(Jagadish Chaterjee) This article shows you how to develop database independent applications using ASP.NET 2.0. I shall also show you how to develop a simple database independent data access layer using ADO.NET 2.0.

(Bob Gast) By deploying high availability (HA) technology, you can shrink disaster-induced system downtime to 20 minutes or less. You can also deliver uninterrupted system access while maintenance activities are being performed.

(Irina Medvinskaya) Working with strings is a very important functionality in most applications. Your ability to effectively use the existing .NET functionality is vital for building solid applications.

(Jonathan Geiger) Data profiling does not improve data quality directly. It provides a better understanding of the challenges you face in delivering information that meets business expectations. To improve data quality, you must act on the information.

(Jeff Cogswell) If you’re developing a standalone .NET application, more than likely you’ll need to provide your users with the ability to save and later load data. There are many ways to approach such a task. The wrong way to do it is to open a binary file and write the individual data strings and

(Tony Patton) Configuration files are an important aspect of .NET development. ASP.NET applications have web.config and other configuration files, while non-Web applications have app.config. Here’s a closer look at how ASP.NET 2.0 uses configuration files (specifically machine.config and web.config)

(Edmond Woychowsky) Connection strings — if any one aspect of application development was ever more fluffed over, I’ve never heard of if. Face it, the subject of connection strings is the twenty-first century equivalent of the “then a miracle occurs” puffy cloud in a flowchart. Unfortunately the on

(scott) Combining ASP.NET 2.0 and Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) will provide us with all the essential tools for building workflow-enabled web applications. Both ASP.NET and WF, however, are significant pieces of technology. Joining the two into a long-term relationship requires some careful thou

(Hannes du Preez) Because I’m a Visual Basic 6 veteran, I’ve always wanted to be able to write a proper Drawing Application. Without the use of the Windows API, Visual Basic 6’s graphics capabilities was a bit too limited for my taste. GDI+ came to my rescue. This article series will introduce you t

(Scott Lysle) This article describes a simple approach to displaying object property data within a data grid view control. The example includes a test application comprised of a simple data container class and a sample application used to bind and display object data within a data grid view control.