{ End Bracket }: What Makes A Good Software Tester?

When MSDN Magazine asked me to write a page on something I care about, I said, "You mean, like abolishing taxes, car phones, and SUVs?" Alas, they meant something to do with programming. Well! After pondering, I realized that something I care about is writing good code.

Paul DiLascia

MSDN Magazine July 2004

Are the transparent computer screens in the movie Minority Report or the flashy fingerprint analysis software programs used on CSI closer than we think? Maybe so.

Julia Lerman

MSDN Magazine April 2008

The Authenticode dialog box that users see when they download software from the Internet, asking them if they trust the publisher and want to install the software is, in my opinion, a useless and annoying waste of time that provides no safety whatsoever.

David S. Platt

MSDN Magazine December 2005

Hi,

I've been using visual studio for ages and find it quite cumbersome to produce snappy aspx pages.

I'm wondering if anyone recommends from a developers perspective a nice product to handle the graphical html generation?

Thanks!

I've used the automatic  Many-to-Many generation as described here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd742359.aspx

But that doesn't seem to allow a quantity to be attached to orders (in the example it would be courses). I have many customers and many products, I would like a customer to be able to order more than one product. Right now I get a grid of checkboxes. I would like instead a field where I could enter a number. 

Is this possible?

Steven M. List

MSDN Magazine June 2009

This month the author takes us on a tour of the unconference and other unconventional get-togethers. Learn how these unique approaches to conferences are being widely adopted.

Steven M List

MSDN Magazine May 2009

Udi Dahan explains how his team identified and overcame unforeseen problems while developing a large-scale software + services trading application.

Udi Dahan

MSDN Magazine April 2009

This month we examine the Microsoft translation Web service and show you how you can incorporate translation services into your own Web application.

Sandor Maurice & Vikram Dendi

MSDN Magazine April 2009

Why is good API design so difficult when all you really need is perfection? Intrigued? Read on.

James Waletzky

MSDN Magazine March 2009

Having that next great innovative idea is only half the battle-getting it heard is the real challenge.

Eric N. Bush

MSDN Magazine February 2009