Optimizing a VB.NET application often requires a deep understanding of how the .NET Framework works, including details about the inner workings of the garbage collector and the Just In Time (JIT) ...

The TIOBE index report on programming language popularity each month picks one language for special attention, which in the December edition is Visual Basic.NET because it reached an all-time high.

Does anyone know where I could download a decompiler at? All I need is a trial version of one, or a free one. I'm trying to see what the source code is on a VB.Net program that I got from a website.

I have been trying to use the Me.Hide() in all sorts of places, starting with the HandleCreated event. However, I cannot seem to get my program to start hidden! Basically, it starts hidden and then is ...