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Understanding the SynchronizationContext in .NET with C#

by honey the codewitch

Take control of which thread your code gets executed on, and how it does

A Coder Interview With Mike Meinz

by CodeProject, Mike Meinz

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 Mike Meinz, who shares some highlights from 45 years in the industry.

A Coder Interview With Iris Classon

by CodeProject, Iris Classon

Welcome to our continuing series of Code Project interviews in which we talk to developers about their backgrounds, projects, interests and pet peeves. In this installment we talk to Iris Classon.

WPF: Where to Put Value Converters?

by Arik Poznanski

The question this posts tries to address is: Where to put value converters?

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Why Software Companies Die

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The article describes technical and sociological reasons for software companies deaths.

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Implementing ICustomFormatter in C#

13 Mar 2020 by honey the codewitch

How to provide custom formatters for string.Format() in C#

Why Design is Critical to Software Development

12 Aug 2014 by Dominic Burford

Why design is critical to software development

What is a Coroutine?

19 Mar 2020 by honey the codewitch

Learn how to use a powerful programming technique for multitasking in your projects

A Tip to Get MFC Support for Console Application in Visual Studio 2019

26 Mar 2021 by Southmountain

Some quick configurations to get MFC support for console application

A Generic Circular Buffer in C#

6 Feb 2020 by honey the codewitch

A circular buffer implementing IList

Efficiently Using Lists as Dictionary Keys in C#

24 Feb 2020 by honey the codewitch

A relatively safe, simple, yet high performance technique for using lists as dictionary keys.

JavaScript Toast notification for the websites and HTML5 apps using toastr.js

16 Jul 2014 by Rahul Rajat Singh

In this small tip, I will talk about toastr.js. A simple JavaScript library to create toast notifications for websites and single page applications.

Templates Add Life

30 Nov 2011 by Brady Kelly

DevExpress eXpressApp Framework (XAF), a really powerful application framework for ASP.NET and Windows Forms applications.

Windows Service to Host Multiple WCF Services

17 Jul 2013 by Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

Windows Service to host multiple WCF Services.

Essential SD: Some Things You Should Know about Using an SD Reader with an Arduino Compatible Device

6 Dec 2020 by honey the codewitch

A rundown of some common tricks and pitfalls when working with SD readers for IoT gadgets

Duplicate Notifier for a List using ObservableCollection

7 Mar 2012 by Sunil_Sebastian

Duplicate Notifier for a List using ObservableCollection.

Boost Up Your Serialization/Deserialization Similar to JSON

23 Dec 2012 by Oleksandr Kulchytskyi

This tip explains how to increase performance in serialization by using MessagePack

Numeric before alpha sort in LINQ

11 Feb 2013 by ThunderDK

Shows how to sort strings in LINQ ordering numbers as first word in order

Using Additional Include Directories

4 May 2013 by bkelly13

Include code from other directories

Introduction to Terracotta

24 Nov 2013 by VinayakIyer

A brief introduction to Terracotta

Session 1: Setup SoftEther L2TP server on Amazon AWS Ubuntu

11 Feb 2015 by WoodyMou

Session 1: Setup SoftEther L2TP server on Amazon AWS Ubuntu

server-management

An Introduction to Web Hosting for Beginners

28 Sep 2014 by kPawan

An introduction to web hosting for beginners

Access Genymotion Folders in Windows Explorer/Finder using Smart Disk Pro

2 Dec 2015 by Anele 'Mashy' Mbanga

Explore your Genymotion Device folders

Cfg: Jumpstart Your Parser Generator Projects

31 Jan 2020 by honey the codewitch

A small library for providing baseline Context-Free Grammar computations

Creating SSL Security Certificates

3 May 2012 by Singh-Rahul-87

Using Makecert to Create SSL Security Certificates

10 Pieces of Advice on Software Test Estimation Time

6 Mar 2012 by QArea Team

10 pieces of advice on Software Test Estimation Time

Implementing IComparable and IEquatable safely and fully

22 Jun 2012 by A. Ganzer

Using snippets to create a full and correct implementation of complex interfaces

LazyWeakReference

10 Dec 2012 by kosmoh

A simple class for implementing Lazy Phoenix-like weak reference.

Linq Except Operator to Get NonEmployee And Employee collection

17 Dec 2012 by santosh poojari

This is most general collection operation that we come across daily. Its set based operation using LINQ Except Operator.

entity-framework

ListActivity setSelection within onCreate()

23 Dec 2012 by JIANGWilliam

Specify the displayed position before launching a ListActivity

Random Unique Code Generator

9 May 2013 by Sukant Shekhar

Creation of random and unique code

A Task Scheduler Library for .NET Applications

11 Jun 2014 by Sen Jacob

This is an alternative for "A Task Scheduler Library for .NET Applications"

How to have Facebook Like & Share Button on our List & Document Libraries

16 Sep 2014 by MANPREET SINGH

How to have Facebook Like & Share Button on our List & Document Libraries

Software Development Process

5 Feb 2020 by V.

The easy view of the Software Development Process

BinaryIO: Easily Read and Write Binary Streams in a Platform Independent Manner

19 Mar 2020 by honey the codewitch

BinaryReader and BinaryWriter can be used to parse or write binary files more easily and in a portable manner

How to download a PowerPoint file using C#

5 Sep 2012 by Mahmud Hasan

Recently I had to write few lines of code to download ppt files from asp.net.

Easiest Way to Handle Spammers on Contact or Comment Forms

13 Jun 2014 by Right Handed Monkey

Easiest way to handle spammers on contact or comment forms

Providing Mobile Support for Enterprise Applications

1 Mar 2015 by Mani Murthy

Various ways to provide mobility support to existing applications

Mule ESB: Creating a Simple Synchronous File Reader

28 Aug 2016 by Rahul Kumar 1991

Creating a simple Synchronous File Reader

Function try-catch Blocks

2 Apr 2019 by Martin Vorbrodt

Function try-catch blocks

Combine Multiple git commits into a Single commit in GIT using Squash

3 Aug 2019 by Benktesh Sharma

How to combine multiple git commits into a single commit in GIT using Squash

IO: A Small Streaming I/O and UTF-32 Library

2 Feb 2020 by honey the codewitch

Add UTF-32 support and easy foreach streaming to your apps

Formatting Code in Tips and Tricks

8 Apr 2013 by Anshul R

Syntax coloring for tip/trick

Ambiguous Classes in C#

18 Dec 2014 by bconlon

Ambiguous classes in C#

A Console Progress Bar in C#

6 Jan 2020 by honey the codewitch

Easily add progress reporting to your console apps

Is a Point inside a Polygon?

9 Mar 2012 by grinbergnir

A short and efficient algorithm for checking point inclusion in a polygon.

Bridging the Gap between Linqpad and Visual Studio (with JSON and Extension Methods)

8 May 2015 by _Noctis_

This will allow you to integrate your linqpad code easily to Visual Studio

ResourceUtility: A Small Class for Dealing with Resources

7 Jan 2020 by honey the codewitch

Solve some common resource complications in .NET with this simple utility class

Use Curl to Organise Your HTTP Request

25 Nov 2015 by BlueMaple_chief

How to perform easy http request

A Task Scheduler Library for .NET Applications

10 Jun 2014 by Sen Jacob

A simple task scheduler utility by which you can schedule a task to run at any time or interval

Twitterizer for API v1.1

18 Apr 2013 by #realJSOP

Go here for an update that utilizes the Twitter API v1.1

Static/Dynamic Dispatch - ReExplained

27 Mar 2015 by Lalit_Chandra

Static, Single or Dynamic Dispatch is the ability of an object-oriented method call to invoke different methods at runtime based on the type of the object.

Swaping values of two variable without temporary variable

11 Mar 2010 by chevu

I don't know whether these type of tips are allowed or not. But after having experience of core algorithm-base technical interview I thought I should share question I was asked in my interview.They asked me to show all methods I know to swap values of two variables.I Tried my level best...

Using C# 7's Local Function Feature for Multiple Sequential Exit Test Scenarios

2 Apr 2019 by BillWoodruff

Where a function requires execution in stages, and a check for an exit condition after/with each stage

Improve the Performance of ASP.NET MVC Web Application Using HTTP Compression

27 Feb 2016 by Arvind Gehlot

Use of HTTP Compression on ASP.NET / MVC pages using IIS or Server side code

What is Technical Debt?

12 Aug 2014 by Dominic Burford

What is technical debt?

Importing a Locally Defined Symbol without Using a Module Definition File

27 Feb 2016 by David A. Gray

Creating mock data for software testing

30 Dec 2013 by Antonio Ripa

Need some mock data to test your app? MockData is a free library

The Web Developer Checklist : A One-Stop-Shop for Improving the Web

10 Oct 2013 by Rion Williams

A one-stop-shop for improving the web.

DataGridView to Crystal Report in C#

6 Jun 2013 by mohammad amiri

this tip discuss about showing datagridview data to crystal report using c#

Automate PNG and JPG Image Optimization

5 Dec 2013 by Tharaka MTR

How to automate PNG and JPG image optimization

Simple Word Wrapping in C#

16 Jun 2020 by honey the codewitch

Easily word wrap strings of text in C#

Implementation of an Easy, Fast, and Optimized (CByte, CShort, CInt) with Bits Access Using Bit Field and Union

28 Apr 2017 by Ahmed Elkafrawy

Implementation of an easy, fast, and optimized (CByte, CShort, CInt) with bits access using bit field and union

Using Nhibernate in SharePoint 2010

17 Nov 2013 by Hazem Torab

Guide for how to run Nhibernate on Sharepoint 2010

Locking for internal operations

1 Apr 2013 by Mehdi Gholam

Pausing external operations on an object when you want to lock the object for internal operations.

High Performance Streaming with My Little MIDI Library

27 Jun 2020 by honey the codewitch

Extensive performance and API improvements for streaming MIDI and more

Some of the Anti Patterns

16 Jul 2013 by Atulkumar P Patel

Anti Patterns are wrong practice followed by Developers. They are opposite to Design Patterns.

How to Get a Collection Element Type Using Reflection in C#

5 May 2020 by honey the codewitch

This tip shows you a robust way to get the type of items a collection can hold. It works with non-generic collections too.

MVC v/s MVP - How Common and How Different

24 Jan 2013 by Neeraj.Soni

A comparative introduction to MCV and MVP

An Improved Stream.CopyToAsync() that Reports Progress

23 Jul 2020 by honey the codewitch

Add progress reporting to your downloading or copying using this code

Scope of Return Statement

7 Jun 2012 by Joshi, Rushikesh

Scope of Return Statement, Reachable Code and Behavior in Finally Block

Specifying Ports When Running Applications in Visual Studio

10 Oct 2013 by Rion Williams

This post will provide a short walk-through for handling and updating these areas of your application to gain more control over debugging, testing and running your applications through Visual Studio.

The Kinect Mouse Controller C#

2 Nov 2012 by Saad Mousliki

In this tip, I will describe how to implement a cursor controller in your project that use the Kinect to control the mouse of your PC.

Improving Execution Time with Code Tied to Nested States

2 Dec 2015 by FrancoisViljoen

We often end up having code that evaluates various states on a class, just to figure out what other code needs to execute. This little tip is something that we have implemented and we have been able to get noticeable improvements in execution time.

Synch Point Commit, Back out and Correlation id

18 Sep 2012 by Ritesh_Singh

Asynchronous communication through messaging using Websphere MQ Synch Point Commit, Back out and correlation id

How to Use Free ASP.NET MVC Tree Helper

16 Nov 2015 by sharkdevZ

I'm going to show how to get, install and start using the free ASP .NET MVC helper.

A Singleton Application with Interprocess Communication in C#

1 May 2020 by honey the codewitch

Creating an application that can run once, but then accept command line args from subsequent runs

CharRange: An Efficient Value Type for Ranges of Characters

9 Jan 2020 by honey the codewitch

Enumerate store and retrieve characters as sets of ranges using this efficient struct

Using Collections as Keys in C#

9 Feb 2020 by honey the codewitch

Using IEqualityComparer to allow collections to be keys in dictionaries and hashsets

Swaping values of two variable without temporary variable

17 Mar 2010 by WebBiscuit

There is also InterlockedExchange (or your operating system's equivalent).long a = 1;long b = 2;b = InterlockedExchange(&a, b);

How To Choose The Right Front-end Technologies For Some Badass Frontend Code

11 Dec 2015 by lissacoffey

Technology is evolving faster than the speed of light and most likely by the time I finish writing this tip, it will be already outdated.

Easily Create a Singleton Application in C#

1 May 2020 by honey the codewitch

This tip demonstrates how to create an app that only allows one instance to run at a time

How To Be a Good Programmer

17 May 2015 by MasoudSharifiPour

How to be a good programmer

What Does the Future have in Store for Enterprise Mobility?

24 Sep 2014 by Chirag Shivalker at Hi-Tech ITO

Future for Enterprise Mobility