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Windows 7 Application Quality Cookbook
Windows 7 Application Quality Cookbook
Learn how to verify the compatibility of applications with Windows 7 and see an overview of the few known application compatibility issues in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Learn about differences in performance, reliability, and usability, and get links to detailed white papers and other developer guidance.
Windows 7 for Developers
Windows 7 for Developers
Build applications on a solid foundation; enable richer application experiences; and integrate the best of Windows and web services. The features and technologies of the Windows 7 operating system enable you to build the next generation of software applications. This guide describes those features and includes vivid screenshots from the pre-Beta version released at PDC.

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Windows 7 Developer White Papers: PDC08

Using the IAccessibleEx Interface to Add UI Automation to Existing Microsoft Active Accessibility Servers
The IAccessibleEx interface helps existing applications extend their Microsoft Active Accessibility implementations to support UI Automation without rewriting everything from scratch. This white paper explains the IAccessibleEx interface, design considerations, and example scenarios for application developers.

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The Temple of VB
As a regular blogger on the Visual Basic team blog page, Matt Gertz frequently posts Visual Basic applications and code snippets there. This resource... more....
by Microsoft Corp.
Huo Chess
Huo Chess is a micro chess program in C++ that attempts to be smaller in size than the Commodore-era Microchess. The goal is to create the smallest ch... more....
by Microsoft Corp.
Applications = Code + Markup (Charles Petzold) Visual Basic Code Sample
Charles Petzold's latest book, Applications = Code + Markup: A Guide to the Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation, is the best WPF book available... more....
by Microsoft Corp.
Dr. Dotnetsky's Cool Code Samples
Code Samples from Peter Bromberg [C# MVP] of eggheadcafe.com fame.
by Microsoft Corp.

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pysta python GUI
A GUI for python, that use my tridi 2D/3D software rendering engine tha... more
Saturday, Oct 25 by CodePlex
Chirpr
Windows Vista Sidebar gadget to read/write tweets. Formerly known as &#... more
Tuesday, Oct 14 by CodePlex
SysPad
A Notepad-like program and folder management program, especially useful for... more
Monday, Oct 6 by CodePlex

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Search, Organize and Visualize in Windows Vista
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DirectShow Development
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