Learn how to leverage BLOBs in your application. Read along as we look at the simplest of those scenarios, simply hosting your public files in a better place than your server.
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Using Auto-Implemented Properties in VB 2010
Auto-implemented properties in VB 2010 provide developers with the convenience of fields, in terms of how much code you write and the benefit of properties.
Microsoft News: Microsoft's CEO Pitches CEOs on Cloud Computing
At Microsoft's CEO Summit 2010, CEO Steve Ballmer tells many of the world's most influential business leaders that the future lies in "the cloud."
Using Basic File I/O in Visual Basic 2010
Beginning with basic file I/O concepts this article wraps up by demonstrating how you can use the Dynamic Language Runtime (DLR) in .NET 4.0 to map text file data to objects.
Language Enhancements in VB: Microsoft Updates Visual Basic 2010
This article examines language enhancements added to the Visual Basic programming language with the release of Visual Basic 2010.
Implementing Self-Reflection with Extension Methods
Write a reflection mechanism one time to reflect any object or collection; knowing your code's state is the first step in writing bug-free code.
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MFC Integration with the Windows Transactional File System (TxF)
The Transactional File System (TxF), which allows access to an NTFS file system to be conducted in a transacted manner through extensions to the Windows SDK API. MFC 10, has been extended to support TxF and related technologies. This support allows existing MFC applications to be easily extended to support kernel transactions.
.NET Framework: Collections and Generics
The original release of the .NET Framework included collections as .NET was introduced to the Microsoft programming world. The .NET Framework 2.0 introduced generics to complement the System.Collections namespace and provide a more efficient and well performing option. Read on to learn more...

Obtaining External Window Handles and Window Captions with Visual Studio 2012
Learn how to obtain an outside application's window handle, in order to manipulate that window from inside your program, using either VB.NET or C#.

SOLID Principles in C# - An Overview
SOLID principles form the base for writing good and clean object oriented code in C#. Learn about the S.O.L.I.D principles and explore C# coding samples for each.
