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Microsoft to fix critical hole in IE
In a rare move, Microsoft on Friday said it would be releasing security updates on Tuesday -- outside of its monthly patch cycle -- for a critical vulnerability in Internet Explorer and a moderate vulnerability in Visual Studio. Read more »
Visual Studio 2010 can replay bugs
Microsoft has revealed plans for the next version of its development suite, Visual Studio 2010, to be able to record testing sessions so that developers can reproduce and closely examine software bugs. Read more »
Microsoft releases new Visual Studio and .NET
Microsoft has this week made its top development tool, Visual Studio 2008, available for download to its professional developer subscribers. Read more »
Eclipse to get wiki and CRM boost
New collaboration tools and members from the hosted CRM community await attendees at the Eclipse Foundation's annual conference. Read more »
Eclipse gets Crystal Reports support
Business intelligence software specialist Business Objects will make a preview version of its Crystal Reports software available for the open source Eclipse development environment before the end of the year. Read more »
Real Software moves on VB6 developers
Real Software has extended a software product giveaway designed to exploit Microsoft's decision to end free support for Visual Basic 6 (VB6). Read more »
Microsoft walks VB tightrope
Facing protests from legions of Visual Basic developers, Microsoft is not backing down. But it is taking steps to keep them on friendly terms. Read more »
OpenOffice developers clear Visual Studio licensing hurdle
A project to create a Swahili version of OpenOffice.org has found that Microsoft's licensing structure can hamper open source development. Read more »
Microsoft: Longhorn beta will arrive by June
Microsoft is on track to release the first full test version of the next major Windows release by the end of June according to a Microsoft executive. Read more »
Xamlon looks to beat Microsoft to the punch
Software engineer and entrepreneur Paul Colton thinks he can beat Microsoft by taking a page from its play book--literally. Read more »
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Control Windows services with VB.NET's ServiceController component
Whenever you need to start, stop, pause or pass parameters to a Windows service, Visual Studio .NET's ServiceController component makes it easy. Read more »
What is in your toolbelt?
As a DBA, you probably have several tools to help you in a bad spot. Have you heard of SQL Professional Toolbelt? It can be a handy addition to keep your SQL Server humming. Read more »
Microsoft details plans for Visual Studio and .NET
In the wake of the recent PDC and TechEd developer events, Microsoft has decided to put some of its key executives out on the road to explain the innovations that Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4.0 have in store. Read more »
How my memory of Ada code influences my current .NET code
The following is not a recommendation on how to perform this type of concurrent programming. This is more of a meditation on how my early programming experience has shaped the patterns that I use today. Read more »
Take advantage of code snippets in Visual Studio 2005
Visual Studio 2005 brings auto-complete for code snippets to C#, J#, and XML, as well as additional features for Visual Basic. Read more »
Microsoft attempts to streamline .NET development with Volta
In the ads for Visual Studio and for .NET, Microsoft promised to revolutionise and streamline daily development tasks. While .NET is a vast improvement over past Microsoft development platforms, it still requires a certain level of expertise. Microsoft continues its push to simplify Web development with Volta. Read more »
Keep an eye on file system changes with VB.NET's FileSystemWatcher
FileSystemWatcher is a component in Visual Studio .NET that allows you to respond to file system changes. It's very handy whenever you need to perform a certain action in response to a file being updated and in numerous other situations. Read more »
Learn how to use the DateTimePicker control in VB.NET
Visual Studio .NET's DateTimePicker control offers a convenient way for users to make a date/time selection. We demonstrate an example which uses the control. Read more »
Performing mathematical functions in VB.NET
To perform mathematical operations in VB.NET you can utilise the System.Math class. In this tip, we will look at a simple way of working with math-related functions in VB.NET. Read more »
Putting VB.NET's MonthCalendar control to use
Visual Studio .NET provides the MonthCalendar control, which allows you to select dates or a range of dates. The control is a convenient way to allow users to make a date selection. Read more »
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The missing LINQ
Coming out with the next version of Visual Studio and .NET, LINQ is a new feature that allows developers to iterate through data sources using an SQL-like syntax. Read more »
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Worth getting out of bed for!
-- There some mornings I don’t want to get out of bed... Read more »
Express Yourself!
-- Microsoft has released a community technology preview of the new Expression Web Designer, their new flagship Web development tool and competitor to Adobe’s Dreamweaver. Read more »
Mono a Mano
-- While the world has been heralding the release of Visual Studio.NET 2005, another project on the back-burner has been bubbling along. Read more »
The Team of One
-- Looking to implement Visual Studio.NET 2005 Team System? Before you get too far into training and implementing a new tool set, you might want to take a look at the development team itself. Read more »
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