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As you start working with generics, you're likely to want to create a few. See how easy it is to make the transition to writing your own generic types.

Learn about monitoring the Windows event log for user logon events.

C# 3.0 provides a mechanism for declaring anonymous types in your code without explicitly declaring the class structure, and the C# compiler optimizes the creation of anonymous types if one with a similar structure already exists.

The Static Code Analyzer that ships with Visual Studio Team System, Developer Edition can detect common security issues in native C/C++ code.

With access modifiers, you can determine who has access to certain information in your code and who doesn't. Learn some simple rules that will help you quickly determine which modifier to use and when.

The C run-time libraries (CRT) make writing code with buffer overrun vulnerabilities much more likely, but thankfully Visual C++ 2005 provides extended CRT functions that offer the same functionality with a broader safety net.