Best C# Article of May 2018

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Current Entries

Articles that match the contest criteria are automatically entered. The top 50 entries are shown.

Advanced Excels With EPPlus

23 May 2018yuvalsol

Create professional-looking Excels (Filters, Charts, Pivot Tables) with EPPlus

.NET

MS-Excel

Office

OpenXML

pivot-table

TCP Socket Off-the-shelf - Revisited with Async-Await and .NET Core

8 May 2018Igor Ladnik

Handy component for asynchronous TCP connection. With the same code it is available in .NET Core and Desktop versions.

.NET-Core

.NET

VS2013

Custom Code-Generator Using ASP.NET Core

1 May 2018Shashangka Shekhar

In this post, we will get an overview and generate a basic level code using our database table column that will help in development.

Plotting a Real-time 3D Toolpath with Helix Toolkit

30 May 2018Bruce Greene

A plot control based on the WPF Helix Toolkit for visualizing a real-time stream of 3D locations

.NET

WPF

Helix

Reflecting Within a Method Body

15 May 2018Eric Lynch

Extends .NET reflection to decode the byte array returned by System.Reflection.MethodBody.GetILByteArray(), discusses the techniques to achieve this, and provides a brief primer on .NET reflection.

Generate C# Client API for ASP.NET Core Web API

12 Sep 2023Zijian

Code First approach for generating client APIs for ASP.NET Core Web API, in C# and in TypeScript for jQuery, Aurelia, Axios and Angular 2+.

Extending Visual Studio to Provide a Colorful Language Editor

20 May 2018Eric Lynch

In this article, we explore the implementation of a Visual Studio editor that allows editing of a fictitious "Colorful" language. The editor minimally implements both syntax classification / coloring and IntelliSense completion.

Introducing IoCy - Simple and Powerful IoC Container

13 May 2018Nick Polyak

New simple but powerful IoC container

How to Easily Write a User's Guide for Your Application using Different File Extensions

26 May 2018Vladan.Obradovic

How to easily write a user's guide for your application using different file extensions

Create Cross-Platform Charts with ASP.NET Core MVC

10 May 2018Jack Xu, USA

This article provides a step-by-step tutorial on how to use ASP.NET Core MVC to create charts in web applications with data from either the client or server side.

HTML

.NET-Core

.NET-Compiler-Platform

VS2013

MVC

ASP.NET Core Blazor Filtering and Sorting using Entity Framework and Web API

30 May 2018syed shanu

This article will explain in detail about, how to create an ASP.NET Core Blazor Filter and Sorting for HTML Table using Entity Framework and Web API.

An APOD Slideshow Demonstrating Visual Computing Concepts with Data-Centric Agents

4 May 2018Marc Clifton

Examples in C#, C# with ClearScript + Javascript, and pure Javascript

WPF Behavior to Set Control Value to DefaultValue on Visibility Changed

2 May 2018Clifford Nelson

The tip provides a behavior that will set a control to a default value when the Visibility changes

How to Implement ObjectStatus with EntityWorker.Core and JavaScript

8 Jul 2018Alen Toma

How to implement ObjectStatus with EntityWorker.Core and JavaScript

WPF: Transform PathGeometry data in mini-language

2 May 2018OrlandoCurioso

Parse, scale and/or translate Path data to create new XAML data

.NET

WPF

Consume Data from a OData WCF Data Service in a .NET Client

14 May 2018NobsterTheLobster

Consume data from a WCF Data service in a .NET client. MSAL OAuth 2.0

.NET

WCF

OData

IEqualityComparer<FileInfo> using MD5 Hash

28 May 2018Marco Bertschi

The presented code snippet compares two given files using the IEqualityComparer.

In MVC Core Passing Custom Attribute from Model Class to HTML Element "e.g.:Input Masking"

9 May 2018N.Younaki

Passing custom attribute from Model Class in MVC ASP NET Core and built HTML atrribute accordingly into HTML element, Best Practice Input Masking

Force Logout in Identity with SignalR

16 May 2018Seenan Khalife

This article demonstrates how to implement force logout in Identity using SingalR.

Day 63 of 100 Days of VR: Rotating a Vector and Moving in the Direction the Player Is Facing In Unity

27 May 2018IAmJoshChang

How to rotate a Vector and move in the direction the player is facing in Unity

Unity

virtual-reality

Bing Visual Search for Image Insights

29 May 2018Michael Dodaro

Use Bing SDK to send a POST request for Image Insights

How to Fetch Contacts in Xamarin iOS?

30 May 2018Suchit R. Khunt

In this article, the purpose of the code is to fetch contact details from iOS device.

VS2013

Dev

Xamarin

Day 71 of 100 Days of VR: How To Create A Menu That Stays In Your Screen In Unity

27 May 2018IAmJoshChang

How to create a menu that stays in your screen in Unity

Unity

virtual-reality

Day 70 of 100 Days of VR: How to Implement Menu Scrolling in Unity

27 May 2018IAmJoshChang

How to implement Menu scrolling in Unity

Unity

virtual-reality

Day 64 of 100 Days of VR: How to Add an Outline Effect on Game Objects

27 May 2018IAmJoshChang

How to add an outline effect on game objects

Unity

virtual-reality

Day 62 of 100 Days of VR: Implementing Movement in Google Daydream

27 May 2018IAmJoshChang

How to implement movement in Google Daydream

Unity

Day 61 of 100 Days of VR: Intro to Daydream Controller API and Swiping

27 May 2018IAmJoshChang

Introduction to Daydream Controller API and Swiping

API

Day 60: Setting up the Google Daydream Controller

27 May 2018IAmJoshChang

How to set up the daydream controller

game

Developing Single Page Applications with C# Code and Blazor

11 May 2018Marcelo Ricardo de Oliveira

Most of the examples using Blazor I've seen so far include some simple pages, buttons and forms. So I decided to investigate whether it would work with my old Bricks game to help explore WebAssembly.

ASP.NET Core Blazor CRUD using Entity Framework and Web API

17 May 2018syed shanu

In this article, we will see how to create a simple CRUD application for ASP.NET Core Blazor using Entity Framework and Web API.

Troubleshooting Registration Free COM

30 Apr 2018Nisamudheen

How to troubleshoot Registration Free COM using Tools

Expression Tree Traversal Via Visitor Pattern in Practice

15 May 2018SlavaUtesinov

How to deal with expression trees, presented at C# as generic Expression type, to achieve some practical goals, for example - translating them to specific language like T-SQL.

Asynchronous Programming in .NET – Common Mistakes and Best Practices

28 May 2018Nikola M. Živković

In this article, we will go through some of the most common mistakes using asynchronous programming and give you some guidelines.

.NET

Getting started with Xamarin Android Single View App

7 May 2018syed shanu

Create Xamarin Android Single View app

Android

VS2017

Xamarin

Protect your Source Code from Decompiling or Reverse Engineering

22 May 2018Arun Endapally

How to protect your source code from decompiling or reverse engineering

Chromely - Lightweight Alternative to Electron

30 May 2018mattkol

Build .NET/.NET Core HTML5 desktop apps using cross-platform native GUI API

Create Your Own SQL Server Management Studio 17 (SSMS) Extension

7 Apr 2019Stefan Timovski

A short tutorial on how to get started with creating SSMS extensions

Stop Writing Switch and If-Else Statements!

4 May 2018Marc Clifton

Fun with Tuples and Extension Methods to Implement a Match Function

.NET

Dev

Math Function Tutor: Part 1

10 May 2018charles922

Math Function Tutor - Part 1

Take Control Over Your Errors with Automated Error Handling!

9 May 2018jgauffin

Coderr automatically detects and analyzes errors so that you can focus on solving them.

How to Create an Augmented Reality Earth in Unity

3 May 2018Packt Publishing

In this post, we are going to build a model of the Earth using C# programming.

Unity

Augmented-Reality

Custom WPF Window with Windows System Functionality Restored

15 Jun 2018SirGrowns

A fully custom WPF window, with all the functionality you would expect

ASP.Net Core2.0, Angular6 - SPA

20 May 2018Shashangka Shekhar

In this post, we are going to explore how a Single Page Application (SPA) sample can be put together using ASP.Net Core & Angular from scratch.

Making HTTP REST Request in C++

27 Jun 2022Shao Voon Wong

Example of making HTTP REST Request in C++

C++11

C++

VS2013

Work with Fluent NHibernate in Core 2.0

11 May 2018didourebai

In this post, I will explain how we can use the ORM Fluent NHibernate in the Framework Core 2.0 for any database.

Real Time Event Log Reader

7 May 2018Nilesh Dhangare, Pune-India

RealTimeEventLogReader will show you how to read event logs in C# as soon as they are written in Windows Event Logs.

C++

.NET-Compiler-Platform

TabControl with Pop Out Windows

4 May 2018siliconvideo

This article present code that implements a tab control with pop out windows

Quartz.Net with Multiple Schedulers

7 May 2018Harshit Gindra

Understanding the use of multiple schedulers to work with one Quartz Scheduler application

C# - Npgsql - PostgreSQL Handler

27 May 2018Ozesh Thapa

A PostgreSQL handler for C# developers for Rapid Development

.NET

PostgreSQL

Dev

Math Function Tutor: Part 2

22 May 2018charles922

Math Function Tutor, Part 2

Current Participants

Those with articles that match the contest criteria are automatically entered.

Alen Toma

Software Developer (Senior)

Sweden

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Arun Endapally

Architect Thomson Reuters

India

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Bruce Greene

Software Developer (Senior) Greene & Morehead Engineering, Inc.

United States

Motion Commander Foundation (MCF) is a set of .NET libraries, documentation and examples that enable the rapid creation of sophisticated and professional C# or Visual Basic machine control applications.

MCF provides the infrastructure (data management, plotting, alarms, message logging, user login, internationalization, Modbus, MTConnect, etc) - so that you can focus on the business logic and user interface for your machine!

MCF is designed around Microsoft .NET best practices to be intuitive for experienced developers, and examples are provided that will enable even novice .NET developers to get started easily.

charles922

Software Developer (Senior)

United States

Chuck Peasley is a developer in Orange County, CA

Clifford Nelson

Software Developer (Senior) Clifford Nelson Consulting

United States

Has been working as a C# developer on contract for the last several years, including 3 years at Microsoft. Previously worked with Visual Basic and Microsoft Access VBA, and have developed code for Word, Excel and Outlook. Started working with WPF in 2007 when part of the Microsoft WPF team. For the last eight years has been working primarily as a senior WPF/C# and Silverlight/C# developer. Currently working as WPF developer with BioNano Genomics in San Diego, CA redesigning their UI for their camera system. he can be reached at qck1@hotmail.com.

didourebai

Technical Lead

Canada

I am Rebaï Hamida, Microsoft MVP in Visual Studio and Development Technologies.
I'm a software architect and developer who like to build open source projects, writing articles, learning and teaching best practices. you can find out in my blog : http://hamidarebai.blogspot.com/

Innovative Software engineer : hands-on, competent software engineer, passionate and proficient C# developer, offering more than seven years of experience in the full software development lifecycle – from concept through delivery of next-generation applications and customized solutions, producing code to a consistently high standard and testing software across a variety of platforms.
Expert in advanced development methodologies, tools and processes contributing to the design and roll-out of cutting-edge software applications.
Known for excellent troubleshooting skills – able to analyze code and engineer well-researched, cost-effective and responsive solutions.

Success is only a consequence of a continuous work and remarkable intelligence.
I believe that I have to make a change in my country, I can’t live without leaving my footprint.

Eric Lynch

Software Developer (Senior)

United States

Eric is a Senior Software Engineer with 30+ years of experience working with enterprise systems, both in the US and internationally. Over the years, he’s worked for a number of Fortune 500 companies (current and past), including Thomson Reuters, Verizon, MCI WorldCom, Unidata Incorporated, Digital Equipment Corporation, and IBM. While working for Northeastern University, he received co-author credit for six papers published in the Journal of Chemical Physics. Currently, he’s enjoying a little time off to work on some of his own software projects, explore new technologies, travel, and write the occasional article for CodeProject or ContentLab.

Harshit Gindra

Software Developer

United States

I'm an aspiring Developer recently started more and more interested towards ASP.NET and related technologies. I tend to love playing around with different technologies and get more hands on experience by working on different projects. My prime interest lies in Mobile Development(both native and hybrid) and have developed few basic application during my course of studies and work. Always up for a challenge and plan on to finish it through best possible approach.

IAmJoshChang

United States

Joshua is a passionate software developer working in the Seattle area. He also has experience with developing web and mobile applications, having spent years working with them.

Joshua now finds his spare coding time spent deep in the trenches of VR, working with the newest hardware and technologies. He posts about what he learns on his personal site, where he talks mostly about Unity Development, though he also talks about other programming topic that he finds interesting.

When not working with technology, Joshua also enjoys learning about real estate investment, doing physical activities like running, tennis, and kendo, and having a blast with his buddies playing video games.

Igor Ladnik

Software Developer (Senior)

Israel

Nov 2010: Code Project Contests - Windows Azure Apps - Winner
Feb 2011: Code Project Contests - Windows Azure Apps - Grand Prize Winner

Jack Xu, USA

https://gincker.com

United States

Jack Xu has a PhD in theoretical physics. He has over 25-year programming experience in Basic, FORTRAN, C, C++, Matlab, C#, WPF, and R, specializing in numerical computation methods, algorithms, physical modeling, computer aided design tools, graphical user interfaces, 3D graphics, and database systems. In recent years, he works as a quant analyst and developer on Wall Street and is responsible for quantitative analysis, trading strategy development, and real-time trading system implementation. He has published 9 books on C#, .NET chart/graphics programming, numerical methods, and quantitative finance. Recently, he developed a new graphics creation and technical analysis platform called Gincker.com, which allows users to create advanced charts and graphics just by typing in a mathematical formula or loading a dataset without the need to write a single line of code or rely on any special software package.

jgauffin

Founder 1TCompany AB

Sweden

Github | Blog | Twitter | StackOverflow

Marc Clifton

Architect Interacx

United States

Blog: https://marcclifton.wordpress.com/
Home Page: http://www.marcclifton.com
Research: http://www.higherorderprogramming.com/
GitHub: https://github.com/cliftonm

All my life I have been passionate about architecture / software design, as this is the cornerstone to a maintainable and extensible application. As such, I have enjoyed exploring some crazy ideas and discovering that they are not so crazy after all. I also love writing about my ideas and seeing the community response. As a consultant, I've enjoyed working in a wide range of industries such as aerospace, boatyard management, remote sensing, emergency services / data management, and casino operations. I've done a variety of pro-bono work non-profit organizations related to nature conservancy, drug recovery and women's health.

Marcelo Ricardo de Oliveira

Instructor / Trainer Alura Cursos Online

Brazil

Marcelo Ricardo de Oliveira is a senior freelance software developer who lives with his lovely wife Luciana and his little buddy and stepson Kauê in Guarulhos, Brazil, is co-founder of the Brazilian TV Guide TV Map and currently works for Alura Cursos Online .

He is often working with serious, enterprise projects, although in spare time he's trying to write fun Code Project articles involving JavaScript, WPF, Silverlight, XNA, HTML5 canvas, Windows Phone app development, game development and music.

Online Courses (in Portuguese):

Entity LinQ parte 1: Crie queries poderosas em C#
Entity LinQ parte 2: Store Procedures e consultas com o LinQPad
Xamarin parte 1: crie aplicativos mobile com Visual Studio
ASP.NET Core parte 1: Crie uma aplicação MVC com EF Core e Bootstrap
C# Brasil: Formate datas, cpf e números nacionais
C#: Dominando as Collections

Marco Bertschi

Switzerland

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

mattkol

Architect

United States

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Michael Dodaro

Technical Writer Steyer Associates

United States

http://mikedodaro.net

N.Younaki

Canada

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Nick Polyak

Architect AWebPros

United States

I am a software architect and a developer with great passion for new engineering solutions and finding and applying design patterns.

I am passionate about learning new ways of building software and sharing my knowledge with others.

I worked with many various languages including C#, Java and C++.

I fell in love with WPF (and later Silverlight) at first sight. After Microsoft killed Silverlight, I was distraught until I found Avalonia - a great multiplatform package for building UI on Windows, Linux, Mac as well as within browsers (using WASM) and for mobile platforms.

I have my Ph.D. from RPI.

here is my linkedin profile

Nikola M. Živković

Software Developer (Senior) Vega IT Sourcing

Serbia

Read more at my blog: https://rubikscode.net

Nilesh Dhangare, Pune-India

Software Developer

India

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Nisamudheen

United States

Shooting for the Moon.

NobsterTheLobster

Ireland

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

OrlandoCurioso

Germany

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Ozesh Thapa

Software Developer Assurance IQ

Nepal

I am a Software Engineer and a developer by profession.

The following things describes me:
1. I am a real time/run time developer : Basically learn and implement things on the fly.
2. Definitely not a technology racist : Love to work and explore any technology that i come across.
3. Prefer Beer over H2O : Code with passion and for fun

I am interested in Research & Development based tasks, exploring, experimenting and trying out new things.
Technologies i have been using up until now are C#, ASP.NET, Win Services, Web Services, Restful Web API, Windows Application, Windows Phone Application, Store Apps, couple of JavaScript frameworks, Xamarin Forms, NodeJS, React, ReactNative, AngularJS, SQL Server, MongoDB, Postgres etc.

Packt Publishing

United Kingdom

Founded in 2004 in Birmingham, UK, Packt's mission is to help the world put software to work in new ways, through the delivery of effective learning and information services to IT professionals.

Working towards that vision, we have published over 5000 books and videos so far, providing IT professionals with the actionable knowledge they need to get the job done - whether that's specific learning on an emerging technology or optimizing key skills in more established tools.

Seenan Khalife

Technical Lead

United Arab Emirates

Full Stack Developer, Technology Enthusiast and Passionate programmer with zeal to learn new technology and excel in existing. Expertise in enterprise applications across multiple domains and industries.

Shao Voon Wong

Software Developer (Senior)

Singapore

Shao Voon is from Singapore. His interest lies primarily in computer graphics, software optimization, concurrency, security, and Agile methodologies.

In recent years, he shifted focus to software safety research. His hobby is writing a free C++ DirectX photo slideshow application which can be viewed here.

Shashangka Shekhar

Software Developer (Senior) s3 Innovate Pte Ltd

Bangladesh

Hi, I am Shashangka Shekhar,

Working with Microsoft Technologies. Since March 2011, it was my first step to working with Microsoft Technologies, achieved bachelor’s degree on Computer Science from State University of Bangladesh(Dhaka). Have 12+ years of professional experience, currently working as Technical Lead at Surbana Jurong Private Limited.

I believe in desire of learning & also love to be a part of .Net Community by sharing knowledge’s.

siliconvideo

Engineer Renesas

United States

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

SirGrowns

Software Developer

United Kingdom

I am a software developer for a firm of accountants with a background in IT support. I believe that user experience comes before all else - without user engagement your best work will never be appreciated.

SlavaUtesinov

Other

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Stefan Timovski

Software Developer Codera

Macedonia, the Republic of

Stefan Timovski is just a guy struggling with the idea that he has to write his bio in the third person. Confused by this, he decided to become a software engineer with the hopes of moving away as far as possible from the world of bios. I guess he wasn’t very successful.

Suchit R. Khunt

Software Developer (Senior) Riowebs

India

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

syed shanu

Team Leader

India

Microsoft MVP | Code Project MVP | CSharp Corner MVP | Author | Blogger and always happy to Share what he knows to others. MyBlog

My Interview on Microsoft TechNet Wiki Ninja Link

Vladan.Obradovic

Retired Serbia BroadBand

Serbia

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

yuvalsol

Web Developer

Israel

https://github.com/yuvalsol

Zijian

Software Developer

Australia

I started my IT career in programming on different embedded devices since 1992, such as credit card readers, smart card readers and Palm Pilot.

Since 2000, I have mostly been developing business applications on Windows platforms while also developing some tools for myself and developers around the world, so we developers could focus more on delivering business values rather than repetitive tasks of handling technical details.

Beside technical works, I enjoy reading literatures, playing balls, cooking and gardening.

First Prize	Marc Clifton - Stop Writing Switch and If-Else Statements!
Prize pool	CodeProject Mug - CodeProject Bob Sticker - CodeProject


Second Prize	Nikola M. Živković - Asynchronous Programming in .NET – Common Mistakes and Best Practices
Prize pool	Bob Sticker - CodeProject

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