December, 2007

The Visual Basic User Education team has an interesting opportunity that I wanted to share with you all. We're looking for a Visual Basic .Net application programmer who also has a flair for writing. If you’d like to submit your resume, please apply for...

This post assumes you’ve read the previous posts in this series: Converting SQL to LINQ, Part 1: The Basics Converting SQL to LINQ, Part 2: FROM and SELECT Continuing with specific query clauses, I will cover topics related to DISTINCT, WHERE...

This post assumes you’ve read the previous posts in this series: Converting SQL to LINQ, Part 1: The Basics Converting SQL to LINQ, Part 2: FROM and SELECT Converting SQL to LINQ, Part 3: DISTINCT, WHERE, ORDER BY and Operators Converting...

This post assumes you’ve read the previous posts in this series: Converting SQL to LINQ, Part 1: The Basics Converting SQL to LINQ, Part 2: FROM and SELECT Converting SQL to LINQ, Part 3: DISTINCT, WHERE, ORDER BY and Operators This post...

This post assumes you’ve read the previous posts in this series: Converting SQL to LINQ, Part 1: The Basics Converting SQL to LINQ, Part 2: FROM and SELECT Converting SQL to LINQ, Part 3: DISTINCT, WHERE, ORDER BY and Operators Converting...

Happy holidays! It's been a long time since I've written a post, so I figure I can bring in the new year answering some great questions submitted by you. Just this week someone gave me this feedback: "I am having a difficult time finding information...

Ingredients: · Visual Studio 2008 (Beta2 or Higher) Categories: LINQ to Objects Introduction: LINQ Cookbook, Recipe 11 showed how you can use LINQ queries to perform calculations on sets of data using a set of standard aggregate functions...

Recently I did a Channel 9 interview with Beth Massi where I walked through a Visual Basic program that used Generics and Operator overloads to perform some higher mathematics. I thought I'd follow up with a post explaining the details of exactly what...

Here's a holiday present just for you -- in keeping with what has become a holiday tradition on Channel 9 we have Chris Anderson , Don Box and now our very own Amanda Silver singing you a special holiday song. You can view the full video and sample...

It’s really embarrassing when a bug gets out the door in a product. In particular, it’s hard for me to just sit and take it (however well deserved the criticism is) when a Microsoft product gets nailed in the press for a bad error. It’s much worse when...

Ingredients: · Visual Studio 2008 (Beta2 or Higher) Categories: LINQ to DataSet Introduction: You can use aggregate functions in LINQ queries to perform calculations on sets of data. Visual Basic includes a set of standard aggregate...

I just posted a Channel 9 interview with Avner Aharoni , a Program Manager on the Visual Basic Team, as he dives into LINQ to XML and XML Literals in Visual Basic 9 and explains namespace bubbling and the performance gains you may see using XML Literals...

Recently, I was experimenting with Silverlight and decided to create a website that would allow me to browse some of my personal images, and the website was designed to look something like the image below. My intention for the site was that...

I’m back with part 2 of the blog on panning functionality ( part 1 is here ), and, to quickly recap, w e’re creating a region in a web site that can be panned rather than scrolled (users can click and drag to pan and navigate the region). We’re also designing...

Rod Paddock's latest Community Article is up on the Visual Basic Developer Center on Creating Visual Studio Add-Ins which first appeared in CoDe Magazine . Rod goes a little bit deeper than I did when building an add-in and shows how to work with the...

Scott Hanselman posted a podcast with with Paul Vick , Principal VB Architect, and Paul Yuknewicz , Senior Program Manager on the VB Team about the past, present and future of Visual Basic. Check it out ! Enjoy, - Beth Massi , VS Community

I just posted an interview on Channel 9 with Brian Beckman , Principal Developer (currently working with Erik Meijer), where he attempts to teach me higher algebra using Visual Basic, generics, and operator overloading. Brian is a wonderful person and...

I released a Channel 9 screencast with Lisa Feigenbaum , PM on the VB Team where she shows us how to use Refactor!, the free add-in for Visual Studio 2005 and 2008 that provides over 30 refactorings for Visual Basic. Lisa walks us through all the new...