(Daniel Cazzulino) Microsoft targets .NET as a platform extremely well suited for component development. Behind this assertion is a brand-new architecture that really turns it into much more than a marketing hype. Microsoft shows that it has learned a lot from its previous component-oriented arc

(Alex Homer) The Microsoft .NET Framework and Common Language Runtime (CLR) model that was released only a couple of years ago dramatically changed the way in which we develop applications of all kinds for the Microsoft Windows operating system. Now, as version 2.0 approaches release, developers can

(Renai LeMay) The next version of Microsoft’s Internet Information Services Web server (IIS7) will integrate the ASP.NET development technologies and turn many core features into optional modules.

(Scott Forsyth) One of the first things many people try with ASP.NET V2.0 (currently in Beta 2) and with the starter kits is to create a new user. Creating a new user will be common in ASP.NET version 2.0, whether it is the CreateUserWizard, a starter kit form or using the Membership namespace from

(Tony Marston) In my long career as a software engineer I have encountered many different sets of development standards. Each organisation tends to have its own set, although I have come across some which have been copied by more than one organisation. I have even worked in companies where diffe

(Tahir Malik) With the introduction of .NET XML Web Services, it’s become easier to deliver iSeries data into Excel. In my last article, I explained how to retrieve data from the iSeries using .NET XML Web Services. Now, let’s go a step further.

(Dan Mabbutt) What are called, ADT’s or Abstract Data Types have been evolving for years starting with Collections in VB and Dictionary Objects in VBScript. VB .NET’s Hashtable object is now the state of the art. Part One of this series discusses Arrays, the Collection object and the Dictionary obje

(Paul Krill) Microsoft has confirmed that it is having compatability problems with the upcoming .Net Framework 2.0, but says the problem will not delay the release of the Visual Studio 2005 toolset planned for later this year.

(G.Gnana Arun Ganesh) Using the .NET Framework, Microsoft Visual Basic developers can build robust applications that were very difficult to write in previous versions of Visual Basic. This article will discuss the the powerful features of the Visual Basic.NET and it`s Data types.

(Paul Ballard) In this article we’re going to discuss five common mistakes that enterprises make when developing web services. It’s important to note that these aren’t logic or syntax mistakes. There are no compiler errors to tell you that something is wrong and no exceptions will be thrown, at leas