Visual Basic Coding Conventions

These guidelines are used by Microsoft to develop samples and documentation. The Visual Basic Language Specification does not define a coding standard. Coding conventions create a consistent look to the code, so that readers can focus on content, not layout. Conventions let the readers understand the code more quickly, because it allows them to make assumptions based on previous experience. Conventions make copying, changing, and maintaining the code easier. Conventions demonstrate Visual Basic "best practices." Discussion Naming Conventions Naming guidelines are covered in Design Guidelines for Developing Class Libraries. You do not have to change the name of objects created […]

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Why there are no 64bit browser plug-ins

The move to 64-bit software has been steady (if slow), but browsers are in their own category entirely. Microsoft has been offering a 64-bit version of Internet Explorer (IE6 and up) since the release of the 64-bit versions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 in April 2005. A 64-bit version of Safari is available in Snow Leopard, and Linux users can download a 64-bit version of Opera. Chrome, however, doesn’t yet have a 64-bit version. Firefox has one, but only for Linux (unofficial 64-bit versions of Firefox exist for Windows and Mac). So why haven’t Mozilla and Google bothered […]

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Repackaging SilverLight: install instructions and behavior

When SilverLight is in-use In both IE and FFox, users will receive below prompt for every page load that requires latest version Silverlight Please restart your browser This web page requires a newer version of Silverlight. You have already installed the required version of Silverlight, but have not restarted your browser to complete the upgrade process. Some content on this page may not be available until you restart your browser.  Existing previous version dependent SilverLight pages load fines  When you try to load Silverlight based pages in 64bit IE win7 64bit, you’ll see below message as yet there is no […]

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