Best "Everything Else" Article of July 2017

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Current Entries

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Self-Hosting Multiple HTTPS Websites in IIS with SNI and LetsEncrypt Certificates

4 Jul 2017Marc Clifton

Ability to self-host multiple HTTPS websites without having to pay for hosting and certificates

.NET

IIS8

Dev

Passing Strings Between Managed and Unmanaged Code

7 Jul 2017Leif Simon Goodwin

How to pass strings between managed and unmanaged code

A Simple Windows Vista/7 Gadget to Preview CodeProject's Featured Articles

1 Aug 2017Arthur V. Ratz

Use HTML/CSS/JavaScript/Ajax for creating a simple lightweight Windows Vista/7 sidebar desktop gadget

Machine Learning - Opinion and Text Mining by Naive Bayes Classifier

26 Apr 2018Mahsa Hassankashi

Best practice for opinion and Text Mining based on Naïve Bayesian Classifier.

Python

machine-learning

algorithm

Open Source .NET License Tool, EasyLicense !

5 Jul 2017LoveJenny

EasyLicense is an open-source license tool for .NET applications.

.NET

licensing

Demystifying and Simplifying MVC Frameworks

25 Jul 2017Sharp Ninja

MVC as a design pattern has been strongly defined by the Gang of Four, but in recent years it's been hijacked as a marketing term more than a design pattern. This article aims to simplify and define what the MVC design pattern is and present a simple MVC framework that you can reuse in your project

MVC

Dev

Architect

Angular 4 Data Grid with Sorting, Filtering & Export to CSV

10 Jul 2017Yaseer Mumtaz

This article helps to understand the architecture and use of simple data grid developed in Angular 4.

Capturing a Pop Up Window using LifeSpanHandler and CefSharp

26 Feb 2021Sheila Pontes

How to capture the event open of a pop up, stop this event and open them wherever you wish

.NET

Dev

Fast Fourier Transform Caterpillar Method

3 Jul 2017Alexander Semjonov

Developing fastest FFT implementation based on precompile tool using data driven approach

C++

FFT

data

Memory Usage Inside the CLR

10 Jul 2017matt warren

Fortunately, there’s a fantastic tool that makes it very easy for us to get an overview of memory usage within the CLR itself. It’s called VMMap and it’s part of the excellent Sysinternals Suite.

C++

CLR

Introduction to NoSQL and Polyglot Persistence

16 Oct 2017Nikola M. Živković

Introduction to NoSQL and Polyglot Persistence

SQL

NoSQL

database

Are Using Bitwise Operators for Table Joins Really Taboo?

26 Jul 2017Ed Wiebe

Can't we obtain the benefit of using bitwise operators for SQL many-to-many relationships AND maintain referential integrity?

A Few Approaches to Generating Fractal Images in R

16 Apr 2018Voevudko A. E., Ph.D.

Demonstrating a few approaches to generating and plotting fractals in R and offering R scripts realizing it.

WPF Controls Color Customization

6 Jul 2017Alexander Sharykin

No more Template copies

WPF

XAML

Reverse Tunneling / Port Forwarding with Node.js

8 Jul 2017_m0n

Connect to PC with no public IP using Node.js app for reverse port forwarding / tunneling

Javascript

Node.js

sockets

Developing Non-ASP.NET Websites running under IIS

9 Jul 2017Marc Clifton

Discovering some of the nuances of IIS and looking under the hood at how Katana/Owin does its initialization.

Run Linux in Microsoft Windows in a VirtualBox - 2017

15 Aug 2020Dr. Song Li

How to run Linux in a VirtualBox and miscellaneous subjects

Linux

SysAdmin

Architect

Cache headers for MVC File Action Result (ASP.NET Core 2.0 Preview 2)

20 Jul 2017Fiyaz Hasan

This article shows you how to configure the ASP.NET Core 2.0 MVC File action result to write file to response with cache headers.

Create ASP.NET Control for Image Resizer and Cropper Keeping Aspect Ratio

29 Jul 2017Debashis 10433656

How to create an ASP.NET control for image resizer and cropper keeping aspect ratio

Restful Service Integration in AX 365

30 Jul 2017PriyankaUpadhyay05

How to consume RESTful service of channel advisor in AX 365

X++

VS2013

Serverless Experiments with Google Cloud Platform: Part 3

15 Jul 2017Tibor Blazko

Connecting Functions with other web services

A Note on RxJS Subjects

2 Jul 2017Dr. Song Li

This is a note on RxJS subjects.

LiteApi internals (or how to build your own WebAPI middleware)

1 Jul 2017Milan Stanacev

This article covers internal workings of LiteApi and explains aspects of creating MVC-like WebAPI middleware running on ASP.NET Core .

MediaBox (MBox64)

3 Jul 2017zapsolution

Windows 10 multimedia player 64-bit

How to Convert a List Object to CSV and Download? C# .NET

4 Jul 2017Khawaja Asim

How to convert a List Object to CSV and download? C# .NET

.NET

Posting Externally Derived TFS Test Case Results

28 Jul 2017ergohack

This is an article on how to post automated test results to Microsoft's Test Manager Infrastructure from external sources (e.g. your home grown automated test harness).

Setting up Environment for Angular 2 Development

23 Jul 2017Snesh Prajapati

In this article we will learn how to setup development environment for Angular 2 using Visual Studio Code and Windows OS.

Connecting to AT&T M2X IoT using MQTT

21 Jul 2017Intel

Connecting to AT&T M2X IoT using MQTT

Selenium WebDriver + .NET Core 2.0- What Everyone Ought to Know

2 Jul 2017Anton Angelov

Learn how to create .NET Core projects that can run Selenium WebDriver tests. Execute from command line simultaneously MSTest, NUnit and XUnit tests

Ability of the L-system in R Comparing to Well-known Tools

10 Jul 2017Voevudko A. E., Ph.D.

Demonstrating ability of the L-system in R, and offering helper functions able to plot all main categories of figures typical for the 2D L-system.

ASP.NET Core API Versioning in Simple Words (Update 1.2.0)

20 Jul 2017Fiyaz Hasan

This article shows you how to enable API versioning for ASP.NET Core Web API following three different techniques.

Extracting Images from a RESX File

6 Jul 2017Simon Sparkes

A simple way of extracting all images from a RESX file using a simple perl script

Perl

Windows

Bulk Import Git Repositories into VSTS/TFS

25 Jul 2017Gordon Beeming

Bulk import git repositories into VSTS/TFS

All-Topics

Monitoring the Nuget feed using Microsoft Flow

17 Jul 2017BC3Tech

Could we find a way to monitor the nuget feed for updates to a certain package and then send an alert somewhere when one is encountered?

enterprise

serverless

Microsoft

CDI Magic for Beginners

8 Jul 2017Roman Nazarenko

CDI magic for beginners

All-Topics

Visual Studio 2017 – Reattach to Process

9 Jul 2017Kamran Bilgrami

Visual Studio 2017 - Reattach to process

All-Topics

Function Evaluation within Immediate Windows with No Side Effect

30 Jul 2017Kamran Bilgrami

Function evaluation within immediate Windows with no side effect

All-Topics

Create Your First VM in Azure

24 Jul 2017Passion4Code

How to create your first VM in Azure

Azure

WPF Page Navigation – Poorly Documented but Helpful Tip

24 Jul 2017Steve Naidamast

WPF page navigation - poorly documented but helpful tip

WPF

Drag and Drop with DevExpress MVC Controls

11 Jul 2017asutreja

Dragging List items within DevExpress MVC FormLayout control to re-arrange/order by end users

SSRS Reports: Show Data from Non-standard Provider

21 Jul 2017Michael Ecklin

SSRS Reports: Show Data from Non-standard Provider

.NET

SSRS

ADO.NET

Invoking Workflows from Azure Functions

21 Jul 2017Roman Kiss

Design, implementation and usage of invoking WF4 from Azure Function

Connecting to SAP Cloud Platform Internet of Things

24 Jul 2017Intel

Connecting to SAP Cloud Platform

cloud

SAP

IoT

Claim Your Elite Status as an Intel® IoT Innovator

21 Jul 2017Intel

If you’re a world-class software developer who wants to play a leadership role in the emerging Internet of Things, Intel would like to talk to you.

hardware

IoT

Machine Learning - Gradient Descent

3 Apr 2019Mahsa Hassankashi

Best practice for learning Basic of Machine Learning and Gradient Descent based on Linear Regression. This article will explain step by step computational matters.

DirectX and Pure Assembly Language: Doing What Can't be Done - Part III

10 Jul 2017CMalcheski

App Initialization and Main Window Creation

Interoping .NET and C++ through COM

11 Jul 2017Marius Bancila

Create COM visible types in C# and consume them from C++

Random Forest Python

3 Apr 2019Mahsa Hassankashi

This article provides python code for random forest, one of the popular machine learning algorithms in an easy and simple way.

Python

machine-learning

algorithm

C# Entity Framework Class Generator for Data Layer

19 Jul 2017malzbiertrinker

Anytime you are developing a project using Entity Framework, you need to create a DataLayer class accessing each object within your model with different methods. This generator will do this stuff for you.

Image Blending in Windows - an Assembly Language Approach

4 Oct 2017CMalcheski

Ditching the slowdowns and applying a little elbow grease can create dramatic speed improvements in GDI image blending.

Current Participants

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

_m0n

Software Developer

Ukraine

I'm a fan of javascript, love Node.js and Vue.js that allow me to build complex applications easily. Like to play with Arduino. Also have experience and worked/working with c#, java, groovy, python, bash, batch.

Alexander Semjonov

Russian Federation

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

Alexander Sharykin

Russian Federation

.NET developer
View Alexander Sharykin GitHub profile; StackOverflow profile flair

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.

Arthur V. Ratz

Software Developer (Senior) EpsilonDev

Ukraine

I’m software developer, system analyst and network engineer, with over 20 years experience, graduated from L’viv State Polytechnic University and earned my computer science and information technology master’s degree in January 2004. My professional career began as a financial and accounting software developer in EpsilonDev company, located at L’viv, Ukraine. My favorite programming languages - C/C++, C#.NET, Java, ASP.NET, Node.js/JavaScript, PHP, Perl, Python, SQL, HTML5, etc. While developing applications, I basically use various of IDE’s and development tools, including Microsoft Visual Studio/Code, Eclipse IDE for Linux, IntelliJ/IDEA for writing code in Java. My professional interests basically include data processing and analysis algorithms, artificial intelligence and data mining, system analysis, modern high-performance computing (HPC), development of client-server web-applications using various of libraries, frameworks and tools. I’m also interested in cloud-computing, system security audit, IoT, networking architecture design, hardware engineering, technical writing, etc. Besides of software development, I also admire to write and compose technical articles, walkthroughs and reviews about the new IT- technological trends and industrial content. I published my first article at CodeProject in June 2015.

asutreja

United States

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

BC3Tech

Software Developer (Senior)

United States

I'm a Sr. Software Engineer in the Seattle area primarily focused on serverless technologies in the cloud. In my free time I enjoy hiking & other adventures with my family around the Puget Sound and the country! You can find out more about me at my homepage: http://bc3.tech/brandonh

CMalcheski

Software Developer (Senior) Contract Developer

United States

I work as a contract developer, specializing in assembly language driver software for specialized hardware. I also focus on identifying and removing performance bottlenecks in any software, using assembly language modifications, as well as locating hard-to-find bugs. I’m a specialist; I prefer to stay away from everyday, mundane development. I can fix problems in high level languages but as a rule I don’t like working with them for general development. There is no shortage of experienced developers in any language besides assembly. I am very much a niche programmer, a troubleshooter; the closer to the hardware I work, the happier I am. I typically take on the tasks others can’t or don’t want to do.

Debashis 10433656

Software Developer (Senior) NEXA, Dubai

United Arab Emirates

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

Dr. Song Li

United States

I have been working in the IT industry for some time. It is still exciting and I am still learning. I am a happy and honest person, and I want to be your friend.

Ed Wiebe

Architect

United States

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

ergohack

United States

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

Fiyaz Hasan

Architect Geek Hour

Bangladesh

Tech Enthusiast | Contributing Author on Microsoft Docs | Github Country Leader (C# and Typescript)

A .NET and JavaScript enthusiast. Likes to work with different technologies on different platforms. Loves the logic and structure of coding and always strives to write more elegant and efficient code. Passionate about design patterns and applying Software Engineering best practices.

I'm a young coder who did exceedingly well in my education and was offered an internship by Microsoft. I've tried a range of things and realized that what I need is a super creative challenge. I'm hungry for a real role in a challenging startup, something I can stick with for years

Gordon Beeming

Architect SSW

South Africa

Father | Husband | SSW Solution Architect | Microsoft MVP (GitHub & Azure DevOps) | Dev⭐Ops

Intel

United States

You may know us for our processors. But we do so much more. Intel invents at the boundaries of technology to make amazing experiences possible for business and society, and for every person on Earth.

Harnessing the capability of the cloud, the ubiquity of the Internet of Things, the latest advances in memory and programmable solutions, and the promise of always-on 5G connectivity, Intel is disrupting industries and solving global challenges. Leading on policy, diversity, inclusion, education and sustainability, we create value for our stockholders, customers and society.

This is a Organisation

42 members

Kamran Bilgrami

Architect

Canada

Kamran Bilgrami is a seasoned software developer with background in designing mission critical applications for carrier grade telecom networks. More recently he is involved in design & development of real-time biometric based security solutions. His areas of interest include .NET, software security, mathematical modeling and patterns.

He blogs regularly at http://WindowsDebugging.Wordpress.com

Khawaja Asim

Software Developer ASIMplify

Pakistan

He is Khawaja Asim, A Microsoft Certified Professional, and Specialist. Software Engineer by profession, A Toastmaster, and a blogger. He loves to work on interesting projects.

https://asimplify.com

Leif Simon Goodwin

United Kingdom

C#/WPF/C++ Windows developer

LoveJenny

United States

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

Mahsa Hassankashi

Doctorandin Technische Universität Berlin

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

I have been working with different technologies and data more than 10 years.
I`d like to challenge with complex problem, then make it easy for using everyone. This is the best joy.

ICT Master in Norway 2013
Doctorandin at Technische Universität Berlin in Data Scientist ( currently )
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Diamond is nothing except the pieces of the coal which have continued their activities finally they have become Diamond.

http://www.repocomp.com/

malzbiertrinker

Product Manager

Germany

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

Marc Clifton

Architect Interacx

United States

Blog: https://marcclifton.wordpress.com/
Home Page: http://www.marcclifton.com
Research: http://www.higherorderprogramming.com/
GitHub: https://github.com/cliftonm

All my life I have been passionate about architecture / software design, as this is the cornerstone to a maintainable and extensible application. As such, I have enjoyed exploring some crazy ideas and discovering that they are not so crazy after all. I also love writing about my ideas and seeing the community response. As a consultant, I've enjoyed working in a wide range of industries such as aerospace, boatyard management, remote sensing, emergency services / data management, and casino operations. I've done a variety of pro-bono work non-profit organizations related to nature conservancy, drug recovery and women's health.

Marius Bancila

Architect Visma Software

Romania

Marius Bancila is the author of Modern C++ Programming Cookbook and The Modern C++ Challenge. He has been a Microsoft MVP since 2006, initially for VC++ and nowadays for Development technologies. He works as a system architect for Visma, a Norwegian-based company. He works with various technologies, both managed and unmanaged, for desktop, cloud, and mobile, mainly developing with VC++ and VC#. He keeps a blog at http://www.mariusbancila.ro/blog, focused on Windows programming. You can follow Marius on Twitter at @mariusbancila.

matt warren

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.

Michael Ecklin

United States

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

Milan Stanacev

Serbia

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

Nikola M. Živković

Software Developer (Senior) Vega IT Sourcing

Serbia

Read more at my blog: https://rubikscode.net

Passion4Code

Software Developer (Senior)

India

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

PriyankaUpadhyay05

Saudi Arabia

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

Roman Kiss

Software Developer (Senior)

United States

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

Roman Nazarenko

United Kingdom

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

Sharp Ninja

Software Developer (Senior)

United States

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

Sheila Pontes

Web Developer

Brazil

The life is good

Simon Sparkes

Software Developer (Senior) SwiftTec Ltd

United Kingdom

I am a Senior Software Developer specialising in C++ cross-platform development but with a wide variety of experience spanning languages such as C, C++, C#, VB, Java, Javascript, PHP and perl. I run my own software development company, SwiftTec Ltd which focuses on affordable software products such as our membership system, and specialist software for lighting and song management. I also work full time for another company (PALSupport UK Ltd) writing cross-platform code for recording and replaying data

Snesh Prajapati

Software Developer

India

I am a Software Developer working on Microsoft technologies. My interest is exploring and sharing the awesomeness of emerging technologies.

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.

Tibor Blazko

Software Developer (Senior)

Slovakia

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

Voevudko A. E., Ph.D.

Architect

United States

I've started programming in a machine code and an assembly language for IBM 370 mainframe, and later programmed in many other languages, including, of course, C/C++/C# and ASP/ASP.net/VB.net.

I've created many system automation tools and websites for companies and universities.
In addition, I've always been a scientist interested in Computer Science, NT, AI, etc.

Now I'm using mainly scripting languages for NT small problems and computer graphics.

Yaseer Mumtaz

Architect

United States

A Solutions Architect with more than fourteen years of experience in application development. I mostly work in .NET, Angular, MEAN stack technologies and love to share what I do and learn during my day to day job. Please check my tutorials and blog:
https://fullstackhub.io
https://fullstackhubblog.com

zapsolution

Software Developer zapsolution

France

I am a low level SDK programmer, focusing mainly on graphic imaging and multimedia applications.
I am using several languages, including C, C++, PowerBASIC, WinDev.
I wrote also a few demos in C#, but i never used DotNET in real code production.

First Prize	Mahsa Hassankashi - Machine Learning - Gradient Descent
Prize pool	CodeProject Mug - CodeProject


Second Prize	Sharp Ninja - Demystifying and Simplifying MVC Frameworks
Prize pool	Bob Sticker - CodeProject

Contest Entries and Requirements

The contest period covers the the first day of the month 12AM US Eastern Standard Time and ends the final day of the month at 11:59:59 PM US Eastern Standard Time. All entries must be submitted during this period in order to qualify.
Entries must be an article, or blog entry.
With the exception of the Everything Else category, the article must be tagged with at least one of the tags corresponding to that competition's category (for example, to enter the C# Competition you would need to tag your article with a C# tag).
Articles entries must follow the CodeProject submission guidelines.
No cheating, lying, plagiarizing articles, chicanery, or kicking.
Articles may only be considered for a single category. If an article is eligible for multiple categories (for example, it pertains to both the C# and Web Dev categories), CodeProject editors and judges will decide which category the article shall be entered in.
No author can be nominated twice in the same category.
If an author writes has two separate articles, each article may be considered in their respective categories provided none of the aforementioned rules are broken. For example, if an author wrote two separate articles, one related to C# and one related to VB.NET, the author and articles could be nominated in the C# and VB.NET competitions, respectively.
In the event an author wins multiple competitions, and repeat, identical prizes, the number of prizes issued is solely at the discretion of the prize issuer.
In the event an article has multiple authors and/or contributors, the number of prizes issued is solely at the discretion of the prize issuer.
In the event of a tie, the number of prizes issued is solely at the discretion of the prize issuer.
Multiple votes from the same IP will be automatically disqualified.
The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
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