4i's patent, sending another blow to Microsoft's legal strategy.
According to new research, companies are once more investing in application development projects, and Agile methodologies are leading the way.
VistaDB is a database engine written entirely in .NET managed code. It's a great solution for distributed applications that need to store data locally.
Visual Studio 2010 seriously raised the bar for application lifecycle management. From test and debug to team-based collaboration and project management, here's an in-depth look at the improved tooling.
- By Kathleen Richards
- 07/01/2010
When searching for a "forms over data" applications contender, SharePoint just might be your best bet.
- By Andrew J. Brust
- 07/01/2010
ALM should be attainable and affordable -- that's why we've included Team Foundation Server 2010 with nearly every MSDN subscription purchased with Visual Studio 2010.
ASP.NET 4 adds a wealth of features for client-side developers, including new ways of instantiating controls, a new infrastructure for managing libraries and some minor but much-needed tweaks. And there's more.
Organizations should start experimenting with Web apps from Google, Microsoft and other software companies.
Microsoft launched its free Windows Live versions of Office Web Apps on Monday.
Leading provider of application delivery networking devices announces integration with Microsoft System Center.
- By Michael Desmond
- 06/08/2010
Microsoft this week released Service Pack 2 for its App-V 4.5 application virtualization solution.