C#

SelectMany: Probably The Most Powerful LINQ Operator

Hi there back again. Hope everyone is already exploiting the power of LINQ on a fairly regular basis. Okay, everyone knows by now how simple LINQ queries with...

0 replies - 76 views - 08/20/08 by bdesmet in News

C# - Singleton Pattern vs. Static Classes

Problem: Store some common data in a singleton or static class about your program in an object array, which you store in a class. It saves state between usages...

0 replies - 2258 views - 07/03/08 by smallenDNP in News

jQuery for Asp.net MVC preview 3

So, I finally got a chance to sit down and finish up the jQuery for Asp.net Mvc preview 3. If you haven’t already read Scott’s post about preview 3,  you...

2 replies - 2963 views - 06/27/08 by alley in News

A Cross-Language Generics Trick - Java, Scala and C#

Given a Pair<T, U> type in Java, Scala or C#, such as Map.Entry, Tuple2 or KeyValuePair respectively, you can construct type-checked variadic...

0 replies - 1942 views - 06/25/08 by Ricky Clarkson in Articles

How is my C# code converted into machine instructions?

As we all know that our .NET code (C#, VB.NET etc) are converted into MSIL instructions which in turn are put into the assemblies. MSIL is a high level...

0 replies - 1024 views - 06/17/08 by raasiel in News

Another Use for C# Using

If you are a C# developer you're familiar with the using directive.  It appears at the top of every one of your class files informing the compiler what...

0 replies - 2627 views - 06/16/08 by Schalk Neethling in News

Single WCF Generic Endpoint for One-Way and Request-Reply Call Forwarding

Implementing a WCF forwarding router consists of providing an endpoint with a generic contract which accepts untyped messages.  These messages can then be...

0 replies - 456 views - 06/11/08 by sashag in News

Linq to SQL with WCF in a Multi Tiered Environment – Part 1

In many places, forums, blogs, or techy talks with some colleagues I hear some ongoing urban legends about Linq to SQL I came across: You can not implement...

4 replies - 502 views - 06/10/08 by sidarok in News

Jon Skeet on "C# in Depth"

Jon Skeet has worked with C# since 2002, and has been a Microsoft C# MVP since October 2003. Jon Skeet is also the author of the latest book by Manning called...

0 replies - 564 views - 04/28/08 by Meera Subbarao in News

New way of intializing Object and Collection in C# 3.0

Howdy everybody! This is the second part of my C# 3.0 tutorial series in my blog. Today, we are gonna talk about object and collection initializers, one of the...

0 replies - 392 views - 03/01/08 by Michael Sync in News

Exploring Auto-Implemented Properties of C# 3.0

Note: This is the first part of my C# 3.0 tutorial series. Auto-implemented properties is the C# 3.0 new feature that make property-declaration more concise....

0 replies - 534 views - 02/29/08 by Michael Sync in News

'Move with Replace' C# method

You may not realize that System.IO.File.Move() doesn't support overwriting of an existing file. In fact, it will throw an IOException if a file with the same...

1 replies - 1499 views - 02/28/08 by T D in Tips and Tricks

Microsoft & .NET Titles by Apress, Manning, O'Reilly and InformIT

There are several ways to keep yourself updated in the ever changing world of IT, be it Java or .NET or any other technology; we use online forums, web sites,...

0 replies - 1657 views - 02/02/08 by Meera Subbarao in Articles

Is LINQ leaving Java in the dust?

Interesting story today asking whether LINQ has given .NET an edge over Java. LINQ is best-known as a way to embed SQL-like statements directly in code. ...

16 replies - 5380 views - 01/30/08 by Alex Miller in News

C# Bulk Image Downloader for Wordpress Users

A tool for downloading images from your Wordpress.com blog to your local machine. It is also an example of how to use XML RPC service in C#. 

2 replies - 1116 views - 01/28/08 by Michael Sync in News