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Practical ASP.NET: Updating Dynamic DataBound Columns with SqlDataSource

Peter continues his series on integrating cascading DropDownLists with databound controls and the SqlDataSource....

Inside VSTS: Security in Team Foundation Server, Part 2

Part 1 covered the basics of project-level and server-level security in TFS. Mickey's follow-up tackles work item tracking and version control security....

Practical ASP.NET: Integrating Dynamic DataBound Columns with SqlDataSource

You've given your users cascading DropDownLists to make it easy for them to find the item they want -- but now your page won't update. Peter has a solution for single-tier applications using the SqlDa...

Practical ASP.NET: Integrating Master Pages + Content Pages + a Little AJAX

Getting your content and master pages to work side-by-side is easy, thanks to UpdatePanel....

Wahlin on .NET: Data Access Options in Silverlight 2

Silverlight 2 lets you access and manipulate data several ways, thanks to a data access framework that's built right in....

Practical ASP.NET: Handling Runtime Errors Globally

Unhandled runtime errors hit the best of us. But if you catch them at the Page and Application levels, you'll save yourself a lot of grief....

Classic VB Corner: Forward Compatibility

While moving code backward is nice, what really matters is that code can move forward....

On VB: Use Iterators in VB Now

Iterators are a crucial part of modern programming, not least because they provide the basis for collection traversal using For Each loops. Language Integrated Query (LINQ) adds to the importance of i...

Guest Opinion: Where Did All The Developers Go?

If programmers are leaving VB and aren't going to C#, where are they going?...

C# Corner: Use Lambda Expressions for Abstract Delegates

Lambda expressions are nothing more than convenient syntax for delegates. So why can't you use them where the Framework expects a delegate? And more importantly, what can you do about it?...

Practical ASP.NET: Updating Multiple GridView Rows

Putting updateable controls in the ItemTemplate in a GridView gives developers what they want: the ability for users to change more than one row at a time. The cost is writing some extra code....

Inside VSTS: Security in Team Foundation Server, Part 1

Mickey covers the basics of project-level and server-level security in TFS....

Classic VB Corner: Lemme Tell Ya Where To Stick It

In these days of increasingly common least-privileged users, where should you store your application data?...

Wahlin on .NET: Using the Visual State Manager in Silverlight Templates

Expression Blend 2 lets you add different effects to your Silverlight apps and enhance users' experience -- and with less code than you might think. All you need is Visual State Manager....

Practical ASP.NET: Supporting Routing

Want to make life easier for your users? NET 3.5 SP1's routing technology has some extra features to let you do just that....

Classic VB Corner: Got One Right!

Can you name one thing Microsoft designed right the first time?...

Practical ASP.NET: Decoding Routes

You can use ASP.NET Routing to decode meaningful URLs into real physical path names....

Editor's Note: On the Benefits of Learning Multiple Languages

Developers of VB and C# can learn a lot from the similarities -- and differences -- between the two....

C# Corner: What VB Devs Should Know About C#

Chances are C# is not your first programming language. Here are several tips that can help you leverage C# better if you already know VB.NET....

Ask Kathleen: What C# Devs Should Know About VB

VB and C# share many similarities, but also have a handful of significant differences; learn what you need to know to program effectively in VB as a C# programmer....

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....

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....

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....

Inside VSTS: Rosario: The Future of Work Items

Work item hierarchies have finally come into their own in the latest Rosario CTP....

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....

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....

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....

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....

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....

Inside VSTS: Code Metrics

Mickey covers the basics on code metrics in Visual Studio 2008 Team System....

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....

Inside VSTS: Using Excel To Manage Your Work Items

Excel is a great tool for manipulating work items in Team Foundation Server. Mickey takes you through some of the basics....

Letters from Readers: Encrypt SaaS Data

Readers sound off on securing SaaS apps and Visual Studio 2008....

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 potenti...

Wahlin on .NET: Animating Clipping Paths in Silverlight 2

Dan walks through building a "sports score scroller" to show clipping paths in action....

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....

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....

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....

Inside VSTS: Working with Work Item Queries

Mickey shows you the basics of working with Work Item Queries in Team Foundation Server....

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....

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....

Practical ASP.NET: Web Parts Without Users

Want to give your users personalized pages without giving up control? It's easy with Web Parts. Peter shows you how....

Wahlin on .NET: Using Silverlight's Grid Control

Grid control works a lot like the table tag -- only it's much more concise. Dan walks through one example....

Practical ASP.NET: Handling Update Exceptions in the DataView Events

Peter shows a "code-lite" way to handle exceptions when using DataView to update data....

Practical ASP.NET: Never Lock Records in Web Applications! Never! That Means You!

Seriously, don't. Here are two reasons why record locking is simply a bad idea....

Wahlin on .NET: Using the StackPanel Control

Dan walks through one of Silverlight's most flexible and easy to use layout controls....

Practical ASP.NET: Handling Data Contention with Optimistic Concurrency

Optimistic concurrency doesn't work for most tables, but Peter shows you how to change that....

Wahlin on .NET: Using Silverlight 2 Layout Controls

Dan walks through how to arrange Silverlight controls on an interface using Grid, Canvas and StackPanel....

What's Hot: Download Expression Studio 2.0

The latest version comes with generous subscription terms, but a slightly stingy upgrade offer. Plus, get your Visual Studio hotfixes....

On VB: Inside Arrays

Drill down on how arrays work and learn some cool tips and tricks for taking advantage of them in .NET....

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