The Microsoft Visual Basic Team has released an updated version of the Visual Basic Power Pack, and I (as a C# Developer) am jealous! Here's an Overview of what's in the Power Pack: The new DataRepeater control included in this version of the Visual Basic Power Packs allows you use standard Windows Forms controls to display rows of your data ...

Code Snippets was one of my favorite "new features" in Visual Studio 2005 and has continued to be in Visual Studio 2008.  If you've never used them, what they are (simple explanation) is a macro-capability built into the Visual Studio IDE.  They allow you to type single/multiple key strokes to define blocks of code.  So ...

If you are new to Visual Studio Development or want to switch from one language to another (i.e., VB.NET to C#, or C# to VB.NET), then I have some videos for you.   Visual C# Videos: Video How to: Create a C# Console Application Video How to: Create a C# Windows Forms Application Video How to: Create a C# WPF ...

The US Public Sector DPE Team is pleased to invite you to a developer seminar on Microsoft Robotics Studio.   ACTION REQUESTED: Please register TODAY to attend this FREE event in a location near you!!!   Event Title: Developer Dinner Series for Partners: Microsoft Robotics Studio – An Introduction Event Date & Location: ...

Last week Microsoft released version 2.0 of the Visual Basic (.NET) Power Pack, and is freely downloadable here: Click to go to download.  Here's an overview of what's in it: Overview The new Line and Shape controls included in this version of the Visual Basic 2005 Power Packs are a set of three graphical controls that enable you to draw ...

Microsoft is offering a ''free copy'' of Visual Studio 2005 Standard, an estimated retail value of $299.00.  Well, it's almost free, you have to register and watch two FREE VB.NET Lab Cast.  Not a bad deal: You can learn something and get a free copy of Visual Studio at the same time. Here are some of the lab cast subjects: Learn ...

This is an article that outlines the best practices for using VB6 and VB.NET code in the same project, albeit not in the same IDE.  It outlines how to build ''COM Callable Wrappers'' to allow communication between the VB6 and .NET code and has sample code.  This has been a question that has been asked of me for as long as .NET has ...