This article, by Scott Mitchell, shows how to store (and load) the data generated by the Microsoft Chart Controls to disk or some other store.

Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and .NET framework 4.0 bring many new exciting features for developers. One of them is the improved ASP.NET MVC 2.0. This article focuses on the new and improved characteristics in this popular web application framework from Microsoft.

Review this report about the testing of portability of the Loki library for 64-bit systems with the help of Viva64 code analyzer. It contains recommendations for use of the library as well as explores the peculiarities of libraries built on templates.

Discuss on WPF using Managed C++. Review a sample loan amortization program.

Sample code for a fast version of Conway's Game of Life with thread and DirectX draw.

MSBuild is the build platform that Microsoft is using across all developer and related tools moving forward. Visual C++ is the last major compiler offering from Microsoft to move onto the MSBuild platform, with the Visual C++ 2010 release using MSBuild as its native project format. Explore the MSBuild basics from a C++ perspective, and see how it can improve your build process.

The Visual C++ compiler has a number of switches that control the generation of native and managed instructions within an executable image. Choosing the correct setting is an important consideration for application performance, deployment, and execution, as well as having implications about which development toolkits can be used.

Hot on the heels of the significant MFC updates that were delivered with the release of Visual Studio 2008, the Visual C++ 2008 Feature Pack significantly boosts the ability of MFC to deliver modern-looking user interfaces that will be familiar to Windows and Office users. Look at these new controls and see how MFC developers can significantly improve their application's look and feel.

Learn the basics of the ultimate language of the .NET platform: C++/CLI.

Learn to host WPF content as a control in MFC applications.

Learn how to create a simple platform-independent C++ thread class.

The conversion between common native types and the equivalent .NET Framework type is a common programming activity for interoperability development in C++. Visual C++ Orcas introduces a light-weight, template-based library for performing this conversion. This article will look at both the use of this library and how it can be extended to add new conversions.

.NET programmers can become a little lazy when it comes to performance optimization. Discover a few easy tips to keep performance at a peak!

Take a quick look at the upcoming release of the new Visual C++ release slated for release in late 2008—Visual C++ Orcas. The Orcas release builds on the heritage of C++, offering great new features for achieving deep integrating with Windows Vista and better support for interoperating with managed code.

Learn how to develop C++ wrapper functions around .NET classes.

Overview, cost, speed, compatibility, security, heritage, and misconceptions all concerning PHP and ASP. Learn how to make a more intelligent choice between them.

Learn a method for controlling how users download files from your ASP.NET applications.

Read an introduction to generics implementation in C++/CLI in comparison with templates.

The Configuration Application Block is a viable solution for reloading changed configuration settings, but requires you rework existing applications. Learn how a Visual C++ assembly offers a much easier way.

Learn about some of the most important changes to the managed extensions for C++, trying to show how it feels to write code with C++/CLI.

Learn about "Avalon," the exciting new presentation subsystem of the upcoming Windows platforms. After an introduction to declarative drawing and XAML, you'll use XAMLPad to get a first taste of Avalon programming.

Learn how to import native DLL functions into a Managed C++ application and how to define and pass delegates for asynchronous processing with callback functions.

Tom Archer presents a step-by-step tutorial for building an application that uses the .NET XML classes to read and write video information to an XML file.

Beta 2 of Visual Studio 2005 is now available for download for MSDN subscribers. Learn how you can get it too.

Beta 2 of Visual Studio 2005 is now available for download for MSDN subscribers. Learn how you can get it too.