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Coming up for AIR
We report from Adobe’s San Francisco office where we attended a meeting with Kevin Lynch, Chief Software Architect at Adobe, and other reporters including Simon Bisson, Tim Anderson, Ian Murphy and Jack Schofield of the Guardian newspaper. more
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Coming up for AIR
We report from Adobe’s San Francisco office where we attended a meeting with Kevin Lynch, Chief Software Architect at Adobe, and other...
Inside Open XML
As Matt Nicholson explains, Open XML is not just a new file format for the latest version of Microsoft Office, but an open standard capable...
Opening the packageTim Anderson explains how the new Packaging API helps you work with Office Open XML documents.
Microsoft makes AJAX easier
Microsoft 'Atlas' aims to make AJAX development much easier for the Visual Studio developer, thanks to client-side Javascript code and AJAX-enabled...
Developing for Office 2007
The forthcoming 2007 Microsoft Office System offers many new opportunities for software developers. Matt Nicholson looks at the new user interface...
Wayne Smith on WinFX
Preview versions of a new set of designer tools, and of the WinFX runtime and the Visual Studio 2005 toolset, mean you can start developing...
Using WMI from managed codeWindows Management Instrumentation (WMI) is Microsoft's implementation of Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) and the Common Information...
Infragistics talk components
Matt Nicholson talks to director of engineering Steve Dadoly and marketing director Adam Jaffe about the Infragistics product range, the state...
What's New in .NET Framework 2.0
Visual Studio 2005 sees major enhancements to the IDE and the .NET languages, plus support for a new version 2.0 of the .NET Framework. Alex...
What's new in the .NET languagesWith .NET Framework 2.0, Microsoft has taken the opportunity to enhance both the VB.NET and the C# languages. Alex Homer explores generics,...
New data access features in .NET Framework 2.0
.NET Framework 2.0 sees changes in both relational and XML-based data access, and new classes supporting the new features to be found in SQL...
What's new in System.Xml 2.0Just as XML itself has evolved, so the XML related classes in .NET Framework 2.0 have changed. Alex Homer finds out what's different.
New features for web developers in ASP.NET 2.0ASP.NET 2.0 brings enhanced performance and many new features that make the web developer's life easier. Alex Homer takes you through what's...
Building Windows Forms in .NET Framework 2.0
For those building Windows Forms applications, .NET Framework 2.0 brings a range of new controls and ClickOnce deployment technology. Alex Homer...
Preparing for .NET
For developers, moving to .NET is not just a matter of learning a new language. Andy Thomson of QA explains the full ramifications of Microsoft?s...
The mystery of 0x80131040Using .NET objects from COM-based applications can generate the undocumented error 0x80131040. Mike Becker describes possible reasons for this...
The .NET Weather StationMike Becker demonstrates how the .NET Framework can be used to create a Web Service that interfaces with specialised weather station hardware.
Understanding the .NET Framework
What does Microsoft's .NET strategy mean for the software developer? Matt Nicholson explains.
Don Box on life after COM
Is COM dead? What is the future for C++? Is the Windows war with Java over? Matt Nicholson and Tim Anderson talk to Don Box about these and...
Managed Extensions for C++
Managed Extensions for C++ let you create .NET code with C++ and to re-use existing code with .NET. Richard Grimes explains how.
Integrating COM with .NET
How do you integrate your existing COM code into .NET? As Rob MacDonald demonstrates, it's all done through COM Interop wrappers.
Don Box on SOAP, XML and .NETDon Box is a co-author of the SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) specification and a member of the W3C Schemas working group, as well as co-founder...
Anders Hejlsberg on C# and .NETThe TechEd 2001 keynote was presented by programming pioneer Anders Hejlsberg. As well as being the chief designer of Microsoft?s C#, his résumé...
Close up on .NET
With .NET, Microsoft has redefined the developer's world. Charles Young of Pygmalion puts .NET in perspective.
Introducing ASP.NET
Dino Esposito demonstrates how ASP.NET transforms the seven deadly sins of ASP into seven heavenly virtues.
Introducing ADO.NET
Microsoft introduced a new model for accessing data with the .NET Framework. Rob Macdonald explains how ADO.NET works and how it differs from...
Bob Powell talks .NET
As director of engineering at Stingray, Bob Powell has been involved with Microsoft?s .NET initiative from its early days. Tim Anderson reports.
Using Attributes in COM+ and .NETAttributes are becoming increasingly important to anyone involved in Windows programming. Richard Grimes charts their history from COM through...
Introducing .NET
With its new strategy, Microsoft intends to transform the world of software development. Davide Marcato finds out what's behind the .NET Framework.
VBA inside
Why not build the power of Office 2000, or any of over a hundred off-the-shelf applications, into your program? Kay Ewbank sings the praises...
Understanding Open XML
Matt Nicholson introduces a range of articles covering the new Ecma Office Open XML standard, as supported by 2007 Microsoft Office system....
Choosing between C# and VB.NET
The .NET Framework supports a variety of programming languages, including Microsoft?s much heralded C#. Huw Collingbourne considers whether...
Introducing C#C# has been described as the native language of the .NET Framework. Julian Templeman finds out what it has to offer the Windows developer.
Open for business
The new file format introduced with the 2007 Microsoft Office System opens up many business opportunities. Matt Nicholson finds out who is doing...
Infuziasm
Matt Nicholson talks to on board info about how it is using Microsoft technologies to access digital diaries.
Going wireless in Barcelona
How do you put together a leading-edge application in just 60 days that?s got to work faultlessly in front of 7,400 developers? Matt Nicholson...
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