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    When learning Visual Studio 2010, how do you decide on WPF or Silverlight? When will you have to move from visual editors to actual code, and what challenges might you face with ASP.NET MVC? In thi...

  • Where Microsoft fits in the open source world

    Brian Goldfarb is director of Developer Platform and Tools at Microsoft. In a recent email interview, he talked about Microsoft's evolving strategy on open source and contributions the company has ...

  • domain name

    A domain name locates an organization or other entity on the Internet. For example, the domain name "www.totalbaseball.com" locates an Internet address for "totalbaseball.com" at Internet point 19...

  • Static methods are a code smell

    Static methods work best as only utility methods. Learn what constitutes a code smell and how to best avoid these potential issues.

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  • Considering Bill Gates' Legacy

    The Post-Gates era at Microsoft begins in July 2008 as Bill Gates leaves day-to-day duties to oversee his philanthropic foundation. SearchWinDevelopment.com talked with a host of experts and pundits to try and gauge Gates' technology legacy.  Learning Guide

  • LINQ Learning Guide: LINQ and Web applications

    This section of the LINQ Learning Guide looks at how LINQ can be used in ASP.NET applications in both Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Studio 2008.  Learning Guide

  • VB code: File manipulation downloads

    We have added six new VB code snippets to the chart, including a WinSock for loading JavaScript files and a plug-in for using GZIP Stream files in VB .NET.  VBCode Downloads

  • .NET development in the trenches

    Here we highlight user stories of application migrations, upgrades and other projects tha use emerging technology like ASP.NET AJAX and .NET 3.0.  User stories

  • Web development: Visual Studio 2008 Learning Guide

    This section of the Visual Studio 2008 Learning Guide looks at what's new for Web and mobile application development.  Learning Guide

  • Learning .NET: Application development resources for the .NET Framework

    Whether you're learning .NET or consider yourself a .NET Framework pro, these resources will augment your skills in areas like Ajax, Visual Studio and .NET 3.0.  Learning Guides

  • Visual Studio 2005 Learning Guide

    We've added a plethora of articles, tips, book excerpts and other references to this learning guide, which dives deeply into Microsoft's IDE for application development.  Learning Guide

  • Mini-Guide: Web Development, Part 2

    In Part One, I pointed you to seven tutorial videos to help jumpstart your Web development by introducting you to ASP.NET starter kits, how-to's on building "Web-aware" applications and how to benefit by using compiled Web pages.

    Now you'll learn...  Learning Guide

  • Special Report from VSLive! Boston

    Here we offer coverage of VSLive, which recently came to Boston and covered topics like ASP.NET application security and improving smart client app performance.  Special Report

  • Mini-Guide: Web Development, Part 1

    Transferring your existing developer skills to the Web is easy with these seven tutorial videos as your guide. Jumpstart your Web development with an introduction to the ASP.NET Commerce and ASP.NET Reports starter kits, learn to build "Web-aware" ap...  Learning Guide

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  • Q&A: Visual Studio expert on using Silverlight, ASP.NET MVC and XAML

    When learning Visual Studio 2010, how do you decide on WPF or Silverlight? When will you have to move from visual editors to actual code, and what challenges might you face with ASP.NET MVC? In this Q&A, author and Microsoft MVP Joe Mayo tackles thes...  Interview | 20 May 2010

  • Where Microsoft fits in the open source world

    Brian Goldfarb is director of Developer Platform and Tools at Microsoft. In a recent email interview, he talked about Microsoft's evolving strategy on open source and contributions the company has made to the open source community.  Interview | 10 May 2010

  • Silverlight, Ajax components require different approach to UI

    Ajax components and Silverlight components aren't just different in their underlying technologies, according to UI components vendor Infragistics. Users also expect a different look and feel depending on which technology they're using.  Article | 07 Jan 2009

  • Goodbye, Mr. Gates

    Experts and pundits, friendly and otherwise, take a reckoning on Bill Gates and his legacy. His long-awaited retirement from day-do-day Microsoft chores is nigh.  Article | 25 Jun 2008

  • An editor's consideration of Gates

    A lot of viewers saw Bill Gates as lucky. One person's consideration of Gates, as he leaves Microsoft's day-to-day high-tech battles to address humanitarian concerns, is that he is also notable for his common sense approach.  Article | 25 Jun 2008

  • MVP view on Gates' legacy: Geeks can be cool, too

    As Bill Gates moves away from day-to-day participation in Microsoft, beginning in July 2008, it seems like a good time to consider Gates legacy as seen among the developer ranks his software supported. What emerges is a mixed, but largely positive vi...  Article | 25 Jun 2008

  • Thoughts on Bill Gates' legacy

    Lou Mazzucchelli, a venture partner with Ridgewood Capital, shares his thoughts on Bill Gates' legacy, which he hopes has yet to be created.  Article | 25 Jun 2008

  • Microsoft developers balancing age-old issues, barrage of new technology

    A survey of more than 625 .NET developers and architects shows that they continue to grapple with age-old challenges while simultaneously easing into new tools and technologies.  Article | 19 Nov 2007

  • VBCode.com download home page

    We've recently updated our download offerings for file manipulation.  Article | 19 Jul 2007

  • Working with Web Parts in ASP.NET 2.0

    A Web Part is a section of a Web page that communicates independently with the server, boosting performance and user experience. In this email interview, Darren Neimke, a Microsoft MVP and author of "ASP.NET 2.0 Web Parts in Action," talks about usin...  Interview | 18 Jan 2007

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  • domain name

    A domain name locates an organization or other entity on the Internet. For example, the domain name "www.totalbaseball.com" locates an Internet address for "totalbaseball.com" at Internet point 199.0.0.2 and a particular host server named "www."  Definition

  • static IP address/dynamic IP address

    A static IP address is a number (in the form of a dotted quad) that is assigned to a computer by an Internet service provider (ISP) to be its permanent address on the Internet. Computers use IP addresses to locate and talk to each other on the Inter...  Definition

  • 136 browser colors with names

    Some Web page creators prefer to specify colors by name rather than by hexadecimal red-green-blue (RGB) intensity value.  Definition

  • Document Object Model (DOM)

    Document Object Model (DOM), a programming interface specification being developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), lets a programmer create and modify HTML pages and XML documents as full-fledged program objects.  Definition

  • browser

    A browser is an application program that provides a way to look at and interact with all the information on the World Wide Web.  Definition

  • ASP.NET (ASP+)

    ASP.NET (originally called ASP+) is the next generation of Microsoft's Active Server Page (ASP), a feature of their Internet Information Server (IIS). (Continued...)  Definition

  • SearchVB.com's Podcast Page

    Want to listen to the latest on .NET development? SearchVB.com podcasts feature expert commentary and news summaries that you can download and hear anytime.  Podcasts

  • Q&A: Visual Studio expert on using Silverlight, ASP.NET MVC and XAML

    When learning Visual Studio 2010, how do you decide on WPF or Silverlight? When will you have to move from visual editors to actual code, and what challenges might you face with ASP.NET MVC? In this Q&A, author and Microsoft MVP Joe Mayo tackles thes...  Interview

  • Where Microsoft fits in the open source world

    Brian Goldfarb is director of Developer Platform and Tools at Microsoft. In a recent email interview, he talked about Microsoft's evolving strategy on open source and contributions the company has made to the open source community.  Interview

  • domain name

    A domain name locates an organization or other entity on the Internet. For example, the domain name "www.totalbaseball.com" locates an Internet address for "totalbaseball.com" at Internet point 199.0.0.2 and a particular host server named "www."  Definition

  • Static methods are a code smell

    Static methods work best as only utility methods. Learn what constitutes a code smell and how to best avoid these potential issues.  Tip

  • Introduction to ASP.NET's Model View Controller (MVC) Design Pattern

    Microsoft is working on an MVC framework, which will let ASP.NET developers decouple their data, events and views and enable a more flexible application architecture.  Tip

  • Silverlight, Ajax components require different approach to UI

    Ajax components and Silverlight components aren't just different in their underlying technologies, according to UI components vendor Infragistics. Users also expect a different look and feel depending on which technology they're using.  Article

  • static IP address/dynamic IP address

    A static IP address is a number (in the form of a dotted quad) that is assigned to a computer by an Internet service provider (ISP) to be its permanent address on the Internet. Computers use IP addresses to locate and talk to each other on the Inter...  Definition

  • Considering Bill Gates' Legacy

    The Post-Gates era at Microsoft begins in July 2008 as Bill Gates leaves day-to-day duties to oversee his philanthropic foundation. SearchWinDevelopment.com talked with a host of experts and pundits to try and gauge Gates' technology legacy.  Learning Guide

  • Goodbye, Mr. Gates

    Experts and pundits, friendly and otherwise, take a reckoning on Bill Gates and his legacy. His long-awaited retirement from day-do-day Microsoft chores is nigh.  Article

  • An editor's consideration of Gates

    A lot of viewers saw Bill Gates as lucky. One person's consideration of Gates, as he leaves Microsoft's day-to-day high-tech battles to address humanitarian concerns, is that he is also notable for his common sense approach.  Article

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