I first learned about the C# compiler as a service workings way back in 2008 at PDC. At that time, Anders Hejlsberg gave a brief preview of what was to come by showing off a C# ...

Lambda expressions were first introduced in .NET 3.5, at the same time that Language Integrated Query (LINQ) was made available. Lambda expressions are like anonymous methods but with much more ...

Jeremiah is a US-based blogger who bought a Nexus One the day it came out and never looked back. In his spare time he watches Star Trek, cooks eggs, and completely fails to write novels. The majority ...

Today’s README file explains how to create connection strings to SQL Server databases using Visual Studio’s built-in tools. To provide an example using real source, I created a simple Winforms ...

Take advantage of projections in C# to transform an object into a new form that has only the properties you need. Projection is an operation that transforms the results of a query. You can use ...

Decimal 32, Decimal 64 and Decimal 128 (using Binary Integer Decimal (BID) encoding. My goal is to provide a visual way to do calculations on the various floating point and integer numeric types ...

"The Microsoft Visual Studio development system is a suite of development tools designed to aid software developers - whether they are novices or seasoned professionals - face complex challenges and ...

REDMOND, Wash. — April 11, 2010 — Kicking off a global launch consisting of more than 150 developer-focused events, Microsoft Corp. announced the general availability of Visual Studio 2010 and .NET ...

Editor's note: I am pleased to bring you a new young blogger on Planet Analog, Tyler Deuty. He will be occasionally blogging and bringing us a really good perspective ...