n Part 1 of this article series you saw how to get started with Direct3D, Microsoft’s high-performance three-dimensional graphics library. That article explained how to initialize Direct3D, build simple scenes,
icrosoft has gone to great lengths to help you make your software applications more appealing to users. You can create rich user experiences with Windows Presentation Foundation, smooth web applications
ost applications need to write log messages at different layers of the application for instrumentation, debugging, or monitoring purposes. Generally, developers write code to log these messages to an external
irect3D is Microsoft’s high-performance, three-dimensional graphics library. Using Direct3D, you can build amazing scenes containing hundreds or even thousands of three-dimensional shapes, three-dimensional charts and graphs, surfaces that change in
t’s easy to list applications where computers leave humans in the dust. When it comes to complex mathematics, repetitive calculations, and tedious searches, even the most astute mathematician can’t beat
f you’re a developer, chances are that you’re no stranger to mailing lists. A mailing list contains a group of users who are subscribed to receive regular emails pertaining to
he first part of this article provided a detailed description of a StateSelector control that lets users select a state from a map. The map itself is a control property
y default, the .NET Framework includes a number of classes that convey information about exceptions generated by the application. Whenever an error occurs in a .NET application, the .NET Framework
icrosoft Expression Blend is a new full-featured design tool for creating highly-interactive and sophisticated Windows application user interfaces using Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF). With Expression Blend, a designer can design