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Blog: Visual Studio

MVC 6: Your Web Development World is About to Get Rocked!

By Zach Young

If you missed the live-stream of our latest webinar on 7/22/2015, never fear! Check out the link below to get yourself up to speed with MVC 6.

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May the Webinars Be With You

By Brian Ewoldt

May seems to be webinar month here at LearnNowOnline.

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Windows Presentation Foundation Using Visual C# 2010: Introducing Binding

Excerpt by Ken Getz and Robert Green

As you write applications, you often need to update the value of one element with information from another element.

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The WPF Layout System - Visual C#

Excerpt by Robert Green and Ken Getz

Layout in WPF is flow-based, but it also includes automatic resizing and repositioning of controls if the user changes screen resolution or resizes the window containing controls or adds or removes controls at runtime.

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Review of DataSets

Excerpt by Ken Getz and Robert Green

ADO.NET provides the ability to retrieve data from any number of data sources and to work with that data in memory.

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Roots of SQL Server Data Tools

Excerpt by Don Kiely

Microsoft has long supported application database development with features built into Visual Studio, ranging from support for data access to the ability to create a connection to a database and manipulate database objects and data in simple ways.

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Using Code-Focused Rapid Application Development (RAD)

Excerpt by Joe Mayo

There are many visual designers in Visual Studio that allow you to drag-and-drop controls onto the screen, in what is often referred to as Rapid Application Development (RAD).

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Get Ahead with Visual Studio

By Martin Schaeferle

Being able to use a foreign language well, is not only useful in your personal life, it is also incredibly attractive to employers. Foreign languages are not just those that are spoken every day around the world, however.

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More Evidence that C# is Poised to Become the Mobile Development Language of Choice

By Martin Schaeferle

ZDNet is reporting that Xamarin, the Boston-based software company, will now start allowing iOS coders to use Microsoft's Visual Studio.

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Creating a Learning Culture

By Martin Schaeferle

The better informed the people who work in your business are, the better they will be able to do their jobs effectively and efficiently.

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When Apps Need to Be Delivered Better, Faster & Cheaper, Visual Studio Can Help

By Martin Schaeferle

Application development is the foundation of any successful business. And the prevailing mantra among developers is to bring a product to market "better, faster, and cheaper" than the competition.

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Advancements in Online Training Can Make Anyone a Programmer

By Martin Schaeferle

There was a time in the not-too-distant past where computer programmers were viewed as an elite, mysterious bunch.

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Job Seekers Should Take Note: Microsoft to Phase Out Expression

By Martin Schaeferle

In most industries, the job market generally responds to consumer demand.

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SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT): A Great Set of Tools for Database Dev

By Don Kiely

Microsoft introduced a new set of database development-oriented tools in SQL Server 2012, called SQL Server Data Tools.

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Distributing Windows 8 Applications: Getting Started

By Martin Schaeferle

Although a complete discussion of distributing Windows 8 apps is beyond the scope of this introductory content, it's important to understand that for most apps, you'll use the Microsoft Store as your distribution channel.

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Become a Tech Master in Record Time

By Martin Schaeferle

Having someone tell you how to do something verbally is not always effective. Think of all the times you have attempted to fix an appliance or repair something while talking with support staff over the phone.

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Be the Smart Employee

By Martin Schaeferle

There was a time when having computer skills defined you as a bit of a "geek". Then all of the geeks became millionaires, and suddenly, having at least a modicum of computer savvy became extremely important.

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Tutorial Videos Help Beginners And Pros Learn More

By Martin Schaeferle

Learning how to use any new development tool like Visual Studio 2010 can be challenging, and learning a programming language like C# can be as difficult as learning the written word of another culture.

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Don't Waste your Time on Training

By Martin Schaeferle

How many times have you heard people say, "I am definitely not going to waste my time going to that instructor led class" or "that self study training is a waste of time, not for me"?

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Learning A New Programming Language

By Martin Schaeferle

Microsoft's .NET interpreted languages are some of the easiest to learn and some of the easiest to use to develop fully functional software applications.

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Entity Data Model in the Raw

By Martin Schaeferle

The Entity Data Model designer in Visual Studio displays a graphical view only of the conceptual model, which Entity Framework uses to provide entity data objects to an application.

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Visual Basic vs Visual C# Smackdown

By Martin Schaeferle

Visual C# is similar to Visual Basic, but it has some special features not found in Visual Basic.

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Developers, Let's talk $uccess

By Craig Jensen

It is plain common sense that a developer will succeed and advance in their career, and therefore benefit financially from their success, if they are known as an expert in the technology they work in.

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Developers, What Style of Learner are You?

By Martin Schaeferle

To succeed as a developer you must know and understand what your result should be, plan your direction on how to get there and use the right process with the right technical ability to build your application.

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