Using Microsoft Visual Studio 
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06.17.2009
Silverlight 3 Made Easy with Expression Blend
When developing Silverlight applications in Visual Studio, writing XAML by hand is error prone and somewhat difficult. That's where Expression Blend comes in to make the task significantly easier.
11.12.2008
What features will Visual Studio 2010 have?
At its Microsoft TechEd EMEA 2008 Developers conference, the software giant introduces a series of new features coming in Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0, including support for Windows 7. Microsoft also announced a new price promotion for Visual Studio 2008 to give developers access to Microsoft’s flagship tools solution at a reduced price in the struggling economy. In addition, Microsoft announced the release of its Security Development Lifecycle offerings.
02.20.2008
Microsoft Gives Software to Students
With a tools
giveaway, Microsoft seeds the market for future developers - trying to
hook them while they are young, before they become entrenched in Java
or open-source tools.
01.30.2008
Microsoft Widens Availability of Visual Studio 2008
Microsoft claims Visual Studio 2008, code-named
Orcas, contains more than 250 new features and delivers significant
enhancements in every edition.
01.23.2008
Using a Custom Ribbon in Your .NET Applications
Using the Ribbon interface to create your own task-oriented applications is a big win for everyone and lowers the support costs of the resulting application.
01.09.2008
Office Developer Conference (ODC 2008) Coming in February
The Office Developer Conference (ODC 2008) runs from February 10-13, 2008.
01.09.2008
VB 2008 IDE test results are in
First tests show that VB 2008’s IDE is much faster than previous versions.
12.31.2007
Microsoft releases CTP1 of Microsoft Sync Framework
Microsoft has released a refresh CTP of the Sync framework, a platform for enabling collaboration and offline scenarios for applications, services and devices.
12.31.2007
Latest Community Preview of SQL 2008 Available
The newest CTP of the next version of SQL Server (SQL Server 2008) is now available. This download includes many new features of SQL Server, allowing you to get an early start on development for the final release.
12.05.2007
Exploring Lambda Expressions
Paul Kimmel continues his exploration of Lambda Expressions. Understanding Lambda Expressions are important to LINQ and other new technologies.
11.30.2007
Microsoft Takes C# to Second Life
Microsoft plans to hold a C# developer day on the Second Life virtual platform.
11.26.2007
Notebook Shipments Poised to Overtake Desktops
Laptop sales preeminence will affect the way computing is viewed in consumer and commercial markets, analysts say.
11.21.2007
Programming with Generic Delegates and Lambda Expressions
Paul Kimmel shows you how to use generic delegates in C#.
11.19.2007
Microsoft Pays Visual Studio 'Debt'
Microsoft knuckles down on quality and focuses on features to deliver Visual Studio 2008 on time.
11.19.2007
Visual Studio 2008 Ships
Code-named Orcas, Visual Studio 2008 contains more than 250 new features and significant enhancements to enable developers of all levels.
11.17.2007
Visual Studio 2008 Is Imminent
Microsoft will ship its latest developer tool set as soon as Nov. 19 and by the end of November at the latest.
11.05.2007
Microsoft to Give Partners More Access to Orcas IDE Code
Microsoft commits to the delivery date for Visual Studio 2008 and changes licensing to empower partners.
11.05.2007
Microsoft Puts the 'F' in Functional
Microsoft targets functional programming as a next big thing in software development.
11.02.2007
Microsoft Formalizes Enterprise Partner Planning
The software giant has put together a three-part approach to create a stable environment for its enterprise partners.
10.24.2007
Review: Beautiful Code: Leading Programmers Explain How They Think
Let's face it, most software code is rather mundane, and some is abominable, but every once in a while we come across (or create) code that is a thing of beauty. Lynn Greiner reviews "Beautiful Code", a book that talks about how to create... b
