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Windows 7 for developers
Find out the common issues you might face in the wake of a new version of Windows and get the official Microsoft sites for tackling these issues in Windows 7.Article | 10 Aug 2009
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Microsoft's Oslo modeling platform, the M language and .NET
Microsoft's Oslo modeling platform aims to shift development practices away from low-level implementation and toward business' data. The relationship between Oslo and the .NET Framework isn't fully clear yet, but some hints are out.Tip
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Using the Visual Studio 2005 DataSet Designer to build a data access layer
In this article Brian Noyes shows how to use the new features in the Visual Studio 2005 DataSet Designer to create Typed DataSets and Adapters to provide a data access layer for your applications. He then demonstrates how to extend the generated classes using with help from partial classes features.Tip
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Windows Developments: Product news February 2008
This month's featured .NET development products include a SQL Server synchronizer, a set of ASP.NET data entry controls and a business rule deployment engine for .NET 3.0.Article | 06 Feb 2008
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Windows Developments: Product news, January 2008
This month's featured .NET development products include an updated Rhino Mocks, 3D components for WPF and data access tools from Oracle.Article | 08 Jan 2008
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Reporting tool now supports Word 2007 and VS 2008
Stimulsoft Reports.Net, which can be used in WinForms or Web apps and exports reports in more than a dozen formats, now supports Word 2007.Article | 08 Jan 2008
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Oracle updates data access components for Visual Studio 2008
The company has released new data access components, called ODACs, which supports Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework 3.5.Article | 08 Jan 2008
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Windows Developments: Product news, December 2007
This month's featured .NET development products include rich-text editors for Web development, an update to TeamCity and a server for bringing ASP.NET to WinCE apps.Article | 17 Dec 2007
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Choose the right .NET data provider, optimize application performance
In this article, John Goodson discusses the choices a .NET developer faces in using the ADO.NET/System.Data elements of the Framework Class Library. He discusses how to choose between a DataSet and a DataReader, what's wrong with the CommandBuilder, and how to use connection pooling to minimize the number of open connections against the database server.Tip
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The fallacy of the data layer -- or, a new architectural model for software designs
Most data sources are not exclusive to a specific application. They are shared by numerous applications. Thus, advanced architects will challenge the traditional three-layer/three-tier view of applications and consider a new architectural model for software designs.Tip
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Simulating hand stenciled signs with TextEffect
With the advent of TrueType fonts on the computer, it's easy to find a stencil font on the Internet. Learn about TextEffect for manipulating text.Tip
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Special characters in XAML
XAML files are a form of XML. As such, they have to follow the rules of XML. There is one XML rule that can cause trouble when working with strings within attributes in XAML, known as special character.Tip
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Open source options expanding for Microsoft world
Microsoft has steadily increased its participation in the open source market. Developers and testers looking for more options can count on Microsoft to continue to advance in the open source community.Article | 15 Apr 2010
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Embarcadero RAD Studio 2010
Embarcadero Technologies announced a new version of its RAD Studio, called RAD Studio 2010, featuring updated versions of Delphi, C++ Builder, and Delphi Prism and comes in three SKUs: Professional, Enterprise, and Architect.Article | 26 Aug 2009
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How to write an out-of-browser Silverlight 3 application in 3 steps
Learn how to write out-of-browser (OOB) Silverlight 3 applications in this quick tutorial. Starting with Silverlight 3, applications can run out of the browser, meaning you can publish your app as a standalone with only a few easy changes to your code.Tip
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Ajax Learning Guide
Are you a Web developer? The time has come to rethink your entire approach to developing Web applications. Find out about the Ajax approach (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) and learn how Web developers using Ajax are enriching the user experience with a more responsive interface.Learning Guide
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Ajax Learning Guide
Are you a Web developer? The time has come to rethink your entire approach to developing Web applications. Find out about the Ajax approach (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) and learn how Web developers are not only enriching the user interface but also making it more responsive.Article | 28 May 2008
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Open XML SDK ready for the road
Microsoft has released Open XML SDK Roadmap and is getting ready to ship version 1.0 in May, with Version 2.0 scheduled for later this year. Although a CTP version has been available since last June, the final release includes a number of updates that will make it easier to write more efficient XML processing applications with less effort.Article | 27 Mar 2008
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XAML as an everywhere presentation format
XAML, the Extensible Application Markup Language, lets .NET developers and designers define the key elements of a UI. What's more, it accommodates both WPF and SIlverlight.Tip
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common test platform (CTP)
A common test platform (CTP), also called an open test standard (OTS), is a set of specifications defining test methods for diverse components of computer and electronic systems to be marketed as complete products... (Continued)Definition
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Setting up the XAML editor in Visual Studio 2010
Nothing stirs up controversy like discussing naming conventions or code styling. Learn some configuration settings for the XAML editor in Visual Studio 2010.Tip
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Run Visual Studio Web Tests from a Team Foundation Server Build
One of the features of Visual Studio 2008 is the ability to test Web applications using Web Tests. Web Tests allow you to record a user's path through a running Web application and turn these actions into an automated test that Visual Studio can later run against subsequent builds of your application.Article | 13 Nov 2009
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LINQ in Visual Studio 2008 addresses object data modeling
In the relational world, a database is normalized and data is spread across many different levels. At the object layer, developers have to deal with the data as if it was still in tables. A user tells us that LINQ, a key ingredient of Visual Studio 2008, addresses this so-called impedance mismatch.Article | 03 Sep 2008
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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
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LINQ Learning Guide
This learning guide examines LINQ, one of the most important new features of Visual Studio 2008.Learning Guide
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LINQ Learning Guide: LINQ and Visual Studio 2008's new language features
This section of the LINQ Learning Guide examines the new features in Visual Basic 2008 and C# 3.0 that help make LINQ possible.Learning Guide
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LINQ Learning Guide: Third-party LINQ Implementations
This section of the LINQ Learning Guide looks at LINQ implementations for data sources as various as Amazon.com, JSON and PHP.Learning Guide
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LINQ Learning Guide: LINQ Providers
In this section of the LINQ Learning Guide, we link to tutorials that explain how to build LINQ providers and, thus, make a data source accessible through LINQ.Learning Guide
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LINQ Learning Guide: LINQ to Objects
This section of the LINQ Learning Guide examines how the LINQ to Objects implementation can be used with IEnumerable data collections.Learning Guide
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LINQ Learning Guide: LINQ to XML
In this section of the LINQ Learning Guide, we link to resources that help programmers use LINQ with XML data.Learning Guide
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Java application frameworks come to .NET
Third-party application frameworks have been popular in the Java world for years, but several projects are now trying to bring those tools to .NET. Frameworks like Spring for .NET are introducing developers to concepts like aspect-oriented programming (AOP) and domain driven design (DDD).Article | 03 Dec 2008
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.NET Development coming to a Cloud near you
Cloud computing platforms allow developers to write applications with scalability built into the underlying infrastructure. But not all is the same in the Cloud.Article | 22 Sep 2008
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Distributed caching goes mainstream
Distributing caching technology is starting to gain head of stream in the industry with numerous software companies -- some old, some new -- vying for a larger piece of the market.Article | 18 Sep 2008
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object-relational mapping (ORM)
Object-relational mapping (ORM) is a mechanism that makes it possible to address, access and manipulate objects without having to consider how those objects relate to their data sources...(Continued)Definition
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Latest OR.NET release reduces generated code
The open-source object-relational mapping tool uses generated code for all its operations. The latest release cuts down on the amount of code that comes out.Article | 06 Feb 2008
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ORM tool supports OLEDB and SQL functions
GURA is an object-relational mapping tool that supports OLEDB databases and the full range of SQL functions.Article | 08 Jan 2008
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ORM tool EntitySpaces adds Join syntax
EntitySpaces provides a persistence layer and business objects for applications that target .NET 2.0 or above. A recent build adds a Join syntax to numerous components.Article | 17 Dec 2007
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Quick Objects brings ORM to n-tier application development
Akal Tech's Quick Objects is an object-relational mapping toolset that provides a flexible API for accessing relational data and developing n-tier .NET Framework applications.Article | 21 Nov 2007
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Case Study: IdeaBlade DevForce object mapping
A CTO employed IdeaBlade DevForce 3.0 ORM tools in a .NET 2.0 application using C# in order to achieve better abstraction in a software architecture.Article | 28 Oct 2007
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Shifts in .NET Object-Relational Mapping: Seismic and subtle
For some developers, ADO.NET is good enough to deal with their data needs. For some other developers Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) software is needed to successfully field their enterprise systems.Article | 20 Sep 2007
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Q&A: Author and Microsoft C# MVP highlights new enhancements and common challenges with Visual Studi
While Microsoft fixed many issues to Visual Studio in version 2010, updates are "evolutionary not revolutionary," says author Alex Mackey. In VS 2010/.NET 4.0, Microsoft updated a number of APIs and has made parallelization much easier. On the down side, some advanced tools are only available in the more expensive versions and updates are becoming more sporadic.Interview | 18 May 2010
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Microsoft releases new CTP of Oslo SDK
The January 2009 release is giving developers a better idea of how Oslo's tools and languages will look, but its relationship to Windows and the .NET framework is still up in the air.Article | 03 Mar 2009
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Perpetuum unveils database synchronizer for .NET 2.0
Database Restyle can create and synchronize database structures for .NET Framework 2.0 applications. Among the database schema it supports is LINQ to SQL.Article | 06 Feb 2008
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The CTE, the hierarchical query and SQL Server 2005
Dan Sullivan shows how to use Common Table Expressions to query hierarchical data in SQL Server 2005. Hierarchical queries combine recursive SELECT commands to provide the functionality to query self-referencing data.Tip
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SQL Server 2005 recursive functions and the CTE
Dan Sullivan shows how to use SQL Server 2005's new Common Table Expressions to write recursive functions. Starting with a C# implementation he then goes on to demonstrate how to build the same recursion in a T-SQL function.Tip
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SQL Examiner Suite synchronizes data schema, sets
TulaSoft's SQL Examiner Suite 2008 offers two synchronization products for database developers and managers. One targets schema; the other, data sets.Article | 17 Dec 2007
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Book excerpt: ADO.NET and SQL Server 2005
This book excerpt presents the new features for ADO.NET 2.0 and SQL Server 2005. These features include Multiple Active Resultsets, Query Notifications, and User Defined Types.Tip
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DataDirect database drivers now support MySQL
The company's ODBC and JDBC drivers now support MySQL Enterprise Server with 100% specification compliance.Article | 15 Oct 2007
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Addressing common SQL Server questions
SQL Server, like any software development topic, lends itself to frequently asked questions. Here we link to a compilation of common SQL FAQs from sister site SearchOracle.com.Tip
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Book Excerpt: The .NET Framework and SQL Server 2005
This excerpt from "Professional SQL Server 2005 Programming" demonstrates what the database gains from its close relationship with the .NET Framework 2.0.Tip
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Using the Visual Studio 2005 DataSet Designer to build a data access layer
In this article Brian Noyes shows how to use the new features in the Visual Studio 2005 DataSet Designer to create Typed DataSets and Adapters to provide a data access layer for your applications. He then demonstrates how to extend the generated classes using with help from partial classes features.Tip
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The fallacy of the data layer -- or, a new architectural model for software designs
Most data sources are not exclusive to a specific application. They are shared by numerous applications. Thus, advanced architects will challenge the traditional three-layer/three-tier view of applications and consider a new architectural model for software designs.Tip
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ADO.NET Entity Framework Beta 3 ships; ups LINQ-to-SQL performance
The latest rev of the ADO.NET Entity Framework include performance improvements and new data providers. Microsoft also said its Astoria REST-based data services will now become ADO.NET Data Services.Article | 11 Dec 2007
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Book excerpt: ADO.NET and SQL Server 2005
This book excerpt presents the new features for ADO.NET 2.0 and SQL Server 2005. These features include Multiple Active Resultsets, Query Notifications, and User Defined Types.Tip
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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
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Podcast: An introduction to Microsoft Astoria
Astoria, a Microsoft project geared toward Web APIs for data access, makes heavy use of the ADO.NET Entity Framework. This podcast offers a quick introduction to Astoria.Article | 02 Nov 2007
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Microsoft Project Astoria brings data services to Web API battle
Using the Entity Framework, Microsoft's Astoria project provides a level of abstraction that allows developers to work with their own data models when creating applications using data downloaded from Web databases.Article | 15 Oct 2007
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Book excerpt: Data sources and datasets in ADO.NET 2.0
This excerpt shows Visual Basic programmers how to create and use data sources in ADO.NET 2.0.Tip
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Book excerpt: An introduction to ADO.NET 2.0
This excerpt offers Visual Basic programmers an introduction to what's new in ADO.NET 2.0.Tip
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What's ahead for ADO.NET in Visual Studio Orcas
An update to ADO.NET is coming. Paul Gielens of the ADO.NET group has been blogging about what will be in the new release, from stored procedures to disconnected entities.Tip
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