Using Team Foundation Server and the methodologies it supports can greatly improve the software development experience and lead to successful projects with repeatable processes.
- By Jeff Levinson
- 07/01/2006
A reader explains that job market forces often force developers to opt for the latest and greatest, rather than tried and tested; another reader explains why he voted for no products in the most recent Readers Choice Awards survey.
Visual Studio Team System's many tools provide a wealth of information on the health and progress of a project.
- By Peter Varhol
- 07/01/2006
Take advantage of Loops in Visual Basic .NET to save coding effort, as well as to create more readable and maintainable code.
- By James Foxall
- 07/01/2006
Build a component to accommodate changing requirements without having to recompile your code.
Graphical imaging tools and components are the theme in July's look at recent releases for VB and .NET developers.
- By Editors Visual Studio Magazine
- 07/01/2006
Microsoft proposes to simplify authentication -- again.
- By Patrick Meader
- 07/01/2006
Team Foundation Version Control (TFVC) offers more granular security, better centralization, robust auditing and reporting, and more.
- By Jeff Levinson
- 07/01/2006
Visual Studio Team System provides a wealth of tools in one place. Explore all aspects of this integrated suite of tools.
- By David Nelson and Jeff Levinson
- 06/28/2006
Check out these publications, tools, and community sites for additional information about Visual Studio Team System and Team Foundation Server.
- By Editors Visual Studio Magazine
- 06/28/2006
Late binding can bring great flexibility to Visual Basic programmers, but it has a serious downside in eliminating static-type checking and IntelliSense support. Use a static wrapper for dynamic code to enjoy the best of both worlds.
- By Danijel Arsenovski
- 06/01/2006
A look ahead at Microsoft Tech-Ed 2006.
- By Patrick Meader
- 06/01/2006
Effective policymaking with WS-Policy improves your architecture's adaptability with minimal development when external service interfaces evolve and business needs change.
- By Derek Harmon
- 06/01/2006
Learn how to integrate ASP.NET's built-in security tools with the features of your existing site.
A reader explains that he likes VB6, and that is enough; another reader comments on the disconnect between Bill Gates' charitable work and Microsoft's (and other companies') assistance to the Chinese government in helping it stifle dissent.
From libraries to encryption, from refactoring to imaging, debugging, and lifecycle management—don't let anyone tell you there's not a rich selection of third-party tools awaiting.
- By Editors Visual Studio Magazine
- 06/01/2006
VB differs from other .NET-languages in that it doesn't provide short-circuited conditional statements, but you can still achieve the same effect, and be backward compatible with pre-.NET versions of VB.
- By Billy Hollis
- 06/01/2006
JavaOne attendees heard many references to the JCP, including appeals from leading execs to sign on and participate. FTPOnline met with Onno Kluyt to get his take on all the attention.
- By Editors Visual Studio Magazine
- 05/31/2006
Just weeks after assuming the helm at Sun Microsystems, CEO Jonathan Schwartz addressed attendees at the opening keynote of 2006 JavaOne.
- By Terrence O'Donnell
- 05/16/2006
Everything from barcode components to testing, from Help-authoring enhancements to e-mail capabilities and software localization?it's all here in the May product listings.
- By Editors Visual Studio Magazine
- 05/01/2006