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Visual Studio compiler options, part 3: Option Compare

May 20, 2013 10:31am PDT

Option Compare is a compiler option in VB.NET with the right default for all new projects. Here's what SMBs need to know about the option.

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Reverse engineering your .NET applications

May 18, 2013 6:30am PDT

The .NET Framework makes it easy to reverse engineer an existing application. Discover what techniques to use to deter prying eyes from deconstructing your code.

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Five Integrated Development Environment applications

May 10, 2013 11:05am PDT

When it comes to building applications, the right tool for the job can really make all the difference.

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CodePaLOUsa: Humanitarian Toolbox, F#, open source licensing, happiness

April 29, 2013 10:48am PDT

Software development madness returned to the River City last week by way of CodePaLOUsa. Read about some of the conference's highlights.

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Embrace the JSON standard in your C# code

April 16, 2013 7:16am PDT

Looking for a leaner approach than XML for formatting and sending data? Then give JSON and even Json.NET, a tool for working with JSON data within C#, a try.

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Spell-check .NET applications with NHunspell

April 5, 2013 12:45pm PDT

NHunspell provides full-featured spell-checking, thesaurus, and hyphenation features for .NET applications. Here's how to get and use NHunspell.

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Open source's profound impact on the development community

April 2, 2013 8:02pm PDT

Justin James gives a brief overview of open source's evolution and how perceptions about it have changed. He also explains how open source gives developers new career options.

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AWS Elastic Beanstalk simplifies Amazon cloud deployments

March 21, 2013 12:08pm PDT

See how Amazon Web Services Elastic Beanstalk with .NET via Visual Studio provides a straightforward way for developers to deploy their .NET applications to the AWS cloud.

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Problematic firmware upgrades in NETGEAR switches

March 20, 2013 12:32am PDT

To get the latest OS on his NETGEAR switches, Mark Pimperton wrestled two-stage upgrades, multiple "latest versions," and failed file transfers.

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Integrate AWS with .NET applications by using a Visual Studio add-in

March 11, 2013 2:56pm PDT

The AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio simplifies building .NET applications using Amazon Web Services features. Get details on using the extension.

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Be progressive with Modernizr and ASP.NET 4.5

February 25, 2013 4:02pm PST

Rolling out applications that use HTML5 and CSS3 requires planning and some help via JavaScript. Here's how Modernizer integrates with ASP.NET 4.5 and Visual Studio 2012.

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Poll: How are you handling the changes in .NET?

February 21, 2013 12:31pm PST

The changes in the .NET ecosystem are causing some developers to move to completely different systems. Take this one-question poll to let us know how you're handling the changes.

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ASP.NET 4.5 features make upgrade worth the trouble

February 19, 2013 7:05am PST

Tony Patton gives an overview of the notable features that are available with ASP.NET 4.5.

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Active Directory authentication in .NET solves one BYOD challenge

February 12, 2013 6:58am PST

Justin James presents two code samples that show how easy .NET makes it to authenticate against Active Directory.

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Poll: Which .NET UI tech do you target?

February 6, 2013 12:02pm PST

.NET developers, do you mainly use WinForms, WebForms, WPF/Silverlight, Windows 8 native, or ASP.NET MVC?

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Governance, risk, and compliance: Change auditing and security

January 8, 2013 6:00am PST

Dominic Vogel takes a look at GRC software that provides change auditing functionality for organizations to meet governance, risk, and compliance goals. Here, he chats with a rep for NetWrix.

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A developer's predictions for 2013

December 31, 2012 2:45pm PST

Justin James reflects on the Java and .NET ecosystems and looks ahead to 2013. Let us know if you agree with his predictions about the development landscape.

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Software Engineer: Most-read posts in 2012

December 18, 2012 8:18am PST

XML, ASP.NET, career advice, and .NET basics are among the most-read topics in TechRepublic's Software Engineer blog in 2012.

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How to get Netflix streaming on Ubuntu 12.10

December 10, 2012 7:00am PST

It's taken quite some time, but Netflix streaming video has finally arrived on the Ubuntu Linux desktop. In this easy, step-by-step, Jack Wallen shows you how.

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Try F# site: A top-notch programming resource

November 23, 2012 10:04am PST

Microsoft Research's Try F# tutorial site is the best resource Justin James has tried for learning F#. Read about the site's highlights, as well as its weak spots.

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