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You can now download Visual C# 2010 code samples from the MSDN website. Download Link : http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/cs2010samples/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=4175 Also don’t forget to check the document available on the above link which describes the new features in C# 4.0. Happy Learning !!!

Today while visiting MSDN I got a link to download Free E-Book on Moving to Visual Studio 2010. So thought to share it with my readers. It's a book that will help professional developers move from previous versions of Visual Studio (starting with 2003 and on up). Download it from here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=12A6DE81-C633-4F2C-A35F-CEA6FE772712&displaylang=en You can view XPS files only in Windows Internet Explorer. Before you download the XPS viewer please try to open the document in IE and see if it works.. if not then download the xps viewer from the below location. Please try it on a test machine only as this requires .Net Framework 3.0. Note: The e-book requires XPS viewer and you can download it from the below link. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=12A6DE81-C633-4F2C-A35F-CEA6FE772712&displaylang=en   OR http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/d/a/4da3a5fa-ee6a-42b8-8bfa-ea5c4a458a7d/dotnetfx3setup.exe Ha...

Please find the link to download  April Release of the Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training Kit. The Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training Kit includes presentations, hands-on labs, and demos. This content is designed to help you learn how to utilize the Visual Studio 2010 features and a variety of framework technologies including: C# 4 Visual Basic 10 F# Parallel Extensions Windows Communication Foundation Windows Workflow Windows Presentation Foundation ASP.NET 4 Windows 7 Entity Framework ADO.NET Data Services Managed Extensibility Framework Visual Studio Team System http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=752CB725-969B-4732-A383-ED5740F02E93&displaylang=en Happy Learning !!!

I found this article to be very informative and quick overview on the new enhancements as well news features in .Net Framework 4.0. The article provides information (enhancements/new features) in the following sections. Application Compatibility and Deployment Core New Features and Improvements Managed Extensibility Framework Parallel Computing Networking Web Client Data Windows Communication Foundation Windows Workflow Foundation View Article : http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/ms171868.aspx Happy Learning !!!

The Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training Course includes videos and hands-on-labs designed to help you learn how to utilize the Visual Studio 2010 features and a variety of framework technologies including: C# 4.0, Visual Basic 10, F#, Parallel Computing Platform, WCF, WF, WPF, ASP.NET AJAX 4.0, ASP.NET MVC Dynamic Data. Lot’s of valuable videos, demos available on the Channel 9 – So let’s make the full usage of the contents and get more knowledgeable on .Net Framework 4.0 and VS 2010. Get the Course Contents : http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/vs2010/ Happy Learning !!!

Please find the list of default values returned by Default Constructor for Value Types. Value Type Default Value bool FALSE byte 0 char '\0' decimal 0.0M double 0.0D enum The value produced by the expression (E)0, where E is the enum identifier. float 0.0F int 0 long 0L sbyte 0 short 0 struct The value produced by setting all value-type fields to their default values and all reference-type fields to null. uint 0 ulong 0 ushort 0 (Source : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/83fhsxwc.aspx ) For more information please visit : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/83fhsxwc.aspx Happy Learning !!!

Oracle Data Provider (ODP.NET) for Oracle 11g has been available for download. It includes many new features such as Optimized Data Access for Oracle New ODP.NET allows to take advantage of  the Oracle advanced features like Real Application Cluster, XML DB and advanced security. Supports .Net 3.5 Framework More Flexible, faster and stable Supports Native XML Data Type, Advanced Queuing API Download White Paper http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/windows/odpnet/col/odp.net_11.1.0.7.20_twp.pdf Get Features List http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/windows/odpnet/newfeatures.html Download 32  bit Software http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/tech/windows/odpnet/index.html Download 64  bit Software http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/tech/windows/odpnet/64-bit/index.html Sample Code http://www.oracle.com/technology/sample_code/tech/windows/odpnet/index.html Happy Learning !!!