Best "Everything Else" Article of October 2015

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Current Entries

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Specification-based Test Design Techniques for Enhancing Unit Tests

4 Jan 2016Anton Angelov

Explore the usage of Specification-based Test Design Techniques to enhance your unit tests. Practical examples how to use boundary values and partitions.

.NET

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MSTest

Decorator Design Pattern in Automation Testing

4 Oct 2015Anton Angelov

A detailed overview with examples how to utilize the Decorator Design Pattern in automated tests to create an extendable and decoupled Validators.

Remember Drag and Drop Position with RecyclerView

19 Oct 2015Val Okafor

Tutorial on how to remember the drag and drop position of your RecyclerView list items in Android

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Common Sense Software Engineering – Part IV; Life Cycles & Agile

29 Oct 2015Steve Naidamast

Lifecycle Models – In General In the current vernacular we no longer speak about development life-cycles but instead about “Agile” and its variants.

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The Full Stack Overflow Developer

9 Oct 2015Christian_Heilmann

Full Stack Overflow developers work almost entirely by copying and pasting code from Stack Overflow instead of understanding what they are doing. Learn the impact the practice has on core development skills.

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Improved Facade Design Pattern in Automation Testing v.2.0

11 Oct 2015Anton Angelov

Explains in details how to use the Facade Design Pattern in automation tests so that its class to follow the dependency inversion principle.

Best Text Editor Component for .NET WPF Developers

24 Oct 2015Steve Naidamast

Overview of The Solutions Available… For those software professionals creating desktop applications for distribution and\or sale there situations where there is a requirement to present edited text to the user or allow the user of an application to enter text as they would source-code in one of

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Hidden Dependencies as a Smell

29 Oct 2015EngineerSpock

Mark Seemann has written a nice post “Service Locator violates encapsulation”. The name of the post speaks for itself that it’s about a pattern (anti-pattern) named Service Locator.

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Importing MFP Cordova project into Visual Studio 2015

3 Oct 2015Vidyasagar Machupalli

Exploring and Coding are part of every developer’s life. While exploring you may come across many technologies, tools , libraries etc. Each technology has its…The post Importing MFP Cordova project into Visual Studio 2015 appeared first on Vidyasagar MSC.

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Page Objects that Make Code More Maintainable

27 Jan 2018Anton Angelov

Through the help of interfaces, extension methods and partial classes, 3 page objects variations are presented that lead to more maintainable code.

Replacing DTO with Anonymous object

26 Oct 2015Reader Man San

Introduction Data transfer object (DTO) are used to pass data from layer to another instead of using the domain objects, which has very good implications if the layers are separated by wire as in server and client scenario. The problem … Continue reading →

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Arch Linux Installation Series

1 Oct 2015Eric Anderson IO

Arch Linux OverviewArch Linux is by far my favorite Linux distribution to date. It is a simple, lightweight distribution that is also a rolling release system.

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Sencha ExtJs v/s Telerik Kendo UI

2 Oct 2015piyush_singh

Very recently, I got a chance to get my hands on the trials of both, ExtJs 6 and Kendo UI. Before this, I had some working experience on ExtJs 3.4 (free version). So the basic model was somewhat clear to me.

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Mail Automation with AWS Lambda and SNS

9 Oct 2015User 9557924

Mail Automation with AWS Lambda and SNS

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dnx-watch - A no-compile Developer Experience

16 Oct 2015Anuraj Parameswaran

dnx-watch - A no-compile Developer Experience

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Code of Ethics and Professional Practice

20 Oct 2015Daniel Miller

In 1999, a task force was created by IEEE and ACM to author a code of ethics for our profession; it stands the test of time as an excellent statement of the ideals that we (as developers) strive to uphold. I have posted the summary version here for the benefit of anyone who has not yet read it.

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Getting WCF to work with Azure

1 Oct 2015Paul S. Chapman

Originally posted on: http://bobhardister.com/archive/2009/01/07/getting-wcf-to-work-with-azure.aspxSilverlight makes creating compelling Rich Internet Applications fairly easy.

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Arch Linux Installation - Conclusion

1 Oct 2015Eric Anderson IO

We have finally arrived at the part that you've all been waiting for, installing and interacting with the XFCE desktop environment.XFCE SetupCodeProjectLogged in as your user account issue the following command:sudo pacman -S xfce4 xfce4-goodies gamin firefoxThen press enter, enter, Y to instal

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Arch Linux Installation - Part Five

1 Oct 2015Eric Anderson IO

In this post we're going to be tying up some loose ends.

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nvidia

Arch Linux Installation - Part Four

1 Oct 2015Eric Anderson IO

Picking up from part three, now would be a great time to enable networking.

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Arch Linux Installation - Part Three

1 Oct 2015Eric Anderson IO

Now that the base distribution has been installed we can now continue the installation process by creating an fstab file.What Is An FStab FileCodeProjectFor a short explaination, an fstab file is basically a text file that holds all of the partitions that we have.

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Arch Linux Installation - Part Two

1 Oct 2015Eric Anderson IO

Picking back up where part one ended. Open virutal box and select your newly partitioned virtual machine click settings and select storage.

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From JSON to Neo4J

9 Oct 2015User 9557924

From JSON to Neo4J

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Avoid global npm installs for Projects

10 Oct 2015Gjermund Bjaanes

Avoid global npm installs for projects

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Getting the Tools to Create a Scala Project

13 Oct 2015Sacha Barber

One possible way of getting all you need to start experimenting with Scala

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Setting Version of Assemblies in ASP.NET MVC Application with TeamCity Build Feature

15 Oct 2015morzel

Setting version of assemblies in ASP.NET MVC application with TeamCity Build Feature

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MVC

ASP.NET

Branding SharePoint Online

20 Oct 2015Member 12014821

Branding SharePoint Online

SharePoint

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Getting Live Data from Twitter and Storing in Azure Blob Storage

26 Oct 2015rahulsahay20

In this section, I am going to talk about Logic Apps available in Azure.

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machine-learning

One Bad Apple Can Ruin The Deployment Process

28 Oct 2015Rion Williams

One Bad Apple Can Ruin The Deployment Process

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A Journey on Becoming a Pluralsight Author – Troy Hunt

7 Oct 2015Troy Hunt

An interview with Troy Hunt that covers both his beginnings in development and current status, and how being a Pluralsight Author has beneficially impacted his life and career.

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product-showcase

The Benefits of Being a Pluralsight Author - John Papa

26 Oct 2015John_Papa

If you are considering becoming a Pluralsight author, stop considering and do it. Stretch yourself. Challenge yourself.

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product-showcase

docker

DataTable.Copy() Vs. DataTable.Clone() in C#

7 Oct 2015Arkadeep De

DataTable.Copy() Vs. DataTable.Clone() in C#

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Ted Neward Coder Interview - Developer Responsibility

27 Oct 2015CodeProject, Ted Neward

Welcome to our continuing series of CodeProject interviews in which we talk to developers about their backgrounds, projects, interests and pet peeves. In this installment we talk to Ted Neward, a speaker, author, training, and general authority on .NET and Java technologies

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The SOLID Principles in ASP.NET MVC

29 Oct 2015Camilo Reyes

SOLID principles in ASP.NET MVC

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MVC

ASP.NET

If You Build it, they won't come

27 Oct 2015Kevin Mack

Lately I've been having a lot of ALM conversations, based around process and how to be a better developer. And one of the things I hear a lot is belly-aching. Which honestly isn't that surprising. As developers I believe it is engrained in our DNA to want to solve problems.

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Updating Old FBX Files for the Modern Era

19 Oct 2015Simon Jackson

Updating Old FBX Files for the Modern Era

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DirectX

NopCommerce Demo Widget -1 Part

22 Oct 2015Vladimir Skipic

In this post, I will explain in a step by step manner how to setup Nop Commerce.

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Common Sense Software Engineering – Part I; Initial Planning Analysis

24 Oct 2015Steve Naidamast

Trying to Avoid It… Among other things… Since the advent of “Extreme Programming (XP)” in the early 2000s, software professionals have been attempting to find new ways to develop quality applications under increasingly tighter deadlines, smaller budgets, both with declining resources.

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Design Patterns: Abstract Factory

19 Oct 2015User 9557924

Design Patterns: Abstract Factory

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Should You Develop to the Lowest Skill Level in Your Team?

18 Oct 2015dibley1973

Should you develop to the lowest skill level in your team?

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Making the Leap to ASP.NET MVC 6 Beta 8

28 Oct 2015Rion Williams

Making the leap to ASP.NET MVC 6 Beta 8

YAGNI Revisited

14 Oct 2015Vladimir Khorikov

YAGNI Revisited

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Dev

Architect

Difference between Encapsulation and Abstraction in OOPs (C#.NET)

7 Oct 2015Arkadeep De

Difference between encapsulation and abstraction in OOPs

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SCALA Properties / classes

16 Oct 2015Sacha Barber

Scala properties/classes

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The High Cost of Low Software Estimates

13 Oct 2015Daniel Miller

Estimating too low on a software development project can destroy your budget and ruin your project schedule. Here's the reason why.

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NopCommerce Demo Widget -3 Part

26 Oct 2015Vladimir Skipic

Welcome to 3. Post in our series of creating from scratch Widget demo project In popular Nopcommerce platform First, we should convert our existing class library project into Widget Nopcommerce project.

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Dynamically Creating and Showing Bootstrap Modal

18 Oct 2015M.Hussain.

Dynamically creating and showing Bootstrap Modal

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NopCommerce Demo Widget -2 Part

22 Oct 2015Vladimir Skipic

CodeProject Welcome to second post in series of posts: Developing NopCommerce plugin. Till now we already have project ready for working in NopCommerce solution. In prevoius post link we started with creating and preparing project for working in NopCommerce platform.

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Find Browser And Browser Version Using jQuery

21 Oct 2015Sibeesh Passion

How to find out the browser name and browser version by using jQuery

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Generic Repository in ASPNET5

3 Oct 2015Anuraj Parameswaran

Generic Repository in ASPNET5

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ASP.NET

Current Participants

Those with articles that match the contest criteria are automatically entered.

Anton Angelov

CEO Automate The Planet

Bulgaria

CTO and Co-founder of Automate The Planet Ltd, inventor of BELLATRIX Test Automation Framework, author of "Design Patterns for High-Quality Automated Tests: High-Quality Test Attributes and Best Practices" in C# and Java. Nowadays, he leads a team of passionate engineers helping companies succeed with their test automation. Additionally, he consults companies and leads automated testing trainings, writes books, and gives conference talks. You can find him on LinkedIn every day.

Anuraj Parameswaran

Technical Lead

India

Working as Tech. Lead

My blog : dotnetthoughts.net.
You can follow me in twitter : @anuraj

Arkadeep De

Software Developer PwC

India

I am a Software developer having an experience of 5 years in application development. To get me you can mail me at arkadeepde@gmail.com or you can visit my blog at ASP With Arka

Camilo Reyes

Engineer

United States

Husband, father, and software engineer living in Houston Texas. Passionate about JavaScript, C#, and webbing all the things.

Christian_Heilmann

England

Chris Heilmann is a Senior Program Manager at Microsoft and literally wrote the handbook on developer evangelism. He spends a lot of time speaking at conferences, blogging and helping people understand and make others understand technology better. You can follow him on Twitter as @codepo8 and read his blog at christianheilmann.com.

CodeProject

Software Developer CodeProject Solutions

Canada

The CodeProject team have been writing software, building communities, and hosting CodeProject.com for over 20 years. We are passionate about helping developers share knowledge, learn new skills, and connect. We believe everyone can code, and every contribution, no matter how small, helps.

The CodeProject team is currently focussing on CodeProject.AI Server, a stand-alone, self-hosted server that provides AI inferencing services on any platform for any language. Learn AI by jumping in the deep end with us: codeproject.com/AI.

This is a Organisation

4 members

Daniel Miller

Software Developer InSite

Canada

I have been building software systems for many more years than I care to count, working for organizations that range from small non-profit associations in my local community to global Fortune 500 enterprises.

I specialize in the design and implementation of cloud-based business solutions. My work-related research interests include software design patterns, information architecture, and data visualization.

dibley1973

Software Developer

United Kingdom

Duane has worked in a commercial software development environment for 9 years, with all but three for a global fashion retailer.

He is proficient in ASP.Net, MVC, C#, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SQL Server TSQL.

EngineerSpock

Software Developer

Russian Federation

You can bear with me via any social network you see in my profile. Also, you can just write me an e-mail to engineerspock@outlook.com.

I've been working with .NET platform since 2003. I've been professionally architecting and implementing software for nearly 7 years, primarily based on .NET platform. I'm passionate about building rich and powerful applications using modern technologies. I'm a certified specialist in Windows Applications and Service Communication Applications by Microsoft.

Eric Anderson IO

Software Developer (Senior)

United States

If you liked my post visit my website at http://ericanderson.io

I'm a software engineer, gamer and musician who loves all things .NET.
When I'm not spending time with my family I love learning new things about programming, talking about tech and teaching people how to code.

Currently I'm working with C#, ASP.NET, Angular.js and Node.js.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach our to me!

Need a developer to help turn your vision into reality?

I'm available for freelance work!
Send all inquiries to: freelance@ericanderson.io

Gjermund Bjaanes

Software Developer

Norway

My name is Gjermund Bjaanes. I am 25 years old, born and raised in Norway. I am a developer, geek and enthusiast in general. I’m passionate about programming and software engineering in general. Currently I focus on web development and mobile development on my free time.

I am a software engineer and developer by trade and by passion.

I have always had a very enthusiastic interest for computers, dated to when I was little. It became an obsession for programming, IT, gadgets and new technology. I love being a developer, and that is why I do it as much as I can!

Other than that; In my spare time I like to code, read, cook, hang out with friends and to work out.

John_Papa

United States

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Kevin Mack

Software Developer (Senior)

United States

My name is Kevin Mack, I'm a software developer in the Harrisburg Area. I have been a software developer since 2005, and in that time have worked on a large variety of projects. Everything from small applications, to mobile and Enterprise solutions. I love technology and enjoy my work and am always looking to learn something new. In my spare time I love spending time with my family, and learning new ways to leverage technology to make people's lives better. If you ask me what I do, I'll probably tell you I can paid to solve problems all-day-every-day.

Check out my blog at https://kmack.azurewebsites.net/ and https://totalalm.azurewebsites.net/

M.Hussain.

Software Developer (Senior)

United States

My name is Muhammad Hussain. I'm a Software Engineer.
blog

Member 12014821

India

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

morzel

Software Developer

Poland

Have you ever committed temporary code? Read this if you use TortoiseSVN - seriously!
Why strings are immutable?
Why enforcing 32 bit environment may help running x86 code on x64?
Other articles

Paul S. Chapman

Software Developer (Senior) Simplicita Online

United Kingdom

UK based IT Consultant. Started in 1985 selling home computers such as the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, BBC Model B and Commodore 64, and in 1987 moved into development, starting first with Torch Computers, developing software for the XXX UNIX Workstation.

Currently developing a new Azure/Silverlight based website/desktop applications for a new startup, hoping to launch in late 2009/early 2010

piyush_singh

Software Developer

India

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

rahulsahay20

Team Leader

India

I am Software Developer by profession, currently spearheading the development activities with Dell R&D Bangalore. My role is pretty much design analysis and Implementation. Designation wise am Lead here. So, pretty cool stuffs like Development, Requirement Analysis, client interaction are the key attributes of my profile. Also, I take my time to write quick snippets which can be useful to tune the existing software and can be easily integrated with any new software. I also blog @ http://myview.rahulnivi.net

A dedicated and results oriented Software professional and B.Tech (Information Science & Engineering) degree holder, with 7 years of Software Consulting experience. I have an enviable track record through a series of Software Development, Software Support and Software Testing & Debugging. The results have been achieved by a mix of dedication, focus, persuasiveness, and a ‘can do’ attitude. I am able to adapt to new technologies in a quick time. I am well-versed with design and development of .net based applications. I am proactive and self-motivated to identify and acquire current trends and advancements in the organization. I possess the ability to expand job-related knowledge and skills to improve performance and adjust to change.

To associate myself with an organization of repute which provides avenues for growth in the fields of software design, development and implementation, with a strong inclination towards system and penchant for taking up bigger challenges. ➤ My Current work:- Creating new features and maintaining the existing ones for premier customers for dell. I do take care of Dell Account portal end to end. The purpose of this portal is to help enterprise customers with smooth shopping experience @ dell.

Reader Man San

Software Developer (Senior) Dev

United Arab Emirates

Hussain Naji Al-Safafeer

Work: Software Developer (Assistant manager)
Like: Programming, reading.
Technical site: https://readerman1.wordpress.com

Rion Williams

Software Developer (Senior)

United States

An experienced Software Developer and Graphic Designer with an extensive knowledge of object-oriented programming, software architecture, design methodologies and database design principles. Specializing in Microsoft Technologies and focused on leveraging a strong technical background and a creative skill-set to create meaningful and successful applications.

Well versed in all aspects of the software development life-cycle and passionate about embracing emerging development technologies and standards, building intuitive interfaces and providing clean, maintainable solutions for even the most complex of problems.

Sacha Barber

Software Developer (Senior)

United Kingdom

I currently hold the following qualifications (amongst others, I also studied Music Technology and Electronics, for my sins)

- MSc (Passed with distinctions), in Information Technology for E-Commerce
- BSc Hons (1st class) in Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence

Both of these at Sussex University UK.

Award(s)

I am lucky enough to have won a few awards for Zany Crazy code articles over the years

Microsoft C# MVP 2016
Codeproject MVP 2016
Microsoft C# MVP 2015
Codeproject MVP 2015
Microsoft C# MVP 2014
Codeproject MVP 2014
Microsoft C# MVP 2013
Codeproject MVP 2013
Microsoft C# MVP 2012
Codeproject MVP 2012
Microsoft C# MVP 2011
Codeproject MVP 2011
Microsoft C# MVP 2010
Codeproject MVP 2010
Microsoft C# MVP 2009
Codeproject MVP 2009
Microsoft C# MVP 2008
Codeproject MVP 2008
And numerous codeproject awards which you can see over at my blog

Sibeesh Passion

Software Developer

Germany

I am Sibeesh Venu, an engineer by profession and writer by passion. I’m neither an expert nor a guru. I have been awarded Microsoft MVP 3 times, C# Corner MVP 5 times, DZone MVB. I always love to learn new technologies, and I strongly believe that the one who stops learning is old.

My Blog: Sibeesh Passion
My Website: Sibeesh Venu

Simon Jackson

Architect ZenithMoon Studios

United Kingdom

Long time game developer / IT maniac.
By day working as a lowly Technical Architect for a healthcare software firm, by night Masquerading as the Master Chief of ZenithMoon Studios.

At heart I'm a community developer breaking down lots of fun and curious technologies and bringing them to the masses.

I'm also a contributor to several open source projects, most notably the AdRotator advertising rotator project for Windows and Windows Phone.

After a hefty break with Windows Phone and Windows 8 I'm heading back to my XNA roots to show how beginners and current XNA devs can take their skills forward with XNA's bleak future.

ID&Xbox MVP & Best selling author
[Mastering Unity 2D Game Development] (https://www.packtpub.com/game-development/mastering-unity-2d-game-development)
[Unity 3D UI Essentials] (https://www.packtpub.com/game-development/unity-3d-gui-essentials)

Steve Naidamast

Software Developer (Senior) Black Falcon Software, Inc.

United States

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Troy Hunt

Australia

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

User 9557924

Software Developer

United Kingdom

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Val Okafor

Software Developer (Senior) ValOkafor.com

United States

My name is Val Okafor, I am a Senior Software Engineer with specialization in Android Development. Learning and problem solving is my passion and I share my Android development knowledge through my blog ValOkafor.com.

My Android courses are the courses I wish I had when I started. I teach Android development in the context of a fully developed Android app. I believe that new Android concepts are better understood if they are presented in the context of creating an app from scratch to finish.

I focus on creating Productivity Android apps and besides Android development I have 7 years’ experience as System Administrator supporting Enterprise applications and 2 years’ experience as a Web Developer building websites using PHP and ASP.Net.

I have worked for corporations such as The Home Depot, American Council on Exercise, Legend3D and HD Supply, Inc. I have a bachelor's degree in Information Technology from National University San Diego, California and a master's degree in Software Engineering from Regis University Denver, Colorado.

I enjoy sharing my extensive work experience through my blog, social media.

Vidyasagar Machupalli

Software Developer (Senior)

India

Vladimir Khorikov

United States

.NET software developer, software architect, DDD evangelist

Vladimir Skipic

Software Developer (Senior)

Serbia

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

First Prize	mrcellux - Null is Optional
Prize pool	CodeProject T-Shirt - CodeProject


Second Prize	Sacha Barber - SCALA Properties / classes
Prize pool	Bob Sticker - CodeProject

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