James Avery does it again with his popular list of developer tools. This time he covers the best Visual Studio add-ins available today that you can download for free.

James Avery

MSDN Magazine December 2005

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Here we introduce you to some of the concepts behind the new F# language, which combines elements of functional and object-oriented .NET languages. We then help you get started writing some simple programs.

Ted Neward

MSDN Magazine Launch 2008

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Jeff Prosise explains when it's better to use UpdatePanel and when it's better to use asynchronous calls to WebMethods or page methods instead.

Jeff Prosise

MSDN Magazine June 2007

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When incorporating the ASP.NET DataGrid control into your Web apps, common operations such as paging, sorting, editing, and deleting data require more effort than you might like to expend. But all that is about to change. The GridView control--the successor to the DataGrid-- extends the DataGrid's functionality it in a number of ways. First, it fully supports data source components and can automatically handle data operations, such as paging, sorting, and editing, as long as its bound data source object supports these capabilities. In addition, ...

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A Sidebar gadget is a powerful little too that's surprisingly easy to create. Get in on the fun with Donavon West.

Donavon West

MSDN Magazine August 2007

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