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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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.NET 8 Minimum API and React Frontend

by Fred Song (Melbourne)

A responsive React frontend interacts in real-time with a .NET 8 Minimal API backend to dynamically display and manage state transitions for a simulated traffic light system.

Tale of a Professional Developer - Untold

by Vincent Maverick Durano

This is a tale of a professional developer.

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

by Southmountain

Some quick configurations to get MFC support for console application

Why Software Companies Die

by Łukasz Bownik

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

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.NET 8 Minimum API and React Frontend

U 6 May 2024 by Fred Song (Melbourne)

A responsive React frontend interacts in real-time with a .NET 8 Minimal API backend to dynamically display and manage state transitions for a simulated traffic light system.

Tale of a Professional Developer - Untold

6 Feb 2024 by Vincent Maverick Durano

This is a tale of a professional developer.

Why Software Companies Die

29 Jan 2021 by Łukasz Bownik

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

JSON by Design: A Walkthrough of a High Performance JSON Processor

1 Jan 2021 by honey the codewitch

Designing infinitely scalable JSON: JSON (C++)

Diet JSON and a Coke: An Exploration of Incredibly Efficient JSON Processing

22 Dec 2020 by honey the codewitch

Highly efficient access to JSON data sources and selective bulk loading JSON on any platform using a new JSON paradigm

Swipe Gestures Using a TFT Display

3 Dec 2020 by honey the codewitch

Implement swipe left/right/up/down using a TFT touchscreen and an Arduino compatible device

An IoT Smart Clock Using an ESP32 Development Board

22 Nov 2020 by honey the codewitch

Revisiting our WiFi enabled smart clock project with more modern hardware

Automatic Network Configuration of ESP8266 IoT Devices

5 Nov 2020 by honey the codewitch

A walkthrough and source code for automatically configuring your ESP8266 IoT devices

A Remote Pump Monitor over WiFi

5 Nov 2020 by honey the codewitch

Explore an Arduino based IoT web server and UDP multicaster for monitoring a remote water pump

A $5 Programmable Tiny Webserver The Size of a Jump Drive

4 Nov 2020 by honey the codewitch

Unleash the tiny ESP-01 on your network

Harnessing the ESP8266 in the Arduino Mega 2560+WiFi R3

2 Nov 2020 by honey the codewitch

Turbocharge your device with a clever way to configure your board

A Tour of the Arduino Mega 2560+WiFi R3

30 Oct 2020 by honey the codewitch

Using this cheap, powerful little device to make magic

How to Prepare for the Coding Interview

25 Sep 2020 by Sergey Morenko

Guide: How to prepare for a coding interview

Slang and the CodeDOM Go! Kit: A C# Based Subset for Code Analysis and Code Generation

5 Sep 2020 by honey the codewitch

Parse, analyze, and transform your code with Slang

code-generation

Understanding the SynchronizationContext in .NET with C#

28 Jul 2020 by honey the codewitch

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

synchronization

How to Use the C# Await Keyword on Anything

24 Jul 2020 by honey the codewitch

Using await in scenarios where you want to await custom items with or without using Task.Run()

How to Implement and Use Awaitable Sockets in C# using TAP

23 Jul 2020 by honey the codewitch

Explore adapting Socket's async model to a task based one and adding some awaitable socket operations to your projects

Understanding Windows Message Queues for the C# Developer

22 Jul 2020 by honey the codewitch

Diving into some of the core plumbing behind the Windows operating system

Customizing the TaskScheduler: Queue Your Task Work Items to Run When You Want Them To

18 Jul 2020 by honey the codewitch

Leveraging some less well known areas of the .NET Task framework to schedule tasks to execute on your own conditions.

A Fully Customizable Knob Control Without Images

17 Jul 2020 by honey the codewitch

Add a flexible knob control to your .NET projects

A Thread Pooling and Task Queuing Demonstration Using Message Passing

15 Jul 2020 by honey the codewitch

How to implement a complicated multithreaded message passing scenario

Implementing a Thread Safe Message Queue in C#

14 Jul 2020 by honey the codewitch

This article explores a message passing mechanism for safe thread to thread communication

Assorted MIDI Controls - MidiUI Part 2

14 Jul 2020 by honey the codewitch

Continuing our series with a knob control and a MIDI visualizer

PianoBox: An Interactive Musical Keyboard Control - MidiUI Part 1

12 Jul 2020 by honey the codewitch

PianoBox is a customizable musical keyboard control for Windows Forms. This is the first part of MidiUI.

P/Invoke Jujitsu: A Data Kata

11 Jul 2020 by honey the codewitch

Exploit the memory layout of your data to make your P/Invoke code more accessible and maintainable

CPPkg: Create Zips of Your Source Code From Visual Studio

9 Jul 2020 by honey the codewitch

Easily create zip packages from source code, suitable for upload on CodeProject

Midi: A Windows MIDI Library in C#

6 Jul 2020 by honey the codewitch

Provides a complete managed API for working with MIDI files, sequences and devices

P/Invoke Jujitsu: Passing Variable Length Structs

4 Jul 2020 by honey the codewitch

How to marshal structs that the .NET marshaller just can't handle without a lot of help

A Boilerplate Command Line Tool Application in C#

4 May 2020 by honey the codewitch

Start out with the basics for command line argument processing and exception handling for your console based utilities

In Depth MIDI File Operations in C#

26 Mar 2020 by honey the codewitch

An in depth guide on doing advanced MIDI things. Includes a demo Drum step sequencer and file slicer

How to Build a Recursive Descent Parser

14 Mar 2020 by honey the codewitch

Learn how to implement recursive descent parsers, with examples for JSON and an integer expression evaluator

7 Ways Machine Learning Can Optimize DevOps

23 Feb 2020 by Member 14750355

DevOps is a methodology that aims to create a synergy between software engineering and IT operations teams.

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Glory: A GLR Parser Generator for .NET

22 Feb 2020 by honey the codewitch

Glory can parse virtually anything, even natural language. Add powerful parsers to your projects. Parse languages like C# or incorporate human language parsing with your AI code.

code-generation

GLR Parsing in C#: How to Use The Most Powerful Parsing Algorithm Known

18 Feb 2020 by honey the codewitch

A crash course in GLR parsing which can be used to parse highly ambiguous grammars

Lex: An Optimizing Compiler for Regular Expressions

3 Feb 2020 by honey the codewitch

A Pike virtual machine and optimizing compiler for regular expressions using an NFA engine

code-generation

regular-expression

FA: A Unicode Automata and Regular Expression Engine

1 Feb 2020 by honey the codewitch

Add non-backtracking fast DFA regular expression and finite state automata to your projects

regular-expression

Rolex (Interim Release 0.4): A Lexer Generator in C#

31 Jan 2020 by honey the codewitch

Add fast scanners/tokenizers to your C# project

code-generation

regular-expression

Lexly: A Little Bytecode Programmable Lexer/Generator

19 Jan 2020 by honey the codewitch

A completely programmable lexer/tokenizer/scanner generator in C# using a Pike Virtual Machine

LexContext: A Streamlined Cursor Over a Text Input

17 Jan 2020 by honey the codewitch

Manage location tracking, lifetime, error reporting and basic parsing/lexing with this simple class

SelfServe: A Self-hosting Self-installing Windows Service

14 Jan 2020 by honey the codewitch

Add the ability to run a service in console mode and to control or install your service from the command line

Add JavaScript and VBScript to Your .NET Apps

14 Jan 2020 by honey the codewitch

Easily add scripting support to your apps using Microsoft's active script technology

Parse Anything, Part 3: Beyond Parsley

11 Jan 2020 by honey the codewitch

Using Parsley to prototype and test hand written parsers

A Note on JMeter & Async & Await

7 Jan 2020 by Dr. Song Li

Benchmark example on benefit of asynchronous programming

Parse Anything: Advanced Parsley, Part 2

6 Jan 2020 by honey the codewitch

Using Parsley to parse a C# subset into the CodeDOM

code-generation

Parse Anything with Parsley: A Different Approach

31 Dec 2019 by honey the codewitch

Use the Parsley compositional parser generator to parse a complicated grammar with backtracking.

The Oath Triangle

2 Nov 2019 by Łukasz Bownik

The article discusses the moral virtues that shall underpin the commercial software development to ensure healthy cooperation.

Beyond Localization: Software for a Global Audience

9 Sep 2019 by Chad Z. Hower aka Kudzu

Delivering software globally goes far beyond simply localizing. This article covers cultures, graphics, text spacing and more.

Piracy and Unconventional Wisdom

9 Sep 2019 by Chad Z. Hower aka Kudzu

As software developers, piracy is something that affects us all. You might not see it directly if you work for a large company but you still have an interest in who is using your company's software. If you work for a small company or are a solo developer, piracy hits a lot closer to home.

How Brain Works - Cortical Columns as Information Engine

22 Jul 2019 by Adrian Pirvu

Neocortex Cortical Columns organized as an Information Retrieval System

Line Breaks: From Windows to Unix and Back

23 Jun 2019 by David A. Gray

This is the first of a two-part series about string conversion issues that recently arose in my practice.

Adapting JSON Strings for Deserializing into C# Objects

23 Jun 2019 by David A. Gray

Some JSON strings need a little help fitting into a C# object.

Fast Circle Coordinate Mapping and Color Wheel Creation: Part 2 – Code

26 May 2019 by CMalcheski

Part 1 of this article discussed an algorithm for addressing all pixels within a circle with surgical precision, optionally expanded to filling in those pixels as required to create a color wheel; this is part 2 of 2, covering the actual implementation.

High Speed Hit Testing

29 Apr 2019 by CMalcheski

A method for hit testing coordinates against predefined areas with a block of code so small that it's nearly negligible.

Part 4 : How I show photo in w2ui grid

13 Jan 2019 by bapak71

Using w2ui grid to show list of uploaded photos.

Priorities of a Passionate Developer

4 Dec 2018 by Rion Williams

This is a post about priorities of a passionate developer.

Mistakes – Are Your Automated Tests Really Testing?

25 Nov 2018 by Toby Steed

Are your automated tests really testing?

IDEAL CHALK Mnemonic Acronym and Mnemonic Images for Object Oriented Principles

11 Nov 2018 by ProEnggSoft

IDEAL CHALK mnemonic acronym and mnemonic images for Object Oriented Principles

Receive Trade Capture (AE) Report on FIX Protocol

29 Sep 2018 by Neeraj Kaushik1980

Trade Capture Report (AE) is a post-trade message which is sent by the broker or exchange to report the trades for the participants.

Trends – The Demand for Automation and the Risk for Testing

26 Aug 2018 by Toby Steed

Demand for automation and the risk for testing

Awaiting a Method Vs Awaiting a Task

25 Jul 2018 by Karthik Chintala

Awaiting a method vs awaiting a task

Setting Up Static IP on Windows Server and Internet Sharing with TP-LINK Wireless Router

8 Jun 2018 by Sushant 2018

How to set up static IP on Windows Server and Internet Sharing with TP-Link wireless router

Azure and Alexa, Creating Conversation with Ease

29 May 2018 by BC3Tech

A quick walkthrough on creating an Alexa Skill backed by Azure Functions

How to use Miyamoto Musashi’s Philosophy to Become Better Software Crafter

27 May 2018 by Nikola M. Živković

We all have our graveyard of unfinished projects and ideas. That is because it takes hard work to make good software.

Simple Wizard for WinForms

17 May 2018 by vnmatt

A simple wizard

Part 2: Data Binding In AngularJS

21 Apr 2018 by NitinShrivastava

In this article, we will try to understand Data Binding in AngularJS

Implementing and Testing Repository Pattern using Entity Framework

19 Apr 2018 by Nikola M. Živković

Investigation of why the Repository Pattern is still useful and the benefits of using it

Two Ways to Implement LSTM Network using Python – with TensorFlow and Keras

2 Apr 2018 by Nikola M. Živković

In the previous article, we talked about the way that powerful type of Recurrent Neural Networks - Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) Networks function. Now, we will see how to implement this kind of network.

Understanding Long Short-Term Memory Networks (LSTMs)

20 Mar 2018 by Nikola M. Živković

Understanding Long Short-Term Memory Networks (LSTMs)

Introduction to Recurrent Neural Networks

15 Mar 2018 by Nikola M. Živković

Introduction to recurrent neural networks

Top 15 Underutilized Features of .NET

11 Feb 2018 by Anton Angelov

List of my favourite underutilized features of .NET. Contains full explanation about what they are doing accompanied with C# code examples.

Page Objects that Make Code More Maintainable

27 Jan 2018 by Anton Angelov

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

Introduction to ISO 8583

14 Jan 2018 by Suman Kumar

This article describes the basics of ISO 8583 message format.

Using MongoDB .NET Driver with .NET Core WebAPI

28 Nov 2017 by Petru Faurescu

How to build step by step an ASP.NET Core WebAPI (.NET Core 2.0) with latest MongoDB driver. The project supports all requests to MongoDB asynchronously.

Hack Tennessee 7, the Birth of Wizard Hero and Perhaps a New Developer

15 Nov 2017 by Keith Holloway

Hack Tennessee 7, the birth of Wizard Hero and perhaps a new developer

Create a Simple Responsive Website using Node, Express, Bootstrap and Jade - Part 1

10 Oct 2017 by Ramu Sangabathula Original

Create a simple responsive website using Node, Express, Bootstrap and Jade - Part 1

Converting Latitude and Longitude to British National Grid in C#

28 Jun 2017 by John Newcombe

Presents an explanation of Datum transformations with examples shown in C#

Hello B4J: Creating the Bible.Show WebApp with ABMaterial

27 Dec 2016 by Anele 'Mashy' Mbanga

Create Google Material based HTML5 apps using B4J ABMaterial

Find the Pointer

14 Nov 2016 by Peter N Robinson

Press either CTRL key to find out where the mouse pointer is...

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Hello B4A: Develop Native Android Apps using Visual Basic Syntax

8 Nov 2016 by Anele 'Mashy' Mbanga

Using Basic4Android, develop your first Android Native App

Input, Output and Input/Output SqlParameter Behavior Explained

1 Nov 2016 by Bob Crowley

In this article, I will explain the sometimes surprising behavior of the ADO.NET SqlParameter and particularly the effects of ParameterDirection, null value and DBNull.Value on how the parameter is sent to the database.

Introduction to the 'Fail Fast!' Principle in Software Development

24 Oct 2016 by ChristianNeumanns

This article introduces the 'Fail Fast!' principle. What is it? When should we use it? How does it help us to write better code?

ES6 dynamic Javascript loading with Jsdelivr CDN

21 Oct 2016 by Amgad Fahmi

An experimental tiny lib (3kb) to load any JS library from jsdelivr.com dynamically based on the lib name. Specific version also supported

A Quick Startup using .NET Core on Linux

14 Sep 2016 by Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan

A comprehensive guide to .NET Core for beginners

Azure WCF Rest Service – CORS Issue

21 Jul 2016 by adityaswami89

What is CORS ? A resource makes a cross-origin HTTP request when it requests a resource from a different domain than the one which the first resource itself serves. For example, an HTML page served from http://domain-a.com makes an src request for http://domain-b.com/image.jpg.

Starting with Slush - Part 1

7 Jul 2016 by Satwiki

What is slush and how it is being used to scaffold a web app

Angular Basic - Part 3

5 Jun 2016 by santosh.yadav198613

Angular Basic - Part 3

Whirlpool: Microservices Using Netty And Kafka

24 May 2016 by Keyhole Software

Whirlpool: Microservices Using Netty And Kafka

Angles of angularjs - Part 1

25 Apr 2016 by NavnathKale

Extending AngularJS with the help of TypeScript to make it even sweeter

Black Belt Developers Share Their Best Advice—and the Biggest Mistakes They See

15 Apr 2016 by Android on Intel

We asked a group of Intel® Black Belts to share their thoughts on the biggest business-related mistakes they see developers making—and how they could correct them.

Converting My Angular 1 Application to TypeScript

23 Mar 2016 by Gjermund Bjaanes

How to convert Angular 1 application to TypeScript

Why to Use C# and When to Prefer Other Languages?!

23 Mar 2016 by Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan

This article describes the way many programming languages can be selected to find that one best language for your projects!

Building custom email client in WPF using C#

5 Mar 2016 by Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan

In this post I have talked about building an IMAP client using WPF framework and ImapX library.

How to Send Emails in ASP.NET Core 1.0

4 Mar 2016 by stevejgordon

How to send emails in ASP.NET Core 1.0

Tools for Programming Java (Part 2) – Java IDE (Integrated Development Programming) Software Tools

20 Feb 2016 by arjunaraneta

Java IDE (Integrated Development Programming) Software Tools

Angular 2: Should You Upgrade?

9 Feb 2016 by Dave Ceddia

Should you upgrade to Angular 2?

Learn Angularjs Step by Step – Lab 1

7 Feb 2016 by Shivprasad koirala

Learn Angularjs Step by Step – Lab 1

Sending Data to Another Domain using postMessage

2 Feb 2016 by Sibeesh Passion

In this post, we will see how we can send data to another domain from our application.

Elizabeth Ayer - Product Manager, Redgate

15 Jan 2016 by CodeProject, Elizabeth Ayer

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 Elizabeth Ayer.

WebServices in .NET

11 Jan 2016 by bhanupraveen

WebServices in .NET

Retrieving Email From Google, Microsoft And Facebook External Login Provider

30 Dec 2015 by Hamid Mosalla

How to retrieve email from Google, Microsoft And Facebook External Login Provider