October 2004

Bootstrapper: Use the Visual Studio 2005 Bootstrapper to Kick-Start Your Installation

There are plenty of times when you need to get information on running processes, not the least of which is during performance tuning. Using the techniques in this article and special .NET classes you'll see how to get a process' ID, name, priority, number of threads, kernel handle, and memory consumption, as well as its user-mode, kernel-mode, and total elapsed running time and put them to use in a custom app called AssemblyBrowser. Sean Draine

.NET Internals: Examine Running Processes Using Both Managed and Unmanaged Code

There are plenty of times when you need to get information on running processes, not the least of which is during performance tuning. Using the techniques in this article and special .NET classes you'll see how to get a process' ID, name, priority, number of threads, kernel handle, and memory consumption, as well as its user-mode, kernel-mode, and total elapsed running time and put them to use in a custom app called AssemblyBrowser. Christophe Nasarre

ASP.NET 2.0: Speed Up Your Site with the Improved View State in ASP.NET 2.0

View state is a wonderful thing. It allows the ASP.NET developer to maintain state for server-side controls that are not form elements.Used judiciously, it can improve the user experience. But in the wrong hands, it can cause your pages to grind to a halt. The release of ASP.NET 2.0 will include a variety of improvements to view state that will make it easier to use and less likely to slow performance. Fritz Onion

Advanced Serialization: Format Your Way to Success with the .NET Framework Versions 1.1 and 2.0

While .NET offers adequate support for the simple serialization cases, issues arise when you're attempting to support delegates and subscribers, versioning, and class hierarchies. . In addition, the introduction of generics in The .NET Framework breaks new ground in the complexity of the serialization task and the power of serialization tools. This article discusses these issues and related pitfalls, suggests techniques and workarounds that address them, and recommends when and how to best use the new serialization abilities. Juval Lowy

BizTalk 2004: Automate Your Business Processes with Human Workflow Services and Visual Studio

BizTalk Server is an excellent platform for automating B2B and EAI workflows. Process-driven workflows send messages between machines and access data. Until now, such processes were very difficult to automate, but with the introduction of Human Workflow Services in BizTalk Server 2004, this class of workflow automation is a very real possibility. This article explains it all. Chris Whytock

Unit Testing: Mock Objects to the Rescue! Test Your .NET Code with NMock

The problem: unit testing libraries, especially data access components, that have a complex set of dependencies. The solution: providing a dynamic mock implementation of your data access classes. Here the author explains just how to make testing easier and more reliable using NMock. Mark Seemann

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