Pratap Lakshman introduces various enhancements to Visual J 2005 and discusses themes such as providing language level support for common programming idioms making it easier to write better and correct code and enabling new scenarios through enhanced security and integration....

In this first article in a three-part series Problem Solving with J Pratap Lakshman introduces a few basic design concepts by solving a problem over several complete solutions refining it at each step by applying a simple pattern....

CAD systems provide the ability to apply constraints on parts of a drawing. In this the third part of the series Problem Solving with J Pratap Lakshman discusses a system to set up and then solve constraints....

Simulation is an important technique for understanding and predicting the behavior of large systems by modeling them in the small. In this the second part of the series Problem Solving with J Pratap Lakshman discusses a simulation modeling a simple digital circuit using the delegate type....

Use this excerpt from the book Microsoft Reporting Services in Action to learn how to implement advanced report functionality using custom code....

Choose whether to use a property or a method for a particular need in your J applications....

Use the Delegate Type in Microsoft Visual J .NET to treat methods as data....

Pratap Lakshman of the Microsoft Visual J Team guides you through exception handling EH in J how the common language runtime supports EH models and what you need to consider as a J programmer....

On 26 September Varun Gupta from the Visual J team met with Pratap Lakshman Lead Program Manager of the Visual J team in his office at Microsoft Hyderabad. In this interview Varun and Pratap discuss some of the design choices J made....

Doloto is a performance optimization tool for AJAX applications. It works by rewriting an application to load its JavaScript code on demand thereby reducing startup time and making the application more responsive....

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In this video Matt Hester describes the main topics covered in the video series including CSS 2.1 and 3.0 features HTML 5 native JSON selectors AJAX navigation and developer tools....

Get in it to win it The Code 7 contest recognizes and rewards applications built on the Windows 7 platform that are innovative cool and showcase the new features in Windows 7. Learn more at Code7Contest.com. Contest ends October 10 2009...

With the SDL Quick Security Reference QSR the Security Development Lifecycle SDL team introduces a series of basic guidance papers designed to address common vulnerabilities from the perspective of multiple business roles - business decision maker architect developer and tester QA. These papers are intended to help you address a critical business...