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Dynamic Programming in MSDN Magazine(www.i-programmer.info)

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Now online - the February issue of MSDN magazine which majors on dynamic programming in C# and F# - but has lots more besides. read more...

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A better framework - ClientUI(www.i-programmer.info)

submitted by mikejmikej(661) 1 year, 3 months ago

ClientUI takes the WPF and Silverlight framework and extends it into something more logical and unified. You really can write a single program that targets both and makes use of the Model-View-ViewModel paradigm. read more...

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Using the ADO.NET DataSet Designer(www.i-programmer.info)

submitted by mikejmikej(661) 1 year, 4 months ago

The DataSet designer is useful even if you don't want to work with an external database. However it does raise some difficult questions of how to work using strong typing. read more...

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The Inheritance Problem - a C# Programmer Puzzle(www.i-programmer.info)

submitted by mikejmikej(661) 1 year, 4 months ago

Inheritance and function overloading don't play well together in C#. See if you can figure out the reasons that this puzzle doesn't work as you might expect. read more...

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Mastering VB Events(www.i-programmer.info)

submitted by mikejmikej(661) 1 year, 4 months ago

Events are what make a program do something. In this part of our introduction to Visual Basic 2010 we take a closer look at how events are used together to create a simple drawing application.Events are what make a program do something. In this part of our introduction to Visual Basic 2010 we take a closer look at how events are used together to create a simple drawing application. read more...

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First steps with Silverlight 4 (Very basic)(www.i-programmer.info)

submitted by mikejmikej(661) 1 year, 4 months ago

With Silverlight 5 looking like a reality sometime next year and Microsoft seeming to reaffirm its commitment to the whole Silverlight project now is a good time to find out what it offers. While others are singing the praises of HTML5 and comparatively weak web development environments, you can discover that Silverlight really does bring desktop development to the Web, not to mention Windows Phone 7. read more...

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Mono for Android beta now open for all(www.i-programmer.info)

submitted by mikejmikej(661) 1 year, 4 months ago

The Mono for Android or MonoDroid beta is now open for anyone who wants to use it and provides a way for any .NET programmer to create Android apps without having to learn Java. This could be the route to phone apps that .NET programmers have been waiting for and it gives them a much more certain market than Windows Phone 7. This said the big problem is that MonDroid, even though it uses open source Mono, is going to be a commercial product. read more...

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Processing XML documentation(www.i-programmer.info)

submitted by mikejmikej(661) 1 year, 4 months ago

Processing XML documentation - it really is a good problem to solve using XSL. But if you really have to, there are tools such as Sandcastle that will do the entire job for you. read more...

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Client, server and Ajax events - WebUI Studio(www.i-programmer.info)

submitted by mikejmikej(661) 1 year, 4 months ago

One of the big problems in building a web application is in making communication between the client and server seem easy and natural. Intersoft has a clever approach to implement client server event handling and we take a look at how this works as part of the Web Essentials library. read more...

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C# auto documentation(www.i-programmer.info)

submitted by mikejmikej(661) 1 year, 5 months ago

C# has a built-in XML documentation system that can help you create and maintain a reference document to the classes and methods used in your application. It isn't the only documentation you will need, but it's a good start.C# has a built-in XML documentation system that can help you create and maintain a reference document to the classes and methods used in your application. It isn't the only documentation you will need, but it's a good start. read more...

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Linq and XML(www.i-programmer.info)

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XML, which is all about tree structures, and Linq, which is all about querying collections, might not seem to fit together but they work together just fine. read more...

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Silverlight 5 Beta announced(www.i-programmer.info)

submitted by mikejmikej(661) 1 year, 5 months ago

During the keynote at Microsoft’s ‘Firestarter’ event in Redmond, Scott Guthrie announced a beta of Silverlight 5, which will be available in Q2 of 2011. The promised features include graphics acceleration and a new trusted mode in browser application mode. read more...

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The Classy Cast(www.i-programmer.info)

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This C# puzzle brings out the differences between static and dynamic typing. Read it, see if you can solve it, and decide which approach to avoiding the problem fits in with your view of object-oriented programming. read more...

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XML in C#(www.i-programmer.info)

submitted by mikejmikej(661) 1 year, 5 months ago

.NET has some really easy-to-use facilities for creating and editing XML. Many of these facilities were introduced to make Linq to XML work better but you can make use of them in more general situations. read more...

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Basic Dialog boxes(www.i-programmer.info)

submitted by mikejmikej(661) 1 year, 5 months ago

Dialog boxes are everywhere – but what is the best way to implement them in .NET? We take a look at how to organise things to create a custom dialog box in Visual Basic .NET A very basic look at how best to implement custom dialog boxes in VB. read more...

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Getting started with Bing Maps AJAX Control 7.0(www.i-programmer.info)

submitted by mikejmikej(661) 1 year, 6 months ago

The all-new Bing Maps Ajax API is faster and more efficient - but it is has a different interface and isn't backward compatible. If you want to get started using it - read on. read more...

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