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Peter continues his series on integrating cascading DropDownLists with databound controls and the SqlDataSource....
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....
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...
Getting your content and master pages to work side-by-side is easy, thanks to UpdatePanel....
Silverlight 2 lets you access and manipulate data several ways, thanks to a data access framework that's built right in....
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....
While moving code backward is nice, what really matters is that code can move forward....
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...
If programmers are leaving VB and aren't going to C#, where are they going?...
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?...
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....
Mickey covers the basics of project-level and server-level security in TFS....
In these days of increasingly common least-privileged users, where should you store your application data?...
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....
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....
Can you name one thing Microsoft designed right the first time?...
You can use ASP.NET Routing to decode meaningful URLs into real physical path names....
Developers of VB and C# can learn a lot from the similarities -- and differences -- between the two....
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....
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....
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....
Control templates let you manage the look and feel of a control and customize the way it's rendered in an application....
What's one test of a new technology? Seeing whether you can use it with the old technology....
Work item hierarchies have finally come into their own in the latest Rosario CTP....
Learn how LINQ, extension methods, and lambda functions can help you add a bit of distinction, simplicity, and robustness to your code....
The second part of VSM's Q&A with Richard Hale Shaw discusses how -- and whether -- developers should keep pace with new technologies....
Details are being released in bits and pieces, instead of Microsoft's usual all-or-nothing approach....
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....
Take control of casting exceptions, determine whether parent records have children in LINQ to SQL, and resolve cref references in XML comments....
Mickey covers the basics on code metrics in Visual Studio 2008 Team System....
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....
Excel is a great tool for manipulating work items in Team Foundation Server. Mickey takes you through some of the basics....
Readers sound off on securing SaaS apps and Visual Studio 2008....
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...
Dan walks through building a "sports score scroller" to show clipping paths in action....
Peter stumps for the Cache, despite developers' worries over stale or lost data....
Dan shows you the basics of using Silverlight's user input controls to give users a richer experience when they enter data....
The ASP.NET Cache object could be the secret to speeding up your application if you just started using it more....
Mickey shows you the basics of working with Work Item Queries in Team Foundation Server....
Peter answers a reader's question by showing how to access data inside the individual controls of the various DataViews....
Take advantage of C#'s Item Templates to automate tasks that you find yourself having to perform on a regular basis....
Want to give your users personalized pages without giving up control? It's easy with Web Parts. Peter shows you how....
Grid control works a lot like the table tag -- only it's much more concise. Dan walks through one example....
Peter shows a "code-lite" way to handle exceptions when using DataView to update data....
Seriously, don't. Here are two reasons why record locking is simply a bad idea....
Dan walks through one of Silverlight's most flexible and easy to use layout controls....
Optimistic concurrency doesn't work for most tables, but Peter shows you how to change that....
Dan walks through how to arrange Silverlight controls on an interface using Grid, Canvas and StackPanel....
The latest version comes with generous subscription terms, but a slightly stingy upgrade offer. Plus, get your Visual Studio hotfixes....
Drill down on how arrays work and learn some cool tips and tricks for taking advantage of them in .NET....
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