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    Basic Concepts for Working with LINQ

    Check out this introduction to LINQ, a .NET 3.5 feature that allows you to handle different types of data from in-memory data structures (like generic lists and arrays) to datasets to databases to XML documents using a query language that's integrated into Visual Basic.

    A Tour of WPF in Visual Studio 2008

    Take a look at the various features of Visual Studio for working with WPF.

    [Updated] Flags Enumerations

    The documentation on Microsoft's flags enumerations is rather sketchy at best, but offers a more ideal solution for a great many problems. The problem is, with such little documentation it can be very time consuming to figure out how to use them correctly. Here is a small walkthrough explaining a relatively simple means of interacting with them through use of the bitwise OR operator.

    Report Solution Patterns and Recipes: Greenbar Reports

    A solution recipe to mimic reports printed on greenbar paper.

    Building Websites with VB.NET and DotNetNuke 3.0

    Learn to use VB.NET and DotNetNuke 3.0 to create a custom portal for a Web page.

    Reading From Databases

    Learn some time-saving tricks to use ASP.NET to read information from a database to your Web site.

    Building Visual Basic .NET Windows Applications

    Learn about the .NET version of a form, which has many new features.

    The Art of Game Programming

    The Art of Game Programming

    The Elements of Game Programming

    The Elements of Game Programming