Choose the right application template for your WP7 app
Looking to start the project for your next Windows Phone 7/WP7 app, but not sure which project type to use? This article walks you through each of the major project types and describes the advantages of each type.
Discover how to use a game pad with your Microsoft Visual Studio XNA applications.
Preserving & Restoring Application State for Silverlight Based Windows Phone Apps
The Windows Phone 7 platform allows only one application to run at a time. For application users who switch context frequently, this can present great pain, unless the application is coded to preserve and restore application state. This article walks through the steps a Windows Phone 7 application developer needs to understand regarding preserving and restoring application state.
Dispelling Common C++ Class Myths
Read along as Ovidiu presents the differences between 'class' and 'struct' in the C++ programming language.
Windows Phone 7 Development Just Got Easier
Whether you're just getting started developing for Windows Phone 7 or just need a hand, CodeGuru has got you covered with our newest release, The Windows Phone 7 Quick Reference Card.
C++ Tutorial: The Do's and Don'ts of Accessing One Element Past the End of an Array
A buffer overflow is the result of writing to an element that is outside the boundaries of an array. And yet, certain algorithms need to access the address of one element past the end of an array, albeit with a few important restrictions. Here's the why and how.
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Faster Microsoft C++ Programming With The MFC Class Wizard
During the glory days of MFC and ATL in the 1990s and early 2000s, The Visual C++ class wizard was a highly-used and useful IDE tool that simplified life for developers. The re-introduction of the class wizard, after the absence of a decade, demonstrates commitment to the 'glory day's' ideal and adds simplicity to class management tasks inside the IDE.
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.NET NUTS & BOLTS |
.NET Framework: Use Your Own Cache Wrapper to Help Performance
See how you can use the .NET framework to create your own wrapper classes in C# programming to help boost your application performance when accessing a bunch of reference or other look-up type data that you frequently use.
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VISUAL BASIC TODAY |
Visual Basic .NET Development 101: Learning and Using Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 is a great integrated development environment for turning out top quality .NET framework applications. VB 2010 Express provides the same basic tools without some of the high-end team development pieces. This first of a two-part article will introduce the user to the VB 2010 Express product.
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PROGRAMMING INSIGHTS |
.NET Framework: Task Parallel Library Dataflow
Learn about the Task Parallel Library Dataflow, a new member of Microsoft's Technical Computing Initiative built on the Task Parallel Library.
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