Chapter 20: Advanced User Forms   23 Aug 2005 23:25 GMT
Learn to build a user form that allows a user to input data into the worksheet, plus an add-in that invokes a multi-step wizard that creates a chart based on selections made by a user.
Source: MSDN

Survey: Give us your Opinion on Deployment   23 Aug 2005 22:50 GMT
Microsoft is aware of the impact that runtime deployment has on the ability to develop applications and we're interested in hearing more about the needs of ISVs. If you are an ISV, this is your chance to be heard and make a difference.
Source: MSDN

Tackle Complex Data Binding with Windows Forms 2.0   23 Aug 2005 22:49 GMT
Two-way data binding can save you a ton of coding, as long as you can get the bound controls to behave the way you want them to.
Source: DevX

Keep Your Code Running with the Reliability Features of the .NET Framework   23 Aug 2005 22:31 GMT
In the context of writing managed code, reliability requires the capacity to execute a sequence of operations in a deterministic way, even under exceptional conditions. Stephen Toub explains.
Source: MSDN

Major Changes for Visual Web Developer 2005 and ASP.NET 2.0 from Whidbey Beta 2 to RTM   23 Aug 2005 18:42 GMT
Describes the changes to ASP.NET 2.0 between the Beta 2 and final releases.
Source: MSDN

Book Excerpt: .NET Framework Standard Library Annotated Reference, Volume 2   23 Aug 2005 03:48 GMT
Finally, you can find detailed information and examples for the entire .NET Framework in a single work. This sample chapter covers the System.Xml.XmlReader class from top to bottom (including both high-level information from the printed book and member-level information from the CD), and should give you a clear picture of the level of detail available in the complete book.
Source: DevX

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Service-Oriented Architecture   23 Aug 2005 00:00 GMT
Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) has gained widespread acceptance in the enterprise architecture space over the past five years. The constant pursuit of business logic reuse and application ROI seems to have come with little consideration for the hidden costs. This article will go into detail on what everyone in your company needs to know before planning to implement a SOA.
Source: AspAlliance

What Is Visual Studio   22 Aug 2005 23:50 GMT
What can you really do with Visual Studio? James Avery discusses some of the various applications you can build using Visual Studio, some of its most compelling development features, and what you need to know to get started writing quality applications in Visual Studio. James is the author of Visual Studio Hacks.
Source: O'Reilly

ISV Touchdown Briefings   22 Aug 2005 19:58 GMT
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 is almost here. We invite you to attend a free, ISV-specific, demo-driven event highlighting what has been added and what has changed. Learn more about the Common Programming Model, Schema API, and DataSet enhancements.
Source: MSDN

4Guys Newsletter Going to HTML Format   22 Aug 2005 00:00 GMT

When 4Guys was first founded back in September of 1998, I (Scott Mitchell) started sending out a daily newsletter, dubbed WebDaily. After about three months of writing seven newsletters per week I realized a more sane approach would be to write one newsletter per week, and thus was born the weekly 4Guys newsletter, WebWeekly. Since then I've been sending out a newsletter each week, which includes the full contents of one of the 4Guys articles published that week along with other, recommended articles from around the Web.

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