Cutting Edge: Creating a Multi-table DataGrid in ASP.NET

Silverlight provides support for dynamic languages such as IronRuby and IronPython. We'll walk you through the creation of a custom Silverlight control using Bing Maps and IronRuby.Ashish GhodaMSDN Magazine February 2010

Dino Esposito builds upon his exploration of new data binding features coming in the ASP.NET Ajax Library, explaining how to implement the predictive fetch design pattern.Dino EspositoMSDN Magazine February 2010

When you think of data-driven Web pages, most of the time what you really have in mind is a master-detail view of some cross-related data. Dino builds an example with ASP.NET AJAX 4 and jQuery.Dino EspositoMSDN Magazine January 2010

Dino Esposito discusses various forms of client-side data binding as they are coming out in ASP.NET AJAX 4.0, focusing on some advanced features of data binding and observable objects.Dino EspositoMSDN Magazine December 2009

Last month, Dino covered the basics of the new DataView client control and the binding techniques most commonly used. In this article, he goes one step further and covers conditional template rendering.Dino EspositoMSDN Magazine November 2009

In this article, the author shows you three new arrivals on the SQL Server spatial visualization scene: the map control in SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services (SSRS), the ESRI MapIt product, and the MapPoint Add-In for SQL Server 2008.Bob BeaucheminMSDN Magazine November 2009

In this article, Dino reviews the pillars of real-world AJAX development as supported in ASP.NET AJAX 4.0. In doing so, he mostly focuses on client-side templates and data-binding but doesn't ignore other goodies, such as ADO.NET Data Services proxy classes and programming facilities.Dino EspositoMSDN Magazine October 2009

The upcoming ASP.NET 4.0 platform has the same foundation as the latest 3.5 SP1 version, but it provides further refinement in the areas of Web Forms, Dynamic Data controls, and ASP.NET AJAX. In this article, Dino takes a look at what's new and improved in the Web Forms model.Dino EspositoMSDN Magazine September 2009

After a brief refresher on procedural and object based patterns for organizing the business logic layer, the author focuses on data transfer objects and the impact they have on the development of the software project.Dino EspositoMSDN Magazine August 2009

In this article, the author delves into some commonly used ways of writing data access code and looks at the effect they can have on performance.Bob BeaucheminMSDN Magazine August 2009