This is definitely a great thing for VB.NET developers, and highlights how our strong developer partner community helps to improve the developer experience. Per the download page: Refactor! for Visual Basic 2005 Beta 2 is a free plug-in from Developer...

Do you dare? Show us what a great developer you are! Show us how innovative you can be! Win $50,000 USD. Demonstrate your skills with SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005 and BizTalk by entering the Connected Systems Developer Competition...

I was so busy with local events that I didn't have time to thank the members of Lehigh Valley .NET User Group for attending my talk at their user group meeting last week, on Monday, April 18th at the Northampton County Community College. There was a lot...

This was a great event, and everyone involved made it a huge success. There were a few minor glitches with setup and logistics on the first morning, and no one remembered to check to see if the A/C stayed on after 6pm (it didn't, and it got hot!), but...

Two weeks ago, I received some marketing stuff from Verizon about their new FIOS offering. Three choices - 5Mb, 15Mb, and 30Mb. There was only a few dollar difference between 5 and 15Mb, so I opted for more speed. Go figure. I've been waiting for this...

7:00 PM June 1, 2005 at Microsoft Corporation, Malvern, PA You installed the software. You bought the book. You started your first project. Things happened. Microsoft BizTalk Server is breaking out in our area. What did you learn? What did you...

Okay, had you asked me a few weeks ago, I was a little nervous. I mean, here we were, several user group leaders, RD's, MVP's, and I, along with (necessary) help from my regional marketing rep, putting together an event that was targeted to bring in 500...

There are now fewer than two dozen slots available for this event before people are waitlisted, so if you're planning to attend please make sure you register! Go to http://www.phillydotnet.org/codecamp for the agenda, speaker info, logistics, and link...

Things are coming together for our Philadelphia Code Camp event, to be held on April 23rd and 24th at the Community College of Philadelphia! We have around 60 sessions and 40 speakers in our six tracks, as well as 50 machines in our proctored Hands-on...

Are you ready to experience SQL Server 2005? Announcing the launch of the SQL Server 2005 Virtual Hands on labs. In these labs, you will get to experience many of the new features in SQL Server 2005 including CLR integration, XML support and deep business...