Learn how to provide a rich in-app search experience using the SearchBox control in Windows 8.1 applications.


Learn how to provide a rich in-app search experience using the SearchBox control in Windows 8.1 applications.

Hannes du Preez examines the different tools required to build a Windows Phone 8 application.
Is your knowledge of Visual Basic basic or advanced? Test your knowledge!
Hannes du Preez explains how to create a word search game with Visual Basic.NET.
The final installment of our Slot Game series shows you how to build in a way to win or lose. We will also add some effects for when a win takes place.
This installment of Creating a Video Slot game with VB.NET shows you how to determine whether or not three pictures form part of a winning line, how to enable the facility to enter an amount of credits, and how to track them during gameplay.
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.
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...
Hannes du Preez shows you how to create a video player and a Windows 8 Store application.

As a web developer you should be aware of a few security best practices while developing your ASP.NET web application. Arun Karthick lists his top 7 tips to help you keep your ASP.NET security intact.