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.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
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Smart Client Development: Visual Studio 2008 Learning Guide
This section of the Visual Studio 2008 Learning Guide offers help for those who use Visual Studio Tools for Office or Windows Presentation Foundation to build smart client apps. Learning Guide
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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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Special Report: What Windows Vista means for .NET developers
Here we look at what's new in Windows Vista and Office and how developers can use Visual Studio and .NET 3.0 to leverage these new features. Special Report
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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
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Special Report: Smart client development
Smart clients, or applications that connect users to centralized back-end servers and databases, mix the traditional desktop client and the newer Web browser client. They can be as simple as an auto-format tool that determines city, state and country... Special Report
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Visual Basic Programming Techniques Mini-Guide
Here are a dozen video tutorials from Microsoft illustrating step-by-step how to enhance your applications for a more professional look. Discover techniques to access the registry, monitor file and folder activity, work with and manipulate images, in... Mini-Guide
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As some target upstart Silverlight, WinForms and ASP.NET remain strong
The rush of interest in Microsoft's Silverlight rich interactive client should not obscure the fact that WinForms and ASP.NET are established and preferred by many developers. Several component makers discuss the many-headed means of Microsoft UI dev... Article | 23 Jul 2008
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Volta aims to ease multi-tier client application development
Microsoft Live Labs has released a toolkit for developing multi-tier applications targeted to Web browsers or to the CLR. Article | 06 Dec 2007
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Composite App Block steers front-end dev
The Composite UI Application Block (CAB) is a set of Microsoft best practices and code samples useful for front-end design and integration portals. In effect, it provides a framework for dealing with development on the presentation layer. Article | 29 Sep 2007
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VBCode.com download home page
We've recently updated our download offerings for file manipulation. Article | 19 Jul 2007
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Podcast: .NET Development and Windows Vista
In this podcast, two MSDN developer evangelists discuss how Windows Vista lets developers focus less on "plumbing" code and more on building a better user experience. Article | 16 Feb 2007
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What Windows Vista means for .NET developers
From the Office 2007 Ribbon to Visual Basic 6 support and a Registry "Jedi mind trick," Microsoft says there is a lot for developers to like about the new Windows Vista. Article | 16 Feb 2007
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Microsoft's Vista experience offers developers a lesson
On the eve of Vista's formal unveiling, a former Microsoft developer blogs about his year spent working on the shutdown menu and only the shutdown menu. The lesson -- the more layers of complexity in a project, the longer it takes and the worse it lo... Article | 28 Nov 2006
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SearchVB.com Podcast: Events highlight .NET 3.0, Ajax and Visual Studio
This podcast highlights the development lessons learned at three recent conferences -- the .NET 3.0 Roadshow, the Ajax Experience and VSLive. Article | 03 Nov 2006
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VSLive: Getting the most out of smart client apps
Performance is everything, and though there is no silver bullet for making an application go faster, there are many best practices for improving performance. Article | 30 Oct 2006
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Bloggers react to Visual Studio 2005, Vista news
News that Windows Vista will only support Visual Studio 2005, and even then with a few known issues, has not gone over well with developers in the blogosphere. Article | 03 Oct 2006
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Evaluating .NET smart client communications technology
In this article, IDesign's Brian Noyes presents the different technologies available for communication in a Smart Client application and how to choose between the options based on your application's needs. He covers performance characteristics of eac... Tip
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ClickOnce: Automated smart client deployment
In this article, Brian Noyes presents the options currently available for smart client deployment and how to choose among them. He then goes into detail about the new .NET 2.0 feature called ClickOnce for deploying smart client applications. Tip
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Update desktops automatically using the AppUpdater component
Using the AppUpdater available through WinForms is quite simple. You add it to your client application's main form. When your application runs, the AppUpdater queries a configured Web site for updated versions of any of the assemblies that are part o... Tip
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Vista Gadgets: Petits Fours for your programming menu
A Vista Gadget, like a bite-size cake, does in miniature what more serious and sizable development projects do on an everyday basis. Here you'll learn about customizing them. Tip
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Letting WinForms and WPF controls coexist
It is possible to leave WinForms applications intact and still add the eye candy of WPF, Brian Noyes of IDesign explained at Tech Ed 2007. Tip
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Windows Vista development resources
The release of Windows Vista has brought about a plethora of tips, tutorials and other resources. Here we link to some of the most helpful Vista resources for .NET developers. Tip
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Make .NET 1.1 and 2.0 apps work on Windows Vista
Developing for Vista is supposed to mean using .NET 3.0, but older apps will work on the new operating system, a white paper from SSW suggests. The key is using Virtual PC 2007. Tip
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Get to know the Windows Vista Developer Story
If you want to get to know Vista, then the Windows Vista Developer Story, with articles on .NET 3.0, IIS and many other features of the new OS, makes a good starting point. Tip
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How to prepare yourself for Vista development
A new operating system means new features and new APIs. Kenny Kerr has posted on his blog a five-part series for developers who want to get in touch with Windows Vista. Tip
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Learn Smart Client best practices
Smart Client applications have suffered a bit because of lack of definition. MS has developed patterns and practices, gathered together as the Composite Application Block [CAB], to address the problem. 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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As some target upstart Silverlight, WinForms and ASP.NET remain strong
The rush of interest in Microsoft's Silverlight rich interactive client should not obscure the fact that WinForms and ASP.NET are established and preferred by many developers. Several component makers discuss the many-headed means of Microsoft UI dev... Article
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Evaluating .NET smart client communications technology
In this article, IDesign's Brian Noyes presents the different technologies available for communication in a Smart Client application and how to choose between the options based on your application's needs. He covers performance characteristics of eac... Tip
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ClickOnce: Automated smart client deployment
In this article, Brian Noyes presents the options currently available for smart client deployment and how to choose among them. He then goes into detail about the new .NET 2.0 feature called ClickOnce for deploying smart client applications. Tip
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Update desktops automatically using the AppUpdater component
Using the AppUpdater available through WinForms is quite simple. You add it to your client application's main form. When your application runs, the AppUpdater queries a configured Web site for updated versions of any of the assemblies that are part o... Tip
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Volta aims to ease multi-tier client application development
Microsoft Live Labs has released a toolkit for developing multi-tier applications targeted to Web browsers or to the CLR. Article
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.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
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Vista Gadgets: Petits Fours for your programming menu
A Vista Gadget, like a bite-size cake, does in miniature what more serious and sizable development projects do on an everyday basis. Here you'll learn about customizing them. 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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Smart Client Development: Visual Studio 2008 Learning Guide
This section of the Visual Studio 2008 Learning Guide offers help for those who use Visual Studio Tools for Office or Windows Presentation Foundation to build smart client apps. Learning Guide
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Composite App Block steers front-end dev
The Composite UI Application Block (CAB) is a set of Microsoft best practices and code samples useful for front-end design and integration portals. In effect, it provides a framework for dealing with development on the presentation layer. Article
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