Introduction and definition of SQL Server Service Broker by Roger Wolter.

Focuses on several of the new thread synchronization features introduced with Windows Vista: condition variables, slim reader/writer locks, and one-time initialization.

MSDN documentation about Raw Socket specification. Raw sockets can be used to create your own protocols.

This article describes how to run local and distributed transactions in your Microsoft .NET applications.

It provides Visual Basic programmers with an understanding of interface-based programming. (19 printed pages) Covers (Ted Pattison / Microsoft Corporation)

This article describes how a developer can add Microsoft ActiveX support to an existing OLE Automation control.

Discusses using ADO.NET Connection object, other ADO.NET objects, and provides examples. A 41-page article by Paul D. Sheriff of PDSA, Inc.

Official site about product development. Includes product information, news, tools, and code samples.

A technical introduction to VB.NET. Discusses the CLR, managed types, compiler, delegates and events, garbage collection, and assemblies. By Ted Pattison, MSDN Magazine.

Microsoft's official product homepage. Includes product information and resources for developers.