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Partners frustrated by Microsoft launch delays

Insiders broadly welcome Microsoft's virtualisation push but voice some frustration at the fact some products are later than expected. Read more »

Developers get .NET source -- look but don't touch

Microsoft intends to release parts of the .NET 3.5 source code in the upcoming release of Visual Studio 2008. Read more »

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Visual Studio 2008 simplifies JavaScript debugging

One of the more cumbersome development tasks is debugging client-side JavaScript code. Tools such as Firebug are helpful, but in the case of Firebug, you're forced to use Firefox. Thankfully, Visual Studio 2008 provides a robust and developer-friendly environment for debugging JavaScript. Read more »

Case Study: Switching places from Lotus to .NET

For almost a decade, Sydney-based software developer Just OnePlace (J1P) had been a loyal devotee of the IBM/Lotus platform. But following the strategic review that commenced two years ago the company made a strategic switch to the rival Microsoft .NET camp. Read more »

Visual Studio 2008 offers developers more testing options

Unit testing has evolved from a fringe activity to an industry-accepted way to develop software. This change in attitude was aided by the introduction of numerous freely available testing frameworks. Read more »

Working with LINQ in Visual Studio 2008

We cover how the O/R Designer feature in Visual Studio 2008 that allows you to use LINQ to access SQL Server. Read more »

Initial impressions of Visual Studio 2008

Visual Studio 2008 was recently released to MSDN subscribers, and it's slated to be available to the general public soon. These recent developments spurred me to take a closer look at the latest version of Microsoft's flagship IDE. Read more »

Simplify report creation with .NET's various reporting options

Developers often cringe when they have to create reports, but there are numerous options available with .NET to simplify the process. Tony Patton offers you a look at .NET's various reporting options. Read more »

Inside Visual Studio 2005 Team System

Visual Studio Team System provides the tools a team needs for every collaborative development purpose. The downside is that Microsoft is once again going too far in deciding how we should do things. Will it work for your team? Read more »

Is LINQ the future of database development?

The LINQ (.NET Language Integrated Query) Project is a Microsoft initiative to standardise data access across not only data sources but also development. Will it revolutionise database development? Read more »

Open source vs open standards

Customers and government bodies should focus on products with open standards and realise the pitfalls of open source, argues Scott Petty, Dimension Data Australia COO. Read more »

PHP, ASP or ASP.NET?

Local tech commentator Daniel Winter looks beyond the hype and FUD slinging to show you where and when to use PHP, ASP and ASP.NET for your Web apps. Read more »

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