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In the Orcas SP1 release we released our XML Schema Explorer .  In the Visual tudio 10 PDC VPC we shipped our first rev of the next set of planned features for our XML Schema Designer.  Check out the Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0 CTP VPC here .  Over the next few weeks I’ll be posting in more detail about the features in the CTP. - Tim Laverty PM, Data Programmability XML Tools
When designing WPF Windows with data (or as I usually refer to them WPF "Forms") we have many options on how we want to load the data and bind our controls. Depending on where the data is coming from and how it's being used there are a lot of possibilities. DataContext "Direct" Suppose we have the following simple window defined and we've set up data binding on our text boxes to the corresponding properties on a Customer object. < Window x : Class =&quo ... [ read more ]
 So just what is coming to Visual Basic with the next version? The short answer is Lots! Announced at PDC 2008, one aspect that is coming, and one that I am looking forward to, is auto-implemented properties. Just what is that?  Gone are the days where you have to hard code in a getter and setter for custom properties in Classes. As it stands now you would have: Private m_someField As String       Public Property someField() As String ... [ read more ]
Collection initializers will let you initialize collections with fewer lines of code. In the two examples below notice the use of 'From' to initial collections from lists. Dim colorList As New List(Of String) From {"Red", "Blue", "Green","Black"}  Dim statusDictionary As New Dictionary(Of String, Integer) From {{"Aproved", 1}, {"Disapped", 2},{"Needs More Info", ... [ read more ]
Collection initializers will let you initialize collections with fewer lines of code. In the two examples below notice the use of 'From' to initial collections from lists. Dim colorList As New List(Of String) From {"Red", "Blue", "Green","Black"}  Dim statusDictionary As New Dictionary(Of String, Integer) From {{"Aproved", 1}, {"Disapped", 2},{"Needs More Info", ... [ read more ]
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