Video: Introducing the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 Task Parallel Library
Learn core Task Parallel Library concepts; including how to use the Task and BlockingCollection classes

10 Common HTML Mistakes When Scripting for an ASP.NET Page
HTML is the soul of every web page on the Internet. Stealthily occupying every desktop, it consumes a lot of our time. Read along as we showcase the most common HTML mistakes that we see when designing ASP.NET pages.

Examining ASP.NET's Membership, Roles, and Profile - Part 18
Membership, in a nutshell, is a framework build into the .NET Framework that supports creating, authenticating, deleting, and modifying user account information. Each user account has a set of core properties: username, password, email, a security question and answer, whether or not the account has been approved, whether or not the user is locked out of the system, and so on. These user-specific properties are certainly helpful, but they're hardly exhaustive - it's not uncommon for an application to need to track additional user-specific properties. For example, an online messageboard site might want to also also associate a signature, homepage URL, and IM address with each user account.There are two ways to associate

Applying The Repository Pattern on LINQ and ADO.NET Entity Framework 4
Make use of the Repository Pattern to break the dependencies between your application's domain model and data access code.

Use jQuery and ASP.NET to Build a News Ticker
This ASP.NET tutorial shows how to build a simple news ticker for your website using jQuery and ASP.NET.

.NET Framework: Monitor a Directory for a New File and Use FTP Upload to Copy It
Explore how to use the .NET Framework to respond to the operating system notifications that a new file has been created in a particular directory. Use FTP to upload the file to an FTP site of your choosing and then move the file to an alternate location.

Creating a Silverlight Application for Windows Phone 7
Windows Phone 7 architecture allows developers to choose between two different frameworks for application development. In this article, we see how easy it is to create a Silverlight based application for the Windows Phone 7 platform.

Microsoft Proposes a More Secure Browser
A secure browser and self-contained OS is Microsoft's answer to the common security problems that bedevil Internet Explorer.

Microsoft Looks to 'Elevate America'
The software giant says its initiative of technology training tools and resources could help millions of people in their quest to find a better job.

Will Windows 7 Be a PC Mover?
Microsoft and its PC partners hope Windows 7 can drive PC sales, even in a down economy.

Windows 7's Worst-Kept Secret? Its Release Date
Redmond sticks to its 'by early 2010' mantra but leaks to a tech enthusiast site point to a much earlier ship date for Vista's replacement

Microsoft Won't Stop in 'Albany' After April
Microsoft kills off its subscription Office and OneCare service and gives users two and a half months before Office subscriptions self-destruct.

Accessing Server-Side Data from Client Script: Using Ajax Web Services, Script References, and ...
Today's websites commonly exchange information between the browser and the web server using Ajax techniques. In a nutshell, the browser executes JavaScript code typically in response to the page loading or some user action. This JavaScript makes an asynchronous HTTP request to the server. The server processes this request and, perhaps, returns data that the browser can then seamlessly integrate into the web page. Typically, the information exchanged between the browser and server is serialized into JSON, an open, text-based serialization format that is both human-readable and platform independent.Adding such targeted, lightweight Ajax capabilities to your ASP.NET website requires two steps: first, you must create some mechanism on

Updating an Online Boggle Solver Using jQuery Templates and WCF
This ASP.NET tutorial looks at using jQuery Templates and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) to create an Ajax-enabled user interface for an existing ASP.NET Web Forms application.

Updating My Online Boggle Solver Using jQuery Templates and WCF
With WebForms, each ASP.NET page's rendered output includes a <form> element that performs a postback to the same page whenever a Button control within the form is clicked, or whenever the user modifies a control whose AutoPostBack property is set to True. This model simplifies web page development, but carries with it some costs - namely, the large amount of data exchanged between the client and the server during a postback. On postback the browser sends the values of all of its form fields (including hidden ones, like view state, which may be quite large) to the server; the server then sends back the entire contents of the web page. While there are some scenarios where this amount of information needs to be exchanged, in many cases the user has

Changes in System.IO classes in .NET Framework 4.0
.NET Framework 4.0 saw a few changes in the classes in the System.IO System.IO namespaces to make the disk I/O operations better. This article provides an insight to these changes.

JQuery and WCF Working Hand-in-hand
Learn how communication between JQuery and WCF works and why this combo is so special, as we create a sample application.

Top 7 Features of the ASP.NET MVC Framework
The ASP.NET MVC framework is a web application framework implementing the Model View Controller pattern which aims at making tasks like manageability, extensibility and testability of your web application much easier. Read on to learn more about some of the best features in the ASP.NET MVC framework.

Windows Presentation Foundation's ObservableCollection Made Easy
Learn how to bind, custom sort and more with the ObservableCollection in Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF).

Accessing Server-Side Data from Client Script: Accessing JSON Data From an ASP.NET Page Using jQuery
When building a web application, we must decide how and when the browser will communicate with the web server. The ASP.NET WebForms model greatly simplifies web development by providing a straightforward mechanism for exchanging data between the browser and the server. With WebForms, each ASP.NET page's rendered output includes a <form> element that performs a postback to the same page whenever a Button control within the form is clicked, or whenever the user modifies a control whose AutoPostBack property is set to True. On postback, the server sends the entire contents of the web page back to the browser, which then displays this new content. With WebForms we don't need to spend much time or effort thinking about how or when the browser will

Improve Microsoft Visual C++ Application Security and Robustness with SafeInt
In this age of cloud computing, massive parallel systems and complex security threats like identity theft and decentralized botnets, devoting resources to combat the seemingly age-old issue of integer overflow appears distinctly passC). Despite the fact that integer overflow is such a well know problem, particularly within C and C++ programming, the problem remains a real issue from both a defect and security standpoint, that's why the introduction of the SafeInt template class in Visual C++ 2010 to address overflows is a great addition.

C++ Tutorial: 10 New STL Algorithms That Will Make You A More Productive Developer
Unquestionably, the most effective tool for a C++ programmer's productivity is the Standard library's rich collection of algorithms. In 2008, about 20 new algorithms were voted into the C++0x draft standard. These new algorithms let you among the rest copy n elements intuitively, perform set theory operations, and handle partitions conveniently. Find out how to use these algorithms to make your code more efficient and intuitive.

Simplify Visual C++ Application Deployment with Manifest Files
Application manifest files provide a declarative means for an application to detail its dependencies and runtime requirements. Each version of Windows and Visual C++ adds further options that can be specified in the application manifest file, and it is important for correct application deployment and execution that the Visual C++ developer keeps up to date with these advances.

Rubix Cube
This program presents an original way of the famous Rubik's Cube by an assembly of 27 multi-colored cubies isolated in the space. Even during its deformations, it allows a 3D vision of the cube thanks to the basic MFC graphic functions.

C++ Tutorial: Enhance Type Safety and Code Clarity with the nullptr Keyword
Find out how to use nullptr to avert bugs and simplify the future maintenance of your C++ applications.

MFC Extension Classes CListCtrlEx and CListViewEx
Learn about augmented versions of CListCtrl and CListView with sort direction indicators, coloring of the sort column, column hiding, and more.

C++ Programming: Memory Mapped Files using RAII
Learn how to use helper classes for interprocess communication with memory mapped files in C++ on Windows.

Microsoft Visual Studio Backup Macro
Use this macro to generate backups from Microsoft Visual Studio solution's context menu

C++ Programming: Better Accessibility with High DPI Support and MFC 10
A number of factors are driving the requirement for applications to correctly support high DPI settings--increased monitor resolutions are making it more difficult for users to read text on the screen, compliance with disability access legislation is an increasingly important factor for corporations, and users are now expecting applications to behave well at higher DPI settings. MFC 10 and Visual C++ 2010 have built-in support for high DPI, making the development of a DPI-aware application quicker and more simple.

C++ Programming: CRT Concurrency Runtime: Resource Manager
The Concurrency Runtime simplifies parallel programming and helps you write robust, scalable, and responsive parallel applications. Come along as we explore the Resource Manager layer of this framework.

Querying Bing Using the New Windows 7 Web Services C++ API
Learn how to build client applications that use SOAP based web services.

C++ Tutorial: The Template Pattern
Learn how to set up the outline of an algorithm and leave the details of the implementation later using the Template Pattern.

C++ Programming: STL Hash Container Benchmark
This article presents a benchmark application which pits the red-black binary tree containers(map, set, etc) against hash containers.

C++ Programming: Implementation of the Licensing System For a Software Product
This article is devoted to the development of the key licensing system for the applications. In the theoretical part of the article, we will examine the cryptography methods, which can be used while implementing the licensing system. Also we will discuss all pros and cons of these methods and select the possible ones for using in the application. In the practical part of the article, we will provide the implementation of the simplest licensing system, which guaranties the protection from cracking even if a hacker knows the source code of an algorithm.

Visual C++ Programming: What's new for MFC library in VC++ 2010?
Microsoft Foundation Classes for C++ (MFC) continue to evolve, and many useful features are added. Let's Compare MFC9 to MFC10 and discover which classes and methodes are added.

Improved Touch Support with MFC 10
The introduction of the iPad and other slates demonstrates that end users have a strong appetite for touch-enabled experiences. MFC 10 adds comprehensive support for touch functionality, allowing users with tablet PCs and digitizers to interact with applications in a simple, natural manner, including gestures and multi-touch.

C++ Programming: Versionable Object's Serialization using MFC - Part 1
MFC serialization and files version management in dialog applications

C++ Programming: Versionable Object's Serialization using MFC - Part 2
MFC serialization and files version management in Multiple Document Interfaces applications (MDI)

The Smart Pointer That Makes Your C++ Applications Safer - std::unique_ptr
Using shared_ptr instead of raw pointers helps you avoid the common pitfalls associated with raw pointers but in some cases, its performance isn't satisfactory. Unique_ptr is a new C++0x smart pointer that is compact, fast and fully compatible with the standard library. Find out how to use unique_ptr to make your code safer without sacrificing performance.

C++ programming: How does Shell Context Menu Work ? - Part 2
Explore the details of how a Shell Explorer Context Menu works and learn the role played by the registry database.

eBook: Breaking Down Software Development Roles
Sponsored by IBM
Software development is done differently at every organization. The process that one organization or person uses to develop software may work for their specific environment and situation, but may fail miserably in another set of circumstances. Despite the differences, there are fundamental roles that are filled at every organization where software is developed. Download this in-depth guide from the editors of DevX and learn more about these specific software development roles.

30 Things You Need to Know About Business Intelligence Software
When it comes to business software, few applications help businesses streamline their business processes, create new markets, and provide insight into their operations like business intelligence software. Download this Internet.com eBook to learn about the emerging trends in business intelligence, common mistakes, and leading business intelligence vendors.

Whitepaper: The Business Case for Virtualization
Sponsored by HP
A virtualized environment increases flexibility because a diverse range of resources can be added, changed, and moved as needed, to meet shifts in business demand. Resources can be scaled up or down quickly based on changing workloads. Virtualization techniques also improve resiliency by simplifying backup, failover, and disaster recovery solutions. Learn more.

Gaining Control Over Your Virtual Environment
With virtualization rates now well into the double-digits, many enterprises are looking not so much to be sold on virtualization as they are to figure out a way to improve processes using what they have. Download this Internet.com eBook to discover how virtualizations changes the way you manage and secure your servers and put your organization on the track to virtualization success.

Getting Value from Your ITIL Implementation
IT is a shared service that must support the business by enabling other business units to attain their objectives by simultaneously creating and protecting value. To do this requires a systemic perspective that transcends local operational groups and positions to methodically define, deliver and improve service offerings. Download this Internet.com eBook to see how ITIL and IT service management (ITSM) can help.

Apache Directory Studio: Simplified LDAP for Java Developers on Eclipse
For Java developers who need to perform some LDAP manipulation and use Eclipse, the Apache Directory Studio plugins can come in very handy.

Java 7 and 8 Begin to Take Shape: What's In, What's Out?
Oracle puts Java 7 and 8 features up for Java Community approval, providing a clear indication of what the next two major versions of Java are likely to include.

Adobe Takes Aim at Customer Experience Management
New capabilities in LiveCycle ES2.5 include enterprise mobility for improved multiscreen delivery of applications and an enhanced framework for building enterprise rich Internet applications.

Building a Test Platform in the Cloud with Open Source Technologies
A cloud-based test platform dramatically shortens test setup times and delivers automated scaling. Find out how to build one with Eucalyptus, Tomcat, JMeter and MySQL.

Top 10 New Features in Maven 3
In Maven 3.0, many of the Java build tool's internals have been revamped. Here are the 10 most notable new features.

IBM Joins Oracle in OpenJDK Effort
IBM joins Oracle in the OpenJDK open source Java project, mitigating potential fragmentation and giving new credibility to Oracle's Java leadership.

How Does Java Event Handling Work? Think Wedding Gifts
Java event handling is a core concept of the language and a vital mechanism for event-based programming. Learn an easy analogy for understanding how it works.

Adobe Unleashes Three New Versions of Flash Media Server
Adobe's new Flash Media Enterprise Server leverages peer-to-peer technology to provide a software-only solution for video delivery.

Oracle Lawsuit on Top of Java Complexity Scaring Developers Away?
With Java complexity already a barrier, the Oracle lawsuit against Google is further incentive for developers to stay away or switch.

As Oracle Sues Google Over Java, Developers Move to Other Languages
'Java won't die; it will limp along,' one source says, but it has 'hit the complexity wall.'

A Categorization Scheme for All Those Java I/O Stream Classes
Try this handy technique for categorizing the potentially overwhelming number of I/O stream classes in Java.

Write More Understandable Java Tests with Matcher Objects and FEST-Assert
Have your Java unit test assertions gotten hard to read? Use the matcher objects provided by the Hamcrest and fluent FEST-Assert libraries.

Quercus: Bring Java's Power to Your PHP Development (and Vice Versa)
With Quercus, PHP and Java developers can mix and match the respective capabilities of both languages.

Google Revs App Engine for the Cloud
New version of App Engine improves multi-tenancy and adds a high-performance image serving system.

Working with Java Threads Before and After JDK 5
Despite the new features and fine-grained control of the JDK1.5 threading framework, writing multithreaded Java applications remains challenging and error prone.

Adobe Buys Day Software to Bolster ECM Portfolio
Adobe Systems shelled out $240 million to acquire Day Software Holding, a Swiss developer of enterprise content management software.

Google Executive Frustrated by Java, C++ Complexity
Distinguished engineer talks up the Go application development language.

Oracle Commits to Further NetBeans IDE Development
With both the Eclipse IDE and NetBeans IDE, Oracle is aiming to grow its Java developer ecosystem.

New PivotViewer for Silverlight Lets You Visualize Data
Microsoft releases a downloadable control for Silverlight 4 that lets Web developers build sites that display data graphically using Microsoft's streaming media technology.

Scala vs. F#, Round 2: Application Programming Features
How do Scala and F# compare when it comes to application development features such as frameworks, object orientation, and runtime properties?

Use Your Favorite Font on Your Website with CSS Web Fonts
Build your website using HTML but don't limit your Web text to only certain fonts. With CSS Web Fonts, you can display the text in your favorite font.

An Introduction to Event Handling in jQuery
Leverage the power of the jQuery Event API to handle events for your DOM elements.

Google Tunes Up App Engine Cloud Platform with Focus on App Availability
The newly released Google App Engine 1.4 promises better performance and new capabilities for cloud & nbsp;application deployment.

A Localization Primer for Dojo Dijit and Dojox Controls
This article presents an overview of requirements and general considerations to localize a Web form using Dojo's Dijit and Dojox widgets.

PHP Caching Made Easy with Zend Framework Component
The Zend Framework's Zend_Cache component is an easy way to implement PHP caching, a sure site performance booster.

Creating a Custom Human Resources Application with ASP.NET
Build your own custom job-listing HR solution with ASP.NET, complete with a database connection, an administrative backend and a webpage to show all current job openings.

10 PEAR Packages for Every PHP Developer's Toolbox
The PHP Extension and Application Repository, or PEAR, is a treasure trove of high-quality PHP libraries. These 10 are particularly powerful.

Clarifying the Android Fragmentation Issue for Mobile Developers
To counteract Android platform fragmentation, does Google have enough leverage to keep ahead of the carrier and OEM players' desire to be different/special?

Apache Directory Studio: Simplified LDAP for Java Developers on Eclipse
For Java developers who need to perform some LDAP manipulation and use Eclipse, the Apache Directory Studio plugins can come in very handy.

Dojo i18n: a Pure JavaScript Localization Solution
For those of you who require localization services for small to medium applications, this article presents Dojo's pure JavaScript i18n module.

Implement the Singleton Pattern in PHP Without Taking a Performance Hit
Design patterns in PHP can lead to performance issues if improperly implemented. Learn the right way to do it.

10 jQuery Tips and Tricks for Visual Studio
These 10 techniques will help Visual Studio users make better use of the jQuery JavaScript library.

jQuery Mobile for Device-agnostic Mobile Web Applications
Even in alpha, jQuery Mobile promises to help developers build mobile Web applications that can work seamlessly on the wide array of available devices.

Build a Context Menu with jQuery and CSS
Bring desktop app functionality to your Web apps by using jQuery and CSS to implement context menus for your users.

The 6 Best Social Media Plugins for WordPress
Check out these six very useful social plugins for the WordPress platform.

Top 10 PHP Productivity Tools for Testing and Debugging
Check out these 10 wide-ranging testing and debugging utilities that can make any PHP developer more productive.

The 9 Most Anticipated Features in Android Gingerbread 2.3
What features will Android application developers need to support in version 2.3, aka Gingerbread? Here are the nine most anticipated features the rumor mill expects to be included.

Create a Localized Web Page with PHP
Learn how to create an HTML page that uses PHP to let a user choose the language the page displays.

Manipulating DOM Elements Using jQuery and Visual Studio
Getting started with PHP for Android and the Scripting Layer for Android is easy with this step-by-step guide, complete with a demo application.

Java 7 and 8 Begin to Take Shape: What's In, What's Out?
Oracle puts Java 7 and 8 features up for Java Community approval, providing a clear indication of what the next two major versions of Java are likely to include.

eBook: Breaking Down Software Development Roles
Sponsored by IBM
Software development is done differently at every organization. The process that one organization or person uses to develop software may work for their specific environment and situation, but may fail miserably in another set of circumstances. Despite the differences, there are fundamental roles that are filled at every organization where software is developed. Download this in-depth guide from the editors of DevX and learn more about these specific software development roles.

30 Things You Need to Know About Business Intelligence Software
When it comes to business software, few applications help businesses streamline their business processes, create new markets, and provide insight into their operations like business intelligence software. Download this Internet.com eBook to learn about the emerging trends in business intelligence, common mistakes, and leading business intelligence vendors.

Whitepaper: The Business Case for Virtualization
Sponsored by HP
A virtualized environment increases flexibility because a diverse range of resources can be added, changed, and moved as needed, to meet shifts in business demand. Resources can be scaled up or down quickly based on changing workloads. Virtualization techniques also improve resiliency by simplifying backup, failover, and disaster recovery solutions. Learn more.

Gaining Control Over Your Virtual Environment
With virtualization rates now well into the double-digits, many enterprises are looking not so much to be sold on virtualization as they are to figure out a way to improve processes using what they have. Download this Internet.com eBook to discover how virtualizations changes the way you manage and secure your servers and put your organization on the track to virtualization success.

Getting Value from Your ITIL Implementation
IT is a shared service that must support the business by enabling other business units to attain their objectives by simultaneously creating and protecting value. To do this requires a systemic perspective that transcends local operational groups and positions to methodically define, deliver and improve service offerings. Download this Internet.com eBook to see how ITIL and IT service management (ITSM) can help.

The 5 WordPress 3.0 Features Worth Upgrading For
Among the 1,217 bug fixes and feature enhancements in WordPress 3.0, these five new features are the ...

PHP Caching Made Easy with Zend Framework Component
The Zend Framework's Zend_Cache component is an easy way to implement PHP caching, a sure site performance booster.

Boost PHP Site Performance with Zend Framework Data Caching
The Zend Framework's Zend_Cache component is an easy way to implement PHP caching, a sure site perfo ...

10 PEAR Packages for Every PHP Developer's Toolbox
The PHP Extension and Application Repository, or PEAR, is a treasure trove of high-quality PHP libraries. These 10 are particularly powerful.

Downloading and Parsing Gmail Messages in PHP
Use PHP IMAP functions to download and parse Gmail messages. ...

Testing with the Zend Framework: How to Get Started
Using the Zend Framework and PHPUnit test framework together makes testing HTML forms in PHP much ea ...

A Developer's Look at ExpressionEngine 2
Version 2 of the PHP-driven ExpressionEngine content management system offers dozens of new and impr ...

Parsing XML the DOM Extension for PHP 5
Discover how to manipulate a PHP tree object using the DOM extension for PHP 5, and find out how to ...

Implement the Singleton Pattern in PHP Without Taking a Performance Hit
Design patterns in PHP can lead to performance issues if improperly implemented. Learn the right way to do it.

Implementing the Singleton Pattern in PHP 5
Integrating design patterns into your PHP applications can lead to performance issues if you don't d ...

Upgrading Basic Twitter Authentication to OAuth with PHP
Twitter is dumping basic authentication for OAuth. Find out how to migrate all your Twitter applicat ...

10 Productivity-boosting Tools for Your PHP Development
These 10 PHP development tools will streamline and automate those menial and often repetitive tasks ...

Top 10 PHP Productivity Tools for Testing and Debugging
Check out these 10 wide-ranging testing and debugging utilities that can make any PHP developer more productive.

Using Vim for Your PHP Development
When a PHP developer learns the Vim editor's command sequences, writing and managing scripts becomes ...

Enforcing Coding Standards with PHP_CodeSniffer
PHP_CodeSniffer brings the PEAR Coding Standards to your PHP, JavaScript and CSS code. This powerful ...

10 Productive PHP Tools for Testing and Debugging
There's more to testing than just unit testing. Here are 10 wide-ranging testing and debugging utili ...

10 Easy Examples for Deciphering PHP Regular Expressions
PHP regular expression syntax can be almost indecipherable. Using these 10 number-based examples, yo ...

Creating an RSS Aggregator with the PHP SimplePie Library
Find out how easy it is to create a rudimentary custom RSS aggregator using the powerful SimplePie l ...

PHP Filter Extension: Plug the User Input Security Hole
Validate and sanitize user input in PHP applications using the Filter extension, an official part of the PHP distribution as of the 5.2.0 release.

Use Zend Framework Action Helpers to Reduce PHP Code Redundancy
Learn how to create, configure and execute action helpers within your Zend Framework-powered PHP app ...