Library tutorials & articles tagged with vb.net
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Introducing Visual Studio .NET 2008 - Top 10 Features
by Mark Smith
After a long beta period, Visual Studio .NET 2008 is finally on general release. There are a ton of new features and enhancements in this release that make it almost a no-brainer to upgrade - I thought I’d take a moment and list my top ten favorites in no particular order.
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Improving Application Quality Using Test-Driven Development (TDD)
by Craig Murphy
What is the one activity or phase that improves the quality of your application? The answer is an easy one: Testing, and plenty of it. Traditionally, testing is a phase somewhere towards the expected end of the project - when the cost of any code or requirement changes is known to be much higher. Craig looks at how TDD can address this by adopting a more agile approach.
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Read and write Open XML files (MS Office 2007)
by Zeljko Svedic
Learn how to read and write Open XML files in the new Microsoft Office 2007, with a particular examination of the Excel file format.
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Interacting with the web using WebRobot v1.0
by Fernando Sanchez
In this tutorial, we will learn how to use the WebRobot component to interact with web sites, by filling out forms dynamically and uploading files from a simple VB.NET application.
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Bin Packing
by Mitch Dusina
An implementation of the most common Bin Packing algorithms. Visually representing the computed data will also be discussed.
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High-Performance .NET Application Development & Architecture
by Dimitrios Markatos
This article demonstrates the art of creating and architecting high-performance and scalable .NET applications, covering all stages, from planning to development and their perspective best practices.
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DataGrid/GridView Paging and Sorting Using A DataReader
by Dimitrios Markatos
This article will demonstrate two ways one could implement the DataReader to bind a DataGrid, that includes caching, paging and persistent bi-directional sorting, all without the use of a DataAdapter/DataSet at all, and includes ASP.NET 2.0 GridView version!
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Delegates in VB.NET
by John Spano
You use them everyday, but might not know it. In this article, we will take a look at what a delegate is and how it will help you to develop better software.
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Test-Driven Development in .NET
by Peter Provost
An article presenting benefits and techniques for using test-driven development in .NET, specifically examining the NUnit testing framework.
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Multithreading in VB.NET
by John Spano
Multithreading, a very powerful technique, is essential for modern software development. Software users expect to work with a very responsive program that they don’t have to wait on, which is a very reasonable demand with the processor speeds that are currently available. Enter multithreading. This article shows you how.
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Generate Thumbnail Images from PDF Documents in .NET
by Jonathan Hodgson
This article presents VB.NET code to create thumbnail images from a directory of Adobe Acrobat PDF documents using the .NET Framework.
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Floating-Point in .NET Part I: Concepts and Format
by Jeffrey Sax
The first in a three part series, this article introduces the basic concepts of floating-point arithmetic: number formats, accuracy and precision, and round-off error. It includes an in-depth discussion of the .NET floating-point types.
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VSA Scripting in .NET
by Mark Belles
Using Visual Studio for Applications to add scripting capabilities to your .NET apps.
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Writing GPS Applications in .NET: Part 1
by Jon Person
An introduction to writing GPS applications in .NET good enough for use in a commerical environment such as in-car navigation.
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RichTextLabel WinForms Control
by Palo Mraz
Embedding and displaying RTF resources to tweak the UI of an application easily and efficiently.
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Intercepting keys in custom UITypeEditor's
by Palo Mraz
This article and the accompanying source code shows you how to intercept the ENTER and ESC keys in your own UITypeEditor implementation. Intercepting the keys is essential for emulating the behavior of the .NET Framework's built-in, drop-down editors in order to provide your users with a consistent user experience.
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Using .NET to make your Application Scriptable
by Tim Dawson
Shows how to use the built-in compilers in the .NET framework to allow users of your product to write script to control and hook in to the application.
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Winforms Data Binding Lessons Learned
by Roy Osherove
I’ve been dabbling with Winforms data binding and the DataGrid control for the past week, and here are some lessons I’ve learned.
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Creating a Generic Site-To-Rss Tool
by Roy Osherove
I’ll show how to use regular expressions to parse a Web page’s HTML text into manageable chunks of data. That data will be converted and written as an RSS feed for the whole world to consume. Finally, I’ll show how to create a generic tool that enables you to automatically generate an RSS feed from any website, given a small group of parameters.
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Introduction to Designers
by Tim Dawson
Designers are essential in creating professional controls with polished design time behaviour. This article serves as an introduction to writing your own.