10/10/2005

October 2005 - 2005 Buyers Guide

Your yearly update on the products, tools and services you need. Plus our Editors Choice Award winners and a special section devoted to buying middleware components.


In-Depth

The Best .NET Products of 2005

Here's the list of the best software products as chosen by Visual Studio Magazine readers. These highly coveted awards were issued in Las Vegas at FTP's VSLive! conference.


Editors Choice Awards Inspire and Innovate

VSM's 2005 Editors Choice awards, Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 and Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, are innovative products that are likely to have a significant impact on the everyday lives of developers.


Most   Popular

Subscribe on YouTube

Upcoming Training Events

0 AM
Cybersecurity & Ransomware Live! VirtCon 2025
May 13-15, 2025
VSLive! 4-Hour In-Depth Workshop: Deep Dive into ASP.NET Core Razor Pages
May 29, 2025
VSLive! 3-Day Hands-On Training Seminar: Master Modern JavaScript: Unlock the Full Potential of Your Code
June 2-4, 2025
VSLive! 2-Day Hands-On Training Seminar: Asynchronous and Parallel Programming in C#
June 24-25, 2025
4-Hour Hands-on Workshop: MCP Demystified
June 30, 2025
VSLive! 4-Day Hands-On Training Seminar: Immersive .NET Full Stack Training: 4-Day Hands-On Experience
July 15-18, 2025
VSLive! 4-Hour In-Depth Workshop: Immersive .NET Full Stack Training: C# Interfaces: Effective Usage while Avoiding Pitfalls
July 29, 2025
Visual Studio Live! @ Microsoft HQ
August 4-8, 2025
4-Hour VSLive! Workshop: Testability in .NET
August 27, 2025
Visual Studio Live! San Diego
September 8-12, 2025
Live! 360 2-Day Hands-On Seminar: Swimming in the Lakes of Microsoft Fabric and AI – A Hands-on Experience
September 18-19, 2025
VSLive! 2-Day Hands-On Training Seminar: Hands-On with .NET Web Development in 2025
October 7-8, 2025
Live! 360 Orlando
November 16-21, 2025
Artificial Intelligence Live! Orlando
November 16-21, 2025
Cloud & Containers Live! Orlando
November 16-21, 2025
Cybersecurity & Ransomware Live! Orlando
November 16-21, 2025
Data Platform Live! Orlando
November 16-21, 2025
Visual Studio Live! Orlando
November 16-21, 2025
VSLive! 4-Day Hands-On Training Seminar: Immersive .NET Full Stack Training: 4-Day Hands-On Experience
December 16-19, 2025
Visual Studio Live! Las Vegas
March 16-20, 2026