Benchmarking is not for the faint of heart'—you have to know what you're measuring. Don't always believe that Java is faster than VB.NET, nor that C# is faster than C++.

For years, writing a service meant writing in Visual C++. Well, now you can learn how they are super easy to make in Managed C++ as well as VB .NET or C#!

Take your .NET development one step farther with Microsoft Office System projects.

Learn to use the web.config file to configure anything you'd like the user to be able to change without recompiling and redeploying your C++ application.

Learn how to arrange custom marshaling for function parameter when using P/Invoke to access a legacy function from Visual C++.

Learn about some of the changes to Visual C++ .NET, the compiler, and related developer tools coming in "Whidbey."