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November 2008 |
On VB
Add Distinction to Your Code
Learn how LINQ, extension methods, and lambda functions can help you add a bit of distinction, simplicity, and robustness to your code.
by Bill McCarthy
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C# Corner
Combine Generics and Functional Programming
Mixing generics and functional programming simplifies writing some extensibility libraries tremendously. For example, combining these techniques makes it easy to create a generic Undo library.
by Bill Wagner
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Ask Kathleen
Control Exceptions
Take control of casting exceptions, determine whether parent records have children in LINQ to SQL, and resolve cref references in XML comments.
by Kathleen Dollard
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Editor's Note
Microsoft Announces Visual Studio 2010
Details are being released in bits and pieces, instead of Microsoft's usual all-or-nothing approach.
by Patrick Meader
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First Looks
On the State of VS and .NET
The second part of VSM's Q&A with Richard Hale Shaw discusses how -- and whether -- developers should keep pace with new technologies.
by Richard Hale Shaw
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Guest Opinion
The Simplicity Manifesto
When it comes to new technologies, less is more.
by Billy Hollis
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Inside VSTS
Rosario: The Future of Work Items
Work item hierarchies have finally come into their own in the latest Rosario CTP.
by Mickey Gousset
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Wahlin on .NET
Using Styles to Define Silverlight 2 Control Templates
Control templates let you manage the look and feel of a control and customize the way it's rendered in an application.
by Dan Wahlin
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Practical ASP.NET
Using the Entity Model to Create an ASP.NET Page
What's one test of a new technology? Seeing whether you can use it with the old technology.
by Peter Vogel
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Practical ASP.NET
Creating Master/Detail and Update Pages with Entity Framework
After using EF to drive a series of drop-down lists, Peter moves on to the next step: using EF to build a Master/Detail page.
by Peter Vogel
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Classic VB Corner
Executing Debuggables
How do you track down what's really going on inside your compiled EXEs?
by Karl E. Peterson
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Practical ASP.NET
Routing Your ASP.NET Application
New for ASP.NET developers with .NET 3.5 SP1 is routing, an easy way to simplify site maintenance -- and give meaning to your users' lives.
by Peter Vogel
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October 2008 |
C# Corner
Achieve Low-Impact Reuse
Sometimes it makes more sense to separate functionality you use repeatedly into its own component. Learn how to create a special command-line processing component.
by Bill Wagner
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Ask Kathleen
Understand Your Code Better
Visual Studio Team System's Code Metrics feature isn't perfect, but if you understand what it's measuring and how, you can use it to gain insight into your apps' overall complexity and to spot potential problem areas.
by Kathleen Dollard
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Editor's Note
Microsoft Opens Up (Even More)
Microsoft's new Windows 7 blog goes live.
by Patrick Meader
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Letters from Readers
Encrypt SaaS Data
Readers sound off on securing SaaS apps and Visual Studio 2008.
by Readers of Visual Studio Magazine
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First Looks
On the State of VS and .NET
Q&A with Richard Hale.
by Patrick Meader
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Guest Opinion
The Human Factor Always Wins Out
Welcome our new guest opinion columnist, Daniel Appleman.
by Daniel Appleman
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Practical ASP.NET
Creating Master-Detail Pages in ASP.NET: Details, Details, Details
Peter shows you how to make a Master-Detail page that will work right and save your users a lot of grief.
by Peter Vogel
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Inside VSTS
Using Excel To Manage Your Work Items
Learn how to integrate VSTS' Team Explorer into Project and Excel.
by Mickey Gousset
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Practical ASP.NET
Looking (Suspiciously) at SP1
What's in SP1 for ASP.NET developers? At least one bug fix, a couple of enhancements and -- perhaps -- something that will change your life. But Peter is suspicious.
by Peter Vogel
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Inside VSTS
TFS Work Item Web Access
A key feature in SP1 of Team System Web Access, WIWA lets users enter and query items directly into Team System.
by Jeff Levinson
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Practical ASP.NET
Integrating Entity Framework with an ASP.NET Web Site
Peter begins to explore the usability of Dynamic Data and Entity Framework by adding the simplest possible data model to his application.
by Peter Vogel
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Inside VSTS
Code Metrics
Mickey covers the basics on code metrics in Visual Studio 2008 Team System.
by Mickey Gousset
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Practical ASP.NET
Extending an Entity Framework Model -- and Some Limitations
To support a real page, your entity model is going to need multiple entities and associations between them. Here's how to add them.
by Peter Vogel
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Wahlin on .NET
Adding Style to Silverlight 2 Controls
Just make sure to avoid duplicating properties between controls, and everyone will be happy.
by Dan Wahlin
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September 2008 |
C# Corner
Define Your Own Item Templates
Take advantage of C#'s Item Templates to automate tasks that you find yourself having to perform on a regular basis.
by Bill Wagner
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Ask Kathleen
Customize Code Generation in EF
Learn how to exclude attributes from the code that Entity Framework generates for you automatically.
by Kathleen Dollard
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Editor's Note
Let The Robot Do It
The exciting possibilities of Microsoft's Robotics Developer Studio.
by Patrick Meader
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Letters from Readers
The Art of Building Robots
Letters chime in on our coverage of Microsoft's Robotics Studio, desire for more coverage on testing, and more.
by Readers of Visual Studio Magazine
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Guest Opinion
When To Gamble on New Technology
Adopting new technologies can lead to dramatic new opportunities, but tried and true solutions shouldn't be ignored.
by Billy Hollis
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Practical ASP.NET
Getting Data Out of the GridView (and the Other Views, Too)
Peter answers a reader's question by showing how to access data inside the individual controls of the various DataViews.
by Peter Vogel
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Inside VSTS
Working with Work Item Queries
Mickey shows you the basics of working with Work Item Queries in Team Foundation Server.
by Mickey Gousset
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Practical ASP.NET
Faster Applications with Caching
The ASP.NET Cache object could be the secret to speeding up your application if you just started using it more.
by Peter Vogel
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Wahlin on .NET
Silverlight 2 User Input Controls
Dan shows you the basics of using Silverlight's user input controls to give users a richer experience when they enter data.
by Dan Wahlin
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Developer's Toolkit
Managed-Code Mysteries
Understanding and applying the principles of memory management is key to building high-performing managed applications.
by Peter Varhol
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Inside VSTS
So You Want To Customize a Process Template
Process for process' sake is a waste of time. Jeff gives some pointers on how to create something more useful.
by Jeff Levinson
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Practical ASP.NET
Two Reasons You're Not Using the Cache and How To Deal With Them
Peter stumps for the Cache, despite developers' worries over stale or lost data.
by Peter Vogel
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Wahlin on .NET
Animating Clipping Paths in Silverlight 2
Dan walks through building a "sports score scroller" to show clipping paths in action.
by Dan Wahlin
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