Building Secure ASP.NET Applications

The following guide presents a practical, scenario driven approach to designing and building secure ASP.NET applications for Windows 2000 and version 1.0 of the .NET Framework. It focuses on the key elements of authentication, authorization, and secure communication within and across the tiers of distributed .NET Web applications

The .NET Show: WMI Scripting

Greg Stemp and Jean Ross from the TechNet Script Center show us how easy it is to gather information from our systems using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Scripting.

.Net Languages

I was just wondering if dotnet really can support lot of languages which MS is claiming or is it another marketing strategy to screw up the business of SUN and like organizations. Now I am clear of the vision that MS had in creating the .net suites.

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http://www.dotnetpowered.com/languages.aspx

Frustrated with the new web site model in 2.0???

Are you frustrated with Microsoft’s new project-less, solution-less web application(web site) model in 2.0 ? I was, and so were scores of developers all around the world.

Good news is, Microsoft has relented. Bowing to pressure from scores of developers, they have released a patch which will let you use the old (1.1) web application model. You can get it from http://msdn.microsoft.com/asp.net/reference/infrastructure/wap/default.aspx

Note that you can continue using the new project-less model (2.0) even after installing this patch.

Windows Vista Presentation

With the Beta 2 release of Windows Vista just around the corner and the highly anticipated commercial debut hot on its heels, Microsoft thought this would be a great time to start highlighting the major new features and enhanced capabilities that you'll find, both under the hood and on the dashboard. So, to help you rev up your engines, each month the Windows Vista Developer Center will bring you a new theme to give you a feel for the wheel as we explore this exciting new world of software development.

SQL Prompt

SQL Prompt by red gate software provides Intellisense for Query Analyzer, Visual Studio 2005, VS 2003 and Management Studio. This is a cool free tool available for all.

Static Classes and Static Class Members

New in framework 2.0, Static classes and class members, are used to create data and functions that can be accessed without creating an instance of the class.

Windows Presentation Foundation Data Binding

Windows Presentation Foundation (formerly Avalon) introduces a profound new way to develop user interfaces for rich clients. For the first time, WPF separates design of the user interface from the code. This separation means that, much like ASP.NET, your markup is typically in one file, and the code is in another. This separation exists only at compile time, however. The markup file is used to generate code that is married to the code file, to produce your application

Visual Studio 2005 Webcasts

Discover how you can be more productive by using the new functionality of Visual Basic 2005. Check out these webcasts to get familiar with the new language features and learn how to migrate your Visual Basic 6.0 applications to Visual Basic 2005