Wave Reflection Effect

published 1 month, 10 days ago, submitted by rakee 1 month, 11 days ago

rakeshravuri.blogspot.com — Reflection effect using Pixel Shader in WPF 3.5 Sp1 read more...

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Which kind of cast should you use in C#?

gen5.info — C# offers two casting operators: the prefix-cast and the as-cast. Although the two operators compile to different op-codes in the CLR, the practical difference between them is in how they handle failed casts. Prefix-cast throws an exception on cast failure, while as-cast returns null. It’s easier to implement correct error handling when you use prefix cast, because it doesn’t require manual checks for null values that can cause problems in distant parts of your program. Prefix-cast should be the default cast operator on your fingertips, that you use for everyday situations — reserve as-cast for special cases where performance matters. read more...

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Simple report generator

blog.somecreativity.com — This article describes a way to generate simple RTF reports from your application without using any 3rd party components or requiring Word to be installed. read more...

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A Programming Job Interview Challenge #6 - C# Games

dev102.com — the sixth of the series of programming job interview challenge is out. try your power... read more...

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The Open Closed Principle

published 3 months, 5 days ago, submitted by bahadorn 3 months, 6 days ago

msdn2.microsoft.com — The first installment of a new MSDN Magazine column by Jeremy Miller. read more...

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Eight Simple Tips To Improve Your Presentation Skills

published 3 months, 17 days ago, submitted by janko 3 months, 18 days ago

blog.briandicroce.com — Recently, a user group held a conference whose subject was Domain-Driven Design with nHibernate. Now, this is a really cool topic of discussion! So, I decided to attend the conference in order to improve my perspective and knowledge on the subject. Little did I know that the speaker was an introverted programmer who greatly lacked in public speaking skills. Many people, including myself, left early, as the presentation became unbearably tedious and awkward. read more...

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Using a Windows Service just to run a scheduled process is Wrong!

published 3 months, 25 days ago, submitted by HoolieMan 3 months, 27 days ago

weblogs.asp.net — A classic post by Jon Galloway: A Windows Service is the wrong solution to scheduling one-off custom processes. The right solution for scheduling simple processes is the Windows Task Scheduler. read more...

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EntitySpaces and Silverlight Demo (Part 1)

entityspaces.net — I was asked to see how easy it would be to get EntitySpaces objects to work inside Silverlight, and to demonstrate my findings. This was a curiously interesting notion, since many have pondered whether Silverlight is a valuable runtime environment for LOB (line-of-business) applications. There are a number of reasons why Silverlight, at least in its Version2 flavor, would be very ideal for building client/server applications ... read more...

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