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Cryptographic Interoperability: Keys

by Jeffrey Walton

Import and export Cryptographic Keys in PKCS#8 and X.509 formats, using Crypto++, C#, and Java.

Calcium: A Modular Application Toolset Leveraging PRISM – Part 2

by Daniel Vaughan

Calcium provides much of what one needs to rapidly build a multifaceted and sophisticated modular application. Includes a host of modules and services, and an infrastructure that is ready to use in your next application.

WPF: If Carlsberg did MVVM Frameworks: Part 6 of n

by Sacha Barber

It would probably be like Cinch, an MVVM framework for WPF.

A Project Dependency Graph Utility for Visual Studio 2008

by Marc Clifton

Review your project dependencies.

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WCF Client For Web Services that Require Authorization by HTTP Header

by NikStar

Using OutgoingMessageProperties and OperationContextScope to implement authorization by http header for WCF client that communicates with non WCF-based web services.

Working with MSDTC...

by Sufyan S Jabr

All that you need to know when working with MSDTC, troubleshooting and problem solving.

Multi RDP Client .NET - A Simple and Friendly User Interface for You to Work and Navigate Easily Through a Tabbed RDP Remote Window

by Jayson Ragasa

Multi RDP Client .NET is used for managing your RDP connections. It allows you to Import/Export .RDP files, disconnect all connection at one click, and connect all your servers at one click as well.

Using a Resource Dictionary in WPF

by Rahman Masudur

Few tricks about using a Resource Dictionary in WPF

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.NET 3.5

Multi RDP Client .NET - A Simple and Friendly User Interface for You to Work and Navigate Easily Through a Tabbed RDP Remote Window

12 May 2020 by Jayson Ragasa

Multi RDP Client .NET is used for managing your RDP connections. It allows you to Import/Export .RDP files, disconnect all connection at one click, and connect all your servers at one click as well.

Fluid, Multi-column, Vertically Ordered List using CSS

19 Nov 2019 by Richard Atkins

Create a fluid, multi-column, vertically ordered list using nested, floating divs

Reusable Multithreaded TCP/IP Client and Server Classes with Example Project in VB.NET

13 Nov 2019 by pdoxtader

A multithreaded server class that accepts multiple connections from a provided client class. Each client can send and receive files and text (byte data) simultaneously along 250 available channels.

multi-threading

gGlowBox - Create a Glow or Shadow Effect Around a Focused Control (VB.NET)

28 Feb 2019 by SSDiver2112

A custom Panel that creates a glow effect around a child control or a drop shadow when it receives focus

SharePoint 2016 Installation using AutoSPInstaller Online Part 1 – Setting up the Environment and Service Accounts

3 Feb 2019 by Melick

SharePoint 2016 Installation using AutoSPInstaller Online - how to set up the environment and service accounts

Prepare all your apps for localization

2 Feb 2019 by Qwertie

No matter how lazy you are

Reuse a Single ClickOnce Build for Different Life-cycle Endpoints for an Application

31 Dec 2018 by Randy Kroeger

This article provides an example on how you can change application configuration settings within an existing ClickOnce publish, update the manifest files, followed by using the Mage utility for updating the manifest using the existing cert file.

Implement Observer Pattern in .NET (3 Techniques)

30 Dec 2018 by Chinmoy Mohanty

Multiple techniques of implementing The Observer Pattern in .NET

Google Maps Offline Windows

11 Dec 2018 by omeecode

Google Maps Offline in windows discusses how one can download or save Google maps and then view these images offline

Self-Synchronized Data Access Layer - Part I

31 Oct 2018 by Aydin Homay

In this article, we will discover the power of generics in C#.

Object Oriented JavaScript Class Library in C#/.NET Style

10 Sep 2018 by Evaldas Jocys

JavaScript class library which partly replicates Microsoft .NET Framework structure and functionality.

PSAM WPF Control Library

19 Jul 2018 by Ajcek84

PSAM Control Library ported over to WPF

PSAM Control Library

19 Jul 2018 by Ajcek84

WinForms library containing the IncipitViewer control for drawing musical notes

Plug-in Framework

17 May 2018 by vnmatt

Basic framework for building desktop plug-in applications

Simple Wizard for WinForms

17 May 2018 by vnmatt

A simple wizard

MBG Extensions Library

16 May 2018 by vnmatt

Introducing the MBG Extensions Library

Making .NET Applications Scriptable with Aphid, an Embeddable Scripting Language

22 Apr 2018 by JohnLeitch

This article details how to make .NET applications scriptable with Aphid, an embeddable scripting language.

Automatic Dropdown Lists for Razor Views

21 Jan 2018 by Brady Kelly

Using a metadata attribute and editor template for DropDown lists in Razor

JsonUtility, A Fast, Lightweight C# JSON Drop-in

17 Jan 2018 by honey the codewitch

Dependency free, fast, lightweight JSON parsing and light query

Peer to Peer File Sharing Through WCF

10 Jan 2018 by Amir Jalilifard

In this article, you are going to learn about P2P Network and Windows Communication Foundation to share your files between peers through a P2P network.

Random Password Generator: an Example

15 Nov 2017 by Lộc Nguyễn

using System.Security.Cryptography.RNGCryptoServiceProvider

Advanced WPF Localization

1 Oct 2017 by Jecho Jekov

Provides a solution for localization of WPF application both in XAML and in code-behind

Seven-segment LED Control for .NET

1 Aug 2017 by Dmitry Brant

A custom control for Windows Forms that looks like an electronic 7-segment LED display.

Inheriting from a Look Less WPF Control

31 Jul 2017 by Dirk Bahle

This article explains how to take advantage from look-less WPF controls through inheritance

CQRS on Windows Azure - Event Sourcing

22 Jul 2017 by Duncan Edwards Jones

How to use a Windows Azure storage table, blob or file as an event store for event sourcing

Visual Studio Design Patterns Add-in/Extension

3 May 2017 by dmihailescu

A Visual Studio add-in that inserts some commonly known OO patterns into your working project and searches your highlights online.

Cloning Objects in .NET Framework - Part II

11 Apr 2017 by Juan Francisco Morales Larios

Continues with the cloning objects .NET Framework

Cloning Objects in .NET Framework - Part I

11 Apr 2017 by Juan Francisco Morales Larios

The importance of cloning objects in .NET Framework

Large Collections in Native and Managed Code (VB, C++, C#) - Part I

26 Mar 2017 by Aydin Homay

In this article, I tried to show a real benchmark based on presser test method, for a Big Data collection deals on C++, C#, and VB.NET.

Converting text files (CSV) to DataTable

21 Mar 2017 by Christiaan van Bergen

An article on converting text files or csv-files to a System.Data.DataSet based on regular expressions

OAuth2 Social Logins - Facebook, Google, Twitter, PayPal - ASP.NET MVC C# open source library

16 Mar 2017 by lepipele

ASP.NET MVC C# Opensource library that abstracts social logins for OAuth providers like Facebook, Google, Twitter, PayPal

Wish You Were Here… Only Once

10 Mar 2017 by Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

A description of techniques based on context-sensitive conditions

CQRS on Windows Azure - The Command Side

4 Mar 2017 by Duncan Edwards Jones

An outline of how a paired Azure queue and Azure table can be used for the command side of a CQRS application

DesignSurfaceExtended the third (chapter), how to implement a FileSystem Persistence Manager

3 Mar 2017 by Paolo Foti

Save and restore your design work using a persistence manager based on XAML code

Code Review Checklist

24 Feb 2017 by Ebenezar John Paul

An Ideal Code Review Checklist that applies for most programming languages

SQL-Server-2005

SQL-server-2000

FirstWins Pathfinding Algorithm

7 Feb 2017 by O.G.I.

Pathfinding algorithm based on a direction priority

Introduction to PayPal for C# - ASP.NET developers

3 Feb 2017 by lepipele

An overview that presents all PayPal integration options, targeted especially at C# developers.

Creating Advanced Notepad in C#

31 Jan 2017 by Pritam Zope

In this article, we will create a Notepad with features like Multi Tabbed Documents, Document Selector, File Association,Opening/Saving Multiple Files, Line Numbers, Running External Programs, Viewing files in Browser, Full Screen Mode, etc.

15 Jan 2017 by Qwertie

A very small logging library

13 Jan 2017 by Qwertie

With this library,"from x in list select x.Property" returns another list.

Arithmetic in generic code

10 Jan 2017 by Qwertie

Want to square-root an arbitrary type T in your generic code and multiply it by its natural logarithm? No problem.

Icon,Contextmenu,Column and Tooltip handler in c#

14 Dec 2016 by ashwanisihag

Extend windows shell in c#.

Embedding an ObjectListView in a ComboBox

8 Nov 2016 by Niemand25

A simple way to place any ObjectListView inside a ComboBox

custom-controls

Enabling CORS in WCF

21 Sep 2016 by ArindamNayak

Enable CORS support in WCF and consuming WCF as rest API from different domain , other than WCF hosted domain.

SQL Server Database Development in Visual Studio

1 Sep 2016 by NaibedyaKar

SQL Server database project creation using Visual Studio 2013

SQL-Server-2005

Accessing alternative data-streams of files on an NTFS volume

15 Aug 2016 by Richard Deeming

A pair of classes to encapsulate access to NTFS alternative data streams.

Implementing a Basic Camera Model (Pinhole)

15 Jul 2016 by andalmeida

Implementing a basic camera model to extend the raytracing algorithms

Implementing a Basic Camera Model (Pinhole) II

15 Jul 2016 by andalmeida

Extending the camera class and creating basic animations.

Dan Crevier's VirtualizingTilePanel Mod

4 Jul 2016 by NobsterTheLobster

Modification of Dan Crevier's VirtualizingTilePanel to fill the total area

Different Ways for Getting Post Data from View in Controller

20 Jun 2016 by VijayRana

In this article, we will see different ways through which we can recieve post data by view in controller.

Advanced WPF Localization

16 Jun 2016 by Clifford Nelson

This is an alternative for "Advanced WPF Localization" that adds functionality for capitalizing and pluralizing the text to be display.

A Format Control String Surprise

12 Jun 2016 by David A. Gray

What happens when you have more items in your list than you have items in your control string?

Automatically Create Data Access Layers and Business Layers From Microsoft Access or SQL Server Databases

27 May 2016 by icemanind

How to automatically create data access layers and business layers from a Microsoft Access or a SQL Server database

SQL-Server-2005

SQL-server-2000

.NET Versioning and Multi-targeting on C# Application and Component

3 May 2016 by Southmountain

this post discussed .NET versioning and multi-targeting of .NET application and component written in C#.

Using the Windows MIDI SYSEX API in .NET

13 Apr 2016 by Steve Grundy

This article describes using the Windows MIDI API functions in a managed environment.

Getting All "Special Folders" via VB.NET

12 Apr 2016 by Jalapeno Bob

A VB.NET version of Ray Koopa's 21 Mar 2016 article, Getting All "Special Folders" in .NET

Customisable WinForms Progressbar Control VB.NET

2 Apr 2016 by David Vanson

A progress bar control you can customize

Use SelectedPath Property of the FolderBrowserDialog Class

23 Mar 2016 by Bob Stoom

An example of a simple code how RootFolder and SelectedPath properties interact

Google Translator

17 Mar 2016 by Ravi Bhavnani

An object that harnesses the power of Google's online natural language translation tools.

C# Gets Pattern Matching, Disjoint Unions, Tuples and Ranges

8 Mar 2016 by Qwertie

Well, not literally. Enhanced C# supports pattern matching, ADTs, and tuples, so Plain C# gets all that by transitivity.

Create PDF from HTML using C#, Nustache, Mustache and Pechkin

5 Mar 2016 by Prabu ram

This article explains how to create a PDF file using C# object

Windows-Service for Multithreading with Remote Control GUI

25 Feb 2016 by J.Starkl

A windows-service which can handle different operations in separate threads and which can be controlled by a small GUI program

Using the Java Native Interface in C#

16 Feb 2016 by Simon Agholor

How to invoke Java methods from a .NET application.

Behavior to support Window Closing in WPF

2 Feb 2016 by Clifford Nelson

A problem with the WPF MVVM design pattern is closing a window from the ViewModel. This article presents a method that allows the use of dependency properties to be used to control the closing of a window

Calculating the Probability of Related Events Based on Bayes' Theorem Using MongoDB Aggregation Framework in C#

29 Jan 2016 by Alazar 9860585

Calculating the Probability of Related Events Based on Bayes' Theorem Using MongoDB Aggregation Framework in C#

Tor.NET - A managed Tor network library

26 Jan 2016 by Chris Copeland

A managed library to launch and/or connect to the Tor network for SOCKS5 communications, and for middle-man proxy hosting.

The Loyc LL(k) Parser Generator: Part 2

13 Jan 2016 by Qwertie

The new parser generator for C#: now with syntax highlighting.

True Asynchronous I/O

28 Dec 2015 by danah gaz

A lightweight, high performance, easy to use asynchronous stream copy method using IOCP with progress, throughput tracking, and no explicit thread creation.

Hosting 8bf Plugins in a .NET Application

27 Dec 2015 by 0xC0000054

A C# library to host Photoshop-compatible filters in .NET 2.0 and later

Speech recognition, speech to text, text to speech, and speech synthesis in C#

8 Dec 2015 by Thomas Daniels

This article explains speech recognition, speech to text, text to speech and speech synthesis in C#.

Memory allocation in .Net – Value type, Reference type, Stack, Heap, Boxing, Unboxing, Ref, Out and Volatile

22 Nov 2015 by saleemy2ks

This Article discusses on Memory allocation in .Net and how JIT compiler optimizes non-volatile code. It also talk about Value Type, Reference type, Stack, Heap, Boxing, Unboxing, Ref, Out and Volatile.

Doing Delegates Differently - Part 2

8 Nov 2015 by DotNetSteve

Using delegates to group, conquer cross cutting concerns and created dynamic validators

Doing Delegates Differently - Part 1

8 Nov 2015 by DotNetSteve

Using delegates to group, conquer cross cutting concerns and create dynamic validators

WPF/XAML NotifyIcon and Taskbar (System Tray) Popup Window

4 Nov 2015 by Murray Foxcroft

Integrating WPF and XAML with the Windows forms NotifyIcon control to produce a slick, styled popup window when the mouse is moved over the NotifyIcon

LayerGenMMX

2 Nov 2015 by icemanind

Easily create Business and Data Layers!

SQL-Server-2005

SQL-server-2000

.NET Remoting Events Explained for VB.NET

25 Oct 2015 by Greg Nutt

This is a VB.NET Version for ".NET Remoting Events Explained"

Moving from ASP.NET MVC to TypeScript

6 Oct 2015 by Chris A. Johnson

This article explains a gradual approach on moving to Typescript, using Angular and also using a Hybrid Approach.

WPF: Versions, History and Major Enhancements

3 Oct 2015 by Snesh Prajapati

Recently I was looking for WPF major versions and its progression so far. To my surprise there was no resource providing a compact look on WPF versions on internet. Then I put some efforts in this regard and came up with this article.

A general-purpose service engine for unattended processing execution

23 Sep 2015 by Alberto Venditti

Using a .NET Windows service as an engine for specialized custom plug-ins execution

SQL-server-2000

Incoding Framework - IML TODO MVC (sample application)

10 Sep 2015 by Wladis

IML on the example of popular app ToDo MVC

Incoding Framework: template part

6 Sep 2015 by Wladis

Disclaimer: the article represents a survey on the transformation of JSON data into html on the client part (browser) and reveals the operation details of template в Incoding Framework (search, formation, local storage and plugging in one’s own engine).

ExifLib - A Fast Exif Data Extractor for .NET 2.0+

17 Aug 2015 by Simon M^cKenzie

Reads JPEG Exif data without the heavyweight and unnecessary instantiation of GDI+ objects.

FileHelpers v3.1 - Delimited (CSV) or Fixed Data Import/Export Framework

17 Aug 2015 by Marcos Meli

An easy to use .NET library to read/write strong typed data from files with fixed length or delimited records (CSV). Also has support to import/export data from different data storages (Excel, Acces, SqlServer, MySql)

Parallel Operations in .NET using Task Parallel Library

12 Aug 2015 by abhichak

Describing use of Parallel.Invoke and Tasks

EpServerEngine - A lightweight Template Server-Client Framework using C++ and Windows Winsock

16 Jul 2015 by Chris La

How to create a server-client network quickly using template server-client framework, EpServerEngine (C++ and Windows Winsock).

EpServerEngine.cs - A lightweight asynchronous IOCP TCP Template Server-Client Framework using C# and Socket

1 Jul 2015 by Chris La

How to create a server-client network quickly using IOCP TCP template server-client framework, EpServerEngine.cs (C#).

C#.NET: Overriding the basic functionality of IComparable<T> and IComparer<T> interfaces to sort custom collections of data using Enumerable.OrderBy<TSource,TKey> aggregate method.

30 Jun 2015 by Arthur V. Ratz

The following article describes how to implement sorting of custom non-generic collections by overriding the functionality of the generic IComparable and IComparer interfaces used by the LINQ’s Enumerable.OrderBy clause aggregate method.

Tree View Binding in MVC

30 Jun 2015 by Nikhil Awatade

Algorithm for Tree view binding

Showing Dialogs When Using the MVVM Pattern in WPF or UWP

25 Jun 2015 by FantasticFiasco

A framework to solve the problem of opening dialogs from a view model when using the MVVM pattern in WPF or UWP.

Extend OpenFileDialog and SaveFileDialog Using WPF

16 Jun 2015 by dmihailescu

Customize OpenFileDialog and SaveFileDialog using a WPF Window

Mozilla Firefox CSS Parser Ported to C#

1 Jun 2015 by Athari

C# CSS parser with with support for all modern CSS features.

Console Magic, Part 1: Messages in Living Color

10 May 2015 by David A. Gray

This article describes a class that adds color to console program displays.

SharePoint 2010 - Customizable Sequential Workflow

10 May 2015 by Namkem

The article is a description of the SharePoint 2010 Sequential Workflow project in VS2010. The generated solution, .wsp, allows user to quickly create SP 2010 Workflows just by writing an XML file and uploading it to the SharePoint WFE.

Drag-and-Drop Tool to Reduce JPEG Quality (and file size)

14 Apr 2015 by Yvan Rodrigues

Today's high-resolution cameras produce huge files, with quality you may be willing to sacrifice.

Multi-Threading: Deadlock Tracer Utility

25 Mar 2015 by Chivate Atul

Tracing dead-locks in multi-threaded applications.

"Extension Properties" Revised

23 Mar 2015 by Oleg Shilo

The extremely simple implementation of generic "Extension Properties"

Introducing LINQ—Language Integrated Query

18 Mar 2015 by Mike_Liu

Learning the fundamentals about LINQ, i.e., data type var, anonymous types, lambda expressions, LINQ syntax, and LINQ queries.

Ways to Convert Microsoft ADOMD Data Source to JSON

25 Feb 2015 by Sibeesh Passion

Ways to Convert Microsoft ADOMD Data Source to JSON

Self-Synchronized Data Access Layer - Part II

11 Feb 2015 by Aydin Homay

In the software implementing business synchronizing structures/templates of the database entities with Data Access Layer SQL (commands/Transactions) is the most expensive thinks because you need to re-implement when you have change/s in your entities structure's such as Data-type, Name, and etc.

Efficient Tracing Using SOAP Extensions in .NET

11 Feb 2015 by ideafixxxer

Describes how to avoid loss of performance when implementing SOAP extensions.