Vista introduced a new synchronization primitive called the CONDITION_VARIABLE. In this article, I will provide a .NET wrapper (written in C++/CLI) for this primitive and explain how it works.

C++/CLI

C++

Vista

.NET3.0

A Beginner's Guide on using Pointers

29 Jul 2009 by logicchild

This is an article directed at those beginners who might benefit from understanding pointers

A BLOB on a DataGridView column (with Command Button column, XML, and layering)

17 Aug 2011 by Ger Hayden

This is a working example of a BLOB column on a DataGridView for a Windows Form using C++/CLI where data is drawn from an XML document.

A C++ Config File Parser

16 May 2008 by freejack

An STL based C++ utility class to parse structured config files.

A Cessna Skyhawk Skeleton for Further Development in OpenGL (GLUT)

29 May 2010 by Software_Developer

A Cessna Skyhawk Skeleton for further development in OpenGL (GLUT) using a Win32 Console

A class for creating round rectangles in GDI+ with pixel accurate symmetry

24 Jun 2008 by Darren Sessions

This class overcomes the asymmetry issue associated with round rectangles created in GDI+.

A closer look at XML Data Binding, including a product appraisal

18 Aug 2004 by Sprotty

An introduction to XML Data Binding, and a review of a number of leading products.

A CMatrix class for dynamic sized matrices

30 Apr 2006 by abcdefrgtt

A class for manipulating dynamic matrices.

A Decimal Class Implementation

16 Feb 2003 by Marc Clifton

Use this class when high precision is required in basic numerical operations.

a File Switch Tabbar for Source Insight

4 Jan 2009 by Simon.W

Inject a File Switch Tabbar to Source Insight, which like uEdit or Visual Studio

A first look at C++/CLI

27 Apr 2004 by Nish Nishant

A brief look at the new C++/CLI syntax and how it improves over the old MC++ syntax

A Generic Approach to Debug Tracing and Logging

28 Mar 2008 by maskisland

A generic tracing library implementation.

A Generic FSM with Visual Editor

13 Jun 2011 by paladin_t

Introduction to a generic FSM with visual editor.

C++/CLI

Dev

A helpful way to use the FlagsAttribute with enumerations

10 Sep 2008 by remarkpk11

Bitwise operations with enumerations.

A homebrewed lightweight scheduler

13 Feb 2008 by pradeep shivadasan

timer based task scheduler

A linked list collection class in MC++

24 Jun 2002 by sultan_of_6string

The .NET ArrayList class provides "dynamic arrays" which, to a C++ programmer should seem really innane. Here's a linked list collection class that can be used in any .NET language.

A list control with hyperlink function

26 Feb 2008 by liuxiao

This control provides hyperlink function for the list control with exact positioning for the cursor.

A look at STL/CLR performance for linear containers

8 Mar 2008 by Nish Nishant

The performance of STL/CLR sequence containers are compared with that of corresponding BCL generic collection classes

A Managed C++ Button Control

20 Apr 2008 by Gene OK

This is an example custom button control, written entirely in Managed C++.

A Managed C++ Email Validator Control for ASP.NET

3 Jan 2003 by Paul Ingles

An ASP.NET Validator Control implemented in Managed C++ that can be used to verify email addresses by connecting to SMTP servers listed as Mail eXchangers for a domain, includes example of Win32 API Interoperability with C++ .NET. The validation is not RegEx based.

A Managed C++ Wrapper Around the Windows XP Theme API

27 Aug 2003 by Don Kackman

Using the XP Theme API safely on any OS from C#

A Managed C++ Wrapper Around the Windows XP Theme API - Part 2

24 Apr 2008 by Gene OK

This is an update to Don Kackman's UxTheme component originally written for Visual Studio 2003

A Mixed-Mode Stackwalk with the IDebugClient Interface

22 Apr 2012 by Mattias Högström

A native stackwalk funtion like Stackwalk64 cannot handle mixed-mode stacks, since managed code does not use the stack in the same way as native code does. There is an API called IDebugClient, that does walk a mixed-mode stack correctly, which we will explore.

A modal dialog that fades the background to gray-scale imitating the XP shutdown screen

23 Feb 2006 by Nish Nishant

DimmerDialog is a .NET class that shows a modal dialog which grays out the rest of the background, just like the Windows XP Shutdown dialog. This can be used when your application needs to show a very important message box or form that requires immediate user attention.

A MSN Messenger Library for Construction of Communication Based Applications

24 Mar 2008 by Derek Bartram

An article presenting a library for producing communication based application utilising the MSN Messenger services and protocols.

A multi-pass file extension comparison algorithm

23 Jan 2009 by Rachel Mant

This is what happened when I needed a file extension comparison algorithm, this should save you quite some time thinking one up.

A not so simple firewall.

21 Jun 2004 by gamitech

A not so simple firewall if I can call it so. This application will ask you if you want a certain program to start.

A Proposed Model for Simulating Human Artificial Intelligence.

30 Aug 2003 by JoeSox

Unique Jungian and MBTI approach to develop Human Artificial Intelligence

A Quick Drive Manager

4 Jun 2009 by KarstenK

Connecting and disconnecting network drives

A rational attempt to substantiate C++/CLI as a first class CLI language

27 Jul 2005 by Nish Nishant

Why the author thinks that C++/CLI has its own unique role to play as a first-class .NET programming language

A Recording and Playing Thread Class

17 Jan 2010 by Aric Wang

This is a class derived from CWinThread class. It is used to record and play sound in the specific thread.

A Reference to Using Pointers

29 Jan 2009 by logicchild

An article to help explain how C/C++ use pointers.

A reminder tool for .dan.g's ToDoList

25 Feb 2004 by Alberto Bar-Noy

A simple reminder tool to remind you of your overdue tasks in ToDoList throughout the day

A Rich-Thin Client, Distributed Client-Server Environment Using A Declarative Language Architecture

2 Aug 2004 by GenLang

A white paper discussing the benefits of declarative programming for rich-thin clients.

A security neutral mutex class for the managed platform

5 May 2006 by Milton Karimbekallil

An article on a security neutral mutex class that can be used on any managed platform.

A Simple C++ Client/Server in CORBA

27 Sep 2009 by Carlos Jiménez de Parga

An introduction to the Visual C++ CORBA development

A simple console audio input device reader

30 Nov 2008 by WajihUllahBaig

How to read audio input devices in DirectX.

A Simple HTTP Proxy with the ACE Library

6 Nov 2008 by auralius manurung

An article on how to build a simple HTTP proxy server

A Simple OpenGL 2D Primitives EP_OpenGL_002

7 Feb 2008 by erjan123

2D basic OpenGL Primitives Lines, Points, Triangles, Quads and Polygons

A Simple OpenGL Stipple Polygon Example EP_OpenGL_003

5 Feb 2008 by erjan123

A Simple OpenGL Stipple Polygon Example using Glut.h

A Simple OpenGL Window Using GLUT EP_OpenGL_001

19 Jun 2008 by erjan123

A Simple OpenGL Window using GLUT with Win32 Console Application

A Simulation of a Canadian F-86 Fighter Jet in Windows Forms using Visual C++ 2005

29 May 2010 by Software_Developer

A Simulation of a Canadian F-86 fighter jet in Windows Forms using Visual C++ 2005

A SQLite Server/Client Implementation

23 Jan 2008 by Daniel Cohen Gindi

Implementing server/client architecture for the great SQLite!

A statistical analysis of the performance variations of assorted managed and unmanaged languages

8 Aug 2002 by Rama Krishna Vavilala, Nish Nishant

This article compares and contrasts the relative performances of various languages like native C++, Visual Basic 6, C#, VB.NET, Managed C++, MC++ and native code mix, ngen'd assemblies etc. using a prime number generation function as a generic benchmark

A Tiny Variable String Splitter

25 Jan 2008 by mi-chi

Tokenize and access string contents using a format mask

A Unix-Type Shutdown Tool for Microsoft Windows: XLogoff

22 May 2006 by Jun Du

This article presents a Unix-type shutdown tool for Microsoft Windows.

A user draw button that supports PNG files with transparency, for Visual C++ 6.0 and VS2005

16 Jul 2008 by Darren Sessions

With this class, you can add a PNG image to your button and automatically get a highlighted and grayscale version.

A Win32 Library for .NET

30 Jun 2003 by Wesner Moise

Provides a class library containing Win32 API function calls, constants, and structures.

A Windows Forms C++ Mandelbrot Explorer/Zoom with Julia Walkabout

10 May 2010 by Software_Developer

A Windows Forms C++ Mandelbrot Explorer/Zoom with Julia walkabout

C++/CLI

.NET

WinForms

Accelerate database performance using In Memory CSQL Cache

3 Jun 2008 by praba_tuty

CSQL Cache is an open-source high performance, bi-directional updateable data-caching infrastructure that sits between the clustered application process and back-end data sources to provide unprecedented high throughput to your application

Accessing data source using ADODB

1 Jul 2007 by Karismatic

Using this dll anyone can access 3 databases i.e Oracle,SQLServer,Access

Accessing legacy data in a .NET environment

25 Feb 2005 by Cd-MaN

An article on how to access data from fixed size record data from the .NET environment

Accessing the SQL Server Virtual Device Interface via .NET (C#)

3 Jul 2007 by Steve Abraham

This article is an introduction to the SQL Server Virtual Device Interface and how to access it via any .NET language

Accessing: MySQL Database using MySQL C API

1 Nov 2011 by Renato Tegon Forti

A set of class to access and manipulate MySQL database using MySQL C API

ACM Problem of (AARC'98) - Parkinson

16 Jun 2008 by MoustafaS

Solving old ACM problems

Adding a Status Bar Pane to an Internet Explorer Window and Unmasking the Web Page Passwords in Place

15 Dec 2007 by Igor Tolmachev

This article demonstrates how to add a Status Bar pane to Internet Explorer Window, and then how to use it for managing Web page password fields.

Adding MDI Support to Windows Forms Applications (.NET)

6 Mar 2006 by Gabriel Graves

An article on adding MDI support to .NET applications.

ADO.NET Primer using Managed C++

30 Jul 2002 by Bill Ferreira

A primer on using ADO.NET with Managed extensions for Visual C++ .NET

ADSdotNET: A DLL for Using Alternate Data Streams from .NET Languages

24 Apr 2011 by Michael Geier

With this class, you can use ADS with C#, VB.NET, and other .NET languages without P/Invoke

Advanced Unit Test, Part V - Unit Test Patterns

3 Mar 2004 by Marc Clifton

An Introduction To The Concept Of Unit Test Patterns

Agile Programming

3 Jan 2003 by peterchen

What it is, why you need it, and how to sell to your boss?

Agile software development methodologies and how to apply them

30 Dec 2013 by Monjurul Habib

Introduction to Agile software development methodologies and how to apply them. It is about how to work together to achieve a common goal. This article focus on how technology team work together well to plan, build and deliver software.

AlphaView

13 Jun 2008 by Noel Frankinet

A virtual WTL ListView control on an SQLite3 table or view.

Amzi! Prolog + Logic Server ASP.NET Wrapper Class

23 Feb 2004 by Amzi! inc.

C++ ASP.NET interface to Amzi! Prolog + Logic Server for building Rule-Based Expert Systems

An Anti-Reverse Engineering Guide

9 Nov 2008 by Joshua Tully

A look into what goes into the area of preventing reverse engineering, and gives developers some functions and ideas about preventing reversing engineering of their programs.

An Excellent Reference for Managed C++

4 Jun 2003 by markmalin

Book Review of Programming With Managed Extensions for Microsoft Visual C++.NET 2003

An explorative peek into generating deterministic primes through a multi-level multi-language tunneling apparatus

2 Apr 2010 by Nish Nishant, Professor Cuthbert Calculus, Glenn Quagmire

This paper is a summary of a research exercise conducted in conjunction by Nish Sivakumar, Professor Cuthbert Calculus, and Glenn Quagmire.

An Implementation of the Service Locator Pattern in C++

19 Feb 2008 by Kenneth Kasajian

The Service Locator can be used to decouple classes, which improves the overall design and significantly helps with unit testing.

An Interface Based Implementation by ATL

9 Dec 2002 by Modesty Zhang

This article presents a practical technique to achieve interface based object implementation by ATL only. This technique implements basic COM concepts about interface while doesn't rely on COM runtime.

An Introduction to Jibu for .NET

4 Jan 2008 by jdx256

Jibu is a high-level multithreading API for .NET 2.0 and above.

An overview of interior pointers in C++/CLI

28 Nov 2004 by Nish Nishant

Tries to explain the syntax, usage and behavior of interior pointers in C++/CLI

Analysis and VHDL modeling of 8051-Microcontroller using Determinant-Functional Object Modeling (D-FOM) approach

19 Jul 2004 by Deepak Jain

The paper is an extension to my last paper "D-FOM: Yet another OOM". This is a case study to develop confidence in D-FOM approach for some system Analysis and its VHDL Modeling. A 8051-Microcontroller system is Analyzed, Designed, and Modeled in VHDL using D-FOM approach, in this paper.

AnimatedRollupControl with C++/CLI

24 Aug 2008 by Steve Katic

3dsMax style rollup control animated in C++/CLI

Another way of polymorphism

14 Feb 2005 by Danil Shopyrin

An article on how ad hoc adapters generation can be emulated in C#.

ANTS Profiler 2.7 – A code profiler with a pedigree

2 Oct 2006 by Redgate Software

This article describes how you can use ANTS Profiler to eliminate performance hotspots and memory leaks from your .NET applications.

API Hooking (LoadLibrary)

30 Jun 2009 by Adam Roderick J

A simple approach to Hook LoadLibrary API with a sample

Application Settings the .NET way. INI, Registry, or XML

27 Oct 2004 by Chad Z. Hower aka Kudzu

In this article, I’ll explain how you can easily store and retrieve your application settings with just a few lines of code

Application.EnableVisualStyles Bug

25 Oct 2003 by Don Kackman

Calling Application.EnableVisualStyles prevents images from an ImageList from appearing on Windows Common Controls

Approximate and Sample Entropies Complexity Metrics

17 Jun 2008 by Chesnokov Yuriy

The article presents C++ code for estimation of approximate and sample entropies suitable for biological signals analysis

ARGB

15 Jun 2010 by Anshul R

How ARGB works

C++/CLI

.NET

Arrays in C++/CLI

11 Aug 2004 by Nish Nishant

The article exposes the new array syntax available in C++/CLI for the declaration and use of CLI arrays

ASP.NET with Managed C++

19 Aug 2002 by Soliant

Use Managed C++ as your code-behind file for ASP.NET web pages

Aspect Oriented Programming / Aspect Oriented Software Design

29 Apr 2003 by Marc Clifton

Everything you ever wanted to know but were afraid to ask about AOP/AOSD

Assert Enhancements

3 Jul 2003 by Wesner Moise

This article describes an ready-to-use enhanced Assert dialog and its implementation. The dialog offers features such as "Always Ignore" and displays the actual Assert expression that failed.

ATL OLEDB Memory Leak 2: CDynamicParameterAccessor

27 Apr 2009 by jason lue

A subtle memory leak problem on CDynamicParameterAccessor on special occasions

VC7.0