Although code samples provided here are performed with Microsoft Access databases by using patterns shown they provide a upscale to moving on to Microsoft SQL-Server databases. These patterns will go ...

This library is infinitely useful and I've had some limited success with using the pre-compiled binaries in VB.NET, however I get errors when I attempt to use the BlobCount functions. Some simple ...

VB.NET changes the way you write Visual Basic code. You learn quickly that most of the optimization tricks you've learned for VB6 won't work under VB.NET. For example, .NET memory allocation forces ...

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Optimizing a VB.NET application often requires a deep understanding of how the .NET Framework works, including details about the inner workings of the garbage collector and the Just In Time (JIT) ...

Microsoft has shifted its collection of .NET sample code assets from its Developer Network (MSDN) site to the GitHub repository used extensively by the open source community. Microsoft's program ...

The TIOBE index report on programming language popularity each month picks one language for special attention, which in the December edition is Visual Basic.NET because it reached an all-time high.