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Demystifying C# Programming's ToString Method
The ToString method of the .NET framework object has a solid set of useful features. Every object in the .NET framework has the ToString() method implementation. Read along to learn more about the ToString() method.
Custom User Interface for MSI Packages Using C# .NET
Windows installer has its own way to display installer user interface which is far different from other technologies. MSI supports few controls compared to .Net or other platform. Though it is not very difficult, still it is hard job to develop sophisticated installation package with good user interface, even after using well known installer software. NvnInstaller.MsiDotNet api makes this job easier.
C# Programming: Using Generic Factory Classes to Create Generic Exception Handlers
Exception handling can be a costly affair and should be used meticulously as it undoubtedly serves as an integral part of our applications and shouldn't be sidelined for any reason. The common problem in implementing an exception handling mechanism is the dependency on the library after we create a provider. This C# tutorial looks at the possibility of switching the providers easily.
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MFC Integration with the Windows Transactional File System (TxF)
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.

Using String.format and Data Formatting in C#
String.format is not just a relic from a bygone era, but is actually still very useful even in today's brave new world. It’s time to dig into some data formatting!

Generic Lists and VB.NET
A Generic List represents a strongly typed list of objects that can be accessed by an index. Read on to learn more about Generic Lists and how to use them productively in Visual Basic. NET.
How to Create MapReduce Jobs for Hadoop Using C#
This article introduces you to Big Data, Apache Hadoop and MapReduce jobs. We will also learn how to create MapReduce jobs using C#.