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Visual Basic at TechEd SouthEast Asia (Lisa Feigenbaum)

September 3, 2008 Sep 3, 2008 09/3/08
Lisa Feigenbaum
This is a follow-up to my presentations at TechEd SouthEast Asia. Please find all the descriptions and materials for the presentations on the following resource page: http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/techedsea Here are some direct links to the materials: TLA 314 - Visual Basic 2008 Tips and Tricks TLA 323 - Best Practices for the VB9.0 and ...

Channel 9 Interview: New Editor Features in Visual Studio 2008 SP1 (Beth Massi)

August 22, 2008 Aug 22, 2008 08/22/08
Beth Massi
Today I posted another Channel 9 interview on SP1. This time, Yang Xiao, a tester on the VB IDE team is back demonstrating new improvements to the "Go To Definition", "Find All References" and Rename capabilities in the editor when flipping between code and XAML in Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1. New Editor Features in Visual Studio ...

Channel 9 Interview: XML Schema Explorer in Visual Studio 2008 SP1 (Beth Massi)

August 15, 2008 Aug 15, 2008 08/15/08
Beth Massi
Today I posted an interview on Channel 9 with Yang Xiao, a tester on the VB IDE. In this interview Yang shows us the new XML Schema Explorer in Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1. This new window is invoked when you right-click on an XML literal element or namespace and select "Show in XML Schema Explorer" in Visual Basic programs. It's a nice ...

TechEd US 2008: Presentation Materials for TLA325 (Lisa Feigenbaum)

June 5, 2008 Jun 5, 2008 06/5/08
Lisa Feigenbaum
This week I presented "Microsoft Visual Basic IDE Tips and Tricks" at TechEd US 2008. Thanks to those of you who attended. The presentation materials are listed below. Slide deck 2008 solution - post demo version 2005 solution - post demo version 2008 solution - pre demo version 2005 solution - pre demo versionThanks!Lisa...

Come hear about VB 2008 Tips & Tricks at TechEd US! (Lisa Feigenbaum)

June 4, 2008 Jun 4, 2008 06/4/08
Lisa Feigenbaum
The VB team has two great sessions coming up on Wednesday June 4th, covering tips & tricks for the language and IDE. Abstracts are below. Hope to see you there!TLA319 Microsoft Visual Basic 2008: Microsoft LINQ Language Tips, Tricks, and Best Practices Wednesday, June 4 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM, S220 E  Speaker(s): Amanda Silver Track(s): ...

VB 2008 IDE Tips & Tricks Presentation Materials (Lisa Feigenbaum)

May 15, 2008 May 15, 2008 05/15/08
Lisa Feigenbaum
Last week I went on a user group tour around Southern California. I've uploaded the materials from my talk: Powerpoint presentation Solution at the Start of the Demo Solution at the End of the DemoYou can find these all posted together on the following Code Gallery page.The demo requires installation of Refactor!, which is a 3rd party tool ...

Come join me on a Southern California user group tour (Lisa Feigenbaum)

May 5, 2008 May 5, 2008 05/5/08
Lisa Feigenbaum
I will be presenting on the VB IDE in Southern California this week at a series of user group meetings. The events will be held in the San Diego and the Los Angeles area. Charlie Calvert from the C# team will be flying down from Redmond to speak as well. The schedule is as follows: May 6, 6:00 PM: San Diego, http://sddotnetdg....

VSLive San Francisco Content (Amanda Silver)

March 31, 2008 Mar 31, 2008 03/31/08
VBTeam
All - I'm about to go on for my LINQ Deep Dive and Tips &Tricks session at VSLive in San Francisco. I posted all demos & slides here:https://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ProjectName=LaunchVB&ReleaseId=805...