Vendors Roll Out Support for
VS.NET 2003
by Elise M. Peterson
VSLive! exhibitors capitalize on the excitement around the Visual Studio .NET 2003 announcements to show off their products that support the upcoming release.
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Everett, Whidbey Unleashed at VSLive!
by Brian Noyes
Demonstrations of the new features in Visual Studio .NET 2003 and first looks at future versions of VS.NET number among the highlights of Tuesday's VSLive! keynote, led by Microsoft senior VP Eric Rudder.
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Get the Inside Scoop on Yukon
Don't miss our collection of interviews with VSLive! speakers, including Microsoft's David Campbell. David gave a preview of the next major SQL Server release—code-named Yukon—in his keynote address on Thursday, February 13.
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.NET Compact Framework Tips
by Andy Wigley
Check out these quick tips on developing with the .NET Compact Framework. Figure out the Pocket PC file system, and find out where your app is running.
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5 Tips on Exception Handling, Remoting
by Richard Grimes
Learn to manage your objects' resources, handle event callbacks, and more.
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Get Smarter About Device Extensions
by Dan Fergus
Work around problems with the Pocket PC emulator and UI limitations in the .NET Compact Framework.
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Reduce Database Server Round-Trips
by Alex Keh
Batching Oracle SQL statements together can improve your app's performance by reducing the number of database server round-trips. Here's how.
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How to Handle WMI Data in .NET
by Ken Getz
What do you do when WMI properties don't correspond to .NET data types? How do you exclude a class member when serializing an object? Ken Getz has the answers.
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Get a Grip on the DataSet
by Jackie Goldstein
Here's some sound advice on two properties you can use to control how DataSet XML is written, as well as a tip on loading multiple tables into the DataSet.
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3 Tips for DataSets and Transactions
by Jimmy Nilsson
Find out why binary serialization of DataSets isn't effective, why sub-SELECTs aren't a valid trick for lowering the TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL, and more.
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It's Time for Language Divergence
by Patrick Meader
There is a place for both power and productivity in VS.NET, but they don't have to be espoused within the same language.
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Buy or Build?
by Jeff Hadfield
Today's wealth of quality components and tools makes building your own components increasingly impractical.
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VSM 2003 Readers Choice Awards
You picked them, now see who won. Check out the Visual Studio Magazine Readers Choice Award winners, for excellence in 23 development categories.
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Power of Ten Grand Prize Awarded
See who won the grand prize in the VSLive! Power of Ten Trivia Contest! The winner of a stay in Waikiki Beach was announced on Wednesday at Midnight Madness.
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Prizes, Music, VBTV at Midnight Madness
Attendees cut loose on Wednesday night to witness a lively Q&A and some irreverent demos, rock out to a Microsoft band, and more. One won a Tablet PC, and all got to see a VBTV premiere.
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