Tutorials

Tutorials

• 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

• 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

• Quick Start: Visual Studio 2008 Learning Guide

  This Learning Guide links to helpful resources for developers and architects who want to get started with Visual Studio 2008.  Continue Reading

• Visual Basic 2008: Visual Studio 2008 Learning Guide

  This section of the Visual Studio 2008 Learning Guide looks at the new and improved features of Visual Basic 2008.  Continue Reading

• Visual Studio Tips and Tutorials: Visual Studio 2008 Learning Guide

  This section of our Visual Studio 2008 Learning Guide offers some general tips and tutorials for VS 2008 developers and architects.  Continue Reading

• SharePoint 2007 Learning Guide: General Tutorials

  These resources will introduce .NET developers to the finer points of SharePoint 2007.  Continue Reading

• Mini-guide: Interop Forms Toolkit

  Are you a Visual Basic 6 developer in need of some interop love? You're in luck, Microsoft recently released the Interop Forms Toolkit 2.0. This free migration add-in allows VB6 applications to display .NET forms and controls. And thankfully, the ...  Continue Reading

• XAML Learning Guide

  XAML is a central part of Windows Presentation Foundation, Silverlight and Expression development. This learning guide introduces developers to XAML best practices.  Continue Reading

• Choosing VB.NET or C# Learning Guide

  One of the biggest questions facing Visual Basic 6 developers is whether to make the jump to C# or to VB.NET. This Learning Guide aims to make that decision-making process easier.  Continue Reading

• Visual Studio 2005 Learning Guide

  We've added a plethora of articles, tips, book excerpts and other references to this learning guide, which dives deeply into Microsoft's IDE for application development.  Continue Reading

• Object-Oriented Programming in VB .NET Learning Guide

  Object-oriented programming is a major part of Visual Basic .NET. This Learning Guide offers best practices for OOP and addresses its major characteristics: abstraction, encapsulation, polymorphism and inheritance.  Continue Reading

• ASP to ASP.NET Migration Learning Guide

  Need a little motivation to finally convert your ASP applications to ASP.NET? Our newly updated migration guide can help by spelling out what to expect before porting your applications. Discover conversion tips and tricks, hands-on tutorials, ...  Continue Reading

• Mini-Guide: Visual Studio Tools for Applications

  VSTA brings the familiarity of Visual Basic for Applications into the .NET Framework. This Mini-Guide introduces the technology and offers tips for getting started with it.  Continue Reading

• Visual Studio Tools for Office Learning Guide

  Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office isn't your father's VBA. The line between Windows and Office development continues to blur with Word and Excel now integrated within the Visual Studio IDE. Developers can use new host controls to extend Office ...  Continue Reading

• Visual Basic 2005 Learning Guide

  Get prepared for Visual Basic 2005 today with this extensive collection of resources. Along with being introduced to new features, you can download the prerelease software. Learn how to upgrade your existing projects and applications and get your ...  Continue Reading