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Dynamically Loading an assembly at Runtime and calling its methods

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:16:07 GMT

This article explains how to load an assembly dynamically and call its method.

Passing references to events (almost)

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:32:26 GMT

Have you ever needed to pass a reference to an event into another object? Think you can't do it in C#? This article shows how you can - some times!

How to Use the Facebook Developer Toolkit 2.0

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:46:05 GMT

The Facebook Developer Toolkit project has just released version 2.0 of their ASP.NET API into the wild, so let's go over the basics. In this article, we focus on creating an absolutely bare bones FBML application that leverages the API. Enjoy!

Anders Hejlsberg Video on C# Dynamic

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:46:02 GMT

In this Channel 9 video C# architect Anders Hejlsberg answers some commonly asked questions about the new Dynamic features that will be included in C# 4.0. Building on the talk that he gave at PDC, Anders chats with C# Community PM Charlie Calvert. They discuss questions that community members have asked and riff on themes of import to developers who have been following the latest news from the C# team.

UI test automation using Team System

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:58:02 GMT

This article illustrates how VSTS can be leveraged to automate testing of winforms UI.

Creating A Comma Delimited String

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:31:46 GMT

Creating a Comma Delimited String using the .NET frameworks CommaDelimitedStringCollection class.

SVN-Monitor is finally out for free download!

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 19:31:02 GMT

A full-featured .net application that integrates SubVersion, TortoiseSVN and all your checked-out folders and repositories. Use it to perform all your svn commands and monitor all your projects' activities in a single place. Access all commands from the tray menu or from the main window. This is a must-have tool for every windows+svn user!

Habanero - Enterprise Application Framework

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:25:21 GMT

Habanero is an open source Enterprise Application Framework for .Net that provides the tools to produce an agile application from the data layer through to the front-end. Released for free under the LGPL license, it persists data to and from the database using object relational mapping (ORM), manages business objects to support a rich domain model, and generates user interfaces to display and edit the mapped data

Create Portable Applications With Ease

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:16:15 GMT

BoxedApp SDK 2.0, a DLL library from Softanics enables developers to take advantage of the next generation technology - application virtualization to create a portable application with zero installation that relies on the virtual environment to run.

Survey Time: What .NET Framework features do you use?

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:33:44 GMT

"Hey folks, as I've said before, one of the things I like to do is take your comments, questions and feedback directly to the right folks inside Microsoft." - Scott Hanselman

Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:01:10 GMT

On Sept. 29, 2008, Microsoft announced the next generations of Visual Studio and .NET Framework. Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4.0 are meant to simplify application's life-cycle management by make it easier for all contributors of the software team (core programmers, UI designers, testers and project managers), to participate throughout the life-cycle.

Using tuples in C# functions and dictionaries

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:46:05 GMT

Using tuples (just like tuples in F#) can improve your C# code and reduce number of classes and code-lines you write for some common mundane tasks. Code snippets are attached

Dynamite: High Performace Dynamic Sorting Using Expressions

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:45:37 GMT

Easy-to-use and high performance dynamic sorting library with support for most type of sequences, multiple fields, nested properties and SQL-like syntax, developed using System.Linq.Expression classes. Also discusses performance issues with sorting and how to improve performance of sorting in Windows Presentation Foundation collection views.

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Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:08:21 GMT

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Some performance issues and caveats of LINQ

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:32:15 GMT

Linq to collections generally performs worse, than the hard-coded approach. In the high-stress scenarios (i.e.: in heavy math calculations) improper Linq usage could become a problem. Let's write a couple of micro-benchmarks and compare the performance of hand-written loops with the Linq.

Some tips on writing event handling code in C# .NET

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:38:39 GMT

You can drop a lot of repetitive code in C# event declaration and raising (including some EventArgs declarations, defining custom delegates, checking for nulls) if you follow these tips.

BFG: DSL configuration syntax for Autofac IoC Container

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:32:57 GMT

This might be interesting for people that use popular IoC container for .NET - Autofac. Now it is possible to configure this container with the custom DSL syntax that is more flexible and efficient than plain XML configuration.

Implementing Exception Handling Application Block with Photon.NET

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 03:36:53 GMT

Let's implement lightweight EntLib Exception Handling with the Autofac IoC and Boo DSL

nAML: A New Revolutionary Way to Model Your .NET Applications!

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:42:29 GMT

Having an easy to understand visual notation, not only helps architects to model the system efficiently, but also helps developers to quickly implement that, as well as it helps the re-engineering process to easily adopt the architectural model with respect to new requirement. nAML illustrates real world samples, from user interface experience, .NET specific language (such as C#) classes to database level SQL commands, to let software architects and developers to have a clean model for the future system. One of it's the most powerful objectives of this new visual language is the besides an easy way to model the system, the target model will require near to zero knowledge on notation semantics from reader aspect.

How to Create a Gantt Control in WPF

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:41:48 GMT

Describes the first baby step towards creating a Gantt Control in WPF. That is, creating a new WPF panel that allows controls to be laid out by date.

How to iterate thought all properties of a class

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:30:52 GMT

The purpose of this article is to describe some of the practical uses of the Reflection.

ASP.NET - Connecting asp.net to mysql database

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 22:16:52 GMT

This article wil tell you how to create a database in mysql and how to connect that database to an ASP.NET application. :)

30 Common String Operations in C# and VB.NET - Part II

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:01:02 GMT

In the previous article, 30 Common String Operations in C# and VB.NET - Part I, we explored 15 common String operations while working with the String class. In Part II of the article, we will continue with the series and cover 15 more.

30 Common String Operations in C# and VB.NET - Part I

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:01:08 GMT

This article compiles some common String operations that we encounter while working with the String class. In Part I, 15 common string operations have been covered .

what's latest in the .NET 3.5 Framework SP1

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:48:10 GMT

The .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 delivers more controls, a streamlined setup, improved start-up performance, and powerful latest graphics features for client development and rich data scaffolding, and other improvements for Web development.