Fluent NHibernate lets you map .NET classes with NHibernate without the need for those cumbersome XML files.

Take advantage of the Object Context in Entity Framework to perform CRUD operations and attach or detach entities.

Tier3 has open sourced its "Iron Foundry" PaaS solution.

The new service allows developers to see what happens when compilers take source code and turn it into machine code.

Software engineering is largely about analyzing a portion of the real world and translating it into a software system. What could be a richer source for ideas about reality analysis than philosophy?

Developing applications for Microsoft SQL Azure Database is very similar to developing applications for SQL Server. Click here to learn a few differences and some considerations when developing SQL Azure Database applications and learn the basic steps that you need to take as a developer and lists the recommended coding practices.

Leverage the new and enhanced features of ADO.NET Entity Framework 4.0 to model at the right level of abstraction.

Take advantage of the Open Data Protocol to build RESTful services in ASP.NET.

Mono and the MonoDevelop IDE let you build Linux desktop applications using the .NET Framework. Find out how an open source guy with minimal .NET experience did it.

Expensify CEO David Barrett compares .NET application development to making hamburgers at McDonald's.