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VB code: New additions, November 2007
Our most recent VB code downloads, covering topics like database programming, graphics and WinForms, can all be found in this chart. VBCode Downloads
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VB code: Application security downloads
These VB code snippets allow developers to enhance application security, strengthen passwords and encrypt messages. VBCode Downloads
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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
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Recent VBCode.com downloads, May 2006
Here we highlight the latest downloads from VBCode.com, including TextBox controls, file management aids and a variety of security measures. VBCode Downloads
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Podcast: Windows CardSpace authors speak
CardSpace was one of many elements to see light of day with the release of .NET 3.5. It is an Identity Meta System. We spoke recently with Vittorio Bertocci and Caleb Baker on the topic. Article | 08 Apr 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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Make the software development life cycle work for you
The software development life cycle is much more than writing code -- there's testing, analysis, configuration and much more. Here Joe Niski of the Burton Group outlines the SDLC and how best to manage it. Tools that are methodology- or platform-agno... Article | 20 Mar 2007
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Visual Studio security updates released
Microsoft has released security updates for Visual Studio 2002 and Visual Studio 2003. The patches address a vulnerability that could allow for remote code execution. Article | 14 Feb 2007
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Putting privacy on the developers' front burner
Microsoft's privacy guidelines for developing software, Web sites and services are looking to advance the discussion of best practices for programmers. Article | 29 Jan 2007
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Microsoft's Lampson at Usenix: Write software that expects to fail!
Systems must be able to gracefully fail to succeed, and those specified to be perfect are bound to fail, Butler Lampson of MS Research said at the Usenix conference earlier this summer. Article | 20 Jul 2006
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VSTS meets unit testing, Part 3: TDD tools
Test tools such as csUnit, MbUnit and TestRunner may bring agile development methods to VS applications. With Visual Studio Team System, Microsoft is similarly trying to support a true Test-Driven Development process. Article | 15 Jul 2006
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VSTS meets unit testing, part 2: Integration and automation
Bringing better integration to test and development is one of Visual Studio Team System's main goals. VSTS tries to make test and report correlation easier. Article | 15 Jul 2006
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At Tech Ed: What VSTS brings to the development team
The pressure to release an application can cause developers to skimp on testing. Features within Visual Studio Team System address this fault well, one Tech Ed expert said. Article | 14 Jun 2006
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VSTS meets unit testing, part 1: Unit testing basics
In unit testing, developers test individual bits of code before assembling them into a finished application. While unit testing may be on the upswing, some experts suggest its use is narrower than some suspect. Visual Studio Team System from Microsof... Article | 13 Jun 2006
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Testing methods in Visual Studio 2010
This is the second part in a two part series on unit testing in Visual Studio 2010. Tip
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New features in Windows 7 bring new UI considerations for developers
A lot of the new features in Windows 7 are cosmetic, but programmers should update their applications to keep up with the new look and feel. And if developers haven't updated their code to elevate UAC privileges correctly, there's no time like the pr... Tip
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Book excerpt: Java EE and .NET security interoperability
This chapter presents some best practices for managing Java EE and .NET security interoperability. Tip
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Book excerpt: Advanced Windows Debugging
This book excerpt examines strategies for debugging the Windows Heap Manager, which is an increasingly popular way for hackers to get into Windows applications. Tip
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Book excerpt: Pragmatic unit testing in C# with NUnit
This excerpt offers an introduction to unit testing and dispels some myths about its effects on productivity and an application's code base. Tip
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Security interoperability with .NET/WSE and WebLogic Workshop 8.1
In this article, Michele Leroux Bustamante shows how to create interoperable applications in .NET with WSE and WebLogic Workshop using web services that implement the WS-Security specification. In particular, she shows how to use UsernameTokens in a ... Tip
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How to avoid regression bugs while adding new features
MS MVP Patrick Smacchia uses his own dog food to efficiently review changes in versions of NDepend code analysis tool, for which he is the lead developer. The software pinpoints places in programs where changes were made, in turn speeding regression ... Tip
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Generate RSA public and private keys, export to XML
This tip shows how RSA keys can be saved to disk as an XML file. The XML files can then be used to make an RSA secure channel Tip
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Hashing strings with any algorithm
Cryptographic hash functions ensure than a message was not altered when it was sent over an insecure channel. This C# function generates the hash of a string based on your favorite algorithm. Tip
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Best Practice: Enforcing password complexity
Rather than embed code in an app to address password complexity, Ed Tittel suggests that developers create a component that's used whenever and wherever passwords are needed. This also keeps all password logic in one place. Tip
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What is the use of these constructors?
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Executables ask for debugging tools when run on the server
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How can I distribute an app to a group for testing?
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VS.NET freezes when I use any debugging feature
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Can I get a browser to 'echo' a password after postback?
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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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Testing methods in Visual Studio 2010
This is the second part in a two part series on unit testing in Visual Studio 2010. Tip
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New features in Windows 7 bring new UI considerations for developers
A lot of the new features in Windows 7 are cosmetic, but programmers should update their applications to keep up with the new look and feel. And if developers haven't updated their code to elevate UAC privileges correctly, there's no time like the pr... Tip
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Podcast: Windows CardSpace authors speak
CardSpace was one of many elements to see light of day with the release of .NET 3.5. It is an Identity Meta System. We spoke recently with Vittorio Bertocci and Caleb Baker on the topic. Article
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Book excerpt: Java EE and .NET security interoperability
This chapter presents some best practices for managing Java EE and .NET security interoperability. Tip
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Book excerpt: Advanced Windows Debugging
This book excerpt examines strategies for debugging the Windows Heap Manager, which is an increasingly popular way for hackers to get into Windows applications. Tip
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Book excerpt: Pragmatic unit testing in C# with NUnit
This excerpt offers an introduction to unit testing and dispels some myths about its effects on productivity and an application's code base. Tip
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Security interoperability with .NET/WSE and WebLogic Workshop 8.1
In this article, Michele Leroux Bustamante shows how to create interoperable applications in .NET with WSE and WebLogic Workshop using web services that implement the WS-Security specification. In particular, she shows how to use UsernameTokens in a ... Tip
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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
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How to avoid regression bugs while adding new features
MS MVP Patrick Smacchia uses his own dog food to efficiently review changes in versions of NDepend code analysis tool, for which he is the lead developer. The software pinpoints places in programs where changes were made, in turn speeding regression ... Tip
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VB code: New additions, November 2007
Our most recent VB code downloads, covering topics like database programming, graphics and WinForms, can all be found in this chart. VBCode Downloads
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Learn best practices for addressing testing and security in the software development lifecycle for .NET Framework applications.