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By Terrence Dorsey
Web pages aren't read-only anymore. These rich text editors let users post content of all kinds, edit content and even write collaboratively within the browser.
01/15/2016
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Sometimes you want to look at two parts of the same file at the same time. Here are two ways to do that.
01/14/2016
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Developers (including you) benefit when you provide a string representation of your class. By implementing IFormattable, you can take control of this representation and provide some flexibility. Besides, if you don't provide one, the Microsoft .NET Framework will provide a useless one for you.
01/13/2016
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Like a mobile force, Xamarin 4 awakens. So upgrade now, especially if you're a Visual Studio developer and building apps for iOS.
01/11/2016
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With the Universal Windows Platform, developers can target a wide variety of devices with a single application, but it comes with performance ramifications. We look at ways to make those apps more efficient and highly performant.
01/08/2016
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C# Corner
By Eric Vogel
For this first in a series, Eric Vogel checks out the new IReadOnlyCollection Stack and Queue implementations in .NET Framework 4.6.
01/07/2016
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If you find that Entity Framework works fine with your Oracle database in test but fails in production then you're probably missing one of these packages.
01/05/2016
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TypeScript lets you create factory functions that ensure a specific class is created correctly. But, if you also leverage generics and interfaces, these factory functions can work with a variety of classes.
12/28/2015
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Generic classes and functions are one way to create flexible, reusable classes and functions. But before you start creating your own generic functions, you should be clear on when they’re your best choice.
12/28/2015
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By Greg Shackles
Learn to measure the performance of your apps and ensure a great UX.
12/18/2015
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If there are other developers who use your code and you want them to stop, well, there's an attribute for that.
12/17/2015
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When you need to know when a file or folder appears, disappears or is renamed -- in fact, if almost anything at all happens in the file system -- you can have Windows notify your application so that you can take action.
12/17/2015
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C# developers who want to wring more meaningful info from large sets of data should get cozy with the statistical computing language known as R. Let's get familiar with R in this new series.
12/16/2015
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Some developers don't like having their code disappear off the right hand side of the screen. If you're one of those people, you might want to turn on Word Wrap.
12/15/2015
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There are lots of benefits to gathering information by opening a dialog box instead of sending your user to another page. Fortunately, jQuery and ASP.NET MVC make it easy to do (and you don't have to worry about offending pop-up blockers).
12/14/2015
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Application code needs to raise events and respond to them. The MessagingCenter makes this whole process much simpler than standard .NET events.
12/10/2015
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If you're working with the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 or newer, here's how to create .zip files from code.
12/10/2015
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If you need to have objects look alike but don't have any code to share, you don't need inheritance -- you need an interface. Here's an example of how interfaces provide a more flexible way to deal with similar-but-different classes.
12/08/2015
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If you read Peter's article on how easy it is to use NuGet to share project components, then you won't be surprised to find out that setting up a NuGet Web site is equally easy.
12/03/2015
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TypeScript has some "interesting" limitations when it comes to overloading functions. But it also offers you some options when you need more flexibility in declaring functions, including both optional parameters and infinite parameter lists.
12/02/2015
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With the Universal Windows Platform, you can now build apps that truly interact with the new digital assistant for Windows. In this article, Nick Randolph walks through using Cortana to launch and interact with your application.
12/01/2015
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You want to use a DLL in multiple projects (it's even possible that other developers at your company might find your DLL helpful). The easiest way to distribute and deploy that DLL, or any other combination of files, is with NuGet. Really.
11/23/2015
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A high-level look at some of the more interesting features of the newest Apple mobile OS that can trip up C# developers making apps for it.
11/19/2015
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When Visual Studio asks you if you want to reload a file modified outside the editor, have you ever answered “No”? Ever? Well, then: Are you brave enough to do away with that dialog?
11/17/2015
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You can dramatically simplify your code by using classes to define read-only/immutable objects … but to create classes that behave correctly requires a little bit of redirection.
11/12/2015