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Realize New Functionality in .NET 3.0
Just before Tech•Ed 2006, Microsoft announced that WinFX will now be known as the .NET Framework 3.0. Discover the future of .NET development. [Read More]
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  Featured Articles
 

New VSTS Tool Makes Database Dev Easier
The new Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals, scheduled to ship later this year, lets you compare database schemas and table data, and more. [Read More]


Get Ready for WSS v3 and MOSS 2007
Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) version 3 delivers new collaboration and workflow capabilities, while Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 extends WSS v3 with enterprise portal and content management features. [Read More]


Prep for WPF Properly
Preview the benefits that Windows Presentation Foundation promises for Windows app developers, and get advice on how you can prepare for adoption. [Read More]


Combine Static and Dynamic Typing
Late binding can bring great flexibility to VB programmers, but it has a downside. Use a static wrapper for dynamic code to enjoy the best of both worlds. [Read More]


Delve Into LINQ and Visual Basic
Language Integrated Query (LINQ) prepares to join the VS "Orcas" upgrade with a new graphic DLinq Designer and almost parity for C# 3.0 and VB9 programmers. [Read More]


Validate Business Objects Declaratively
Take advantage of .NET attributes to provide robust validation for your business objects, while generating UI validation automatically. [Read More]


Download: Sample Code for ReportViewer
Need to add data-reporting features to your VS 2005 app? Try out some sample code that shows how to use the new ReportViewer controls to design and embed custom reports in your WinForms and WebForms projects. [Read More]

  Special Reports
 

Web Services and Enterprise Architecture
Discover the concepts behind enterprise architecture. Use Web services to create an SOA that provides the flexibility and rapid response needed in today's changing business environments. [Read More]


Development Solutions for Results-Driven Teams
Business responsiveness, time-to marketing, and IT flexibility stem from informed decisions based on current data. Discover how you can address your business challenges through IBM's platform for governing software and systems development. [Read More]


The Enterprise Service Bus
This Special Report looks at the current state of ESB technology, alternatives that are available for those who do not need an ESB, and what the future holds. [Read More]


SQL Server
Learn about Microsoft SQL Server 2005's new offerings, including business intelligence features, management tools, advanced data and text mining, and more. [Read More]

  Products
 

Tools for Debugging and Refactoring
Check out the latest third-party development products, including tools for encryption, refactoring, imaging, debugging, and lifecycle management. [Read More]


Browse More Than 900 VS.NET Products
Check out the growing list of products in the FTPOnline Product Catalog. More than 900 components, utilities, and training resources can help you with your VS.NET development. [Read More]
  Announcements
 

New MS Forefront Tools to Improve Security
At Tech•Ed Microsoft announced the Forefront product line, an initiative to improve security and control access. [Read More]


Top Visual Studio Products Honored
You picked them, now see who won. Check out the Visual Studio Magazine Readers Choice Award winners, for excellence in 22 development categories. [Read More]


Subscribe to RSS Feeds
FTPOnline now offers RSS feeds on various topics. And don't miss the RSS feed for FTPOnline's bloggers. [Read More]

  Interviews
 

Maximize Performance and Data Management
Business Intelligence (BI) can provide visibility into your operations through the accumulation of information from various sources, says VSLive! Orlando speaker Trey Johnson. [Read More]


Support Your Dev Process Better
In this exclusive interview with FTPOnline, VSLive! Orlando speaker Martin Shoemaker explains how you can improve communication with Visual Studio Team System's complete process support. [Read More]

  Video Connection
 

Extreme ASP.NET 2.0 Databinding
David Yack David Yack explores techniques for customizing and extending your ASP.NET 2.0 databinding controls. Learn how these techniques can increase your team's productivity and consistency.
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Leverage New Features in C# 3.0
Richard Hale Shaw Transform your day-to-day C# development into high-level expressions with new features in C# 3.0. Richard Hale Shaw illustrates how you can simplify variable initialization syntax, create elegant object initialization, and more.
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Build Service-Oriented Apps With WCF
Get an overview of building applications based on Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), and learn how WCF combines and extends the capabilities of existing distributed systems technologies.
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The Future of the VS Dev Platform
Sam Guckenheimer How are you going to use dev tools and integrated platforms to ensure productivity, quality, and security? This keynote from VSLive! Orlando focuses on best-of-breed solutions and Visual Studio's next release.
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Get the Big Picture on WinFX
Richard TurnerGet the big picture on WinFX and its component technologies, and learn how WinFX works with Visual Studio 2005 to help you build new types of apps.
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  Hot Topics
 

Best of the .NET Blogosphere
Are you too busy working to read blogs all day? FTP's editors are surfing the blogosphere to find the best .NET tips, so you don't have to. Check out items about Smart Clients, WinFX, .NET Framework, Windows Forms, and more. [Read More]


300+ VB Classic Articles
If you've chosen to remain with VB6, check out our "VB Classic" collection of more than 300 articles. [Read More]

  Opinions
 

Architecture Takes Center Stage
Microsoft is putting a lot of emphasis on architecture at this year's Tech•Ed conference, says Visual Studio Magazine Editor in Chief Patrick Meader. But is it the right emphasis? [Read More]


We Can't Live With Embedded Bugs
Peter Varhol Peter Varhol responds to an article about flaws in avionics software and how these errors introduce new elements of risk into flying. He offers two suggestions to help resolve conflicts between complexity and reliability in aviation software. [Read More]


FTPOnline Blog
Join in as FTP editors and publishers sound off on issues that strike a chord with the IT and development communities. [Read More]

  Books
 

Develop an Online Catalog
This chapter from Visual Basic 2005 Jumpstart shows you how to use controls to build a Windows app that creates an online book catalog. [Read More]


Implement Effective Decision Making
Discover the keys to effective enterprise-level decision making in this chapter from Delivering Business Intelligence With Microsoft SQL Server 2005. Plus, get an overview of business intelligence and its role in SQL Server. [Read More]


Code and Test a Windows Forms App
This chapter from Murach's C# 2005: Training and Reference shows you how to use C# code to build a Windows Forms application. [Read More]


Customize the VS IDE
This chapter from Visual Basic 2005 Programmer's Reference describes Visual Studio's integrated development environment (IDE). Learn about its most important windows, menus, and toolbars. [Read More]




 

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