Using Sockets with Windows Phone
Windows Phone 7.5 introduces support for sockets. In this article, we will learn about sockets and how to use them in our windows Phone 7.5 applications.
Guide to Implement the Factory Pattern in C#
Design Patterns are defined as the existing solutions to recurring problems in software development using programming languages like C#. Factory pattern is one among them. This article focuses on explaining the pattern itself and show casing the software development hurdles that it resolves in C# programming.
Creating Your Own Search Engine for C/C++ Code Samples
Christopher Frenz describes a means of post processing keyword search results using regular expression, based pattern matching as a means of automatic C/C++ code extraction.
Adventures with _chkstk
Silviu-Marius Ardelean offers some insight into _chkstk and stack corruption.
Multi-targeting your Windows Phone Application to Run on 7.0 and 7.5 (Mango)
Windows Phone Mango SDK allows developers to specify which version of the Window Phone to target for execution. This article explains how to multi-target a Windows Phone application.
Using Facebook and Twitter Helpers in WebMatrix
An ever increasing number of websites are integrating social networks into their pages. Facebook and Twitter Helpers for WebMatrix allow you to easily integrate the respective applications into ASP.NET MVC Razor based websites. This article shows you how.
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USING VC++ .NET |
Faster Microsoft C++ Programming With The MFC Class Wizard
During the glory days of MFC and ATL in the 1990s and early 2000s, The Visual C++ class wizard was a highly-used and useful IDE tool that simplified life for developers. The re-introduction of the class wizard, after the absence of a decade, demonstrates commitment to the 'glory day's' ideal and adds simplicity to class management tasks inside the IDE.
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.NET NUTS & BOLTS |
.NET Framework: Collections and Generics
The original release of the .NET Framework included collections as .NET was introduced to the Microsoft programming world. The .NET Framework 2.0 introduced generics to complement the System.Collections namespace and provide a more efficient and well performing option. Read on to learn more...
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VISUAL BASIC TODAY |
Input and Output with VB.NET 2010
The .NET runtime has everything you need to format your output and handle special characters. Both Visual Basic 2010 Express edition and Visual Studio 2010 help you with Intellisense if you can't remember the syntax. This article explores simple console input and output and shows you how to get it done.
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PROGRAMMING INSIGHTS |
SpinWait.SpinUntil and the Task Parallel Library
Often blocking and checking is combined with some sort of timeout. SpinUntil, a static method on the SpinWait structure, combines blocking, waiting, and timeouts. New in the .NET Framework 4.0, SpinUntil simplifies many different scenarios involving the Task Parallel Library (TPL). Jeffery Juday shares some common recipes employing SpinUntil alongside TPL.
While some might question it, in general, developers are good at heart. In fact, the developer community can be extremely caring. The growth of Give Camps over the last few years is just one indication of the way developers are...
Yes, it is true. The death of Silverlight and Flash have been predicted. The culprit? HTML5. The above image links to a full infographic with more fun information on the wonderful world of HTML5. Check it out. You can even...
There is likely to be a ton of articles written in the last 24 hours on Windows 8 and the announcements at the Build conference. There is a lot being presented. In fact, I've started working on a couple of...
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