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Implementing the HTTP Request/Response Model inside of Silverlight
In this article we will see how to implement the http Request/Response Model inside of Silverlight.
ANTS Profiler by Red Gate gives a Command Performance
In this article you will learn how to use ANTS Profiler by Red Gate gives a Command Performance.
Knowing When to Leave Your Programming Job - Part II
In the previous article we looked at several rationals people use to stay in a dead end .NET programming position. In this article we will explore signals in your current position you should not ignore and how to weigh your existing position against other opportunities.
Knowing When to Leave Your Programming Job - Part I
This article is the first part in a series to guide you in deciding when it's best to leave your Programming Job. Part I addresses a host of myths that are associated with staying at a dead-end job, and how to combat them.
Where did all the Designers Go!
Software is one of the fastest paced industries in the business world. As quickly as software languages come and go, skill sets require constant learning. In trying to keep up with implementation aspects of software, did we somehow forget about the priority of creating a good design? This article describes how we came about with a void of software design skills in the programming world.
Using Outlook as a Print Server
In this article, I will show you solution for using Outlook as your print server.
Deploying Windows Applications using Visual Studio 2010
In this article, we'll Learn how to deploy your Windows applications efficiently with Visual Studio 2010. Explore ClickOnce deployment, setup projects, MSI installers, and best practices for packaging and distributing your software seamlessly.
Writing Equivalent LINQ Expressions in F#
In this article we will compare LINQ expressions to the equivalent F# expressions for an F# List and show how to use projection, filtering, and other LINQ goodies in F#.
Exploring Printing in Silverlight 4.0
Let’s look at the extremely useful feature of printing in the newest version of silverlight.
Single Responsibility Principle in Serialization
The Single Responsibility Principle may be one of the most important design concepts in programming. This blog illustrates how Microsoft broke this pattern in MFC, and how they later redeemed themselves in .NET
Importing an Excel File into a Silverlight DataGrid in XML Format
This article will illustrate that moving Excel Documents into Silverlight is a snap if your Excel spreadsheet is saved in an XML file.
Book Review: Clean Code - A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship
I recently purchased Robert Martin's book Clean Code. Although all the examples are in Java, 99% of the book applies to C# programmers. This articles summarizes some of the main points.
Porting from C# to Java
I am currently involved in a project of migrating a C# data layer to java in order to run on LINUX. Here are my thoughts on the activity.
Using anonymous delegates with extensions to create your own LINQ extensions
One of the things that is so powerful about the whole LINQ infrastructure is you can add any filter, mapping, or list operator you can think of. Here is an example.
How to add Padding to a Button inside a StackPanel in silverlight
Although not necessarily intuitive, the easiest way to add padding to a button in a stackpanel is through Margins.
Using a ValueConverter as a DataTemplateSelector in Silverlight
Silverlight doesn't have a DataTemplateSelector like WPF. Here is a way to make a ValueConverter do the same thing.
Using the DelegateCommand to handle events in MVVM in Silverlight
PRISM provides a mechanism for bringing event handling directly into your view model called the DelegateCommand. The delegate command can be used with XAML buttons to pass your data context into your view model upon clicking the button by the user
Using a ContainerBindingCollection in a Telerik RadTreeView in Silverlight
A RadTreeView is a Telerik control that allows you to display and select from a hierarchal list. Telerik pays close attention to allowing the user to bind their controls to a ViewModel and having it function correctly. The following demonstrates how you can bind an IsSelected property in your view model to a selection in your RadTreeView using the ContainerBindingCollection
Binding your MVVM model to an AttachedProperty
Just spent about an hour reading blogs and trying to figure out how to bind to attached property. In my many trial and error approaches, I finally came upon one that works, although it seems more like there is a bug in Silverlight 3.
Two ways to use a predicate in LINQ to Filter Results
LINQ gives us a lot of flexibility on how we evaluate collections. Here is in example of two ways to use a predicate on a collection.
Positioning Silverlight Popups Relative to a Control
I just went through the challenge of positioning a Silverlight Popup control relative to an existing control. Here is how I finally solved it.
A DistinctBy extension that takes a Lambda for Distinct
After hunting the web, I found a combination of solutions that work well for an extension that just takes a comparison operator to get your distinct values. Here is my solution.
Sorting an Array with a Lambda Expression
The following example, illustrated in Silverlight, shows you how to sort a list box through a bound ViewModel Property Collection
Using PLINQ to Improve Learning Algorithms
PLINQ is a welcome addition to the .NET 4.0 framework, allowing us to operate on collection elements in parallel. This article examines the performance improvements of PLINQ over LINQ when doing heavy calculations on a large collection of genomes in a particular learning algorithm.
Reversing a Dictionary in LINQ and C#
Every once in a while you are posed with an interesting puzzle. Someone needed a dictionary reversed and this sounded just like the thing I would enjoy tackling with LINQ.
