.NET Development

HIGHLIGHTS

	Tools for the .NET Developer ALL-IN-ONE BUYING GUIDES - This feature highlights development tools that augment all phases and types of .NET application development.
	LINQ and XML programming in Visual Basic 9 ARTICLE - As Visual Basic 9 nears its release, Microsoft is making a concerted effort to introduce developers to its new features. Chief among those are LINQ, IntelliSense and XML.
	Mini-Guide: The VB.NET Development Environment, Part 1 LEARNING GUIDE - This learning guide series contains 24 video tutorials from Microsoft that will quickly familiarize you with the development environment. Don't delay – get started today.
	Choosing VB.NET or C# Learning Guide LEARNING GUIDE - One of the biggest questions facing Visual Basic 6 developers is whether to make the jump to C# or to VB.NET. This Learning Guide aims to make that decision-making process easier.
	Visual Studio 2005 Learning Guide LEARNING GUIDE - We've added a plethora of articles, tips, book excerpts and other references to this learning guide, which dives deeply into Microsoft's IDE for application development.

SUBTOPICS

	Visual Basic 6 Read tips, tutorials and expert advice related to Visual Basic 6 programming and the future of VB as a programming language.
	VB 6 to VB .NET Migration Learn best practices for migrating applications from Visual Basic to VB .NET and the .NET Framework.
	C# Read tips, tutorials and expert advice related to C# programming best practices.
	.NET Framework 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005 Read tips, tutorials and expert advice related to development with Visual Studio 2005 and the .NET Framework 2.0.
	.NET Framework 3.0 See how design tools like Windows Presentation Foundation and architecture tools like Windows Communication Foundation and Windows Workflow can enhance both client applications and Web applications.
	.NET Framework 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008 Read tips, tutorials and expert advice related to development with Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework 3.5.
	Dynamic .NET Languages Read the latest news, commentary and advice on programming with dynamic .NET Framework languages such as IronRuby, IronPython and the upcoming VBx (Visual Basic 10).

	SEE ALSO - Topics Related to .NET Development:  ASP.NET, Ajax and Web application development, .NET Framework database programming, .NET Framework smart client application development, Visual Basic and C# development skills, .NET Framework application testing and security, .NET Framework application architecture