Entity Framework in WinForms
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Introduction
The ADO.NET Entity Framework is Microsoft's latest data technology. It allows you to create conceptual data models that are easy to program against. It als
Generic type restriction for enums
I was looking for a way to restrict a generic type identifier to only allow enums. Since you are not allowed to use where T : Enum, I checked the metadata
for Enum and found that it implements ValueT
An API for Yahoo Image Search
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Introduction
In An API for Google Image Search, Ilan Assayag demonstrated how to programmatically query the Google image service. He also mentioned that the Yahoo! SDK
An Xna Animated Sprite Component for Windows Phone, PC, and Xbox
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Introduction
The basics of animation are well known; by rapidly switching among a group of still images one can create the
illusion tha
Implementation of IEnumerable(of T) & IEnumerator(Of T) inVB.Net
Introduction
This article demonstrates how to implement both IEnumerable(Of T) and IEnumerator(Of T) in VB.NET and use them to read data in a collection. Background
How can i do iterati
How to Categorize Control Properties for XAML View inside Blend and Visual Studio?
If you are a XAML designer and creating controls for Silverlight, Windows Phone 7, or WPF, you may come across a situation where custom properties for controls
are not properly organized by the devel
ASP.Net 4.0 New Features
ViewStateMode – ViewState for Individual Controls
ASP.Net 4.0 allows view state in a page to be more controllable from page to its child controls level. That is, view state of a control can be enable
Facebook Integration via Hammock
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Introduction
Recently I wrote about Social Media and strategies for integration. I intentionally didn't go into detail as I wanted to take a more philosophical view
Piracy and Unconventional Wisdom
Introduction
As software developers, piracy is something that affects us all. If you work for a large company, you may not see it directly, but you still have an interest in who is using your
compa
Delivering Software to a Global Audience
Introduction
This article is about going beyond localization and delivering software to a truly global audience. Most developers think this can be accomplished simply
by translating and localizing
Bringing AOP to MEF
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Table Of Contents
Intro
Complex business rules on your ASP.NET website in several minutes
Download CodeProject - 160.11 KB Traditional Rule Engines (very briefly)
These days, most applications implement business rules, directly or indirectly. Most of those rules are static, mean
The Great Social Change
Social Change?
Wow what a title. No you haven't stumbled upon a piece of broad-sheet journalism reflecting on the evolution of our society in modern time. This article is about something far m
WebSockets, WCF & Silverlight 5
Introduction With this tutorial, I want to explain how you can create a WebSocket application. I have chosen Silverlight as my client, but you can have any framework &nb
Templates, Inversion of Control, Factories, and so on
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Introduction
Factories are used to remove direct dependency from code. Inversion of Control, Templates, plug-ins, and so many other things do the same.
They may ha
Improving WPF Mouse Wheel Processing
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Contents
Introduction
Roadmap
Quick St
.NET Dynamic Control (Label, Text Box and Drop Down) Creation
Table of Contents
Introduction
What is Dynamic control?
Sample of Dynamic control
Introduction
Before I begin the introduction with dynamic control, I just want to specify how the control works
Ways to Determine Generated SQL Statements when running a LINQ to SQL Statement
Introduction
When writing LINQ TO SQL statements, it is always useful to see the generated SQL queries while running the LINQ statements. In this article, we will explore the different ways by which
“A developer is only as good as his tools”
Introduction
In this post I’d like to share some tools with you that I think may be of use for any developer.
You may have come across the expression that is the title of this post. Some think t
WebSockets, WCF & Silverlight 5
Introduction With this tutorial, I want to explain how you can create a WebSocket application. I have chosen Silverlight as my client, but you can have any framework &nb