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New Anti-Piracy Software for .NET

ByteShield’s Software Usage Management solution protects game and PC-application developers from would-be hackers.

Microsoft Slashes VS 2008 Prices

Redmond offers major discounts for Visual Studio 2008.

Speed O/R Mapping with LINQ to SQL

LINQ to SQL continues to be a top contender in the .NET object/relational mapping tool market despite Microsoft's promotion of the Entity Framework as one of the "Pillars of SQL Server 2008: Dynamic Development."

The Road to 'Oslo'

Developers face a long trek to Microsoft's ambitious "Oslo" modeling vision.

What C# Devs Should Know About VB Programming

VB and C# share many similarities, but also have a handful of significant differences; learn what you need to know to program effectively in VB as a C# programmer.

Microsoft Program Sparking Start-Ups

BizSpark program offers start-up software makers access to Microsoft's tools, products, licenses and tech support.

Show Me The Money

With a long recession looming, what can software developers do to soften the blow?

Parallel Pickle

What's your strategy for going parallel?

On the Benefits of Learning Multiple Languages

Developers of VB and C# can learn a lot from the similarities -- and differences -- between the two.

Code Generation Made Easy

Microsoft works to promote the Text Template Transformation Toolkit, a code generator built into Visual Studio 2008.

Cloud Connector

Microsoft's Robert Wahbe on Azure and S+S applications.

What VB Devs Should Know About C# Programming

Chances are C# is not your first programming language. Here are several tips that can help you leverage C# better if you already know VB.NET.

Governance for .NET SOA Frameworks

Microsoft's Managed Services Engine, designed to facilitate enterprise SOA through service virtualization, gains SOA governance support.

Microsoft Releases Free Chart Controls

Microsoft has rolled out a software package for the .NET Framework 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008 users that allows developers to quickly setup interactive charts and graphs for applications without writing any code.

First Look: Komodo IDE 5.0

This month, ActiveState released Komodo IDE 5.0, the company's latest integrated development environment (IDE).

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