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An extensible ExifReader class with customizable tag handlers

by Nish Nishant

An ExifReader class in C# that supports custom formatting and extraction. StyleCop compliant code, with demos for WPF and Windows Forms.

Introducing Calcium for Xamarin.Forms

by Daniel Vaughan

Create best-in-breed cross-platform MVVM apps using Calcium for Xamarin.Forms.

Manageable Services

by Roman Kiss

This article describes a design, implementation and tooling of model driven WorkflowServices logically centralized in the Repository and physically decentralized for their runtime projecting.

Notification of Silverlight Applications about Database State Changes

by Max Paulousky

This article presents the techniques and caveats of building Silverlight applications that can be notified about database state changes via polling duplex. WSHttp binding and CLR triggers are used to implement the solution as well.

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Save Your Settings in a File in JSON and using LINQ for Read and Save

by Dario Picca

Save Key and Value in JSONformat using C# and LINQ

The Workings of Dynamic Lambda in LINQ

by Tragdor

A quick lesson in LINQ and dynamic Lambda statements

Iterator Benchmarks that Shocked with Unexpected Results

by Dev Leader

This article is follow up content to previous articles I've written about iterators and collections, but the benchmark results were NOT what I expected!

A Beginners Guide for LINQ with C#

by Kenji Elzerman

Let's take a look at the very fundamentals of LINQ and how to use it.

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An extensible ExifReader class with customizable tag handlers

29 Mar 2010 by Nish Nishant

An ExifReader class in C# that supports custom formatting and extraction. StyleCop compliant code, with demos for WPF and Windows Forms.

Introducing Calcium for Xamarin.Forms

15 Sep 2014 by Daniel Vaughan

Create best-in-breed cross-platform MVVM apps using Calcium for Xamarin.Forms.

Manageable Services

30 Apr 2009 by Roman Kiss

This article describes a design, implementation and tooling of model driven WorkflowServices logically centralized in the Repository and physically decentralized for their runtime projecting.

Notification of Silverlight Applications about Database State Changes

27 Nov 2009 by Max Paulousky

This article presents the techniques and caveats of building Silverlight applications that can be notified about database state changes via polling duplex. WSHttp binding and CLR triggers are used to implement the solution as well.

SQL-Server-2005

Hierarchy of Categories and Classifying Wikipedia Articles using XML Dump

9 Apr 2021 by Ilia Reznik, Vladimir Shatalov

How to classify articles on Wikipedia using XML dump

Introduction to Model Driven Development with Sculpture – Part 1

3 Sep 2008 by Ahmed Negm

This article introduces how to create and manage .NET enterprise applications using your favorite technology (Data Access Application Block, LINQ, NHibernate, ASMX, and WCF) with the Model Driven Development approach by Sculpture.

SQL-Server-2005

C# Linq Expressions in Easy Samples

30 Oct 2022 by Nick Polyak

Explains concepts of Expression programming by simple examples

10 Oct 2012 by Andrew Rissing

An intuitive-fluent API for generating Linq Expressions.

Dynamic Table Mapping for LINQ-to-SQL

21 May 2012 by Zimin Max Yang

Dynamic table mapping for LINQ-to-SQL, suitable for data horizontal partitioning (Shard).

LINQ To Google Image and Google Groups

8 May 2007 by Ming.Chen

A LINQ Implementation for Google Images/Groups Search

WCF by Example - Chapter VII - Decoupling of WCF Services from the ViewModel

11 Oct 2011 by Enrique Albert

Baseline WCF Distribution Layer - Decoupling of WCF Services and ViewModels.

How to Implement Generic Queries by Combining EntityFramework Core and GraphQL.NET?

8 Jan 2018 by thangchung

This article will show you how to expose the database schema to the APIs, then query from it. No boilerplate code for simple query actions. Go and read it.

SOLID Poker - Part 2 - Compare Poker Hands

7 Apr 2017 by Marco-Hans Van Der Willik

This article continues with the development of the SOLID Poker project, and covers functionality to Compare and Validate Poker Hands.

Nullable datetime column in .NET DataGrid with DateTimePicker

17 Aug 2009 by vic_ch2000

A nullable datetime column in .NET DataGrid with DateTimePicker.

Using LINQ for type Conversion

25 Feb 2010 by dasblinkenlight

Converting between types in .NET

WuffProjects.CodeGeneration

28 Feb 2016 by WuffProjects

WuffProject.CodeGeneration is an easy to use, reliable and powerful code generation framework

Mr. Crossworder - Create Crosswords in Seconds!

6 Jan 2019 by Mehedi Shams

Crossword creator - with a touch of Unicode Logic!

7 Sep 2009 by Tamer Oz

PocketPcAgent is an application that can be installed on Windows Mobile devices that are running Windows Mobile 5.0 or higher. The application listens to events such as SMS Received, Call Missed, E-Mail Received, Battery Strength Changed, and much more on the Pocket PC.

C# LINQ: Ordered Joining and Grouping Lazy Operators

18 May 2017 by Yuriy Magurdumov

Lazy Joining and Grouping IEnumerable extensions for ordered sequences

Silverlight Cairngorm - Port Cairngorm to .NET

6 Oct 2008 by Modesty Zhang

Port Cairngorm 2.2.1 to Silverlight 2 Beta 2. Includes all source code and a sample application.

Windows Workflow (WF) as a WCF Service

17 Jul 2009 by eyedia

Sequential workflow as a WCF service. Create workflow custom activities, invoke child workflow from parent. Configure workflow runtime service using a config file. Basic idea of rules, creating a rule using the rule editor. Applying rules during runtime.

Hacking the Mono C# Compiler.

9 Oct 2010 by Stefan Savev 2

Describes how to dump information from the C# parse tree

virtual-machine

LINQ to Entities, Cross Apply, and Left Outer Join

12 May 2017 by DaveDavidson

In this article, I show LINQ to Entities syntax that will produce queries with CROSS APPLY and LEFT OUTER JOIN clauses.

entity-framework

LINQ Part 3: An Introduction to IQueryable

20 Apr 2018 by Eric Lynch

Part 3 in the LINQ series, this provides an introduction to IQueryable, IQueryProvider, and LINQ expression trees.

noDB

11 Jan 2020 by Mehdi Gholam

Using list of objects, LINQ and SQL like string query instead of a database with fastJSON serializer

Creating a DotNetNuke® Module using LINQ to SQL

24 Jan 2008 by defwebserver

This tutorial will show you how to create a DotNetNuke module using LINQ to SQL.

Lightswitch Job Hunter Application

19 Jan 2012 by stuxstu

Job application tracker for those out of work built using Visual Studio Lightswitch 2011.

Monad like programming with C#

18 Sep 2013 by Muraad Nofal

A haskell monad/(applicative)functor like interface in C# that extends IEnumerable.

Using MVVM to create Tabbed Interfaces with Calcium for Xamarin Forms

17 Sep 2014 by Daniel Vaughan

Create a Xamarin Forms tabbed page or carousel page by binding to a collection of ViewModels; extending beyond the current capabilities of Xamarin Forms.

A Simple Pathfinding Laboratory

7 Sep 2018 by Robert Vandenberg Huang

Experiment, run and compare different pathfinding algorithms and heuristic functions

LINQ to SQL - Detach Entities

12 Jul 2009 by Eric J. Smith, Shannon Davidson

Easily detach entities when using LINQ to SQL

Tool Window Support for LINQ and Lambda, PerfTip and Diagnostics Tool Window in Visual Studio 2015

14 Jun 2016 by Akhil Mittal

This article will cover other debugging improvements of VisualStudio 2015 like the tool window support for LINQ and Lambda expressions, the newperftips, and the new diagnostic tool window.

Angular2 & WebApi (SPA) for Enterprise App - Part 7 - Manage Application Lifecycle

29 May 2017 by tranthanhtu.vn

In this article, We will learn why do we need to manage the stages of our application.

Intertexti - Resurrecting HyperCard

2 Feb 2013 by Marc Clifton

A prototype application for cross-referencing and indexing files, URL's.

A generic equality comparer library which will work across types

14 Nov 2013 by shijo joseph

An extension methods library which could do the equality comparison operations easily

An Introduction to ASP.NET Core MVC through an Example (Part 1)

9 Mar 2022 by Coding Notes

An introduction to ASP.NET Core MVC

jLinq 2.2.0 Released!

13 Aug 2009 by webdev_hb

jLinq is a Javascript query language that makes it easy to work with large arrays of information. Today, jLinq 2.2.0 is released which offers new commands, bug fixes and more!

Parsing and Interpreting XSD Using LINQ

6 May 2012 by CodingBruce

How to use a Linq2Xsd generated object to directly manipulate XmlSchema

LINQ to Family Tree (Prolog Style)

31 Jul 2013 by Hisham Abdullah Bin Ateya

Querying a family tree in LINQ fashion.

artificial-intelligence

Writing Custom LINQ Extension Methods

17 Jun 2009 by Sacha Barber

How to write custom LINQ extension methods

CRUD Operations Web Application/ XML Data in ASP.NET MVC 4

27 Jan 2015 by luckylaxman

Create, read, update, delete,Log in and Log out, (CRUD) operations are easy to perform in ASP.NET MVC. By using the default T4 scaffolding templates and strongly-typed views you can quickly build a web application that can create, update, and delete records.

Making an Event Calendar for Trucking/Shipping with C# MVC and jQuery.Fullcalendar

10 Feb 2018 by Changming Wang

A complete event calendar, using trucking/shipping as an example, built with Visual Studio Community 2015, C# MVC and jQuery.Fullcalendar

Descriptive Statistics and Data Normalization with CNTK and C#

1 Jul 2018 by Bahrudin Hrnjica

How to calculate some of the basic statistics operations on data set

QueryMap: Custom Translation of LINQ Expressions

22 Apr 2012 by Overboard Software

QueryMap allows you to pre-translate a LINQ expression into a form that the underlying query provider (such as LINQ to SQL) can understand.

Leveraging LINQ to XML: Querying an obfuscation map

5 Oct 2009 by Alexander Yegorov

Practical use of LINQ to XML technology.

Leveraging LINQ to XML: Querying an obfuscation map: Part 2

5 Oct 2009 by Alexander Yegorov

A practical use of the LINQ to XML technology.

Dumping Objects Using Expression Trees

11 Aug 2010 by Paulo Morgado

Dumping Objects using Expression Trees

Word wrap without cutting words

7 Jun 2012 by Matt T Heffron

This is an alternative for "Word wrap without cutting words"

The Data Exchange Mechanism

1 Oct 2012 by Mario Stopfer

Implementation of the generalized dataflow model between objects.

Wordnet Rightfully Transmogrified

19 Nov 2012 by Jim Meadors

String manipulation of XML files

Async database polling with EntityFramework 5

30 Oct 2012 by Tom Cook (UK)

How to asynchronously poll a database for an Entity with EntityFramework 5

LightSwitch HTML Picture Manager Using WCF RIA Services

18 Apr 2013 by defwebserver

This is a Visual Studio LightSwitch HTML Picture File Manager that uses WCF RIA Services to upload and view files on the web server.

Solving the .resx Merge Problem in TFS

6 Sep 2013 by Magnus_

This is an alternative for "Solving the .resx Merge Problem "

LINQ to XML

11 Oct 2013 by ASP.NET Community

It seems we can LINQ to everything these days. Here's some resources that will get you started using LINQ with XML.Introduction.NET

TERESA: a compact WebDriver Enabler

7 Aug 2014 by JIANGWilliam

TERESA is a compact CSS Selector based Selenium WebDriver wrapper and enabler that provides a pattern to develop Automated tests more efficiently.

Smart Partition File Exchange

22 Dec 2019 by Marijan Nikic

A utility for automatization of moving files from partition A to partition B and vice versa

A Beginners Guide for LINQ with C#

17 Dec 2022 by Kenji Elzerman

Let's take a look at the very fundamentals of LINQ and how to use it.

entity-framework

Decoupled LINQ to SQL framework

15 Feb 2009 by Shannon Deminick

A decoupled LINQ to SQL framework using Dependency Injection (Unity) and Policy Injection (simple AOP).

Hydrating Objects With Expression Trees - Part I

17 Aug 2010 by Paulo Morgado

Hydrating Objects With Expression Trees

CollectionRegex -- Regular Expressions for Collections

16 Apr 2012 by Lutosław

Find patterns in a sequence of objects using a familiar language.

regular-expression

Northwind Database with NoSQL DBreeze

22 Jul 2014 by Pradip Koli

Using NoSQL DBreeze database with ASP.NET on SQL Northwind Database.

Silverlight Application with Management Entity Framework and WCF Service

20 Dec 2014 by Roger C Moore

A guide to constructing an application using Expression Blend and Silverlight for the front-end which obtains data from a WCF service and SQL Server back-end

LINQ for PHP comparison: YaLinqo, Ginq, Pinq

2 Jun 2015 by Athari

Comparison of full-featured LINQ ports to PHP (YaLinqo, Ginq, Pinq), centered mostly on performance

Entity List<T> data comparer (Inserted , Deleted , Updated items)

2 Aug 2016 by Dav Zen

Tool collection comparer

Sample MVC, AngularJs with WebAPI to Update DB

5 Oct 2017 by Vijay Andugula

Example for database Update and Insert using Angular, Web APIs

Anagrams - Fun with Words: Part 2

28 Jun 2018 by charles922

Anagram Generator

Use LINQ to Create Music Playlists – Revisited

27 Apr 2009 by davehamdan

A re-write of a previous article. Still using LINQ, but incorporating much more in this iteration 2 version.

LINQ to XML to retrieve an element value by its attribute

27 Jul 2009 by Dev. Action

Using LINQ to XML to retrieve an element value by its attribute.

LINQ to SQL Tips and Tricks

1 Sep 2009 by merlin981

Several tips and tricks I have found during my time as a LINQ developer

Web RSS Builder Part 1: Building Generic XML Data Source for ASP.NET and Silverlight

5 Nov 2010 by SofianH

A description of the open source Web RSS Builder

Adding Show All option to a DropDownList GridView data filter with LinqDataSource

31 Oct 2011 by zdrsh

How to add Show all option a the DropDownList used as a data filter for a GridView with no code-behind on a LinqDataSource.

Provide User Interfaces for Adhoc Blackbox testing class methods

9 Oct 2012 by Kay Lerch

Use TestUI to release a simple class library (or a whole collection of those) as an indepenent UI application for testing or administrative purpose. It is on your own to enhance the user experience with your own TestUIRenderer.

Get Calling Assembly from StackTrace

1 Jul 2014 by JIANGWilliam

This article introduces a handy way to get the calling Testing Assembly from a called Assembly

[TinyERP: SPA for Enterprise Application]Manage Staffs - Part 2

27 Dec 2018 by tranthanhtu.vn

[TinyERP: SPA for Enterprise Application]Manage Staffs - Part 2

entity-framework

How to Use LINQ GroupBy

8 Apr 2009 by merlin981

How to use LINQ GroupBy

Using LINQ to SQL with SQL Server Compact

14 May 2009 by merlin981

How to access data in SQL Server Compact databases (.sdf file) using new development technologies such as LINQ

Tracking Dependencies and Side-Effects Using Immutability

7 Jul 2009 by Tomas Petricek

The Functional Programming for the Real World book explains essential concepts of the functional programming paradigm using examples in C# 3.0 and F#. In this article we look at one very important advantage of using one of the core functional concepts - immutability.

Paging with LINQ to Entities

13 Jul 2009 by Stephen Inglish

Paging with LINQ to entities

OfficeQuery using XLINQ

17 Jan 2010 by Danny Hauptman

Using XLINQ to search through a Word2007 zipped document.

Hydrating Objects With Expression Trees - Part II

16 Aug 2010 by Paulo Morgado

If the intent is to hydrate the objects from data, why not have an expression that does just that?

LINQ: Implementing the TakeLastWhile Operator

19 Oct 2010 by Paulo Morgado

The TakeLastWhile operator returns last contiguous elements from a sequence that satisfy the specified criteria and is implemented as the TakeLastWhile extension methods.

Web RSS Builder Part 2: The ASP.NET Application

5 Nov 2010 by SofianH

A description of the open source Web RSS Builder

Web RSS Builder Part 3: The Silverlight Application

5 Nov 2010 by SofianH

A description of the open source Web RSS Builder

Creating Property Set Expression Trees In A Developer Friendly Way

12 Jan 2011 by Paulo Morgado

How to create property set expression trees in a developer friendly way

22 Oct 2012 by Adrian Akison

Submission of Meteor Madness to The App Innovation Contest.

Expression-blend

Trading With World of Narnians

19 Jul 2013 by Gaurav_Chhatbar

Object oriented implementation of basic language processing / parsing leveraging LINQ / PRISM / UnityContainer.

Linq-to-SQL Enums Support

11 Feb 2014 by harleydk

Linq-to-SQL enums support

A Generic Mapper with Value Tuples and Generic Tests.

2 Oct 2019 by George Swan

This piece illustrates how to construct a simple generic mapper that will copy every property value from one class to another where the name and type of the property is the same in both classes; it goes on to suggest a way of constructing generic tests that can be used for any instance of the

Software Configuration Management (SCM) Considerations for Agile Development

9 Jan 2008 by AccuRev

Why organizations considering moving to an Agile development methodology to increase product quality, decrease costs and respond more quickly to market needs should also consider the changing requirements that the new model places on the SCM system and which aspects are critical to success.

product-showcase

RSS Enclosure Downloader

3 Jun 2008 by Darren Fieldhouse

Using LINQ to XML to download RSS enclosures.

Validate strings in Resx files for all languages

23 Sep 2008 by nkrscorpio

A tool to validate localization strings in Resx files supporting multiple languages.

PLINQO - Supercharged LINQ to SQL

2 Jul 2009 by Eric J. Smith, Shannon Davidson

In the time that LINQ to SQL has been available, we have been identifying ways to make LINQ to SQL better. We have compiled all of those cool tips and tricks including new features into a set of CodeSmith templates. PLINQO opens the LINQ TO SQL black box giving you the ability to control your source

product-showcase

How to Perform WPF Data Binding Using LINQ to XML – Part 2

3 Jul 2009 by Balamurali Balaji

This article is Part 2 of the previous article and explains how to perform data binding to WPF controls using LINQ to data stored in an XML file.

How to Create T-SQL CASE Statements With LINQ To SQL

5 Oct 2009 by merlin981

How to create T-SQL CASE statements with LINQ to SQL

Asynchronous LINQ to SQL

16 Apr 2010 by Rabb Moshe Plotkin

How to make a responsive application by not having to wait for your LINQ to SQL to return from the server

LINQ: Implementing the TakeLast Operator

20 Oct 2010 by Paulo Morgado

The TakeLast operator returns a specified number of contiguous elements from the end of a sequence and is implemented as the TakeLast extension method.

LINQ: Implementing The SkipLast Operator

20 Oct 2010 by Paulo Morgado

In this post, I’ll introduce the implementation of the SkipLast operator.

LINQ: Implementing The SkipLastWhile Operator

21 Oct 2010 by Paulo Morgado

LINQ: Implementing The SkipLastWhile Operator

POCO Entities Through RIA Services

10 Dec 2010 by Beavis Killer

This article demonstrates how to generate plain old class objects (POCO) from the Entity Framework v4 (EF4) and use them through RIA Services in SilverLight version 4.

An External or Standalone ProgressBar

11 Nov 2012 by JerryBNewhouseJr

Create a simple, flexible, standalone ProgressBar that can be added to any class with relative ease.