I'll show you how to put these practical, business-oriented features to use in a real-word scenario. This article's sample is an n-tier business application with a couple of related business objects ...

Code First is a new development approach in the Entity Framework stack that can simplify the understanding and maintenance of your domain model. In the middle of 2008, Microsoft published the first ...

Transforming a dataset into one with fewer columns is more complicated than it might seem, explains Dr. James McCaffrey of Microsoft Research in this full-code, step-by-step machine learning tutorial.

Technology Toolbox: VB .NET, C#, SQL Server 2005, other Check out the XMLA specification at www.xmla.org. Supply-chain applications must often deal in durations: How long does it take to move a ...

This month I'm writing about an issue I've found myself helping people with frequently of late: problems with related classes defined in Code First and then, in most cases, used in the ...

Microsoft finally shipped v1.0 of its Azure Quantum Development Kit (QDK) after last year changing directions and using the Rust programming language for a re-write. It's been a long road, as the kit ...

Visual Basic 2008 (aka VB9) introduces a host of new features, including extension methods, Language Integrated Query (LINQ), anonymous types, and lambda expressions, to name just a few. I've covered ...

Leveraging new accessibility functionality, a new voice command feature in Visual Studio Code lets devs initiate a session with GithHub Copilot Chat simply by saying "Hey Code." The GitHub Copilot ...

Dr. James McCaffrey of Microsoft Research presents a full-code, step-by-step tutorial on an implementation of the technique that emphasizes simplicity and ease-of-modification over robustness and ...

Today's users are more demanding—they expect to find Microsoft Office application features, such as popup-style windows, irregularly shaped forms, and collapsible and dockable controls, in a robust ...

Microsoft's' string of productivity improvements in Visual Studio 2022 over the past year have continued in v17.9 Preview 3, shipped last week. That preview enhances search functionality, specifically ...

Microsoft's dev team for Java on Azure tooling announced support for the Azure OpenAI Service and associated Playground, enabling new AI-based scenarios based on advanced tech from Microsoft partner ...