Developers are increasingly adopting service-oriented architecture (SOA) as a way of building distributed applications. For the uninitiated, designing and implementing service-oriented distributed apps can be intimidating. However, the Microsoft .NET Framework 4 makes it easier than ever to implement Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) services using Windows Workflow Foundation (WF).WCF workflow services provide a productive environment [...]
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Workflow Services: Visual Design of Workflows with WCF and WF 4
Posted by james on October 11, 2011
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.NET Exceptions: Make the Transition from Traditional Visual Basic Error Handling to the Object-Oriented Model in .NET
Posted by james on October 7, 2011
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Team System: Building a Visual Studio Team Explorer Extension
Posted by james on October 5, 2011
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The main user interface you use to interact with Team Foundation Server (TFS) is the Team Explorer client. Team Explorer provides a way to access and view information on one or more TFS servers. By default, Team Explorer provides access to TFS features like work items, SharePoint document libraries, reports, builds, and source control.Marcel’s development [...]
Basic Instincts: Generic Co- and Contravariance in Visual Basic 2010
Posted by james on September 25, 2011
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Visual Studio 2010 has a new feature called generic co- and contravariance that is available when working with generic interfaces and delegates. In versions that precede Visual Studio 2010 and the Microsoft .NET Framework 4, generics behave invariantly with respect to subtyping, so conversions between generic types with different type arguments aren’t allowed.For example, if [...]
C++: Write Faster Code with the Modern Language Features of Visual C++ 2005
Posted by james on September 24, 2011
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Write Faster Code with the Modern Language Features of Visual C++ 2005This article was based on a pre-release version of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, formerly code-named “Whidbey.” All information contained herein is subject to change.This article discusses: .NET C++/CLI syntaxInterop technologiesProfile Guided OptimizationMSIL optimizationOpenMP supportEnhanced buffer security checksThis article uses the following technologies: Visual C++ [...]
Bugslayer: Strengthening Visual Studio Unit Tests
Posted by james on September 23, 2011
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Strengthening Visual Studio Unit TestsCode download available at: Bugslayer0603.exe (169 KB) Browse the Code Online Visual Studio 2005 brought so many new features to the table that it can seem almost overwhelming. One of the most exciting additions is the new unit testing features found in the Test menu on the main menu bar. While [...]
Advanced Basics: Advanced Features in Visual Basic .NET and Testing for Scalability
Posted by james on September 16, 2011
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Editor’s Note: Scott Guthrie on Visual Studio 2010
Posted by james on September 7, 2011
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These are whirlwind days for Microsoft’s Scott Guthrie. A corporate ?vice president for the .NET developer platform, he oversees development of Visual Studio, the Microsoft .NET Framework, ASP.NET, Silverlight, CLR and more. Many of those products are in the “milestone” phase, with major new versions being released, or about to be released. That includes, of [...]
Visual Basic: Navigate The .NET Framework And Your Projects With The My Namespace
Posted by james on August 31, 2011
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Navigate The .NET Framework And Your Projects With The My NamespaceThis article discusses: Visual Basic in Visual Studio 2005My.Application, My.Computer, My.Forms, My.Resources, My.Settings, My.User, and My.WebServicesThis article uses the following technologies: Visual Basic 2005 and the .NET FrameworkCode download available at: VisualBasic2005.exe (145 KB) Browse the Code Online Iset out to write this article about [...]
XML Comments: Document Your Code in No Time At All with Macros in Visual Studio
Document Your Code in No Time At All with Macros in Visual StudioParts of this article are based on a prerelease version of Visual Studio 2005. Those sections are subject to change.This article discusses: Macros and the Visual Studio extensibility modelHow to document a constructor automaticallyDocumenting exceptions thrown from methods and properties automaticallyHow to automatically [...]