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Microsoft Developer Network

The Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) is the portion of Microsoft responsible for managing the firm's relationship with developers and testers, such as: hardware developers interested in the operating system (OS), and software developers standing on the various OS platforms or using the API and/or scripting languages of Microsoft's applications. The relationship management is situated in assorted media: web sites, newsletters, developer conferences, trade media, blogs and DVD distribution. The life cycle of the relationships ranges from legacy support through evangelizing potential offerings.

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Why is the console window closing immediately once displayed my output?

I'm studying C# by following the guides in MSDN. Now, I just tried the Example 1 (here is the link to MSDN), and I've encountered an issue: why is the console window closing immediately once displayed my output? using System; public class…
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How to set MSDN to be always in English

I know that this isn't exactly programming question, but it is tightly related - How the hell do I set MSDN to display everything in English? I'm Czech, and every KB or documentation article it automatically translates it to Czech with their…
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Automatic text translation at MSDN pages - How to turn off?

Is there a way to turn off the automatic text translation at the MSDN library pages ? I do prefer English text but due to having a German IP address Microsoft activates the automatic translation on every new page load which gives me a yellow box…
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MSDN subscriptions on the cheap?

As a long time Microsoft developer, I find MSDN to be an invaluable resource. However, when tinkering at home I am not able to play with the best latest technologies and the different offerings coming from Microsoft as I cannot justify paying such a…
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Is read-only auto-implemented property possible?

I found a topic on MSDN that talks that yes, this is possible. I did a test that seems to break this statement: using System; namespace Test { class Program { static void Main(string[] args) { Foo f = new…
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Cannot find software on Microsoft BizSpark

I work for a company that is a member of Microsoft BizSpark. I have a Windows Live ID, and I can use this to log in at bizspark.com. However, I cannot for the life of me find out how to download software from the site! I am looking for Visual Studio…
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Difference between 'on error goto 0' and 'on error goto -1' -- VBA

Can anyone find the difference between 'On error goto -1' and 'on error goto 0' in VBA? I've tried google and msdn, but I've had no luck.
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Reverse-Mapping for String Enums

I wanted to use string enums in typescript but I can't see a support for reversed mapping in it. I have an enum like this: enum Mode { Silent = "Silent", Normal = "Normal", Deleted = "Deleted" } and I need to use it like this: let…
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Why is using [DataMember(EmitDefaultValue = false)] not recommended?

In WCF you can define a contract using the [DataContract] and [DataMember] attributes, like this: [DataContract] public class Sample { [DataMember(EmitDefaultValue = false, IsRequired = false)] public string Test { get; set; } } This…
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The [NeutralResourceLanguage] attribute is missing on the entry assembly

I'm trying to submit an app to the windows phone 7 marketplace and have never encountered this error when validating my .xap package. App Hub just remodeled and became back online roughly an hour ago. Does anyone know how I can fix this?
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Performance Counter Category Names? (C#)

I'm trying to program in a performance counter into my C# application that launches another process and checks the processor usage of that launched process. As I understand it, the performance counter class requires me to assign a category name , a…
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Is Microsoft BizSpark a good deal for startups?

I learned about Microsoft BizSpark the other day and started the sign up process. Has anyone else heard about it or had success with it?
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cl.exe not finding any standard include file

I found this sample code on the msdn library #include int main() { std::cout << "This is a native C++ program." << std::endl; return 0; } from How to Compile a Native C++ Program From the Command Line I store this code in…
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SetupDiGetDeviceProperty usage example

Can anybody provide me with an example of using SetupDiGetDeviceProperty ?
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page.DataContext not inherited from parent Frame?

I have a Page page in a Frame frame, with frame.DataContext = "foo". (page.Parent as Frame).DataContext is "foo". ok BindingExpression for page.DataContext is null (also forced with ClearValue). ok page.DataContext is null. but I expected…
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