An algorithm to make any object moveable and resizable by users and applications.

Learn some tips and tricks with the C# 3.0 language features along with exploring some productivity gains with the Visual Studio IDE.

Monitor the health of the processes running on your system.

Learn about the dual-purpose of the C# using keyword. Examine why it can be extremely helpful in object management, and the syntax for its use.

Here is encapsulation, one of the very basic tenets of object-oriented programming. Using properties instead of public variables helps insulate the users of your class from change, provides you more flexibility, and will ease maintenance of your class.

Any program uses resources. These resources can be files, database resources, network connections, memory buffers, objects, and so forth. Learn how to allocate memory for these resources.

Super-charge your .NET application performance by implementing jagged arrays.

Extension Methods permit programmers to add behavior to a class without creating a wrapper. Here, you will learn how to implement Extension Methods in Visual Basic and .NET.

Here are several lesser-known tips and tricks that will assist you in building fully functional and well performing Windows Forms applications.

When you're creating a function that needs a variable list of arguments, use a parameter array.

Method calls are the bread and butter of C# and VB programming, but a lot of moving pieces go into making that all work.

Caching can dramatically improve the performance of a database-driven .NET application. The Enterprise Library caching block encapsulates the plumbing code required to implement caching in a reusable block.

Learn the basics of the .NET runtime's isolated storage function. Then, see how to use it to create a utility class that makes reading and writing user-specific application data safe and easy.

Describes how to build a .NET Named Pipes multithreaded server and a client communicating with it.

This article explores a way of implementing Named Pipes based Inter-Process Communication between .NET applications.

Determine the overall performance of your applications and diagnose those pesky "undocumented features" with performance counters. Learn the basics of deploying and using features in your instrumentation.

Benchmarking is not for the faint of heart'—you have to know what you're measuring. Don't always believe that Java is faster than VB.NET, nor that C# is faster than C++.