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• Using XML in Visual Basic 2005: Chapter 12 of Professional VB 2005

  This chapter introduces the five XML namespaces in the .NET Framework and demonstrates how to generate and manipulate XML in VB 2005.  Continue Reading

• Visual Studio 2005 Powertoys, Part 2

  Ed Tittel revisits Powertoys, the community-inspired widgets that are both fun and useful to Visual Studio 2005 developers.  Continue Reading

• Code and test a WinForms app: Chapter 3 of Murach's C# 2005

  In addition to demonstrating how to code, test and debug a C# 2005 application, this chapter download introduces new C# time savers like code snippets and refactoring.  Continue Reading

• Developing for smart devices: Solving the multiple resolution/ orientation problem

  With mobile devices, the most challenging issue is supporting different form factors and screen orientations. This article shows how the Mobile Client Software Factory is a simplification for authoring UIs for multiple devices.  Continue Reading

• Breaking Changes in .NET Framework 2.0

  MSDN's Breaking Changes page lets developers see what may work differently, or not at all, when an application moves from .NET 1.x to 2.0. Ed Tittel explains how this will affect developers and offers a few examples of breaking changes.  Continue Reading

• Patterns for smart devices: Soliving the multiple resolution/orientation problem

  Mobile development is similar to Web development in that clients that will be using an application may not be under your control, and they may support different sets of features and capabilities. With mobile devices, the most challenging issue is ...  Continue Reading

• Examining membership, roles and profile in ASP.NET 2.0

  Here we link to a tutorial that looks at managing Web application membership, roles and profiles using ASP.NET 2.0.  Continue Reading

• ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit: A large, open-source framework

  Microsoft's ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit promises a plethora of free controls for common Ajax functionality.  Continue Reading

• Visual Basic 6 and Visual Basic .NET: What's the difference?

  The difference between Visual Basic 6 and Visual Basic .NET is the King of FAQs. The answer has to do with object software technology.  Continue Reading

• Applications: Chapter 14 of Windows Forms 2.0 Programming

  This chapter download offers insight into building both single-instance and multiple-instance applications with WinForms.  Continue Reading

• Tips for working with the VB Upgrade Wizard

  The Visual Basic Upgrade Wizard automates a complex task -- moving apps from VB 6 to VB 2005 -- with excellent results. But it doesn't cover everything.  Continue Reading

• Ajax programming: Five tips for getting started

  The first steps in Ajax programming should be small ones, most experts agree. Here are five tips for introducing Ajax into your Web applications.  Continue Reading

• Unit test facility in Visual Studio Team System

  Visual Studio Team System is the development tool's high-end SKU, but its unit-testing capabilities, which catches issues in methods and classes before they derail an entire project, are well worth the price, Ed Tittel writes.  Continue Reading

• Check out FxCop for .NET managed code assemblies

  FxCop lets developers check their managed code up against the .NET Framework.  Continue Reading

• Tips from ITKnowledge Exchange VB.Net - Control.SetFocus

  Simple tasks like making a text box an area of focus must be revisited in VB.NET  Continue Reading