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Tuning NT Server Disk Subsystems: Tips for Keeping Your System in Tip-Top Shape
Jan 15, 2001
This article by Windows NT/2000 tuning and sizing expert Curt Aubley focuses on tuning disk and disk subsystems (RAID).
Type Design Guidelines in .NET
Nov 4, 2005
From the CLR perspective, there are only two categories of types—reference types and value types—but for the purpose of framework design discussion we divide types into more logical groups, each with its own specific design rules. This chapter covers the various types you will use in the .NET framework.
Typed DataSets in ADO.NET
Jan 17, 2003
Learn how to generate Typed DataSets in Visual Studio .NET and from the command line, as well as how to customize the generation by using annotations.
Types of Software Solutions Today
Dec 14, 2001
This sample chapter from Bart DePetrillo's book Think Microsoft.NET (Que, 2001) looks at popular software design solutions, their current challenges, and how .NET addresses these issues.
Understanding .NET Framework
Aug 30, 2002
Discover the ease and simplicity of this new environment and plunge into the world of .NET with an overview of the framework, Microsoft .NET, and Common Runtime Language (CLR).
Understanding .NET's Common Type System
Dec 14, 2001
Read this article by David Chappell to learn the basics of the CTS, a fundamental part of ...
Understanding C# Object Serialization and Object Graphs
May 19, 2008
Serialization isn't complex or difficult! Learn some powerful mechanisms for controlling and fine-tuning serialization.
Understanding Classes and Objects the C# Way
Jul 7, 2010
This chapter teaches the basics of both object-oriented and component-oriented programming, moving on to creating a class in C# and examining how it fulfills the goals of object-oriented and component-oriented programming.
Understanding Delegates in Visual Basic .NET
Mar 8, 2002
This sample chapter from Visual Basic .NET Unleashed demonstrates the fundamentals of singlecast and multicast delegates. Delegates support a dynamic event programming model as well as passing procedural types as arguments.
Understanding J2EE and .NET
Oct 5, 2001
In this handy reference on the basics of J2EE and Microsoft's .NET initiative, Dan Fox points out the differences and similarities between these technologies in terms of strategy, complexity, feature sets, and product maturity.
Understanding MDI Applications in .NET
May 12, 2006
The multiple document interface (MDI) is handy when your program needs to open multiple documents of the same kind. Peter Aitken shows how to take advantage of the MDI support built right into the .NET Framework.
Understanding Objects and Collections in VB.NET
Oct 17, 2003
Visual Basic .NET, unlike its predecessors, is a true object-oriented language. The more you work with Visual Basic .NET, the more you'll hear about objects. This sample book chapter will give you a gentle introduction to the subject.
Understanding Objects and Collections in Visual Basic.NET
Mar 1, 2002
In this sample chapter from Understanding Objects and Collections in Visual Basic.NET, James Foxall covers the following topics: understanding objects, getting and setting properties, triggering methods, understanding method dynamism, writing object-based code, and more.
Understanding Objects and Collections in Visual C# 2005
Aug 25, 2006
In this hour, you're going to start learning about an important programming concept, namely objects. The more you work with Visual C#, the more you'll hear about objects. Visual C# 2005 is a true object-oriented language. This hour isn't going to discuss object-oriented programming in any detail—object-oriented programming is a complex subject and well beyond the scope of this book. Instead, you'll learn about objects in a more general sense.
Understanding Paths in ASP.NET
Sep 12, 2003
Fritz Onion covers the details of managing paths and URLs in ASP.NET, looking at everything from virtual to physical path mapping to root path reference syntax.
Understanding Program Variables
Mar 19, 2007
Understanding Program Variables in VBA
Jun 15, 2007
Understanding Strings and Regular Expressions in Microsoft Visual C# 2005
Jul 28, 2006
Regardless of what type of data you're working with or what kind of application you're creating, you will undoubtedly need to work with strings. No matter how the data is stored, the end user always deals in human-readable text. As such, knowing how to work with strings is part of the essential knowledge that any .NET developer needs to make rich and compelling applications. In addition to showing you how to work with strings in the .NET Framework, this chapter will also introduce you to regular expressions.
Understanding the Common Features of Web Controls
Aug 20, 2001
Peter Aitken and Phil Syme explain the common features of ASP.NET web controls, commonly handled events, and properties and methods of web controls.
Understanding the Windows PowerShell Release Cycle
Apr 20, 2015
Timothy Warner, author of Sams Teach Yourself Windows PowerShell 5 in 24 Hours, explains how Windows PowerShell releases are related to Windows version releases and which bits go with what. It's not a 1:1 relationship, so you might need to uninstall if things don't go quite as expected. With Tim's help and the Windows Management Framework, you'll get it right from the start.

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