Use Lambda Expressions for Abstract Delegates: FIGURE 1: WPF Timer Application Running -- Visual Studio Magazine

Use Lambda Expressions for Abstract Delegates: FIGURE 1: WPF Timer Application Running

This sample application runs a timer while you practice a presentation. The color changes from green to yellow to red as you run out of time. It's a great way to demo cross-thread calls, because the timer runs in a background thread.

01/26/2009

Use Lambda Expressions for Abstract Delegates: FIGURE 1: WPF Timer Application Running

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