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    Quick Guide to .NET Framework Task Parallel Library Visual Studio 2010 Debugger

    By Jeffrey Juday
      -  Published 03/22/2011

    When Microsoft released Visual Studio 2010, they included a first-class Parallel Debugger to offset the twist that the .NET Framework Task Parallel Library introduced to debugging. This article is a short guide to using the Debugger to debug an application built on the .NET Framework Task Parallel Library.

    Programming the Kernel Transaction Manager (KTM) API

    By Nick Wienholt
      -  Published 03/21/2011

    The Kernel Transaction Manager (KTM) provides a simple API for developers to create, query, commit and abort transactions. Various Windows resource managers such as the Transactional File System (TxF) can be managed with KTM transactions. Read on to learn more...

    Choose the right application template for your WP7 app

    By Chris Bennett
      -  Published 03/20/2011

    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.

    [Updated] Moving Items with Microsoft Visual Studio, XNA Game Studio and a GamePad

    By Bradley Jones
      -  Published 03/17/2011

    Discover how to use a game pad with your Microsoft Visual Studio XNA applications.

    Preserving & Restoring Application State for Silverlight Based Windows Phone Apps

    By Vipul Patel
      -  Published 03/15/2011

    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

    By Ovidiu Cucu
      -  Published 03/14/2011

    Read along as Ovidiu presents the differences between 'class' and 'struct' in the C++ programming language.

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    Faster Microsoft C++ Programming With The MFC Class Wizard

    By Nick Wienholt
    | Article Published 02/23/2011

    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 Framework: Use Your Own Cache Wrapper to Help Performance
    By Mark Strawmyer
    | Article Published 01/04/2011

    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 .NET Development 101: Learning and Using Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
    By Paul Ferrill
    | Article Published 02/25/2011

    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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    .NET Framework: Task Parallel Library Dataflow
    By Jeffrey Juday
    | Article Published 03/10/2011

    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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