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Sample Code: Sudoku in VB .NET
Sudoku is a logic-based location puzzle game normally played using numbers. This is simply an introduction to some of the facets of VB .NET using the mathematics behind Sudoku.
An Orcas Preview: Go Inside the Next Version of VB
Visual Basic 9 (codename: Orcas) promises exciting new features to make developers' lives easier, especially in the areas of data access and management. Get a feature preview of a few standouts.
Test Driven Development from Scratch with NUnit 2.2.0, TestDriven.Net 1.0, and VB.NET
This is a very simple example to get TDD newbies started with NUnit 2.2.0 and Test Driven.Net 1.0 in VB.NET.
Discovering Visual Basic .NET: Using Functions and Arguments
A lot of functionality it already done for you. Learn how to use built-in functionality in Visual Basic .NET. with this installment of our Visual Basic .NET tutorials.
Writing Your Own GPS Applications: Part I
What is it that GPS applications need to be good enough to handle in-car navigation? Also, how does the process of interpreting GPS data actually work? This two-part series will cover both topics and give you the skills you need to write a commercial-grade GPS application that works with a majority of GPS devices in the industry today.
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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.

Services Made Easy
Discover how to easily create and add WIN32 Services in .NET. You’ll also discover the Topshelf toolkit.

Working with Configuration Files and Visual Basic
Learn how to store, modify, and retrieve information from a configuration file in Visual Basic.

Working with State Machines in the .NET Framework
Arun Karthick introduces you to the state machine model and shows you how to create a simple working state machine sample using the .NET framework in the C# language.