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Wrapper to facilitate usage of TCP sockets
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This tip is especially useful for users who own the licensed copy of Windows 7/8/8.1, and would like to upgrade to Windows 10 after July 29, 2015.
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Use HTML/CSS/JavaScript/Ajax for creating a simple lightweight Windows Vista/7 sidebar desktop gadget
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A windows-service which can handle different operations in separate threads and which can be controlled by a small GUI program

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2 Nov 2010 by Daniel Ranger
Native C++ implementation of the .NET Asynchronous Design Pattern using Windows I/O Completion Ports
5 Jul 2012 by Mario Ghecea
This article describes the technique I used to ingest large text files to create an e-book publishing platform on the Android Market
10 May 2017 by Raghavendra Hosad
2D DFT for Color Image - GUI implementation
10 May 2017 by Petrov Vladimir
Former NeHe OpenGL Lessons adapted to MSVS-15 pro MFC in INICODE and the samples of the Joystick implementation
8 Jun 2017 by Petrov Vladimir
Former NeHe OpenGL Lessons adapted to MSVS-15 pro Win32 in INICODE and the samples of the Joystick implementation
2 Jan 2013 by Ger Hayden
This is a working example of clients in queued correspondence with a service, sending messages to it, recieving unsolicited messages from it while both client and service can queue messages to the other while the other is offline.
19 Feb 2010 by logicchild
An article written with the purpose to help any beginner to use OpenMP.
17 Aug 2011 by Ger Hayden
This is a working example of a BLOB column on a DataGridView for a Windows Form using C++/CLI where data is drawn from an XML document.
27 Jun 2010 by Wayne Wood
Verify the execution efficiency of a short CUDA program when using the library thrust
1 Jul 2010 by Wayne Wood
Verify the execution efficiency of a series of short .NET 4.0 parallel programming samples
10 May 2010 by logicchild
An article that defines managed threading from the basics to the intermediate.
13 May 2010 by logicchild
An Article the Demonstrates How to Build a Windows Forms Calculator
5 Nov 2010 by Wayne Ye
This is a complete Impersonation demo in C#, impersonating a user and accessing its files and HKCU Registry entries.
7 Sep 2011 by JRINC
This is an useful control that masks the input text with currency symbol and thousands and decimals separators.
23 May 2008 by Jeffrey Walton
Create a File Checksum Shell Menu Extension using ATL and Crypto++
27 Jul 2009 by Nish Nishant
The article shows how to interop between a WCF service and a WWS client, and also how to rewrite the WCF service in WWS retaining compatibility with existing WCF clients.
2 Jan 2019 by Octavio Loyola-González, Miguel Angel Medina-Pérez, Andres Eduardo Gutierrez Rodriguez, Milton García Borroto
In this article, we introduce a framework in C# for fingerprint verification, we briefly explain how to perform fingerprint verification experiments and how to integrate your algorithms to the framework.
19 Apr 2010 by logicchild
A Comprehensive Look at LINQ and the Binary Search Tree Data Structure
7 Sep 2011 by Frédéric Pailloux
Nice 7/16/Matric Segment LCD Control derived from CStatic and using GDI+ library
26 Nov 2014 by Jeremy Falcon
Provides a base to use when programming OpenGL-enabled applications for the real world, rather than a simple hello world.
15 May 2015 by Lộc Nguyễn
Example of data binding for nested tree structure, and MVVM pattern.
6 Oct 2009 by John Hilton
Simple yet comprehensive viewing code for OpenGL and Direct3D.
27 Apr 2011 by Niladri_Biswas
This article will discuss about Copy Column, Derived Column, Character Map and Conditional Split Transformation in SSIS with a palindrome example.
4 Nov 2010 by logicchild
An article that illustrates how to simulate a pendulum.
12 Mar 2012 by Voicent Support
How to make a performance meter that looks like the one in Windows Task Manager
11 Dec 2010 by logicchild
An article that desribes some essentials to help learn the DirectX technology.
26 Apr 2011 by logicchild
Using animation via XAML code to draw a Bezier curve object.
17 Aug 2010 by Md. Marufuzzaman
The objective of this article (Part 2) is to introduce you to using of VB / Microsoft .NET library, Function, Methods as well in your Microsoft Windows PowerShell script.
22 Aug 2010 by Md. Marufuzzaman
The objective of this article (Part 4) is to give you an introduction on how to integrate Microsoft Windows PowerShell with the Microsoft .NET library
22 Aug 2010 by Md. Marufuzzaman
The objective of this article (Part-1) is to introduce you with Microsoft Windows PowerShell.
21 Aug 2010 by Md. Marufuzzaman
The objective of this article (Part 3) is to introduce you to Microsoft Windows PowerShell and learn some basic command of windows PowerShell.
5 Aug 2014 by Babu_Abdulsalam
A Simple Profiler for C++ apps on x64 platform
25 Jun 2014 by Philipp Katscher
How to draw a compass and feed it with NMEA device data (i.e. a GPS Compass)
23 Apr 2014 by Graham Lemon (UK)
Implementing a simple News Ticker custom control for Winforms .NET to reduce flicker as much as possible.
8 Mar 2010 by The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Showing a wait window during a long running process
1 Aug 2017 by Arthur V. Ratz
Use HTML/CSS/JavaScript/Ajax for creating a simple lightweight Windows Vista/7 sidebar desktop gadget
28 Jan 2013 by Agent__007
A simple WPF text clock gadget for Windows
26 Apr 2011 by Sudheesh.P.S
AsyncFile is a small wrapper class for simplifying the usage of asynchronous file APIs.
21 Jul 2010 by Waylon Flinn
This article describes a simple solution for hiding the Taskbar and the Start Orb that works on both Vista and Windows 7.
2 Jun 2010 by Software_Developer
A Star Wars Scroller Demo that moves smoothly from the bottom to the top in OpenGL (GLUT)
20 Aug 2009 by Andrew Courtice
A TCP/IP chat program coded in Microsoft Visual Basic .NET.
21 Sep 2014 by slelong
A USB library to detect USB devices, and manage Attach and Detach events
30 Apr 2010 by logicchild
An article that presents a TV Player via WPF
2 Nov 2011 by Rene Pally
Advanced .NET Debugging Extracting Information from Memory
27 Mar 2012 by Sara El-Sayed El-Metwally
Simple implementation of Uninformed Search Strategies in AI course.
3 Jan 2013 by hevesir
Alternative tnsping for Oracle Instant Client.
23 Sep 2010 by sashidhar
Alternative way for Window services to interact with desktop where operating > XP
23 May 2010 by logicchild
An article that demonstrates how to use video, images and animations via WPF
28 Feb 2010 by Alan Burkhart
A thesaurus based on data from the WordNet database, easily implemented
13 Aug 2012 by Jon Larborn
A command promt web server that starts an application or opens a file given in as an argument in an HTTP address. Could potentially be used to show media on screen using QR-codes.
9 May 2011 by Niladri_Biswas
This article will demonstrate as how to work with SSIS Script component with two live example
31 Jul 2013 by Karthik. A
This article discusses ways by which you could utilize Disqus in your web applications.
27 Apr 2011 by Niladri_Biswas
This article will disscuss about MEF, how to start working in this, etc.
11 Feb 2013 by Markus Koppensteiner
Shows how to use OpenCV to write videos, how to implement mouse events, and presents some commands on image manipulation as well.
1 May 2012 by Markus Koppensteiner
Explains how to use some OpenCV commands for video manipulation.
19 May 2011 by Niladri_Biswas
In this article we will look into the basics of Contained Database that has been shipped with Sql 11 (Code Name: Denali) CTP 1
9 May 2011 by Niladri_Biswas
In this article we will explore on the new features that Denali has offer us from a SSMS perspective
14 Apr 2012 by Niladri_Biswas
In this article we will explore on the new features that Denali has offer us from a T-Sql perspective
9 May 2011 by Niladri_Biswas
In this article we will explore on the new features that Denali has offer us from SSIS perspective
1 Sep 2011 by Niladri_Biswas
In this article we will explore on the new features that Denali CTP3 has offer us from SSIS perspective
1 Sep 2011 by Niladri_Biswas
In this article we will explore on the new features that Denali CTP 3 has offer us from a T-Sql perspective
1 Sep 2011 by Niladri_Biswas
In this article we will explore on the Column Store Index- A new feature in SSIS Denali CTP3
3 Sep 2011 by Niladri_Biswas
In this article we will explore the Data Quality Services(DQS)- A new feature in SSIS Denali CTP3
30 Aug 2011 by Niladri_Biswas
In this tutorial, we will learn about SSIS Balanced Data Distributor (BDD)
5 Jan 2014 by Christopher Camacho
A class derived from CListCtrl that allows edit controls, combo boxes, check boxes, date pickers, and color pickers to be inserted into or removed from particular cells extremely easily. The inserted 'controls' are not CWnd-derived.
30 Jan 2014 by Fabio Ottavi
A simple implementation of a driver for a virtual smart card reader, based on UMDF
2 Aug 2012 by John Orendt
Combination Analog Digital Clock Screen Saver and App, settings include Colors and update interval.
12 Jul 2013 by Unnikrishnan_S_N
Draw pattern instead of password for login screen.
20 Aug 2012 by Espiritu John
An android-style notification component for .NET Framework.
15 Mar 2018 by charles922
AngularJS and REST API Tutorial
19 Apr 2018 by charles922
AngularJS and REST API Tutorial - Part 2
27 Apr 2018 by charles922
AngularJS and REST API Tutorial: Part 3
12 Jul 2018 by charles922
AngularJS and REST API Tutorial - Part 4
16 Feb 2010 by logicchild
An article that provides ways to achieve concurrency via C++
27 Jan 2012 by Ruxo Zheng
Lessons learnt from writing a screensaver with WPF
6 May 2010 by imagiro
A simple thread pool with minimal dependencies
8 Oct 2014 by Israel Sant'Anna
This is an alternative for "Links with arbitrary text in a RichTextBox".
18 Feb 2010 by Tiago Conceição
Application Management makes your application's life easier. It will automatically do memory management, handle and log unhandled exceptions, profile your functions, make your application single instance, and also provide utility functions to get system information.
22 Apr 2010 by Arik Poznanski
Application recovery and restart C# quick reference
12 Dec 2013 by Nirosh
Architecting a Windows Forms based system on top of a framework. This will help you develop a form based application faster.
22 Jun 2015 by Terence Wallace
The primary purpose of this article is to provide quality sample source code for VB.NET developers interested in building data-centric applications using the .NET Framework.
26 Dec 2011 by Drag0nHunter
ASM.Net a assembly x86 emulator which emulates the language the managed way
21 Apr 2011 by Jonathan Nethercott
Simple voting control for MVC projects, using a partial view
19 Nov 2011 by User008
Drag 'n Drop asynchronous files from an external server or device
3 Dec 2010 by CRayGoodwin
Custom windows control that mimics Windows 7 diming & asynchronous aero progress animation
29 Mar 2013 by bkelly13
Goal: Describe how asynchronous or non-blocking TCP code works
26 Jun 2013 by KK Kod
This document describes how to use the web service method calls efficiently and effectively, by making use of Asynchronous calling Mechanism.
12 Jan 2010 by shijo joseph
This article demonstrates a tool which can auto-generate playlists for iTunes.
1 Jan 2011 by Ashish Kaila
Learn how to leverage UI automation in testing your UI and also to support accessibility features
3 Dec 2014 by Gautham Prabhu K
A quick look into Selenium which allows us to automate testing of web pages.
13 Nov 2010 by Igor Ladnik
Unmanaged Windows GUI application with no exported program interface gets automated with injected code. A WCF aware injected component allows world-wide located clients to communicate with automated application via Azure AppFabric Service Bus despite firewalls and dynamic IP addresses
10 Jan 2014 by Kees van Spelde
This is an alternative for "AutoShut, my first program in C#"
6 Nov 2018 by Dirk Bahle
How to create a new tool window in AvalonDock [2.0]
31 Jan 2014 by Dirk Bahle
How to create a start page based on AvalonDock [2.0].
31 Jan 2014 by Dirk Bahle
How to integrate AvalonEdit into AvalonDock [2.0] using MVVM
31 Jan 2014 by Dirk Bahle
Integrate AvalonEdit with text editing options into AvalonDock [2.0]
27 Dec 2017 by Petrov Vladimir
Simple solution for small avi demo performance from Image files of any kind
10 Dec 2016 by Qwertie
The Lexical Macro Processor transforms your C# code with a LISP-inspired macro system. Nice substitute for T4 templates, with Visual Studio integration and a Linux-compatible editor.