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An OOP Primer
Published 07/20/2015
Latest OOP Articles
TIP: The Singleton Pattern
Published 12/14/2009
How to create an object using the Singleton pattern in VB.NET
OP-ED: Do You Hear the Sirens' Song?
Published 11/21/2007
Everyone has ideas about how to build software. Explore some common fallacies and collect some hints that may help you along the way. All of the ideas are the opinion of the author (who is sometimes wrong).
Design a Football Engine and Learn How to Apply Design Patterns (Observer, Decorator, Strategy)
Published 06/12/2006
Learn how to model a very simple football game engine and identify the design problems in it.
When OOP Becomes POO
Published 03/31/2005
Many people who understand OOP well enough to use it are trying to create it too. Paul Kimmel says that's often when OOP becomes POO.
Has Visual Basic Lost Its Way?
Published 02/22/2005
Paul Kimmel says the next big paradigm shift in programming will be based on .NET. Find out what he predicts VB's role will be in this coming change, and why he wonders whether Microsoft dropped the ball with VB.NET.
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Understanding the C++ Utility Components in the C++ Standard Library
Published 10/26/2016
Learn more about a few commonly used components and explore their utility and usages.
Beginning C#: User-defined Type Conversion Operators
Published 11/14/2016
Become proficient with using type definitions in C#.
Doing Cryptography in Visual Basic
Published 11/18/2016
Learn about the various forms of encryption in Visual Basic and the differences among them.
The Value of APIs
Published 06/06/2016
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are where you have to be. It's not a matter of if as much as a matter of which.
