Microsoft has released a great new packages of 101 sample for Visual Studio 2005. Available in both VB & C#, these samples cover a wide range of topics including;

• **Base Class Libraries
  ** Eg. Using the Stopwatch class to meaure time, Using Generic Collections and Using Transactions for database and file copy operations
  • Data Access
    Eg. Using Multiple Active Result Sets (MARS) with SQL Server 2005, Performing Bulk Updates and Batch updates
    • **Web Development
      ** Eg. Using SQLCacheDependency, Using Menu and SiteMapPath controls and Using Profiles to store user properties
      • Windows Forms
        Eg. Running Asynchronous Tasks, Using Layout Panels and Creating Master/Detail forms
        • and more…</UL> The download is available from the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Developer Center here </p>