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.NET User Groups Learning Guide
Looking to connect with other .NET developers and architects? This learning guide will help you find the user group nearest you. Learning Guide
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.NET User Groups Learning Guide: Northeast
This section of the .NET User Group Learning Guide lists organizations in the New England and Middle Atlantic states. Learning Guide
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.NET User Groups Learning Guide: Southwest
This section of the .NET User Group Learning Guide lists organizations in Texas, Arizona and New Mexico. Learning Guide
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.NET User Groups Learning Guide: Midwest
This section of the .NET User Group Learning Guide lists organizations in cities like Chicago and Saint Louis and college communities like East Lansing, Mich. Learning Guide
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.NET User Groups Learning Guide: California
This section of the .NET User Groups Learning Guide lists organizations in the largest US state. San Diego, Orange County and the state capital are well represented. Learning Guide
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.NET User Groups Learning Guide: Northwest
This section of the .NET User Groups Learning Guide lists organizations in Colorado, Idaho, Oregon and Washington state. Learning Guide
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.NET User Groups Learning Guide: International
This section of the .NET User Group Learning Guide lists organizations in Europe, Israel and the sunny South Pacific. Learning Guide
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.NET User Groups Learning Guide: Southeast
This section of the .NET User Group Learning Guide lists organizations in the Carolinas, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee. Learning Guide
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.NET User Groups Learning Guide: Canada
This section of the .NET User Group Learning Guide lists organizations in Toronto, Montreal and other major Canadian cities. Learning Guide
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Amazon contest targets .NET developers, or Let's have a mashup
To remind people that Amazon and Microsoft are still in the Web API hunt, the companies announced the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005/Amazon Web Services Developer Contest at PDC05. Commentary
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Legend Ray Ozzie out as Microsoft CSA - pursuing entertainment projects
Microsoft announces Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie's plans to step down after five years. At the company, he pushed the Azure cloud effort. Article | 19 Oct 2010
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Microsoft's message at TechEd: make the most of what you have
Businesses are less likely to invest in brand-new projects, so Microsoft's message at this year's TechEd is for developers to use their existing resources to their fullest. Article | 14 May 2009
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Silverlight plug-in for Eclipse highlights Microsoft's work on interop
Microsoft says the new plug-in, which was developed by Microsoft partner Soyatec, represents another step toward interoperability and its ongoing relationship with the open source community. Article | 02 Apr 2009
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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 programmi... Article | 03 Dec 2008
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Assessing Microsoft's bid for Yahoo
Microsoft's bid to buy Yahoo has sparked a whirlwind of analysis, rumor and debate. Here we offer a look at what has developed and try to tell you what it all means. Article | 04 Feb 2008
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Microsoft offers to buy Yahoo for $44.6 billion
Microsoft announced early Friday that it has made a proposal to the board of directors of Yahoo to buy the company for $31 a share, which amounts to $44.6 billion. Article | 01 Feb 2008
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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
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The new SearchWinDevelopment.com
What's in a name? For the new SearchWinDevelopment.com, it reflects expanded coverage and a renewed dedication to .NET application development and architecture. Article | 16 Nov 2007
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Microsoft's Patterns & Practices Summit 2007: The Future
Microsoft's Patterns & Practices Summit highlighted the best strategies for architecting .NET applications. This report focuses on conversations about the future of the Patterns & Practices group, including its future focal points and how it intends ... Article | 13 Nov 2007
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DevConnections and Patterns & Practices: A tale of two conferences
Last week I embarked on what I described to anyone who would listen as the Pacific Time Zone Sojourn -- two days at DevConnections in Las Vegas and three days at the Patterns & Practices Summit on the Microsoft campus. Column | 12 Nov 2007
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How to convince management to buy Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
Visual Studio 2008 has some great features, but getting management to part with money isn't always easy. Read seven reasons for why it's worth the investment so you know how to convince your boss. Tip
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Microsoft previews new features in Visual Studio 2010
VS2010 is still a bit away, but Microsoft is already putting out material to let people know what to expect. Learn about some of the new features in Visual Studio 2010, like code modeling and new tools for reporting bugs and creating tests. Tip
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Microsoft sparks creativity with DreamSpark student developer program
Enrolled students can get their hands on VS 2008. Microsoft's developer program is aimed at increasing the ranks of computer science students versed in its tools. Tip
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Try the Microsoft Download Center -- now powered by Silverlight
A beta version of the Microsoft Download Center is now powered by Silverlight. The new UI, combined with the resources therein, makes it worth a look, Ed Tittel reports. Tip
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To CTP or not to CTP, that is the question
There are both benefits and disadvantages to Microsoft's latest type of pre-release software, known as the Community Technical Preview or CTP. Tip
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The power of aggregation: MSDN and INETA user groups
There are benefits to be gained from interacting with one's peers. This tip explains how to locate suitable user groups near you. Tip
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Building a typed dataset in Visual Studio
A procedure for building a typed dataset in Visual Studio. Tip
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COM+ component services
This article discusses COM+ services for in-process components such as JIT, synchronization, transactions, object pooling, constructor strings and shared property group manager. Tip
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More companies seeking to create internal disaster recovery centers
More and more companies are looking to create in-house disaster recovery facilities. Tip
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Useful scripts to clear out old plan history logs
When a plan's history gets long, use the following script rather than deleting one at a time via enterprise manager in SQL Server. Tip
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Moving from non-secure to secure pages without losing valid session
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How can I print a series of docs through a Web client, without knowing the printer type the client w
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How can I make data available to a Windows form app on another computer over a WAN?
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Where do I find the properties builder for a Windows application?
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How do you feel about single exit points?
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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
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D
D is one of two programming languages, Digital Mars D, an object-oriented metaprogramming language, or Microsoft D, a key component of the upcoming Oslo development environment. Definition
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Cosmos
Cosmos is an open source, evolving, .NET-based operating system development tool. The acronym stands for "C# Open Source Managed Operating System." (Continued...) Definition
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blog (weblog)
A blog (short for weblog) is a personal online journal that is frequently updated and intended for general public consumption. Blogs are defined by their format: a series of entries posted to a single page in reverse-chronological order. Blogs gener... Definition
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Programmer's Day
Programmer's Day celebrates the contributions of programmers to humanity. The day is unofficially celebrated on the 256th day of the Gregorian calendar year. Therefore, it usually falls on Sept. 13, though on a leap year it is on September 12. (Conti... Definition
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Visual Studio .NET
Visual Studio .NET is Microsoft's visual programming environment for creating Web services based on use of the Extensible Markup Language (XML). Definition
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Legend Ray Ozzie out as Microsoft CSA - pursuing entertainment projects
Microsoft announces Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie's plans to step down after five years. At the company, he pushed the Azure cloud effort. Article
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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
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Microsoft's message at TechEd: make the most of what you have
Businesses are less likely to invest in brand-new projects, so Microsoft's message at this year's TechEd is for developers to use their existing resources to their fullest. Article
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How to convince management to buy Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
Visual Studio 2008 has some great features, but getting management to part with money isn't always easy. Read seven reasons for why it's worth the investment so you know how to convince your boss. Tip
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Silverlight plug-in for Eclipse highlights Microsoft's work on interop
Microsoft says the new plug-in, which was developed by Microsoft partner Soyatec, represents another step toward interoperability and its ongoing relationship with the open source community. Article
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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 programmi... Article
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Microsoft previews new features in Visual Studio 2010
VS2010 is still a bit away, but Microsoft is already putting out material to let people know what to expect. Learn about some of the new features in Visual Studio 2010, like code modeling and new tools for reporting bugs and creating tests. Tip
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D
D is one of two programming languages, Digital Mars D, an object-oriented metaprogramming language, or Microsoft D, a key component of the upcoming Oslo development environment. Definition
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Cosmos
Cosmos is an open source, evolving, .NET-based operating system development tool. The acronym stands for "C# Open Source Managed Operating System." (Continued...) Definition
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Microsoft sparks creativity with DreamSpark student developer program
Enrolled students can get their hands on VS 2008. Microsoft's developer program is aimed at increasing the ranks of computer science students versed in its tools. Tip
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