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Specifying Resource Keys using Data Binding in WPF(blog.functionalfun.net)

submitted by samuel_d_jacksamuel_d_jack(415) 2 years, 5 months ago

WPF has no native of using data binding to specify which resource should be used as a value for a property. This article demonstrates a technique for doing just that. read more...

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A Fiddler plug-in for inspecting WCF Binary encoded messages(blog.functionalfun.net)

submitted by samuel_d_jacksamuel_d_jack(415) 2 years, 6 months ago

If ever you're needing to debug the interaction between a Web Service and its clients, Microsoft’s Fiddler is the tool to use - this includes WCF Services so long as they're using a HTTP transport. The only thing Fiddler won't do is decode messages that are sent using WCF's proprietary Binary encoding - until today, that is: at lunch time, I took advantage of Fiddler's neat extensibility mechanism and created a rough-and-ready Inspector that will translate binary messages from gobbledegook to plain xml for your debugging pleasure. read more...

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An introduction to UI Automation - with spooky spirographs(blog.functionalfun.net)

submitted by samuel_d_jacksamuel_d_jack(415) 2 years, 9 months ago

UIAutomation provides a robust way of poking, prodding and perusing any widget shown on the Windows desktop; it even works with Silverlight. It can be used for many things, like building Screen Readers, writing automated UI tests – or for creating a digital spirit to spook your colleagues by possessing Paint.Net and sketching spirographs. read more...

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Conquering VB envy with C# 4(blog.functionalfun.net)

submitted by samuel_d_jacksamuel_d_jack(415) 3 years, 5 months ago

Hints at how the embedded XML syntax of VB.Net might be implemented using the dynamic language features of C# 4.0 read more...

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Passing references to events (almost)(blog.functionalfun.net)

submitted by samuel_d_jacksamuel_d_jack(415) 3 years, 6 months ago

Have you ever needed to pass a reference to an event into another object? Think you can't do it in C#? This article shows how you can - some times! read more...

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Doing Planning the Agile way(blog.functionalfun.net)

submitted by samuel_d_jacksamuel_d_jack(415) 3 years, 7 months ago

An introduction to planning and estimating a project using Agile read more...

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Best practices for creating websites in IIS 6(msmvps.com)

submitted by oazabiroazabir(1805) 3 years, 7 months ago

A list of steps that I always take while creating ASP.NET websites in IIS 6. It ensures better performance maintainability, and scalability of your application. read more...

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Handling Events by Executing Commands in WPF(blog.functionalfun.net)

submitted by samuel_d_jacksamuel_d_jack(415) 3 years, 8 months ago

Shows how to hook up a Command in a View-Model so that it is executed when an event is raised in a WPF View. read more...

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How to Label CruiseControl.Net Builds with Folder Version Number(blog.functionalfun.net)

submitted by samuel_d_jacksamuel_d_jack(415) 3 years, 8 months ago

The source code for a CruiseControl.Net plugin that labels builds with the version number of the source code trunk folder in a SourceGear Vault repository. read more...

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How to Create a Gantt Control in WPF(blog.functionalfun.net)

submitted by samuel_d_jacksamuel_d_jack(415) 3 years, 8 months ago

Describes the first baby step towards creating a Gantt Control in WPF. That is, creating a new WPF panel that allows controls to be laid out by date. read more...

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Comparing .NET DI (IoC) Frameworks, Part 2(blog.ashmind.com)

submitted by ashmindashmind(775) 3 years, 8 months ago

A second part of popular IoC frameworks comparison. read more...

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Using DataBinding in a ConverterParameter(rauscheronline.de)

submitted by hades32hades32(10) 3 years, 9 months ago

But this time without reflection! read more...

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Avoiding Inheritance Dependencies Using Generics and Lambdas(managed-world.com)

submitted by samuel_d_jacksamuel_d_jack(415) 3 years, 10 months ago

A nice implementation of the Command pattern using generics and lambdas read more...

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Reporting Progress During LINQ queries(blog.functionalfun.net)

submitted by samuel_d_jacksamuel_d_jack(415) 3 years, 10 months ago

Shows how to enable progress reporting in long-running LINQ queries. read more...

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Speech Recognition Input Binding in Xaml(genesisconduit.wordpress.com)

submitted by bhickenbottombhickenbottom(110) 3 years, 10 months ago

Implementing speech recognition as a first-class input device in WPF and enabling easy speech recognition input binding directly in Xaml (no C#). read more...

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Microsoft cracking down on community extensions(lovethedot.blogspot.com)

submitted by RagoczyRagoczy(655) 3 years, 10 months ago

Microsoft released a tool called Microsoft Source Analyzer, or StyleCop. It analyzes source code for standards violations. It's a 1.0 release, so it doesn't do some things ... like have a published API for custom rules or MSBuild integration. So the community dug in and figured out how to do these things and now MS is firing off license-violation emails. Don't they get it? The community wants to use the product, but it's too limited ... these extensions help make it better. read more...

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