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Dynamically Launching A WinForm Via Object Factory
This article is focused on answering a simple yet not-so-easy to answer question “How do instantiate an object when the class I want to instantiate is... more

Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 is Here
Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 mark the next generation of developer tools from Microsoft. Be sure to download Beta 2 and let us know what yo... more

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Channel 9 Interview: SharePoint Feature and Package Designers in Visual Studio 2010
Thursday, Nov 19

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SF Bay.NET UG Tonight: Create a Custom Outlook Add-In using VSTO
Wednesday, Nov 18

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Channel 9 Interview: Importing SharePoint Solution Packages (WSP) into Visual Studio 2010
Wednesday, Nov 18

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Spot the Bug! – The Key to using Anonymous Types (Jonathan Aneja)
Monday, Nov 16

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Channel 9 Interview: Overview of SharePoint Development in Visual Studio 2010
Monday, Nov 16

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Silverlight: Building a Grid and StackPanel in Code
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Silverlight: No More Boxy UIs
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Silverlight: Images
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Visual Studio 2010 Product Highlights (Beta)
The key enhancements in Visual Studio 2010.
Friday, Nov 20

DynamicObject Class (Visual Studio 2010 Beta)
Specify dynamic behavior of your objects at run time.
Friday, Nov 13

ExpandoObject Class (Visual Studio 2010 Beta)
You can dynamically add and remove members of ExpandoObject at run time.
Friday, Nov 6

Covariance and Contravariance (Visual Studio 2010 Beta)
Variant generic interfaces and delegates allow for implicit conversion of generic type parameters.
Friday, Oct 30

What's New in Visual Basic 2010 Beta
This page lists the new and enhanced features available in Visual Basic 2010.
Friday, Oct 23

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