In .NET framework 4.5 you can write asynchronous file IO operations much easier using the Async methods that are provided along with the IO base class libraries. Read this article to explore more about it.
If you are developer working on applications targeting multiple platforms you might have to create duplicates of underlying class libraries targeting the specific platforms, even if they contain the same functionality, logics or algorithms. In .NET framework 4.5 RC, the Portable Class Library has been introduced to solve exactly that problem.
Reset events are the wait handles that help synchronize threads in the middle of some asynchronous threading operations where multiple threads are executing simultaneously. V.N.S Arun examines this often confusing .NET framework topic.
Sharpen your form validation skills using unobtrusive validation in MVC3 and Razor.
Create a custom plug-in to reuse your jQuery code across web pages.
Laura Kihlken demonstrates a few tips that can help you improve your .NET Framework code.
The Transactional File System (TxF), which allows access to an NTFS file system to be conducted in a transacted manner through extensions to the Windows SDK API. MFC 10, has been extended to support TxF and related technologies. This support allows existing MFC applications to be easily extended to support kernel transactions.
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...
The Windows 8 infrastructure is different than earlier versions, which can make doing ordinary tasks cumbersome. Not only do you have to learn an entirely different way of doing things but you have different classes in the Windows 8.x API. Read on to learn the various options involved.
AutoMapper is an external component that helps in creating a mapping between a source and destination model types. Read on to learn about the AutoMapper component and how to use it in an Asp.Net MVC application.
