From the header declaration, this macro opens up the .cpp file and creates the skeleton so you can begin to add the implementation. This makes adding functions a breeze, so now there really is no excuse for having horribly unfactored code.

A TraceListener For Tests

by Paulo Morgado

A TraceListener For Tests

AngelCode bitmap Font Parsing Using C#

by Richard James Moss

AngelCode bitmap font parsing using C#

ASP.NET 4.0 New Features

by Dinesh K Mandal

ASP.NET 4.0 new features

ASP.NET GridView Client Side Validation

by Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ)

We will explore the technique in jQuery to validate the ASP.NET GridView.

ASP.NET MVC and jQuery Part 4 – Advanced Model Binding

by TheyCallMeMrJames

The 4th post in a series on jQuery and ASP.NET MVC 2 in Visual Studio 2010. In this article, I'm going to look at three more complex examples of real-world model binding and where jQuery might fit in the mix.

ASP.NET MVC: Add HTML5 Microdata to Your Applications using Metadata Providers

by Rui Jarimba

You can use Metadata Providers to add microdata to your ASP.NET MVC applications.

ASP.NET Repeater with jQuery Dialog Popup

by Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ)

This blog will take you through the steps to create an ASP.NET Repeater and show the details of a particular row on jQuery Dialog popup.

ASP.NET Repeater with jQuery Dialog Popup : Reading Data from a WebMethod

by Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ)

This blog will take you through the steps to call a simple WebMethod to get the details of one record shown on a Repeater and show the retrieved details on jQuery Dialog popup.

ASP.NET Repeater with jQuery Slider

by Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ)

In this blog, we will learn how to integrate one jQuery Slider Plugin with the ASP.NET Repeater Control.

ASP.NET Web Services Dependency Injection using Unity

by Rui Jarimba

Web Services Dependency Injection using Unity

ASP.NET Website Project – External Assembly References

by Mohit1110

In this blog, we would learn how an ASP.NET Website project keeps the references maintained as Website project does not have any Project file to maintain the same.

Best Practice Front-end Architecture using Microsoft ASP.NET MVC and Rivets.js

by Ben Liebert

Best practice front-end architecture using Microsoft ASP.NET MVC and Rivet.js

Best Practice Front-end Architecture Using Microsoft ASP.NET MVC and Rivets.js

by Ben Liebert

Best practice front-end architecture using Microsoft ASP.NET MVC and Rivets.js

Bind DropDownList from DataTable using AJAX WebMethod

by Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ)

We will see one example of how to bind one DropDownList using jQuery Ajax and C# WebMethod.

Bitwise – Something You Learned During College Time

by Cruz Boon

Let’s say, we have a survey requirement. See how we can store multiple selections in a field by using bitwise.

Building a Sudoku Solver in F#

by Cyborgx37

A simple F# application that solves Sudoku puzzles. Links to helpful resources are also provided.

Bulk Insert in .NET Applications: Part 1

by Rui Jarimba

This is the first of a two part series about how to perform bulk inserts in your .NET applications, using a SQL Server database.

C# & SQLite – Storing Images

by kribo

This post aims to demostrate how to load images into a SQLite database and retrieve them for viewing.

Cascading DropDownList on GridView

by Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ)

How to get the current Row of GridView inside the SelectedIndexChanged Event of a DropDownList present on the GridView itself and then find the other DropDownList and bind that

Change Background Color of Ajax HtmlEditorExtender using ColorPickerExtender

by Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ)

In this blog, we will learn to change the Background Color of Ajax HtmlEditorExtender using ColorPickerExtender.

Client Side Model Binding with ASP.NET MVC 3 and KnockoutJs

by Neeraj Kaushik1980

Client side Model binding with ASP.NET MVC 3 and KnockoutJs

Compare Two DLL Files Programmatically Using Hash

by Vasil Trifonov

Compare two DLL files programmatically using hash

Create Parallel Task in State Machine Workflow in SharePoint 2010

by Rohit Shrivastava

Create Parallel Task in State Machine Workflow in SharePoint 2010

Cryptography: Asymmetric Encryption by Using Asymmetric Algorithm Classes

by RaviRanjanKr

This blog will enable you to understand the basic of Cryptography with Asymmetric Encryption Algorithm Classes.

CSS Syntax Highlighting in the DigitalRune Text Editor Control

by Richard James Moss

An article on how to apply CSS formatting rules to the DigitialRune Text Editor control.

Customizing Visual Studio Extension Icon in Visual Studio 2010

by Abhijit Jana

How to customize /change the default Visual Studio extension icon and provide your own icon over there.

Database Driven Unit Testing Using VSTS

by Mahmudul Haque Azad

Database driven unit testing using VSTS

DataGridView – Stacked Header

by Deepak-VS

DataGridView – Stacked Header

Debugging 64 bit application using IntelliTrace – Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 Beta

by Abhijit Jana

Debugging 64 bit application using IntelliTrace – Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 Beta

Default Browser Switcher Extension for Visual Studio 2010 - Improve Productivity

by Kunal Chowdhury «IN»

How to install and use the Default Browser Switcher Extension for Visual Studio 2010

Do you know how to maintain your Google ranking while moving to a new site structure?

by Martin Hinshelwood

From time to time your website structure may change. When this happens you do not want to have to start from scratch with your Google rankings, so you need to map all of your Old URLs to new ones.

Dynamic Two Way Real Time Map – Using SignalR and Google Maps

by SleepyCrat

An example of two way communication between a web application and its connected users

Enabling Shell Styles for the ListView and TreeView Controls in C#

by Richard James Moss

Enabling shell styles for the ListView and TreeView controls in C#

Extending C# ListView with Collapsible Groups (Part II)

by John Atten

Continued examination of C# ListView subclass with collapsible groups.

Getting Console Output Within A Unit Test

by Vasil Trifonov

Getting console output within a unit test

Hands on Lab for Key Features Used in Silverlight/WPF Projects

by ManojKumar19

Hands on Lab for MVVM, Value Converter, XAML Binding, Delegate Command pattern, INotifyPropertyChange, Lambda Expression, LINQ etc. in Silverlight/WPF project

Hosting WCF Service in WAS Simplified

by Imran Abdul Ghani

Hosting WCF service in WAS simplified

How can you add "Select All" behaviour for all TextBoxes in your WPF application?

by Kunal Chowdhury «IN»

Add "Select All" behaviour for all TextBoxes in your WPF application

How to Choose between IDisposable, IComponent, Component, MarshalByValueComponent and Control while Implementing a Class

by atverma

Criteria behind choosing IDisposable, IComponent, Component, MarshalByValueComponent and base Control classes(System.Windows.Form.Control and System.Web.UI.Control) while implementing a Class

How to Configure Local Nuget Repository

by Vasil Trifonov

How to configure a local Nuget repository

How to Set Up SharePoint 2010 Load Testing with VS2010 Ultimate Edition - Part I

by Eric Xue (brokensnow)

Set up SharePoint 2010 Load Testing with VS2010 Ultimate Edition - Part I

How to test a class member that is not public using Visual Studio 2010

by atverma

How to test a class member that is not public using Visual Studio 2010

How to unit test SQL Server 2008 database using Visual Studio 2010

by atverma

In this article I’ll discuss about unit testing SQL Server 2008 Database project using Visual Studio 2010.

How to Unit Test SQL Server 2008 Database Using Visual Studio 2010 – Part 2

by atverma

In this article I will explore the important features that can be configured to build comprehensive database unit tests.

How to unit test SQL Server 2008 database using Visual Studio 2010 – Part 3

by atverma

This is the last article of the series “How to unit test SQL Server 2008 database using Visual Studio 2010”.

How To: Initialize a Game on Android with XPG

by XPG Live

How to initialize a game on Android with XPG

How To: Initialize a Game on iOS (iPhone/iPad) with XPG

by XPG Live

How to initialize a game on iOS (iPhone/iPad) with XPG

How To: Initialize a Game on Windows Phone with XPG

by XPG Live

Initialize a game on Windows Phone with XPG

How To: Use leaderboards on Windows Phone with XPG

by XPG Live

Use leaderboards on Windows Phone with XPG

Image Handling In ASP.NET

by raju melveetilpurayil

Explaining how to store,display, create thumbnails and add watermark on image

Implement Search Screen using knockoutjs, jQuery, and ASP.NET MVC3

by Neeraj Kaushik1980

This article demonstrates implementation of knockoutjs observable viewmodel with jquery and ASP.NET MVC 3 and how to bind viewmodel with HTML controls.

Improving LINQ Code Reusability: Select Method

by Rui Jarimba

A simple approach that will allow you to reuse the code used in the Select method

INotifyPropertyChanging and INotifyPropertyChanged in Real Life using Expression Trees

by atverma

INotifyPropertyChanging and INotifyPropertyChanged in Real Life using Expression Trees

Interactive ToolTip using Visual Studio 2010 Productivity Power Tool

by Kunal Chowdhury «IN»

In this post, I will show you one nice extension behavior named “Interactive Tooltip”, which will make your development life easier.

Introduction to HTML5 Development using VS 2010, HTML5, jQuery Mobile and ASP.NET MVC 4

by kishore Gaddam

This is an introduction to HTML5 development using VS2010, HTML5, jQuery Mobile and ASP.NET MVC 4

Justin‘s VSTO Knowledge Base: 01, First VSTO Application

by izualx

Justin‘s VSTO Knowledge Base: 01, First VSTO Application

by izualx

First, let me introduce my development enviroment. I’m using Visual Studio 2010 with Office 2010 and all my VSTO applications are basing on VSTO 4.0 and .Net Framework 4.0. All my demo code is basing on them and if you are using VS 2008, you can port these code to VS2008 very easily.

Lambda Expression in C# 3.0

by Shakeel Iqbal

Lambda Expression is one of the best features of C# 3.0

Leveraging Visual Studio JavaScript IntelliSense. Part 1

by Alexander Turlov

This article aims to provide with a quick reference the most useful features of the JavaScript IntelliSense to help make it an every-day tool for JavaScript developers.

Load Test Using Visual Studio 2010

by PratapReddyP

How to perform a Load Test using Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate.

Log Elmah errors in Team Foundation Server

by Martin Hinshelwood

I am not sure if this is a good idea, but I was bored one day and decided to add a TFS Error Log provider for Elmah. There are 2 ways you can do this.

Log4net: Log to a JavaScript Console

by Steve Wellens

While lurking and skulking in the shadows of various technical .Net sites, I've noticed many developers discussing log4net in their blogs and posts; log4net is an extremely popular tool for logging .Net Applications. So, I decided to try it out.

MVVMLight Using Two Views

by Barry Lapthorn

How to create an MVVM application using MVVM Light with multiple views in one window

New Features of IntelliTrace Debugging in Visual Studio 2010 – Service Pack 1 Beta

by Abhijit Jana

New Features of IntelliTrace Debugging in Visual Studio 2010 – Service Pack 1 Beta

NuGet: How to Install a Package in 19 Easy Steps

by Ivan Krivyakov

How to install a NuGet package in 19 easy steps

Parallelizing C++ Boost Unit Test Cases

by Naveen

An improvisation to boost unit test frame work that will let you run unit test cases in parallel.

Programming Windows Phone 7 – Hello World

by Sarath C

A simple Windows Phone 7 application

Remote debugging with Visual Studio 2010

by Sebastian Solnica

Remote debugging with Visual Studio 2010

Resolve MSB4064: The "Retries" parameter is not supported by the "Copy" task – Team Build

by ozkary

Resolve MSB4064

Securing WCF Service with Self Signed Certificates Programmatically

by Vasil Trifonov

Securing a WCF Service with self signed certificates programmatically

Serialization 101 - Part I: Binary Serialization

by MBigglesworth79

A good primer for getting into serialization

Set Content inside AJAX HTMLEditor and EditorExtender using JavaScript

by Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ)

If you want to set text inside AJAX HTMLEditor or HTMLEditorExtender, then this is the right place. Enjoy the tip.

Share Nuget Packages Between Solutions: Part 1

by Vasil Trifonov

How to share Nuget packages between solutions

Share Nuget Packages Between Solutions: Part 2

by Vasil Trifonov

Share Nuget packages between solutions

Silverlight 5 Release Candidate is now Available - Download Silverlight 5 RC

by Kunal Chowdhury «IN»

Silverlight 5 Release Candidate is now Available - Download Silverlight 5 RC

Step by Step Approach to Create a WCF Data Service

by Imran Abdul Ghani

Step by step approach to create a WCF Data Service

T4 – Too Troublesome to Tackle?

by Ivan Krivyakov

T4 – Too Troublesome to Tackle?

T4 Preprocessed Text Templates in Visual Studio 2010

by User 271009

T4 preprocessed text templates in Visual Studio 2010

Take Advantage of Reference Paths in Visual Studio and Debug Locally Referenced Libraries

by Sebastian Solnica

This article explains how to use the Reference Paths project property to debug open-source libraries referenced by the project.

Task List Window of Visual Studio

by Brij

Task List Window of Visual Studio

Testing Private Methods with Visual Studio

by Vasil Trifonov

When writing unit tests in most of the cases, we have to test private methods. Let's see how this can be achieved using Visual Studio.

Thumb Rule in OOPS for Inheritance – Part 1

by Ajay Matharu

Wherever object of parent class is expected, object of child class can go.

Tip: Debugging a SharePoint 2010 Timed Job

by Christoph Keller

Debugging a SharePoint 2010 Timed Job

TIP: Improve Readability with Shorter String.Format Statements

by Martin Jarvis

How to improve readability with shorter String.Format statements

Transform app.config and web.config

by Mehdi Khalili

Two great solutions for config transformation

Updating the Command Line Parser

by Martin Hinshelwood

Staring from the original Command Line Parser v1.0 code, I wanted to be able to add multiple commands, or even nest commands. The result is a nice simple commanding architecture conducive to creating multiple commands.

Using T4 to Generate Windows Phone WMAppManifest Files

by Daniel Vaughan

How to use T4 to generate Windows Phone WMAppManifest files

Utility to Generate Word Documents from Templates using Visual Studio 2010 and Open XML 2.0 SDK

by atverma

This utility generates Word documents from templates using Content controls.

Utility to Generate Word Documents from Templates Using Visual Studio 2010 and Open XML 2.0 SDK – Part 2 (Samples Updated)

by atverma

This is the second post of this series.

Utility to Generate Word Documents from Templates Using Visual Studio 2010 and Open XML 2.0 SDK - Part 3

by atverma

This is the third post of this series.