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Use custom-built .NET Framework 4.0 classes to connect an ASP.NET Web application to a SQL Server 2012 database. In my recent article, I showed how to connect .NET 4.0 C# and Visual Basic applications ...

It's axiomatic that everyone wants to create applications that run faster and use less memory. In an ideal world, the best thing to do is to sit down and take the time to rearchitect your application ...

Before you begin deploying applications based on the .NET framework, you need to decide how your organization will manage common application settings. To promote code reuse and application ...

Credit: Victoire Joncheray modified by IDG Comm. Docker containers are used to provide a lightweight and more portable alternative to virtual machines. Unlike virtual machines, which must bundle a ...

HTTPHandler is a low level request and response API in ASP.Net for injecting pre-processing logic to the pipeline based on file extensions and verbs An HTTPhandler may be defined as an end point that ...