.NET Framework - Explore the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.1
Learn all about the new capabilities of the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.1, including features such as improved debugging, ASP.NET App Suspension and async-aware debugging.
Windows with C++ - Write High-DPI Apps for Windows 8.1
Windows 8.1 brings new life to multi-monitor configurations and lets you develop applications that are per-monitor DPI-aware to give users the best possible resolution. However, few applications have achieved this yet, so Kenny Kerr shows you how.
WinJS on Windows 8.1 - Build More Efficient Windows Store Apps Using JavaScript: Performance
With Windows 8.1, Microsoft introduces to the WinJS library the scheduler and the predictable object lifetime model, allowing developers greater control over app performance. In this article, I describe some best practices for building an efficient app, using the WinJS APIs in both Windows 8.1 and Windows 8.
Cutting Edge - Content Negotiation and Web API for the ASP.NET MVC Developer
Dino Esposito discusses Web API from the perspective of the average ASP.NET MVC developer, focusing on the improved content negotiation functionality.
Aspect-Oriented Programming - Aspect-Oriented Programming with the RealProxy Class
Aspect-oriented programming lets you separate the code that’s not directly related to your layers—such as logging, validation or authentication—in different classes. Here, Bruno Sonnino shows how to use the RealProxy class to apply aspects to your code in an easy and flexible way.
Data Points - Data, Meet My Friend, F#
Julie Lerman explores functional languages and finds that they’re really good at working with sets of data.
Async Programming - Intercepting Asynchronous Methods Using Unity Interception
Learn several strategies for intercepting asynchronous methods, demonstrated using an example that logs the completion of asynchronous operations.
Windows Azure Insider - Windows Azure Service Bus and the Internet of Things
Learn how the Windows Azure Service Bus can help you meet the challenges of connecting to just about any device that comes along, no matter what hardware and software it relies on.
DirectX Factor - A 2D Portal into a 3D World
Did you know you can get your 3D feet wet in Direct2D, so a later plunge into Direct3D programming won’t be quite so shocking? Charles Petzold shows you some 3D features in Direct 2D that let you get started.
Don't Get Me Started - Jose, Can You C?
David Platt recounts the courageous story of a Cuban immigrant to America, and why the country should be anxiously courting more like him.
Editor's Note - Conference Calling
Microsoft will hold its Build conference for developers again in San Francisco, April 2-4. Michael Desmond expects developers will get a lot out of the show--even if they can't manage to get in.
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