There are lots of differences between using a Standard Class/Portable Class Library (PCL) and Shared projects in a Xamarin solution. However, the most obvious one appears when you open any XAML file ...

In a Bring Your Own Device (BOYD) world, .NET Framework support for Portable Class Libraries (PCLs) provides a base for writing code that will run on any platform -- provided you understand the ...

I was recently called onto a project to add features to existing applications. To me, this is one of the most challenging aspects of being a developer because the existing application strips away much ...

Your business's software developers can work with Microsoft's .NET framework to create powerful Excel macros for your spreadsheets. The .NET framework contains a vast library of classes that perform a ...

Linux vendor Novell is offering a new commercial add-in for Visual Studio that will allow software developers to test and package .NET applications for Linux without having to leave their Windows ...

Last Thursday, Microsoft announced a new documentation compiler for managed class libraries. The project, titled Sandcastle, looks to take Microsoft's inline XML commenting system a step further.

The latest offering of Visual Studio contains many features. It has come a long way since it was released. Well, let’s just quickly dive in on how a beginner can get started with VS. So, first of all, ...