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.NET Framework Software Development Kit
The official .NET SDKs, redistributables and service packs from Microsoft.
http://microsoft.com/netframework/
Top/Computers/Programming/Component_Frameworks/NET/Implementations

Visual Studio Express
Free, but limited editions of Visual Studio for individual programming languages supported by .NET and SQL.
http://www.microsoft.com/express/
Top/Computers/Programming/Component_Frameworks/NET/Tools/Microsoft_Visual_Studio

Microsoft Visual Studio Team System (Test Edition)
MS Visual Studio-based support for unit, automation and load tests as well as measuring coverage [Commercial, trial version]
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms182409.aspx
Top/Computers/Programming/Component_Frameworks/NET/Tools/Software_Testing

MSDN Web Services Developer Center
Microsoft WebServices development resources.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/webservices/
Top/Computers/Programming/Component_Frameworks/NET/Web_Services

Q&A: The Microsoft .NET Framework and Visual Studio.NET Provide a Unified Environment for Building Powerful Web Services
In a conversation with PressPass, Anders Hejlsberg, a key architect of the Microsoft .NET Framework and C#, Microsoft's new object-oriented programming language for C and C++ developers, describes how these technologies combine with the tools in Visual S
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2000/nov00/11-13visualstudio.mspx
Top/Computers/Programming/Component_Frameworks/NET/Web_Services/Articles

Microsoft ADO FAQ
This page presents some frequently asked questions about programming ADO. By Microsoft.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q183606&
Top/Computers/Programming/Databases/ADO

ADO and SQL Server Developers' Guide
The article discusses access SQL Server data using ADO. By Microsoft.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa905875(SQL.80).aspx
Top/Computers/Programming/Databases/ADO

Best Practices for Using ADO.NET
Best practices for writing Microsoft ADO.NET code and suggestions for developers on using the objects available in ADO.NET.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms971481.aspx
Top/Computers/Programming/Databases/ADO/ADO.NET/Articles

Using ADO.NET
Discusses using ADO.NET Connection object, other ADO.NET objects, and provides examples. A 41-page article by Paul D. Sheriff of PDSA, Inc.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa302325.aspx
Top/Computers/Programming/Databases/ADO/ADO.NET/Articles

Weaning Developers from the CommandBuilder
Examines the drawbacks of the ADO.NET CommandBuilder, and shows how to use the Visual Studio .NET DataAdapter Configuration Wizard (DACW) to write your own Command queries.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms971491.aspx
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