Today’s README file explains how to create connection strings to SQL Server databases using Visual Studio’s built-in tools. To provide an example using real source, I created a simple Winforms ...

Sometimes, life really is like a box of chocolates. The same can also be said for software upgrades. Take, for instance, Visual Studio 2008. After all its various CTPs and RTMs, I feel like I've been ...

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Microsoft is expected this week to release the first beta of its Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 software development products. The software giant also plans to announce a low-cost edition of ...