In this article Brendan introduces several tips that you can use in your unit testing endeavors. He demonstrates how tests can be used as documentation, discusses the right number of tests to write, and emphasizes how test code should be maintained as well as regular code. Brendan succinctly delivers several other tips regarding software testing as well.

This article will review some of the new features of SAP Crystal Reports for Visual Studio 2010 and build a sample application using ASP.NET and SQL Server 2008.

Backlinks are important for a website to rank well in search engines and for this purpose you need the required tool. In this review, Anand examines the features and usage of SocialBot. This tool automatically submits links to various social media sites, including several other bookmarking websites. This generates quality backlinks to your website.

Do you want to publish content to your blog from your own system? If yes then you should read this review as it takes a look at a software application with which you can create automated blog posts from text files. Anand demonstrates the usage of this application along with some of its features.

Do you want to learn the fundamentals of C++ with Visual Studio 2008? If yes then check out Murach C++ 2008. Does the book cover all of the concepts associated with the language in a lucid style? Find out by reading Anand's review.

Like with most things, Crystal Reports tends to be split into levels of complexity whenever possible. Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced are all used to describe books, courses and articles. The problem is that reporting requirements are dictated by the client and by the nature of the database being reported from. In many cases the initial request may seem simple to implement, but may not be a good logical fit with how the database stores the information.

In this article, Scott provides a layout of the proposed changes to the MSDN Library in detail. He examines the new features of the library with the help of screen shots in addition to a survey link which you can use to provide your feedback directly to the Microsoft MSDN product team.

In this article, Vince demonstrates the usage of the GridView control to view, add, update, and delete records using the Entity Framework 4. After providing a short introduction, he provides the steps required to create a web site, entity data model, web form and template fields with the help of relevant source code and screenshots.

In this article, Scott examines the release of the jQuery Globalization Plugin that enables one to add globalization support to your JavaScript applications. He provides a short description of the cocept of Globalization inclding the usage of Language Tags with the help of several examples along with screenshots.

In this article, Scott examines the release of Visual Studio 2010 Productivity Power Tool Extensions and Visualization and Modeling Feature Pack. He lists some of the useful features included with the extension and package with links to various external resources.

In this article, Vince examines the creation of an ASP.NET web application that uses the CrystalReportPartsViewer Control to create a drill through report where the user can view summary level data and click on a hyperlink to drill into the details.

Nowadays it's very common for a medium/large scale company to have many websites. Users should be presented with the same look and feel in all the wesites for better user experiences. This article shows how to define the common layout, images and styles once and how to use them for all web sites using ASP.NET.

This white paper outlines one method of enabling ASP.NET MVC 2 within the Sharepoint Publishing framework. It is targeted at Sharepoint professionals who are involved in the development of Sharepoint Publishing Sites.

This article describes how to use the ComponentArt's TabStrip control to create tab-based contents in asp.net applications.

In this article, Scott examines the release of Silverlight 4 Tools for VS 2010 and WCF RIA Services. He discusses the installation and usage of Silverlight 4 Tools for the VS 2010 package, including detailed coverage of Silverlight Tooling Support, Silverlight 4 Tool Enhancements, Implicit Styles and Go to Value Definition. He wraps up with a note about Style Intellisense, WCF RIA Services along with the link to the Silverlight 4 Training Kit reosource for further training.

I hate sub reports and always consider them the last resort in any reporting solution. The negative effect on performance and maintainability is just not worth the easy ride they give the report writer. Nine times out of ten reporting requirements can be met using a little forethought and planning (and a solid understanding of formulas). With that said, there are a few novel ways of using sub reports which will not affect performance and actually prove a boon to the developer.

In this article, Vince suggests a pattern to use when developing a three layered application using the Entity Framework 4. After providing a short introduction he demonstrates the creation of the database, data access layer, business logic layer, and a web form. He does so with the help of detailed explanations, source code examples and related screenshots. He also examines how to select records to load a Drop Down List, including adding, editing and deleting records.

In this whitepaper, Red Gate discusses the importance of handling two common issues in memory management: memory leaks and excessive memory usage. Red Gate demonstrates how their ANTS Memory Profiler can identify issues with memory management and provide a detailed view of a program's memory usage. This whitepaper doubles as a brief tutorial for using the ANTS Memory Profiler by providing an example of a program that is experiencing memory management issues.

This article demonstrates how to create formulas in a Crystal Report and use the Crystal scripting language to create variables, use built in functions, perform conditional logic, and manipulate dates. After a brief introduction, the article provides the steps required to create the database, the website, and the report, including how to add fields and formulas to the report. Near the end, the article examines the steps required to create formulas with variables.

In this tutorial, I will demonstrate how to use the MultiHandleSlider extender to select and display both the year and the month in a range. This control eliminates the need to use four DropDownlist controls to hold the range values and the need for a validation control. Then we will use the Column Chart to display number of cars on Sesame Street based on the selected range values. This chart allows the user to drill down into the details for the selected car brands.