Introduction

Intent

A place to find useful information on how to perform specific operations using Microsoft Visual Studio where predominate focus is on proper coding techniques along with how to articles using various programming languages Microsoft Visual Studio supports.

  • Best practices
  • Finding and using documentation
  • Debugging
  • Working with databases
    • Using Microsoft SQL-Server coupled with Microsoft Entity Framework Core.
    • Working with JSON, XML and NoSQL
  • Primary programming languages
    • C#
    • VB.NET
    • HTML
    • jQuery
    • CSS
Since code samples many times are dependent on versions each article will include versions e.g. Entity Framework Core 3.5.1, C# 7.x etc.

About 

Karen Payne first started as a developer with Nantucket Clipper 1990, progressed to Microsoft C, Borland C, Borland Delphi and then to Microsoft Visual Studio .NET programming languages.

  • Microsoft MVP since 2014
  • Authored 150 plus code articles on MSDN
  • Authored 150 plus code articles for Microsoft TechNet Wiki
  • Moderator on several Microsoft forums and third party forums
  • Contributor on JEDI Visual Component library and wrote code samples 
  • From 1990 to 1994 worked as a freelance contract developer along with writing monthly code articles for a magazine known as Clipper Advisor.
  • From 1994 to 2018 worked for Oregon Department of Revenue creating enterprise solutions for personal income tax, corporate income tax, property tax, tobacco tax program and cadastral mapping.
  • 2018 to present calls Oregon Employment department as home base building mobile, desktop and services using both Visual Studio .NET and Coldfusion.
Karen has a passion for driving small fast sports cars, currently owns two Mazda ND series Miata. 



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