This article presents the rudimentary knowledge that a developer requires for developing Pocket PC Applications using .Net Compact Framework. More info

XPath queries are a very efficient and powerful way to query and navigate your XML documents. The operators, axes, and functions provided by XPath allow you to create very simple and complex queries. This will always be more efficient then navigating the XML documents on your own. More info

Discover how to make unit testing and test-driven development easier with TestDriven.NET. More info

Using COM+ pooled objects to cache and reuse valuable resources is one of the most effective ways to boost performance in server-side .NET and COM-based applications. More info

The purpose of this article is to examine a proof of concept on an architecture that follows the DNA pattern on concept only. More info

In this article, author explains various components of Microsoft .NET Compact Framework and how to build compact device applications using .NET Compact Framework. More info

Microsoft.NET raises the bar on what you need to know to be a good VB programmer. The simple use of OOP (object oriented programming) you learned using previous versions of VB and the simple things you have learned to do with VB.NET are not enough to master the .NET Framework Class Library or to create powerful objects of your own. However, there is good news. It is not hard to increase your OOP programming skills. You will need to learn a just a few new concepts, study some examples, and put what you learn to work. More info

Conforming to the Open Standards have become not only popular but necessary with the advent of web services, in the internet world. So, a reliable contract between applications is almost as necessary as a web browser is to browse the internet because existing modes of data transportation or storage like a database or a file is no longer capable of delivering the data at the required speed or structure. Hence, XML was touted(!), first, by W3C.org and then on by the industry leaders as the all new thing in open standard modes of communication and interaction between applications, client-server and between web applications. More info

It is a major technology change. Just like the computer world moved from DOS to Windows, now they are moving to .NET. But don't be surprised if you find anyone saying that "I do not like .NET and I would stick with the good old COM and C++". There are still lot of people who like to use the bullock-cart instead of the latest Honda car More info

Microsoft's .NET Framework and Sun's J2EE technologies are both very popular programming platforms. The two companies have historically been fiercely competitive with each other (though that has been less true over the past few months). Can platforms from these two companies interoperate? Dwight Peltzer addresses this question. More info