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I'll explain in this article why memory leaks exist in .NET and how to avoid them. Don't worry, I won't focus here on the inner workings of the garbage collector and other advanced characteristics of memory and resources management in .NET.

It's important to understand leaks and how to avoid them, especially since they are not the kind of things that is easy to detect automatically. Unit tests won't help here. And when your application crashes in production, you'll be in a rush looking for solutions. So, relax and take the time to learn more about this subject before it's too late.

This month we look at tools for enhancing the LINQ to SQL and Entity Framework designers, Oren Eini's .NET development blog, Visual Studio tab customization, and more.Scott MitchellMSDN Magazine December 2009

This article provides a first look at tools in Visual Studio 2010 designed to support development and deployment of SharePoint 2010 solutions. The article provides an example of designing and deploying a visual Web part.Steve FoxMSDN Magazine October 2009

If you want to apply static analysis to your databases, connect to remote computers, find out more about the Entity Framework, or just check into some cool podcasts for your daily commute, then you'll want to read more about these latest tools and resources.Scott MitchellMSDN Magazine July 2009

If the responsibility for creating, managing, and executing routine backups is yours, these tools will make it easier. Also see how you can browse folders and files from inside Visual Studio.Scott MitchellMSDN Magazine May 2009

Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) 2010 introduces product backlog and iteration backlog workbooks and reports that will help agile teams plan and manage releases and iterations.Ajoy KrishnamoorthyMSDN Magazine January 2009

To introduce you to VSTO Power Tools Office interop API extensions, we'll walk through the development of an application that automates Outlook, Excel, and Word.Andrew Whitechapel, Phillip Hoff, and Vladimir MorozovMSDN Magazine December 2008

This month we take a look at FxCop and other tools that enforce your design rules, along with jQuery.Scott MitchellMSDN Magazine December 2008

Understanding the ACLs that govern permissions and rights before an operation is allowed to proceed is critical to enhancing security.John R. MichenerMSDN Magazine November 2008

We take a look at planned support for parallel programming for both managed and native code in the next version of Visual Studio.Stephen Toub and Hazim ShafiMSDN Magazine October 2008