Ron Cundiff's WebLog

In this session we learned about building custom Windows Forms controls, including some advanced graphics teqniques. Here are the resources for this session: View the on-demand video of this webcast Download the slides Download the code And here are some...

In this session, we explored how to build Windows applications using Visual Basic 2005, including learning about the base form class, dynamic layout on our forms, and some simple graphics functionality. Here are the resources for this session: View the...

In this session, we learned about controls we can build using Visual Basic to enhance our web applications and streamline our development efforts, including building custom user controls, custom server controls, and design-time controls. Here are the...

In this session, we introduced Visual Web Developer Express Edition, and showed how to build web applications using this tool and the Visual Basic language. Here are the resources for this session: View the on-demand video of this webcast Download the...

In this session, we discussed inheritance and polymorphism in Visual Basic, and how to implement a class hierarchy. Here are the resources for this session: View the on-demand video of this webcast Download the slides Download the code And here are some...

In this session, we discussed using delegates and events in Visual Basic. Here are the resources for this session: View the on-demand video of this webcast Download the slides Download the code Here are some more resources on using delegates and events...

In this session, we discussed using structured exception handling within our applications to prevent run-time errors. Here are the resources for this session: View the on-demand video of this webcast Download the slides Download the code Here are some...

In this session, we discussed using arrays and collections to store our data within our applications. Here are the resources for this session: View the on-demand video of this webcast Download the slides Download the code Here are some more resources...

In this session, we discussed some basic debugging techniques and features in Visual Basic Express Edition we can leverage in order to troubleshoot our applications. Here are the resources for this session: View the on-demand video of this webcast Download...

In the last session, we talked about making decisions in our apps, including how we can iterate over a collection of statements based on a condition (or for every item in a collection). Here are the resources for this session: View the on-demand video...

Unfortunately, I was unable to post the wrap-up for last week's session until now, due to connectivity issues. (BTW, do you suffer from "Internet withdrawal" when you can't get connected?) But now that I'm in a different city, different hotel, I have...

The Code Project is hosting a competition (and offering cool prizes) for the best Windows Vista Sidebar gadgets. Find out more . Pretty cool that you get to play with new technology and maybe earn some swag at the same time, huh?

Oops. I guess I forgot to publish this post after my webcast yesterday. Sorry about that. Thanks to everyone who attended the session today, err...yesterday, as we talked about classes and objects in Visual Basic. Here are some more resources related...

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Tonight after the "Best of Vista Launch" user group event in Little Rock (btw, what a great crowd; thanks to everyone who attended!), I was telling someone about the brand-new Beginner Developer Learning Center . This is a great resource for anyone new...

Like many of you, I read Scott's blog . He's just released a cool Halo video , in which he explains some of the benefits of ASP.NET AJAX . So if you haven't seen it, you should check it out.

If you use Windows Live Messenger, you can contribute to a charity of your choice, just by chatting! Learn more , and get involved !

Read some of these tips and tricks for the Visual Studio 2005 IDE , and boost your productivity.

I've never been a big fan of cats. Sure, I had one as a kid (until it got out of the house one day and never returned). I also had a pure black cat (named Midnight, of course) when I was 19. But with Midnight, I discovered that I'm just not fond of the...

Thanks to everyone who attended today's webcast. Here are some resources for this session: View the on-demand video of this webcast (available 24 - 48 hours after the conclusion of the webcast) Download the slides Download the code View upcoming sessions...

It's time for another session in my webcast series . This time it's we're talking about the fundamentals of the Visual Basic language, so we'll cover variables, constants, and statements. Here's the link to register . Hope to see you there!

Check it out, web developers, this is a handy tool for exploring / understanding / debugging web pages in IE, with features that enable you to: Explore and modify the document object model (DOM) of a Web page. Locate and select specific elements on a...

Microsoft Visual Studio Code Name "Orcas" is the next generation development tool for Windows Vista, the 2007 Office System, and the Web. Read about it here . Download it here .

I've had a lot of questions about the technologies behind the Accruent application that I've demonstrated during the keynote of the Developer Track at the recent Office 2007 / Vista Launch Events. The mapping features of this application were built with...

Since this is the third time I've been asked this question, I feel compelled to share the answer with everyone. Some of you may have to update your application to work with User Account Control in Windows Vista. For instance, if you have an application...