This article examines language enhancements added to the Visual Basic programming language with the release of Visual Basic 2010.

Write a reflection mechanism one time to reflect any object or collection; knowing your code's state is the first step in writing bug-free code.

In this part of my series, I am going to cover the whole creation of all the shapes, and the game playing methods.

VB2010 supports Sub routine Lambda expressions and multiline expressions, read on to see how to define these little method packages.

In this article we ensure smooth animation and eliminate any flicker.

Learn to use the basic parallel operations--multithreading--incorporated into .NET framework 4.0.

Microsoft-sponsored open source foundation names a new permanent board of directors as the effort aims to grow beyond its roots.

Say your goodbyes to line continuation characters, with a brief look back at Basic.

Learn how to dynamically build and explore Lambda expressions from expression trees.

Tetris turned 25 and is still going strong. To honor that landmark we'll create our own version of this legendary video game using VB.NET.

Learn about the history of debugging and evolutionary improvements in Intellisense in Visual Studio 2010.

How to create an object using the Singleton pattern in VB.NET

Use Visual Basic .NET to create an Autorun menu, through the use of HTA, JavaScript and VBScript.

Need your server and your site up and running quick? Let Greg Larsen show you what you need to know to get SQL Server running and configured.

The Windows "Turn off" buttons are three or more steps away from the desktop work area, depending on your personal settings. This can be not only inconvenient, but downright bothersome at times. These programs can power down the computer, in just one or two steps.

Explore an Undo/Redo framework for editing controls in a Windows application.

The new Windows 7 user interface features can offer Web developers significant productivity gains in terms of organizing, finding, and navigating to commonly used resources. This article introduces you to the improvements which can cut significant time from otherwise mundane daily workflow tasks.

What order should the OK and Cancel buttons appear? Should it be like Windows or like the Mac? Are there any "rule of thumb" as to when certain standard should be followed or is it just a matter of taste?

With this article, I will try my best to assist you in protecting valuable information such as Passwords, account numbers and so on.

Programming is hard,debugging is hard. Doing both well is critical to being a good programmer. To make things easier for us Paul Kimmel demonstrates how to run custom Tracepoint with macros.

Visual Basic developers will be happy with the new simple feature coming to Visual Basic - a feature languages like C# have had all along....

Learn how to change all the mouse settings through the use of your Visual Basic program and the Registry.

Round those corners and make your user interfaces a little jazzier with a rounded rectangle Panel control; a fun chunk of code to incorporate into your application.

Learn to create an application that can set and apply most TaskBar settings.

Highlights of this article include: the clearing of all the various History settings (this includes the browsing info, cookies, form data, and so on). It also covers how to change Internet Explorer's font settings, and how to access the Organize favourites dialog box from within your program.