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.NET Development
.NET Framework Setup
Discuss and ask questions about the setup and deployment of .NET Framework.
.NET Base Class Library
Discuss the Base Class Library, design, and best practice issues of managed code: Collections, Diagnostics, I/O, Registry, Globalization, Reflection, and Text.
Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
How to use Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) productively to create visually appealing and differentiating applications and to improve user experience.
Regular Expressions
Discuss and ask questions concerning the usage of Regular Expressions (REGEXes) in the .NET Framework.
MSBuild
Discuss the Microsoft build engine aka MSBuild. Topics including: usage of MSBuild, build customization, and MSBuild extensibility via tasks, loggers and hosting.
JScript for the .NET Framework
Ask about the JScript language, the ECMAScript standard, the managed JScript compiler implementation, and future plans.
Common Language Runtime
Discuss issues regarding the very core of .NET: Security, performance, hosting, base classes, interop, reliability, debugging, GC, and profiling are example topics.
Building Development and Diagnostic Tools for .Net
Discussion of the APIs and techniques used to build tools for .NET, such as debuggers, profilers, health monitors, compilers, disassemblers, obfuscators etc.
ASMX Web Services and XML Serialization
Discussion on writing ASMX Web Services using the .NET Framework and on using the XML Serialization technology.
64-Bit .NET Framework Development.
Need help making your .net applications (any language) work on 64-bit? Ask your questions here!
.NET Remoting and Runtime Serialization
Discussion on using the .NET Remoting technology as well as Runtime Serialization (including Binary and Soap serialization).
.NET Framework Networking and Communication
Discuss general managed code networking topics not relating to System.Net or Windows Communication Foundation (WCF).
Managed Extensibility Framework
Discuss the Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF), a set of building blocks that includes dependency injection (DI), structural matching (duck typing) and a naming and activation service for developing extensible and dynamic applications.
Network Class Library (System.Net)
Discuss using the System.Net namespace and associated Uri class in the .NET Framework to write code that leverages managed sockets, HTTP web requests, FTP, SMTP, P2P, etc.
Windows Communication Foundation
Windows Communication Foundation is a set of .NET technologies for building and running connected systems. It is a new breed of communications infrastructure built around the Web services architecture.
Claims based access platform (CBA), code-named Geneva
This forum is for discussion of "Geneva" Server, "Geneva" Framework and Windows CardSpace "Geneva."
Chart Controls for .NET Framework
Issues related to programming with the charting controls.
Microsoft Codename 'Dublin'
Discussion area for Microsoft Codename "Dublin"
Microsoft Codename 'Oslo'
Discussion area for Microsoft Codename "Oslo"
.NET StockTrader Sample Application
Discuss this end-to-end sample application that illustrates WCF and .NET Enterprise Technologies
POS for .NET
POS for .NET provides a class library for .NET developers to interract with peripherals typically found in the retail environment attached to Point of Sale, Self-Checkout, Kiosk, and ATM devices such as barcode scanners, magnetic stripe readers, cash drawers, etc. POS for .NET is based on the industry standard published by Unified POS (UPOS).
