April 2011 | Visual Basic Blog

The Temple of VB (Matt Gertz)

Anthony D. Green [MSFT]April 29, 2011Apr 29, 201104/29/11

Hi, all!It's been a while since I've posted to this blog, and a lot has happened in my world since then. Though I've been pretty busy on our engineering systems team, I took a little time off last summer to do some traveling and, more importantly, some long overdue writing. Although I'd always enjoyed writing the "here's how ...

WebMatrix Series #1: How to Create Visual Basic Websites Using WebMatrix

VBTeamApril 27, 2011Apr 27, 201104/27/11

Microsoft WebMatrix is an exciting new product that makes the creation of custom ASP.NET Web sites possible without all the complexity of the full Visual Studio environment. WebMatrix supports web site development in both C# and Visual Basic. In this blog post, I will demonstrate how to create VB websites using Webmatrix. Before ...

Silverlight 4 Firestarter Series #3: How to work with Panels, XAML, and Controls in Silverlight

VBTeamApril 21, 2011Apr 21, 201104/21/11

I am back with details on how to work with Panels, XAML, and Controls in Silverlight. In this walkthrough, we will see how to work with Panels, XAML, and Controls to create a Data-Driven Silverlight Interface. During this walkthrough we will cover the following topics: Before you begin, you need to download the offline kit from the ...

Silverlight 4 Firestarter Series #2: How to migrate an ASP.NET Web Forms Application to Silverlight

VBTeamApril 19, 2011Apr 19, 201104/19/11

In this walkthrough, I will demonstrate how to convert an existing ASP.NET/jQuery application that consumes data from a Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) service to Silverlight. Here are some topics that we will cover: Before you begin you need to download the offline kit from the Firestarter Labs, to use the existing ...

Silverlight 4 Firestarter Series #1: How to migrate a Visual Basic Windows Form Application to Silverlight

VBTeamApril 18, 2011Apr 18, 201104/18/11

In this walkthrough, I will demonstrate how to convert an existing Windows Forms application that consumes data from a Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) service to Silverlight. Also in the process of conversion we will ensure that the existing functionality is preserved. Here are some topics that we will cover: Before you begin...

Async Feature Control Flow (Alan Berman)

VBTeamApril 13, 2011Apr 13, 201104/13/11

What is asynchronous programming? Let's say you send out an email, then wait and do nothing for the two minutes it takes to get a response back. You do nothing while you're waiting. It's worth waiting because it'll be back fast. When that happens, sending the email and getting a response is synchronous. But another time you send an email and ...

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