MSDN Flash - Volume 14, Number 8: April 12, 2010
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Download the Visual Studio 2010 Trial Today
Visual Studio 2010 is here! Get multiple monitor support; new support for SharePoint development, including numerous templates; enhanced multi-targeting support allowing developers to target multiple versions of the .NET Framework; and experience how Visual Studio 2010 simplifies building standards-based Web applications with improved AJAX frameworks, core IntelliSense support for JavaScript, and jQuery.
Attend a Visual Studio 2010 Launch Event
In celebration of the Visual Studio 2010 launch, we have lots of events for you to attend, both virtually and in person. Make sure not to miss the 2010 launch events across the U.S., and the .NET Rocks tour is sure to be a blast. If you prefer to stay online, you can watch the launch on demand. We thank our 5 global sponsors for the Visual Studio 2010 launch: ComponentOne, DevExpress, JetBrains, Sogeti, and Telerik.
Better Coding with Visual Studio 2010
From functional IDE improvements to better support for parallel programming, Visual Studio 2010 comes with a host of new features to help meet the needs of today's demanding, ever-changing development environment. We provide an overview of the more important ones and practical advice on how to use them.
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UML or DSL: Which Bear Is Best?
This article explores the pros and cons of both UML and DSL, and shows that they can eventually be combined.
Exploring New C++ and MFC Features in Visual Studio 2010
Visual Studio 2010 offers huge benefits for C++ developers, from new C++0x features to MSBuild integration to a revived MFC Application Wizard. Join us for a tour of these new Visual C++ features.
Developing and Deploying Windows Azure Apps in Visual Studio 2010
You'll find direct support for building Windows Azure applications in Visual Studio 2010 and Visual Web Developer 2010 Express. We'll walk you through using Visual Studio 2010 for the entire Windows Azure application development lifecycle.
ASP.NET 4 and Visual Studio 2010 Released
We are excited to announce that ASP.NET 4 and Visual Studio 2010 are now available. ASP.NET 4 and Visual Studio 2010 include lots of new features and improvements that enable you to easily build, deploy and manage great Web sites and applications.
Modeling in an Agile Context
This article illustrates how to help the architecture emerge as a consequence of an agile process, instead of a big design up front.
Download the Latest Public Update of the Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle (SDL)
The Microsoft SDL process guidance version 5.0 is now available to the public, with added security requirements and recommendations for secure software development at Microsoft. It includes SDL guidance for Waterfall and Spiral development, Agile development, Web applications, and line of business applications.
Ignite Your Coding
Every Thursday at 11:00 A.M. Pacific Time, Ignite Your Coding is a webcast series designed to support developers in managing change. Industry experts, including Scott Hanselman, Jeff Atwood, and Robert C. Martin, will be here to share all sorts of things. Then it will be your turn to ask these experts. Register now.
What's New in Visual Basic 2010
Learn about what's new in VB10 straight from a program manager on Microsoft's Visual Basic team. Jonathan Aneja demonstrates time-saving features that help developers get more done with fewer lines of code.
An Introduction to Functional Programming for .NET Developers
F# has clean syntax, powerful multi-threading capabilities, and fluid interoperability with other Microsoft .NET Framework languages. We'll give you an introduction to functional programming concepts and how they're implemented in F#.
Entity Framework 4.0 and WCF Data Services 4.0 in Visual Studio 2010
Elisa Flasko takes you through a sample weblog application to demonstrate how new improvements in Entity Framework and WCF Data Services work together to simplify the way data is modeled, consumed and produced in Visual Studio 2010.
Debugging Applications with IntelliTrace
Justin Marks shows how to use the IntelliTrace feature coming with Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate, which gives developers powerful new debugging tools to "turn up the dial" and collect the complete execution history of an application, get deeper levels of information, and quickly find bugs.
Feature Builder Power Tool Preview
A Power Tool for Visual Studio 2010 which helps you easily create rich Visual Studio extensions.
Windows Phone 7 in 7 Series
Get to know Windows Phone 7, seven minutes at a time! In this series of short, code-focused, on-demand videos you'll learn how to build applications for Microsoft's revolutionary new mobile platform, Windows Phone 7 Series. Each video is under seven minutes long, so you can learn something new over your next coffee break.