Tutorials

Tutorials

• Windows development tutorials

  SearchWinDevelopment.com offers tutorials for developers, architects and development managers tasked with building and maintaining enterprise applications using Visual Basic, C# and the Microsoft .NET platform including design, architecture, coding,...  Continue Reading

• ASP.NET Ajax tutorial

  This reference introduces developers to Microsoft's ASP.NET Ajax framework with a plethora of tips, tutorials and webcasts.  Continue Reading

• Silverlight tutorial

  Silverlight is Microsoft's framework for building browser- and platform-agnostic Web apps. This resource will help developers see what Silverlight can do for them.  Continue Reading

• MiniGuide: Parallel programming in .NET

  The release of Microsoft's Parallel Extension for .NET 3.5 opens the door to the world of parallel programming for .NET developers. These extensions will help hide many of the messy details associated with running multiple threads from a single ...  Continue Reading

• Considering Bill Gates' Legacy

  The Post-Gates era at Microsoft begins in July 2008 as Bill Gates leaves day-to-day duties to oversee his philanthropic foundation. SearchWinDevelopment.com talked with a host of experts and pundits to try and gauge Gates' technology legacy.  Continue Reading

• 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 ...  Continue Reading

• Fast guide: Silverlight blogs

  These blogs are a compilation of valuable Silverlight news, how-tos, insights and Silverlight knowledge that comes directly from the experiences of actual developers.  Continue Reading

• Fast Guide: SharePoint blogs

  In this day and age where most companies have limited budgets and resources, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) blogs may offer just the added support and networking needed to keep abreast of the information you need when you need it. Take a ...  Continue Reading

• 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.  Continue Reading

• 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.  Continue Reading

• 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.  Continue Reading

• LINQ Learning Guide: LINQ to SQL

  This section of the LINQ Learning Guide links to numerous tutorials about LINQ to SQL, which is arguably the most popular of LINQ implementations.  Continue Reading

• 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.  Continue Reading

• LINQ Learning Guide: LINQ to DataSet

  This section of the LINQ Learning Guide looks at LINQ to DataSet, which is the implementation best suited for relational data.  Continue Reading

• LINQ Learning Guide: LINQ to Entities

  In this section of the LINQ Learning Guide, we offer some perspective on LINQ to Entities, the implementation that's tied to the upcoming ADO.NET Entity Framework.  Continue Reading