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NConsoler - command line parser library for .NET

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:35:27 GMT

Command line parser based on meta information.

Enumerating the GAC using 'foreach'

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:01:02 GMT

Ever tried enumerating the Global assemblies cache? Now it has become easier.

Sorting for Humans : Natural Sort Order

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:16:02 GMT

This is a good article on the importance of human-oriented sorting and difficulty in implementing such a routine succinctly it in .NET and LINQ.

Debug Visualizer for SubSonic Collections

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:01:02 GMT

See your SubSonic collections in a DataGridView while debugging your application just like you would see a DataSet in debug.

.Net Syntax Highlighter with support for ~460 syntaxes

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:46:02 GMT

MIT/X11-licensed Syntax highlighter built in C# with support for hundreds of syntaxes. The web interface lets you build and save color scheme.

Skinning a Silverlight 1.1 Application

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 02:31:34 GMT

Yes it is possible to create a skinnable Silverlight 1.1. application. This blog article shows you how and uses a solitaire game as an example.

Exposing XAML to Designers

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 05:52:06 GMT

Exposing XAML to Designers discusses how a class that generated the user interface dynamically has been refactored to use XAML.

Simple Line Chart with Silverlight 1.1, part 1

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 07:42:08 GMT

In this tutorial we show how to build easily a simple line chart, how to use common UI elements and transformations from the framework, how to load and process an XML file in Silverlight.

Releases Silverlight Game TruckWars v1.2

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:21:38 GMT

Tim Stall created a neat little 2d game using Silverlight and the Farseer Physics Engine.

Setting up a Silverlight Alpha 1.1 development environment

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:56:55 GMT

Follow these steps to set up a Silverlight 1.1 Alpha development environment in VPC 2007.

Implementing a simple Silverlight Control

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:15:59 GMT

I am sure that many of you have read about Silverlight, the latest offering from Microsoft promising the ability to deliver rich interactive applications and media. Silverlight 1.1 Alpha has just been released and with this in mind, I decided to download all the tools required to start using Silverlight. To be honest, I have not spent much time looking into Silverlight 1.0; I just couldn't bring myself to start coding heavily in JavaScript. Version 1.1 gives the ability to perform the 'behind the scenes' coding in languages such as C# and VB.NET (plus others).

Easy Silverlight 1.0 Animations: Wipe

Sun, 04 Nov 2007 18:16:45 GMT

In this post we will explore the addition of PowerPoint like wipe effect. I have added this effect to my animation library so you can do this animation using a single line of code.