Visual Basic Featured MVPs

Jeff Certain
Jeff is a software architect at Colorado CustomWare, a Fort Collins, CO company specializing in CAMA software. Coming from a hardware engineering background, he is particularly interested in code optimization and multi-threading of applications. He is also very interested in speech recognition, especially now that the System.Speech namespace has been released as part of WPF. more...

Rob submitted the article "Scaling ADO.NET DataTables". Find out how you can submit an article.

Maurice de Beijer
Maurice de Beijer is an independent software consultant specializing in Workflow Foundation and .NET in general. He has been awarded the yearly Microsoft Most Valuable Professional award since 2005. Besides developing software Maurice also runs the Visual Basic section of the Software Developer Network, the largest Dutch .NET user group. More...

Maurice submitted the articles "Workflow Foundation 101," "The Power of Custom Workflow Activities (Part 1)," and "The Power of Custom Workflow Activities (Part 2)." Find out how you can submit an article.

Alessandro Del Sole
I'm from Italy and I enjoy writing community articles about Visual Basic and .NET development. I also write programming books and developer tools. You can find me around the Italian "Visual Basic Tips & Tricks" Community forums. More...

Alessandro submitted the article "Creating a Text-to-speech add-in for Microsoft Word 2007 with Visual Studio 2008." Find out how you can submit an article.

Jim Duffy
Jim Duffy is the president of TakeNote Technologies. TakeNote, a Developer's Choice Award winner for hands-on training, specializes in VB.NET / ASP.NET training and creating business solutions with Microsoft enterprise technologies. Jim is a DotNetNuke Platinum Benefactor and has presented DotNetNuke topics at user group meetings, as well as a number of regional & international developer conferences. Jim is a popular speaker due to his knowledge, humor, and quick-witted approach. more...

Jim submitted the article "Sending Emails in .NET with the System.Net.Mail Namespace". Find out how you can submit an article.

Rod Paddock
Rod is owner of Dash Point Software, Inc. and co-owner of Red Matrix Technologies. Rod has been a long time software developer helping companies implement software based solutions in their companies. Rod has worked for such companies as First Premier Bank, Six Flags, Microsoft, Intel, System Improvements, and many others. more...

Rob submitted the articles "Spelunking the DOM with Silverlight 1.1 - Part 1 and Part 2" and "Creating Visual Studio Add-Ins". Find out how you can submit an article.

Rob Windsor
Rob Windsor is a Senior Consultant and the Director of Training with ObjectSharp Consulting - a Microsoft Gold Partner based in Toronto, Canada. Rob focuses on the architecture, design and development of custom business applications using leading edge Microsoft technologies. In addition Rob is a top rated instructor - authoring and teaching courses on .NET development, SharePoint and software architecture. As a member of the MSDN Canada Speakers Bureau, Rob has had a chance to present at conferences, code camps, and user group meetings in Toronto and across North America. more...

Rob submitted the article "Getting Started with Windows Communication Foundation". Find out how you can submit an article.