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Rotating a Cube with an L3G4200D Gyro Chip wired to a BeagleBone Black

8 May 2016Marc Clifton

My adventure with hardware and communicating between a BeagleBoneBlack and a C# app on Windows.

Python

Debian

A simple WPF LineChart control

29 May 2016Kenneth Haugland

A simple WPF chart control that draws a 2D line chart.

.NET

VS2013

Copy and Paste, A Programmer's Nightmare!

5 May 2016Chris Boss

Copy and paste - a programmer's nightmare

All-Topics

Code Analyzers in Visual Studio 2015

6 May 2016Akhil Mittal

In this article, we’ll cover another interesting and very useful featureof Visual Studio 2015: Live Static Code Analysis.

VS2015

Powerful IIS/Apache Monitoring Dashboard using ElasticSearch+Grafana

29 May 2016Omar Al Zabir

Use ElasticSearch and Grafana to build powerful and beautiful dashboards. Monitor and analyze IIS/Apache logs in near real time

Apache

Elasticsearch

IIS

Capturing a Content Change in a ContentPresenter

5 May 2016Clifford Nelson

This presents a way to capture a PropertyChanged on a DependencyObject, in this case to capture when the Content on a ContentPresenter changes and setting focus.

DoublePendulum Part II: The Phase Space Trajectories of a Double Pendulum

26 May 2016Wolfgang Foerster

A WPF 3D simulation to visualize the phase space trajectories of a double pendulum

Angular UI-Grid Pagination Server Side

4 May 2016Shashangka Shekhar

In this post I am going to demonstrate how to use Angular UI Grid with server side pagination in ASP.Net MVC application.

SQL

HTML

VS2013

Creating Advanced Tabbed Notepad In Java

15 Feb 2017Pritam Zope

In this article, we will create a notepad in Java with features like Multi Tabbed Documents, Document Selector, Openning/Saving/Closing Multiple documents, Running External Programs,Different Look and Feels, Viewing files in Browser, etc.

How to Serialize Across Assemblies with the BinaryFormatter

18 May 2016Simon Bridge

Describes how to write your own SerializationBinder to allow serialization across assemblies

Tree View in Swift For iOS

22 May 2016pgmr_64804

Tree View in Swift for iOS that is easy to implement and use

Creating AutoComplete HTML Tags in C#

1 May 2016Pritam Zope

In this article we will automatically close the HTML tags when starting tag is typed in RichTextBox in C#

Real time Spreadsheet

27 May 2016Aless Alessio

Reat time Spreadsheet, updating and retrieving data through a Web Service. Using SQL Server DB.If two or more users are working on the same spreadsheet, they can see what the other users are doing. Mouse pointing is highlighted by filling the cell with diagonal stripes, while data saved is highlight

Polymorphic Malware Detection Using Sequence Classification Methods

22 May 2016Jake Drew

A pdf version of this document created using latex can be downloaded by clicking here. Abstract Polymorphic malware detection is challenging due to the continual mutations miscreants introduce to successive instances of a particular virus. Such changes are akin to mutations in biological sequences.

All-Topics

Diagnostics Kit - A Monitoring Solution for .NET Apps

29 May 2016Sebastian Solnica

Set of tools that may help you diagnose and monitor your .NET applications

.NET

diagnostics

monitoring

Behaviours Design Pattern in Automated Testing

8 May 2016Anton Angelov

Learn how to use the Behaviours Design Pattern to increase the flexibility of your automated tests' API. Create tests the same way you build LEGO.The post Behaviours Design Pattern in Automated Testing appeared first on Automate The Planet.

.NET

selenium

MSTest

Use of IReadOnlyDictionary and IReadOnlyList Properties in .NET Objects

28 May 2016Michael B. Erickson

Control the changes to structured data exposes by your .NET objects

C#4.0

.NET4.5

.NET

Dynamically Building JSON Tree For Use In JavaScript Components Using C#

31 May 2016Hamid Mosalla

Dynamically building JSON tree for use In JavaScript components using C#

Automate VeraCrypt Container Mounting for Use with AbstractSpoon ToDoList

17 May 2016Ron Bos

I wrote this small PowerShell script to quickly access some AbstractSpoon ToDoList documents which are stored in VeraCrypt containers. The selected container stays mounted until the ToDoList executable is closed. I use OneDrive to automatically upload the then dismounted container to the cloud.

PowerShell

Working with API Help Page Controller Action Description in Web API

12 May 2016Sibeesh Passion

How to enable the API descriptions for better understanding of how our API controller works and what exactly it is supposed to do

SQL

HTML

VS2013

Indexed collections (Indexed dictionary)

1 May 2016vulf

Dictionary with keys and indexes

Typescript in Atom

1 Jun 2016slavik57

A tutorial for preparing the environment for developing in Typescript in the Atom IDE

Typescript

Atom

Command Line Tool and C# Class for Uploading Videos on Vimeo

23 Aug 2019Andreask84

A command line tool and a simple C# class with a complete set of functions to easily upload videos on Vimeo

Leveraging IoC In WPF

26 May 2016Dilip Nandakumar

Using Dependency Injection to manage navigation and assigning data context in MVVM design.

Do async lambdas return Tasks?

18 May 2016Bill Wagner

The TL;DR; version is: Sometimes. The more important question is how you ensure that you generate the method call you want. Let’s start with a bit of background. Lambda expressions do not have types. However, they can be converted into any compatible delegate type.

All-Topics

Cinchoo - Abortable Long Running Async Task

30 May 2016Cinchoo

Tip: Asynchronous abortable long running tasks using Cinchoo framework

SmsToolset Library for Sending SMS over GSM Network using PDU Format

2 May 2016amatecki

How to use the SmsToolset library to send SMS over GSM network by using PDU format

WebApi POST + [ISerializable] + JSON .NET

6 May 2016Sacha Barber

WebApi POST + [ISerializable] + JSON .NET

.NET

All-Topics

JSON

Advanced Behaviours Design Pattern in Automated Testing - Part 1

15 May 2016Anton Angelov

Describes how to improve even further the behaviours design pattern tests through new base classes and usage of Unity IoC container.

A Test-Driven Development Introduction to Angular 2

16 May 2016Keyhole Software

AngularJS is a popular framework used for building single-page applications. One great benefit of using Angular is that it is easy to incorporate automated testing. I have been using Angular on various projects for a few years now, so naturally I was curious to learn what’s new in Angular 2.

STL

Developing with Node-RED

17 May 2016Intel

Node-RED is a powerful browser-based tool for building apps for the Internet of Things (IoT) whose visual programming environment makes it easy to develop apps as flows.

Javascript

Node.js

IoT

Reading digits from a 12 segment LED display

29 May 2016meconer

Developing a display reader for raspberry pi

React Lifecycle Methods and Miscellaneous

12 May 2016Dr. Song Li

This note is a set of examples on the React life-cycle methods and miscellaneous topics on the JSX and the browser memory in relation to React.

Generate Markdown From Your Nuget Package

25 May 2016Mr. xieguigang 谢桂纲

Generate markdown from your nuget package

.NET

SQL Server Grant Permission to Particular Table

27 May 2016Shashangka Shekhar

In this post, we will create a new user in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) & allow access to that user to perform a specific operation.

T-SQL

Ugh, WIFI Not Working or Unstable? Try This Tip....

17 May 2016MarkHawes

Ugh, WIFI not working or unstable? Try this tip....

PowerShell

I2C Between Raspberry and Pic24

11 May 2016Member 11246861

RaspberryPi2 master transmits to and receives from Pic24FJ64GB002 slave through I2C

Simple SMTP Client and POP3 Client in Java

9 May 2016Phuong Thanh Nguyen

The programs are for sending and receiving emails

Getting started with PHP on Azure

17 May 2016Prava-MFS

How to host PHP application on Azure and how to auto-deploy the code through bitbucket.

Code style guidelines for Microsoft VisualBasic

20 May 2016Mr. xieguigang 谢桂纲

Code style guidelines for Microsoft VisualBasic

.NET

.NET4.5

Mono

Makers, the Technology and the Approach

13 May 2016Chris Boss

Makers, the technology and the approach

All-Topics

Text Level Semantics - Part 1

2 May 2016Member 12485502

Text Level Semantics - Part 1

All-Topics

In Your Face! Figuring Out Apple’s Face Detection API

2 May 2016Keyhole Software

Figuring Out Apple’s Face Detection API

API

UWP and development on Xbox One

6 May 2016Simon Jackson

A break down on the different modes of Xbox One development and clear direction of what is possible with the new UWP Retail unlock mode. Enable all devs to sideload and develop on the Xbox One UWP Platform

Text Level Semantics - Part 6

1 May 2016Member 12485502

Text level semantics

All-Topics

Detect a Weight-Lifting Bar using Kinect

17 May 2016Vangos Pterneas

How to detect a weight lifting bar using Kinect

Kinect

23 May 2016Dmitriy Kozlov

Creating related items on a new item form via a non-grid related items control

All-Topics

Working With Azure Media Service Account

25 May 2016Sibeesh Passion

In this article we are going to work with Media Service Account in Azure. Once we create a media service account, we will create a console application in which we will add the operations like creating the media assets dynamically. You can also upload some files to the assets created.

All-Topics

Mule ESB + PGP: Pretty Good Privacy

22 May 2016RajeshKumar D

Configuring PGP Encryption and Decryption part of MULE ESB

Learning About Input and Output

17 May 2016Intel

Input and output (I/O) basics are key for getting deeper into prototyping your own Internet of Things device. This article provides the basics of I/O in electronics, with examples of its implementation.

Edison

IoT

Current Participants

Those with articles that match the contest criteria are automatically entered.

Akhil Mittal

Architect https://codeteddy.com/

India

Akhil Mittal is two times Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) firstly awarded in 2016 and continued in 2017 in Visual Studio and Technologies category, C# Corner MVP since 2013, Code Project MVP since 2014, a blogger, author and likes to write/read technical articles, blogs, and books. Akhil is a technical architect and loves to work on complex business problems and cutting-edge technologies. He has an experience of around 15 years in developing, designing, and architecting enterprises level applications primarily in Microsoft Technologies. He has diverse experience in working on cutting-edge technologies that include Microsoft Stack, AI, Machine Learning, and Cloud computing. Akhil is an MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional) in Web Applications and Dot Net Framework.
Visit Akhil Mittal’s personal blog CodeTeddy (CodeTeddy ) for some good and informative articles. Following are some tech certifications that Akhil cleared,
• AZ-304: Microsoft Azure Architect Design.
• AZ-303: Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies.
• AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals.
• Microsoft MCTS (70-528) Certified Programmer.
• Microsoft MCTS (70-536) Certified Programmer.
• Microsoft MCTS (70-515) Certified Programmer.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akhilmittal/

This is a Collaborative Group

780 members

Aless Alessio

Software Developer (Senior)

Ireland

Summary
I am an Informatics Engineer with a University Degree in Informatics Engineering and a PhD in Information Engineering.
I have more than 9 years of working experience ICT (from Development to Team Leader) with and In-depth technical / IT know-how.
Practical competences in development, analysis and project management in terms of coordination and content.

Keywords / Skill Set
C# 7.0, NET Core, ASP NET Core, EF Core; HTML(5), CSS(3), Typescript, JavaScript, jQuery,Telerik Kendo, AngularJS, SignalR; MVC, MVVM; SQL, T-SQL, Sql Server; Azure cloud based services, Amazon Web Services
Relevant Web Applications / Tools:
Visual Studio 2017, SQL Server 2016; TFS, Git

Languages: Italian (mother tongue), English (fluent).

Education:

1998 – 2004, University Of Siena (IT), Tuscany

BSc in Informatics Engineering

2004 – 2007, Superior School of Doctorate, University of Siena (IT), Tuscany

PhD in Information Engineering

amatecki

Software Developer atmdev.net

Poland

Professional software developer with 10+ years of experience in developing .net based web and desktop applications and... all this in order to solve Your problems.
Currently I'm working as a freelancer.
Look at https://atmdev.net for more info.

Andreask84

Software Developer

Unknown

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Anton Angelov

CEO Automate The Planet

Bulgaria

CTO and Co-founder of Automate The Planet Ltd, inventor of BELLATRIX Test Automation Framework, author of "Design Patterns for High-Quality Automated Tests: High-Quality Test Attributes and Best Practices" in C# and Java. Nowadays, he leads a team of passionate engineers helping companies succeed with their test automation. Additionally, he consults companies and leads automated testing trainings, writes books, and gives conference talks. You can find him on LinkedIn every day.

Bill Wagner

Architect Bill Wagner Software LLC

United States

Bill Wagner is one of the world's foremost C# developers and a member of the ECMA C# Standards Committee. He is President of the Humanitarian Toolbox, has been awarded Microsoft Regional Director and .NET MVP for 10+years, and was recently appointed to the .NET Foundation Advisory Council. Wagner currently works with companies ranging from start-ups to enterprises improving the software development process and growing their software development teams.

Chris Boss

Software Developer Computer Workshop

United States

Chris Boss is the owner (and programmer) of a small software development business in rural Virginia, called the Computer Workshop. For the last ten years or so he has been developing tools for use by Powerbasic programmers (see: http://powerbasic.com ). His main product called EZGUI (Easy GUI) is a high level GUI engine with Visual Designer and code generator. It is in its fifth generation now. He is an experienced Windows API programmer (more low level) and has experience in writing GUI engines (forms/controls), drag and drop Visual Designers, Graphics engines (printing and to the screen) and one of his favorites is a Sprite engine (2D animated movable images). His current project is version 5.0 of his main product EZGUI, adding such features as multi-monitor support, component engine, custom control engine, superclass engine and the latest project a 3D OpenGL based custom control. One of the goals he has is to push the limits of Windows software development, while making it easy, fast execution speed, small footprint (size of executables) and code reusability while providing a more graphic experience in user interfaces, while still being able to write software which can fit on a floppy disk (small footprint), use minimal amount of memory and able to run on multiple versions of Windows from 95 to Win8.

Cinchoo

United States

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Clifford Nelson

Software Developer (Senior) Clifford Nelson Consulting

United States

Has been working as a C# developer on contract for the last several years, including 3 years at Microsoft. Previously worked with Visual Basic and Microsoft Access VBA, and have developed code for Word, Excel and Outlook. Started working with WPF in 2007 when part of the Microsoft WPF team. For the last eight years has been working primarily as a senior WPF/C# and Silverlight/C# developer. Currently working as WPF developer with BioNano Genomics in San Diego, CA redesigning their UI for their camera system. he can be reached at qck1@hotmail.com.

Dilip Nandakumar

Software Developer Bally Technologies

India

I am a full stack developer working in .net technologies.

Dmitriy Kozlov

Technical Lead Plumsail

Russian Federation

Expert in SharePoint
The leader of SharePoint Forms Designer Team: http://spform.com
Co-founder of Plumsail: http://plumsail.com
My blog: http://formsdesigner.blogspot.com

Dr. Song Li

United States

I have been working in the IT industry for some time. It is still exciting and I am still learning. I am a happy and honest person, and I want to be your friend.

Hamid Mosalla

Software Developer

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Programming is my passion, because I find it so intellectually rewarding. I currently work as a back-end web developer, using Microsoft technology stack, I also blog about my experiences and contribute to open source projects on my free time.

Intel

United States

You may know us for our processors. But we do so much more. Intel invents at the boundaries of technology to make amazing experiences possible for business and society, and for every person on Earth.

Harnessing the capability of the cloud, the ubiquity of the Internet of Things, the latest advances in memory and programmable solutions, and the promise of always-on 5G connectivity, Intel is disrupting industries and solving global challenges. Leading on policy, diversity, inclusion, education and sustainability, we create value for our stockholders, customers and society.

This is a Organisation

42 members

Jake Drew

Student

United States

If you would like to know more about me, please feel free to visit my website at http://www.jakemdrew.com/

Thanks!

Jake Drew

Kenneth Haugland

Chief Technology Officer

Norway

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Keyhole Software

Keyhole Software

United States

Keyhole is a software development and consulting firm with a tight-knit technical team. We work primarily with Java, .NET, and Mobile technologies, specializing in application development. We love the challenge that comes in consulting and blog often regarding some of the technical situations and technologies we face. Kansas City, St. Louis and Chicago.

This is a Organisation

3 members

Marc Clifton

Architect Interacx

United States

Blog: https://marcclifton.wordpress.com/
Home Page: http://www.marcclifton.com
Research: http://www.higherorderprogramming.com/
GitHub: https://github.com/cliftonm

All my life I have been passionate about architecture / software design, as this is the cornerstone to a maintainable and extensible application. As such, I have enjoyed exploring some crazy ideas and discovering that they are not so crazy after all. I also love writing about my ideas and seeing the community response. As a consultant, I've enjoyed working in a wide range of industries such as aerospace, boatyard management, remote sensing, emergency services / data management, and casino operations. I've done a variety of pro-bono work non-profit organizations related to nature conservancy, drug recovery and women's health.

MarkHawes

United Kingdom

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

meconer

President Mecona Teknik AB

Sweden

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Member 11246861

Italy

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Member 12485502

United Kingdom

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Michael B. Erickson

Software Developer (Senior) Erickson and Associates

United States

Principle Software Engineer for the consulting firm of Erickson and Associates in Seattle WA. BA in Architecture from Virginia Tech and BS in Computer Science, University of WA.

Mr. xieguigang 谢桂纲

Technical Lead PANOMIX

China

He is good and loves VisualBasic! Senior data scientist at PANOMIX

github: https://github.com/xieguigang

Omar Al Zabir

Architect BT, UK (ex British Telecom)

United Kingdom

I am: Head of Engineering Consumer CRM & Billing, BT (ex British Telecom).
I got: 11 Microsoft MVP Awards, 4 CodeProject MVP awards.
I like: Performance and Scalability Challenges.
My Book: Building a Web 2.0 portal using ASP.NET 3.5. Also on Amazon
My Blog: http://omaralzabir.com
My Specialization: Web 2.0, SaaS, Performance and Scalability of Web Apps.
My Email: OmarALZabir at gmail dot com

Follow Me: twitter.com/omaralzabir

My Projects:
Droptiles: Open Source Web 2.0 AJAX Portal
SQL Server real-time monitor
Oracle real-time monitor
Codeuml - UML diagrams as fast as you can type
Fastest Streaming AJAX Proxy
CPU Alerter - Save power, work faster

My Articles:
Top 10 caching mistakes
99.99% Available Production Architecture
10 ASP.NET Performance and Scalability Secrets
UFrame: UpdatePanel and IFRAME combined
Fast ASP.NET web page loading
Fast Streaming AJAX Proxy
Using COM safely inside "using" block without requiring interop assembly
Implementing Word Like Automation Model
Distributed Command Pattern

pgmr_64804

Systems Engineer

United States

I Graduated with a Computer Information Science Degree in 1990 and have been working developing systems since then.

I started in COBOL, moved to PROGRESS, did a little RPG, then moved on to Mobile apps and desktop applications.

It's been a great journey Smile | :)

Phuong Thanh Nguyen

Web Developer

Vietnam

I am Vietnamese. I am a researcher in Computer Science and a freelance translator in German and Vietnamese.
Willing to share experience!

Prava-MFS

Software Developer (Senior)

India

Software engineer with around 6 years of web application development experience in open source technologies like PHP, MySQL, HTML, HTML5, CSS, CSS3, Javascript, jQuery etc.

I love to learn and share my knowledge in which manner I can and like to solve the issues as in the coding perspective. I am an active contributor in community forums like StackOverflow, CodeProject etc. Besides that, I write blogs in free time and speak in various technical community events.

Pritam Zope

Software Developer

India

Software Engineer

RajeshKumar D

Architect

India

# Having 11 years of experience in planning, architecture, design and development of Web applications.

# Most of the experience on Cloud Service Brokerage model for IAAS/SAAS Applications.

# Worked on Struts, Springs, Hibernate, AJAX, REST, JPA,. Has good knowledge in the software design, OOP and good guide lines as well.

# Integration framework: MULE-ESB.

# NO-SQL : Hadoop Eco System, Cassandra

# Involved in the requirements,estimations,low level design and Implementation of Application Software.

# Certified Mule Developer.

Good understanding and working experience in Billing,Payment gateway integration and Order Management solutions.

Specialties:
Good knowledge and working experience on Cloud Billing (Metered Usage) system & Integration,
Working experience :Subscription and Usage based billing platform,Integration with Third party applications (SAAS, IAAS).
Certifiied MULE-ESB developer
good understanding and experience in architecture/development of integration applications using MULE-ESB

Technical Skills:

Java, J2EE, Springs, Struts, Hibernate
NoSql- Hadoop, Cassandra.
MULE -ESB
HTML, Java Script, JQuery,Unix shell scripting
Activiti BPMN tool, BIRT Engine, Adobe Flex

Ron Bos

Rethink IT

Netherlands

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Sacha Barber

Software Developer (Senior)

United Kingdom

I currently hold the following qualifications (amongst others, I also studied Music Technology and Electronics, for my sins)

- MSc (Passed with distinctions), in Information Technology for E-Commerce
- BSc Hons (1st class) in Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence

Both of these at Sussex University UK.

Award(s)

I am lucky enough to have won a few awards for Zany Crazy code articles over the years

Microsoft C# MVP 2016
Codeproject MVP 2016
Microsoft C# MVP 2015
Codeproject MVP 2015
Microsoft C# MVP 2014
Codeproject MVP 2014
Microsoft C# MVP 2013
Codeproject MVP 2013
Microsoft C# MVP 2012
Codeproject MVP 2012
Microsoft C# MVP 2011
Codeproject MVP 2011
Microsoft C# MVP 2010
Codeproject MVP 2010
Microsoft C# MVP 2009
Codeproject MVP 2009
Microsoft C# MVP 2008
Codeproject MVP 2008
And numerous codeproject awards which you can see over at my blog

Sebastian Solnica

Software Developer (Senior)

Poland

Interested in tracing, debugging and performance tuning of the .NET applications.

My twitter: @lowleveldesign
My website: http://www.lowleveldesign.org

Shashangka Shekhar

Software Developer (Senior) s3 Innovate Pte Ltd

Bangladesh

Hi, I am Shashangka Shekhar,

Working with Microsoft Technologies. Since March 2011, it was my first step to working with Microsoft Technologies, achieved bachelor’s degree on Computer Science from State University of Bangladesh(Dhaka). Have 12+ years of professional experience, currently working as Technical Lead at Surbana Jurong Private Limited.

I believe in desire of learning & also love to be a part of .Net Community by sharing knowledge’s.

Sibeesh Passion

Software Developer

Germany

I am Sibeesh Venu, an engineer by profession and writer by passion. I’m neither an expert nor a guru. I have been awarded Microsoft MVP 3 times, C# Corner MVP 5 times, DZone MVB. I always love to learn new technologies, and I strongly believe that the one who stops learning is old.

My Blog: Sibeesh Passion
My Website: Sibeesh Venu

Simon Bridge

Software Developer (Senior) Decipha

Australia

Wrote his first computer game in Microsoft Basic, on a Dragon 32 at age 7. It wasn't very good.
Has been working as a consultant and developer for the last 15 years,
Discovered C# shortly after it was created, and hasn't looked back.
Feels weird talking about himself in the third person.

Simon Jackson

Architect ZenithMoon Studios

United Kingdom

Long-time game developer / IT maniac.
By day I architect, design, build and deliver enriching Mixed Reality solutions to clients, bringing the work of AR/VR to light in new and interesting ways, by night I Masquerade as the Master Chief of ZenithMoon Studios, my own game development studio.

At heart, I am a community developer breaking down lots of fun and curious technologies and bringing them to the masses.

I'm also a contributor to several open-source projects, most notably, the Reality Toolkit and all the services provided by the Reality Collective, The Unity-UI-Extensions project, as well as in the past the AdRotator advertising rotator project for Windows and Windows Phone.

Currently, I spend my time fulfilling contracts in the Mixed Reality space (primarily for an XR experience firm called Ethar), writing books, technically reviewing tons of material and continuing my long tradition of contributing to open-source development, as well as delivering talks, but that goes without saying Big Grin | :-D

Mixed Reality MVP, Xbox Ambassador, MS GameDevelopment Ambassador & Best selling author:

[Accelerating Unity Through Automation](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Accelerating-Unity-Through-Automation-Offloading/dp/1484295072/ref=rvi_sccl_3/262-0817396-1418043)
[Mastering Unity 2D Game Development] (https://www.packtpub.com/game-development/mastering-unity-2d-game-development)
[Unity 3D UI Essentials] (https://www.packtpub.com/game-development/unity-3d-gui-essentials)

slavik57

United States

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Vangos Pterneas

CEO LightBuzz

United States

Vangos Pterneas is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional in the Kinect technology. He helps companies from all over the world grow their revenue by creating profitable software products. Vangos is the founder of LightBuzz Inc. and author of two technical books.

vulf

Web Developer

Israel

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Wolfgang Foerster

Software Developer (Senior)

Germany

I started programming in Basic, Pascal, Fortran and C in the late 1980s during my last semesters at the University of Bonn, Germany, where I studied Physics. As a professional software engineer I moved on to C++ and C# in the field of scientific data acquisition, data analysis and - my favourite - data visualization.

From the very start of my life as developer I have been a fan of graphics, especially 3D graphics. I have been working with OpenGL, XNA and WPF 3D. Planning to start with SharpDX in the near future.

Besides programming I love making music (guitar and violin), doing sports (rock climbing and volleyball) and spending time with my beloved family.

First Prize	raddevus - Destroy All Passwords: Never Memorize A Password Again
Prize pool	CodeProject T-Shirt - CodeProject


Second Prize	Marc Clifton - Rotating a Cube with an L3G4200D Gyro Chip wired to a BeagleBone Black
Prize pool	Bob Sticker - CodeProject

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Any breach of the rules and the prize will be awarded to the runner up.
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Entries shall be deemed to be submitted by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at the time of entry unless clearly indicated otherwise. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an internet access provider, on-line service provider, or other organization (e.g. business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.

Eligibility

This competition is open to software development professionals & enthusiasts who are of the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence; however, residents of Quebec and of the following countries are ineligible to participate due to legal constraints: Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria. Employees (or a member of their immediate family) of CodeProject or any of their affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising or promotional agencies are also ineligible to participate. Void where prohibited by law.

How to Enter

Entry is by the submission process described above. Please read the submission requirements before submitting your entry and ensure the article is tagged with at least one of the tags corresponding to that competition's category.

Lost, late, misdirected, or illegible entries will be disqualified. Any entry containing content that CodeProject deems objectionable for any reason will be disqualified. All decisions of CodeProject with respect to any aspect of the competition, including, without limitation, the eligibility of entries, are final and binding on all entrants in all matters as they relate to this competition. CodeProject reserves its right to modify the Rules.

CodeProject assumes no responsibility for lost, late, delayed, destroyed or misdirected mail, voice messages, email or any computer errors or malfunctions. No correspondence will be entered into with entrants.

CodeProject does not assume any responsibility for incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry information, technical malfunctions, human or technical error, lost, delayed or garbled data or transmissions, omission, interruption, deletion, defect or failures of any telephone or computer line or network, computer equipment, software or any combination thereof. Entry materials/data that have been tampered with or altered are void. If for any reason, in the opinion of CodeProject in its sole discretion, the competition is not capable of running as originally planned, or if the administration, security, fairness, integrity or the proper conduct of the competition is corrupted or adversely affected, including by reason of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes beyond its control, CodeProject reserves its right to cancel, terminate, modify, amend, extend or suspend the competition including cancelling any method of entry, and select a winner from previously received eligible entries. CodeProject reserves its right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the competition or to be acting in violation of the Rules or otherwise in a disruptive manner. CodeProject reserves its right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent of the law for any attempts to deliberately damage the competition web site or to undermine the legitimate operation of this competition. CodeProject shall not be held responsible for any errors or negligence that may arise or occur in connection with the competition including any damage to an entrant's computer equipment, system, software or any combination thereof, as a result of their participation in this competition or from downloading any material from the competition website where applicable.