Visual Studio 11: C++ IntelliSense Code Snippets
One of the new features of Visual Studio 11 is inserting C++ code snippets at a specified insertion point or around a selected block. Visual Studio 11 comes with a set of C++ code snippets but we can create and use our own, as well. Read on to learn more...
Working with Concurrent Collections in .NET Framework 4.0
Concurrent collections in .NET Framework 4.0 allow developers to create type safe collections as well as thread safe collections. These collection classes form an essential part of the parallel programming feature and are available under the namespace System.Collections.Concurrent. V. N. S. Arun examines the different concurrent collections.
Using Areas in ASP.NET MVC Application
A large application often consists of functionally independent modules, which can make organizing the various models, views and controllers tedious. Bipih Joshi shows you how to split your application in what is known as Areas and how Areas are used in an ASP.NET MVC application.
[Updated] A Spring Conference on Microsoft Technologies
MIX is gone, so where can you find out up-and-coming Microsoft developer information in the Spring? Where can you hear about Visual Studio 11's beta launch?
How to Create Charts & Graphs in Your Windows Phone Application
Windows Phone (including Mango) doesn't come with built-in support for rich data visualization. Using a free download, Vipul Patel shows you how to get charts working on your Windows Phone application.
What You Need to Know When Selecting a Grid
One of the most common misconceptions is the notion that a grid is a grid. In reality, there are several different types of grids and choosing the right one for your needs can help save substantial time and effort. Choosing the wrong grid can result in tremendous effort to make it work the way you need, which is quite frustrating. Daniel Jebaraj looks at the different types of grids and the ways in which they are typically used.
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MFC Integration with the Windows Transactional File System (TxF)
The Transactional File System (TxF), which allows access to an NTFS file system to be conducted in a transacted manner through extensions to the Windows SDK API. MFC 10, has been extended to support TxF and related technologies. This support allows existing MFC applications to be easily extended to support kernel transactions.
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.NET Framework: Collections and Generics
The original release of the .NET Framework included collections as .NET was introduced to the Microsoft programming world. The .NET Framework 2.0 introduced generics to complement the System.Collections namespace and provide a more efficient and well performing option. Read on to learn more...
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Input and Output with VB.NET 2010
The .NET runtime has everything you need to format your output and handle special characters. Both Visual Basic 2010 Express edition and Visual Studio 2010 help you with Intellisense if you can't remember the syntax. This article explores simple console input and output and shows you how to get it done.
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Building Task Based WCF Services with Task Parallel Library
Tasks and the Task Parallel Library (TPL) will soon be entering the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) vernacular. WCF 4.5 will include Task based options, however, a WCF developer needn't wait for .NET 4.5 to leverage TPL. Jeffrey Juday shows you how to build a TPL Task based WCF Service with WCF 4.0.
Gartner predicts that by 2013, "Cloud computing will grow to 20% or more of the total IT budget. As a developer, where do your Cloud skills current stand? Have you built your first application yet? Have you even taken thirty...
Today it arrives. It is the next milestone for the next Windows operating system as well as the next version of the Microsoft tools and web platform to help you get more out of your development efforts. With Visual Studio...
A Windows 8 Developer Preview was released several months ago and an updated preview is due to be released any time (word on the street is end of February). When you look at Windows 8, and you consider statistics such...
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