VB.NET

Lucian Wischik, the Visual Basic language Program Manager, digs into many of the new features in VB11. This was recorded at DevConnections a few days ago.

Ever wonder what really happens when you write a simple LINQ query? A lot of new language features went into the compilers in Visual Studio 2008 to make LINQ work. In this interview I sit down with Jonathan Aneja, a Program Manager on the Visual Basic Compiler team, who dives deep into these…

LINQ stands for Language INtegrated Query and in a nutshell, it makes query and set operations, like SQL statements first class citizens in .NET languages like C# and VB. Here we visit Anders Hejlsberg in his office to get more on LINQ. Dan Fernandez, also seen in this video, just put up a blog…

Brian Beckman is a fascinating individual. Ex-cosmologist, ex-military operating system and simulation developer (have you ever considered processes that move both forward and backward in time? Well, Brian and team at JPL created just that. He explains in this interview...). Brian was one of…

Lucian Wischik digs into the new VB functions and iterators being developed for asynchronous development. You can get an early look at these new features, available as the Async CTP, today! Give VB.NETAsync a try. In this whiteboard-heavy conversation, Lucian demonstrates how to make…

The Touchless SDK enables developers to create multi-touch based applications using a webcam for input. "Touch without touching." In this interview, Touchless SDK creator Mike Wasserman and Visual Basic Spec Lead Lucian Wischik explain the project and show off a game they developed…

Author: Hi, I am Daniel Moth Introduction: User Account Control is the top compatibility hurdle for some applications moving to Windows Vista. It is relatively easy to comply with some elements of UAC (e.g. embedding a manifest in your app) and with Visual Studio 2008 it is even easier as I…

How will imperative programming languages evolve to suit the needs of developers in the age of Concurrency and Composability? What role can programming languages play in enabling true composability? What are the implications of LINQ on the furture of managed  (CLS-based) and…

Author: Hi, I am Daniel Moth Introduction: Partial Methods is a new language feature of both C#3 and VB9, available via Visual Studio 2008 for projects targeting .NET Framework v2.0/3.0/3.5. Watch the 15' video for more. Video download: Click on the image to play the video (from a…

Author: Hi, I am Daniel Moth Introduction: While we all love focusing on language and framework features, sometimes it is nice to get small aesthetic and usability enhancements. The Visual Studio 2008 IDE has plenty of those as you can see in this video. Related to that, VS2005 does the job…