Newest Articles C++/CLI: Managed Development with C++ By Nick Wienholt - Published 10/06/2008 Replacing the cumbersome and confusing Managed Extensions for C++ that shipped with Visual C++ 2002 and 2003, C++/CLI is a standardized set of C++ language extensions that allows developers to write managed code that executes on top of the .NET Framework.
.NET Tip: Using a Nullable Value Type By Jay Miller - Published 10/03/2008 Discover how to use nullable types when retrieving data from your database.
Improving Portal Page Load Performance By Scott Nelson - Published 10/01/2008 Portals provide users with access to more applications from a single point of entry, but if it takes too long to get in,, they will go elsewhere. Learn specific techniques to improve page load time and track down what is slowing your pages down.
Handling that Pesky Windows ControlBox By Paul Kimmel - Published 09/30/2008 Some things that seem hard are actually quite easy, and some things that seem easy take a little work, like that little [X] on a Windows Form, the ControlBox. Learn how to know just when that little bugger is pressed.
Introducing a Lightweight UI Toolkit: Shake Your User Interface By Ibon Urrutia - Published 09/25/2008 Flash Lite developers aren't the only ones who can make animated user interfaces easily; Java ME developers also can benefit with the aid of the Lightweight UI Toolkit. Shake your Forms, baby!
Creating a Most Recents Menu Item with the MenuStrip By Paul Kimmel - Published 09/24/2008 The MenuStrip and ToolStripMenuItem are a little harder to use than the Menu from earlier versions of VB. Walk through exercises using the MenuStrip, ToolStrip, and the Command behavior pattern to encapsulate a Recents menu for your applications that operate on files.
Math for Java Game Programmers, Our First 3D Game Program By Richard G. Baldwin - Published 09/23/2008 Learn how to write your first interactive 3D game using the game-math library. You will also see how to write a Java program that simulates flocking behavior such as that exhibited by birds and fish and how to incorporate that behavior in a game.
Newest Videos
REST Support in WCF By Dan Rigsby - Published 09/25/2008
Adding REST support to your Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) applications has become very easy. Discover how to add it to both your forms-based and your web-based solutions.
Understanding REST By Dan Rigsby - Published 09/11/2008
With the importance of Web Services, REST has become a critical topic to understand.
Dates & Times in .NET 3.5 By Dan Rigsby - Published 08/27/2008
.NET 3.5 added additional features for working with dates and times. Such features make globalization or working across various time zones much easier.
Simple WCF Services By Dan Rigsby - Published 08/13/2008
After reviewing the basics of services, see how to create a simple service using Microsoft's Windows Communication Foundation (WCF).
Highlighted Tutorials Working with Images in Google's Android By Chunyen Liu -
Google's new mobile platform, Android, has become increasingly popular among developers even without hardware available on the market yet. Discover where to get the right software APIs and documentation as well as what technologies are supported. Then, you will focus on the technologies for images by working through an example.
Working With Design Patterns: Interpreter By Jeff Langr -
Many of the design patterns lead a double life—the structure of some patterns are exactly alike, but the intent differs. An interpreter is a composite whose purpose is to support interpretation of a simple grammar.
Jython Reborn By Chris McAvoy -
Jython is back! With recent investment from Sun Microsystems, Jython is poised to take the JVM by storm. Create apps with the agility of Python and the speed of Java with Jython.
Python Tutorial Index Page By Richard G. Baldwin -
Want to learn a new programming language and looking into Open Source for an option? Python may suit your needs.
Ten of the Biggest Mistakes Developers Make With Databases By Mike Gunderloy -
You are probably still pumping data in and out of a database, just as we all did a
decade or more ago. That makes it all the more surprising that mistakes are still being made that date back to the good old days of Windows 95 and before.
The 4C Architecture Blueprinting Process By Jeff Ryan -
City plans and zoning boards. Building codes and inspectors. These concepts are quite familiar in the field of urban planning. Do they really apply to enterprise architecture? Read on to learn about creating your own city plan using the 4C architecture blueprinting process.
Roles Within The Development Community By Robert Bogue -
This series of articles will help you understand where various positions and skill sets fit within the development industry. Each article describes a specific role, defines the skills that position uses, and outlines what to expect from the position: the good, the bad, and the ugly.
New on Codeguru Customizable Alert Window Published 09/25/2008 By Marius Bancila - Observe the use of a small framework for building alert windows that can be customized in various styles.
Deadlock: the Problem and a Solution Published 09/18/2008 By Anthony Williams - Deadlocks can certainly put a damper on your day. Learn the ways to circumvent a deadlock in your systems.
Using ASP.NET Master Pages for Consistent Site Design Published 09/17/2008 By Jacob J. Sanford - Wrox author Jacob J. Sanford walks through the essentials of creating ASP.NET master pages to consistently format the design of your pages around your different dynamic content placeholders.
Creating a Pretty IE Toolbar in C# Published 09/11/2008 By Anton Zlobin - Learn about the work principles and ways and use of IEToolbarEngine. This is a toolbar for Internet Explorer, which has a reusable architecture.
Provocative Search Engine Friendly URLs in ASP.NET Published 09/09/2008 By Cristian Darie and Jaimie Sirovich - Authors Cristian Darie and Jaimie Sirovich show how to turn ugly dynamic ASP.NET URLs into human and search engine-friendly URLs that may improve your search engine ranking.
James Reinders, director of Intel Software Development Products, speaks to Go Parallel about the new suite of products to expand the concurrency capabilities of Microsoft Visual Studio for C/C++ developers. 
