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A Software Developer's Guide to HTTP Part V– State & Security

An overview of cookies and authentication protocols for HTTP and web programming.
Published: Tuesday, February 7, 2012

A Software Developer's Guide to HTTP Part IV– Web Architecture

Proxy servers, caching, and the flexibility of the web are the focus for this article as we view HTTP from an architectural perspective.
Published: Thursday, February 2, 2012

A Software Developer's Guide to HTTP Part III–Connections

In this article we'll look at HTTP from a networking perspective, and talk about HTTP connection optimizations like persistent connections and parallel connections.
Published: Thursday, January 26, 2012

A Software Developer's Guide to HTTP Part II - Messages

A look at request and response messages in HTTP, including HTTP methods, status codes, and headers.
Published: Thursday, January 19, 2012

A Software Developer's Guide to HTTP Part I - Resources

A look at HTTP resources and resource locators.
Published: Thursday, January 12, 2012

Databinding in Silverlight

This article will cover data binding features in Silverlight, including binding expressions, validation, converters, and binding modes.
Published: Saturday, March 28, 2009

The Standard LINQ Operators

This article will cover the standard LINQ operators provided by LINQ for filtering, grouping, joining, converting, projecting, and more.
Published: Saturday, October 25, 2008

C# 3.0 and LINQ

C# 3.0 introduced a number of new features for LINQ. In this article we'll examine the new features like extension methods, lambda expressions, anonymous types, and more.
Published: Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Introduction To LINQ

This article is an introduction to LINQ and provides examples of using LINQ to query objects, XML, and relational data.
Published: Monday, December 24, 2007

What ASP.NET Developers Should Know About JavaScript

This article looks at JavaScript from the perspective of a C# or Visual Basic programmer. See how to apply object oriented techniques to your JavaScript code.
Published: Tuesday, May 8, 2007

ASP.NET and Windows Workflows Foundation

This article and sample application takes a look at the architecture and patterns used to build a realistic WF sample in ASP.NET.
Published: Sunday, February 11, 2007

Developing Gadgets for the Windows Sidebar

In this article we will develop a new gadget for the Windows Vista Sidebar. The gadget pulls images from Flickr.com to display on the desktop.
Published: Tuesday, January 2, 2007

State Machines In Windows Workflow

This article describes how to design, implement, and track state machine workflows in Windows Workflow.
Published: Sunday, September 24, 2006

Enhancing Microsoft Content Management Server with ASP.NET 2.0

The latest book on MCMS with ASP.NET 2.0 book from Packt Publishing is written for developers who work with Microsoft Content Management Server, and want to update their skills to take advantage of the latest offerings in ASP.NET.
Published: Thursday, September 7, 2006

Windows Workflow: Rules and Conditions

A look at using conditions and declarative rules in Windows Workflow.
Published: Friday, September 1, 2006

Hosting Windows Workflow

This article shows how to configure and use the scheduling, persistence, and tracking services provided by Windows Workflow. We also look at the tracing and diagnostic features of the runtime.
Published: Monday, August 7, 2006

Windows Workflow: The Base Activity Library

This article looks at Windows Workflow base activity library. From the CallExternalMethodActivity to the WhileActiviy, and everything in between.
Published: Thursday, June 22, 2006

ASP.Net Master Pages: Tips, Tricks, and Traps

MasterPages are a great addition to the ASP.NET feature set, but are not without their quirks. This article will highlight the common problems developers face with master pages, and provide tips and tricks to use master pages to their fullest potential.
Published: Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Authoring Workflows

Windows Workflow offers a number of options for authoring workflows. We write workflows entirely in XAML, entirely in code, or with a combination of both. This article examines various approaches and provides detailed information on each style.
Published: Sunday, March 26, 2006

Hello, Workflow

An introduction to Windows Workflow (WF).
Published: Friday, March 3, 2006