The Windows Runtime stack is currently lacking a local relational database from Microsoft. Never fear, because SQLite is freely available and up to the task. Today I'll be covering how to use SQLite ...

Creating a Windows Service is trivial using Topshelf, a freely-available library that converts a console application to a Windows Service. In this article, you'll create a simple notification app and ...

"The Microsoft Visual Studio development system is a suite of development tools designed to aid software developers - whether they are novices or seasoned professionals - face complex challenges and ...

Microsoft today launched the latest version of its Visual Studio tools for developers at an event in New York City. The new version includes a number of user interface improvements, smarter tools for ...

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 ...