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Faster Web Pages With Visual Round Trip Analyzer

So many factors can affect the performance of a Web page—the distance between server and client, the size of the elements on the page, how the browser loads these elements, available bandwidth. Finding those bottlenecks and identifying the culprits is Read More...
Posted Monday, November 10, 2008 4:36 PM by tdorsey | 0 Comments

Team System: Essential Power Tools

Microsoft has a long history of introducing new features to shipped products, often under the banner of Power Toys or Power Tools. In the August 2008 issue of MSDN Magazine , Brian Randell takes you on a tour of some useful tools for Visual Studio Team Read More...
Posted Monday, August 18, 2008 7:00 AM by tdorsey | 0 Comments
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Tools for Identifying Concurrency Issues

Performance improvements in many-core systems can only be achieved by writing efficient parallel programs. However, testing parallel applications is not straightforward. In the June 2008 issue of MSDN Magazine , Rahul V. Patil and Boby George look at Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 18, 2008 7:00 AM by MSDNMagazine | 0 Comments

Elevation PowerToys and other Security content in TechNet Magazine

Whether you’re a developer or an IT pro – or maybe your job involves a little of both – security is an ever-present concern. The June 2008 issue of our sister publication, TechNet Magazine , is focused on security issues. While I recommend reading the Read More...
Posted Friday, May 30, 2008 8:12 AM by MSDNMagazine | 0 Comments
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Free tools you may have missed

Scott Mitchell in our Toolbox column has covered quite a few free tools you’ll love. Here are some you may have missed from Scott and some of our other authors as well. Check back again for more free tools next time. SubSonic is an application toolset Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 24, 2008 10:15 AM by MSDNMagazine | 0 Comments
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Team System: Team Foundation Server (TFS) check-in notes and policies

In the past editions of our Team System column, Brian A. Randell has used the Team Foundation Server (TFS) version control and work item tracking APIs to build a Microsoft Word 2003 add-in that provides support for check-ins and work item association Read More...
Posted Monday, March 03, 2008 7:00 AM by MSDNMagazine | 0 Comments
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WinUnit Simplifies Unit Testing for Native C++ Applications

Have you been frustrated by so-called "engineering experts" who extol the virtues of unit testing, yet can offer little more than hand waving when asked for tool recommendations for native code? In the February issue of MSDN Magazine , Maria Blees introduces Read More...
Posted Friday, January 25, 2008 7:00 AM by MSDNMagazine | 2 Comments
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Toolbox November/December Update

Every month in MSDN Magazine , our Toolbox column , written by Scott Mitchell , highlights handy utilities that simplify development tasks and extend the reach of your applications. In the December installment of Toolbox , Scott shows you the .netLIVEHELP Read More...
Posted Wednesday, November 21, 2007 7:00 AM by MSDNMagazine | 0 Comments
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Bugslayer: Measuring the Impact of View State

The .NET Framework is often thought of as an environment where you don't have to think about memory, yet memory issues continue to plague managed applications. Why? In the November issue of MSDN Magazine, John Robbins presents a tool that lets you look Read More...
Posted Wednesday, October 17, 2007 7:00 AM by MSDNMagazine | 1 Comments
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Dev Tools for Your Toolbox

Every month in MSDN Magazine , our Toolbox column , written by Scott Mitchell , highlights handy utilities that simplify development tasks and extend the reach of your applications. In the October installment of Toolbox , Scott shows you a tool for accessing Read More...
Posted Monday, September 24, 2007 7:00 AM by MSDNMagazine | 3 Comments
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