Best C# Article of October 2014

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Current Entries

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

ASP.NET Web Api: Unwrapping HTTP Error Results and Model State Dictionaries Client-Side

3 Oct 2014John Atten

When working with ASP.NET Web Api from a .NET client, one of the more confounding things can be handling the case where errors are returned from the Api. Specifically, unwrapping the various types of errors which may be returned from a specific API action method, and translating the error content in

MVC

ASP.NET

WebAPI

Implementing a Basic REST Based ASP.NET Web API Service with Multiple GET Methods and its Consumption using JQuery Client

22 Oct 2014Mathew Soji

This tip guides through implementing a basic REST based Web API service with multiple GET methods and its consumption using JQuery client

Controlling a Myo Armband with C#

6 Oct 2014Dev Leader

Are you excited to get your Myo armband from Thalmic Labs? If you're a C# developer, then check out this open source library to help you control your Myo! The post appeared first on http://www.DevLeader.ca.

C# LINQ: Ordered Joining and Grouping Lazy Operators

18 May 2017Yuriy Magurdumov

Lazy Joining and Grouping IEnumerable extensions for ordered sequences

HTML

VS2013

LINQ

EpForceDirectedGraph.cs- A 2D/3D force directed graph algorithm in C#

26 Oct 2014Chris La

A 2D/3D force directed graph algorithm in C#

.NET Web API 2.0 Service with a Java Client

9 Oct 2014Louie Bacaj

Web API was introduced and was recently streamlined into Web API 2.0. This framework is heaven for C#/.NET services developers. It allows you to get a RESTful API in .NET up and running in less than an hour. As you'll see it's also just as easy to consume that API in another programming language.

CRUD Operations with ASP.NET Web API using FluentNHibernate, Repository Pattern

16 Oct 2014Gaurav Aroraa

In this step-by-step article, we will discuss all about CRUD (Create Read Update Delete) operations with Web API using Repository pattern.

Generate SPA Web App Instantly in Minutes

22 Oct 2014Kalvin Lawrence Ernst

Generate a web app instantly, directly from a database(SQL Server)

How to Automatically Close Un-closed HTML Tags using C# for ASP.NET Web Applications

7 Oct 2014Milad Ashrafi

We need this script for database based ASP.NET websites for using HTML content in post pages.

C# Optional Parameter Visibility

14 Oct 2014Gediminas Geigalas

Optional parameter visibility in C#

Writing a XAML ribbon application for X11

29 Oct 2014Steffen Ploetz

Currently none of the big Linux/Unix (X11) GUI application frameworks (GTK+, KDE) support XAML based application development. The Moonlight project (including XAML support) was abandoned on May 29, 2012. This article shows 'how to' a XAML based ribbon application with the Roma Widget Set (Xrw) in C#

PDF Page Counter

24 Oct 2014Yvan Rodrigues

Quickly count the number of pages in a collection of PDF documents

Writing a XAML dialog application for X11

10 Oct 2014Steffen Ploetz

Currently none of the big Linux/Unix (X11) GUI application frameworks (GTK+, KDE) support XAML based application development. The Moonlight project (including XAML support) was abandoned on May 29, 2012. This article shows 'how to' a XAML based dialog application with the Roma Widget Set (Xrw) in C#

Mapping Properties to String Keys

1 Oct 2014Yuriy Magurdumov

PropertyMapper allows mapping object properties to string keys and accessing property values based on those string keys

VPN Kill Switch

30 Oct 2014Mathew Burnett

A very simple program to kill all network interfaces if your VPN goes down.

C#5.0

VPN

[OoB] Shooting Paintball Marker with Relay, Arduino and .NET WinForms

5 Oct 2014morzel

How to shoot paintball marker with relay, Arduino and .NET Winforms

Programming the Roma Widget Set (C# X11) - a zero dependency GUI application framework - Widget set

9 Mar 2015Steffen Ploetz

How to get out the maximum from the Roma widget set in C# efficiently without dependencies to GUI frameworks like GTK or KDE. Short introduction of the widgets.

Virtual Cache

10 Oct 2014Gerardo Recinto

Virtualization of RAM & Disk for high-speed, low-footprint & scalable data caching

Exclude Type from the Model in Entity Framework Code First

12 Oct 2014Dukhabandhu Sahoo

Know how to exclude types from the Model in Entity Framework Code First

Custom Windows InputBox

24 Oct 2014Syed M Hussain

A custom Windows InputDialog to capture user input

WinForms

Simple Silverlight MVVM Example using UniformGrid

12 Oct 2014Aldonis55

A simple Silverlight application that shows how to apply Jeff Wilcox's UniformGrid control to a bound collection.

Making a quick rating user control for Windows Phone 8.1

13 Oct 2014S.Prateek

A fast draw to make a rating control for Windows Phone 8.1

Windows-Phone-8

VS2013

Covariance and Contravariance in C# 4.0

16 Oct 2014Gaurav Aroraa

Covariance and contravariance in C# 4.0

Fancy Busy Handling with IDisposable and IProgress

23 Oct 2014Thomas Mahlberg

This tip describes how to handle BusyIndication and progress report in an MVVM project for several scenarios.

Define Func in C#

26 Oct 2014Gaurav Aroraa

How to define Func in C#

A Little Bit of Fun with Face Detection in Windows Phone 8

22 Oct 2014S.Prateek

This is a fun and short tutorial to try face detection on Windows Phone using FaceDetectionWP8 library.

Windows-Phone-8

VS2013

SOAP message in WCF services.

26 Oct 2014Bimaln

Describe about the SOAP message in WCF with example.

Enter the Wormhole

16 Oct 2014Geoff Arnold

fter participating in an earlier Intel contest, developer Dave Gannon took on these challenges, coming back with a vengeance with Wormhole Pinball, the winning app in the games category in the Intel App Innovation Contest 2013 in partnership with the Intel® Developer Zone.

WinJS 3 – Windows, Phone and Now Web Too

5 Oct 2014Scott Kuhl

Use WinJS 3.0 to create a cross-browser web app that can also be extended as a native Windows app.

HTML

WinJS

VS2013

Developing Leap Motion Integrated Windows 8.1 Apps

7 Oct 2014Muhammad Muddasar Yamin

This tip is about the development Leap Motion integrated Windows 8.1 metro apps using C#

Learning The S.O.L.I.D Programming Principles: Dependency inversion principle [Part - VI]

16 Oct 2014Gaurav Aroraa

In our previous posts we learned ‘What is S.O.L.I.D. Programming Principles and a detailed explanation with code of Single Responsibility Principle, Open/closed Principle, Liskov Substitution Principle and Interface Segregation Principle.

Learning The S.O.L.I.D Programming Principles: Interface segregation principle [Part - V]

16 Oct 2014Gaurav Aroraa

In our previous posts we learned ‘What is S.O.L.I.D. Programming Principles and a detailed explanation with code of Single Responsibility Principle, Open/closed Principle and Liskov Substitution Principle.

SOLID

Numpad’s Decimal-point Correction for WPF

19 Oct 2014Mario Vernari

Numpad's decimal point correction for WPF

WPF

RX: How to extend RX with Fluent extensions. Demonstrating a batched, a pausable and a synchronised observable

21 Oct 2014greggma

Demonstrates how to extend RX with fluent extensions using an synchronised, pausable and batch observable.

VS2013

reactive

.NET WinForms Tray Icon Implemenation with Win7 and Vista Features

23 Oct 2014BrokenEvent

.NET WinForms Tray icon implemenation with Win7 and Vista features: GUID identification, large custom icons, custom UI instead of the hint, etc.

Custom Elements – The Transformative Spec of Web Components

30 Oct 2014Member 11191468

Custom Elements – The Transformative Spec of Web Components

Minimum Possible Client

5 Oct 2014sebastianrogers

Minimum possible client

.NET

Windows

AnyLinkRichTextBox

8 Oct 2014Israel Sant'Anna

This is an alternative for "Links with arbitrary text in a RichTextBox".

Creating a Dynamic WPF Menu: Part 2

24 Oct 2014Wastedtalent

Part 2 of creating a dynamic WPF menu

All-Topics

Creating a Dynamic WPF Menu: Part 1

24 Oct 2014Wastedtalent

Part 1 of how to create a dynamic WPF menu

All-Topics

WPF

Comparing Two Objects: How Hard Can It Be?

29 Oct 2014rlsdumont

Comparing two objects: how hard can it be?

.NET

All-Topics

Semantic Database: Concept, Architecture and Implementation

25 Oct 2014Marc Clifton

No word has a value that can be identified independently of what else is in its vicinity.

Rapid Object Detection in C#

24 Nov 2014Darko Jurić

Fast object detection by template matching

Dev

machine-learning

image-processing

Angular JS and ASP.NET, All those Script Files

15 Oct 2014Callum Linington (UK)

My way of diminishing the need to write out all those angular script files

Introducing Portable Generic Image Library for C#

15 Sep 2015Darko Jurić

Portable generic image library for C#

SOAP message in WCF services.

26 Oct 2014Bimaln

Describe about the SOAP message in WCF with example.

NBitcoin : Build Them All

6 Nov 2014Nicolas Dorier

Build all transactions with the TransactionBuilder : P2SH, P2PK, P2PKH, Multi Sig, Stealth, Colored Coins

Resizing and Storing Image Files - File System and Database Part 1

21 Oct 2014Steven T. Schowiak

This article will describe and demonstrate a technique for resizing and storing image files on the local file system and image meta data in SQL Server using ASP.NET 4.51.

moq.Callback(), The Unknown

14 Oct 2014Mario Majčica

When and how to use the Callback method on Moq in your unit tests.

Control Animation in Winforms

2 Dec 2014Mauro Sampietro

Winforms animation

.NET

.NET4

Windows

Current Participants

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

Aldonis55

Software Developer

United States

Developing Silverlight applications and other C# tools. Experience with other high level languages such as VB and Python. 3+ years with C#.

Bimaln

Software Developer Mindfire Solutions

India

Software engineer in Mindfire Solutions.

BrokenEvent

Software Developer Broken Event

Ukraine

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

Callum Linington (UK)

Software Developer

United Kingdom

I've just started out on my career path. I use .NET technologies and JavaScript.

Chris La

Software Developer

United States

Woong Gyu La had been working as a software developer for over 8 years.
His personal interests are improving his personal projects,

EpLibrary (Visual C++ Utility Library)
https://github.com/juhgiyo/EpLibrary[^]

EpOraLibrary (Oracle OCI Wrapper Library for Visual C++)
https://github.com/juhgiyo/EpOraLibrary[^]

EpServerEngine (Visual C++ WinSock Server/Client Engine)
https://github.com/juhgiyo/EpServerEngine[^]

And other projects can be found at
https://github.com/juhgiyo?tab=repositories[^]

Finally, my other articles can be found at
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/juhgiyo#articles[^]

You can contact me at juhgiyo@gmail.com[^]

Darko Jurić

Software Developer

Croatia

Software Developer - image processing with application in modern browser applications. Author of the freely available libraries:

Dev Leader

Team Leader Microsoft

United States

I'm a software engineering professional with a decade of hands-on experience creating software and managing engineering teams. I graduated from the University of Waterloo in Honours Computer Engineering in 2012.

I started blogging at http://www.devleader.ca in order to share my experiences about leadership (especially in a startup environment) and development experience. Since then, I have been trying to create content on various platforms to be able to share information about programming and engineering leadership.

My Social:
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@DevLeader
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Blog: http://www.devleader.ca/
GitHub: https://github.com/ncosentino/
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Instagram:
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickcosentino

Dukhabandhu Sahoo

Software Developer (Senior)

India

I have developed web applications using ASP.NET Web Forms, MVC, Web API, Entity Framework, SQL Server, LINQ, C#, jQuery, BootStrap UI and few other related libraries and tools.

Apart from programming, I love to watch cricket matches.

Gaurav Aroraa

Chief Technology Officer

India

Learning never ends.

Gediminas Geigalas

Software Developer (Senior)

Lithuania

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

Geoff Arnold

United States

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

Gerardo Recinto

United States

Ex Google, ex Microsoft
I'm just fresh off from a software eng'g gig & is looking forward to my next.
Pls. do drop me a line @gerardorecinto@yahoo.com if interested or having any question/feedback on these Open Source projects.

I'm excited to help/volunteer my services.
Have a great day!

greggma

Technical Lead

United Kingdom

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

Israel Sant'Anna

Student

Brazil

I better understand machines than human beings...

John Atten

Software Developer XIV Solutions

United States

My name is John Atten, and my username on many of my online accounts is xivSolutions. I am Fascinated by all things technology and software development. I work mostly with C#, Javascript/Node.js, Various flavors of databases, and anything else I find interesting. I am always looking for new information, and value your feedback (especially where I got something wrong!)

Kalvin Lawrence Ernst

Software Developer (Senior) KalFabriq

Australia

Blazor wasm expert.

Many years experience in developing software for Government, Health, Biotech enterprises.
Early adopter of .NET platform, with over 10 years hands-on experience in ASP.NET.
Solid track record of successful project management and technology implementation.
Highly skilled in SQL Server and Oracle, design, installation and management.
Proficient in gathering user’s requirements and writing technical specifications.
Conducted training in various technologies and acted as a mentor.

Have recently developed an ASP.NET MVC code generator tool to fast track the development of
common application functions.

Louie Bacaj

Software Developer (Senior)

United States

Louie Bacaj is a Senior Software Engineer with an M.S. in computer science; experienced scaling multi-million dollar software projects to several tier 1 financial institutions. Passionate about technology, fitness, and an active blogger over at http://louiebacaj.com

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.

Mario Majčica

Software Developer (Senior)

Netherlands

An accomplished software engineer specialized in object-oriented design and analysis on Microsoft .NET platform with extensive experience in the full life cycle of the software design process.
Experienced in agile software development via scrum and kanban frameworks supported by the TFS ALM environment and JIRA. In depth know how on all automation process leading to continuous integration, deployment and feedback.
Additionally, I have a strong hands-on experience on deploying and administering Microsoft Team Foundation Server (migrations, builds, deployment, branching strategies, etc.).

Mario Vernari

Software Developer (Senior) CET Electronics

Italy

Played with transistors and ICs before being ten. First approaches to programming (PET Commodore) in the early '80.
Then AppleSoft, TurboPascal, Assembler and VisualBasic.
Currently employed at CET Electronics as lead software developer, involved in creation of industrial control systems.
Loving graphics technologies, I had some great time with SVG.
Since 2006 my primary language is C#, where I am focusing on WPF.

Mathew Burnett

United States

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

Mathew Soji

Software Developer

India

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

Mauro Sampietro

Software Developer

Italy

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

Member 11191468

Technical Writer WordPrax Ltd.

United States

Ben Wilson is an enthusiastic WordPress Blogger and Senior technical Writer at WordPrax Ltd.,a Wordpress development company. He is able to manage many projects regards to converting sites to Wordpress theme and deliver it with time bound period.

Milad Ashrafi

Software Developer (Senior)

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

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

morzel

Software Developer

Poland

Have you ever committed temporary code? Read this if you use TortoiseSVN - seriously!
Why strings are immutable?
Why enforcing 32 bit environment may help running x86 code on x64?
Other articles

Muhammad Muddasar Yamin

Software Developer

Pakistan

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

Nicolas Dorier

Software Developer Freelance

France

I am currently the CTO of Metaco, we are leveraging the Bitcoin Blockchain for delivering financial services.

I also developed a tool to make IaaS on Azure more easy to use IaaS Management Studio.

If you want to contact me, go this way Smile | :)

rlsdumont

Software Developer (Junior)

Brazil

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

S.Prateek

Software Developer Vizrt Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Microsoft MVP, Ex Microsoft Student Partner, Windows Phone Enthusiast, Creepy Follower of .net resources.

Scott Kuhl

Technical Lead US Bank Community Development Corp

United States

Software developer and co-organizer of the St. Louis Metro East .NET User Group.

sebastianrogers

Satellite Provider

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

Steffen Ploetz

Team Leader Celonis SA

Germany

I am currently the CEO of Symbioworld GmbH and as such responsible for personnel management, information security, data protection and certifications. Furthermore, as a senior programmer, I am responsible for the automatic layout engine, the simulation (Activity Based Costing), the automatic creation of Word/RTF reports and the data transformation in complex migration projects.

The main focus of my work as a programmer is the development of Microsoft Azure Services using C# and Visual Studio.

Privately, I am interested in C++ and Linux in addition to C#. I like the approach of open source software and like to support OSS with own contributions.

Steven T. Schowiak

Software Developer (Senior) HP Enterprise Services

United States

A native Michigander, Steven is a Software Developer and Engineer with Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Services in Pontiac, Michigan and is currently assigned to Detroit Diesel Corporation, Detroit Michigan. He has been working in Information Technology in a variety of industries around the U.S. since 1995 after receiving a B.S. degree in Information Systems at Tarleton State University, Stephenville Texas, and an A.A.S. degree in Business Programming at Central Texas College, Killeen Texas. Prior to college, he served in the United States Army for over eight years overseas and at Fort Hood, Texas and participated in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He is the proud father of daughter Tina, a Special Education Teacher, and granddaughter Mia.

Syed M Hussain

Web Developer

United Kingdom

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

Thomas Mahlberg

Software Developer

Germany

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

Wastedtalent

Software Developer (Senior)

United Kingdom

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

Yuriy Magurdumov

United States

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

Yvan Rodrigues

Engineer Robotic Assistance Devices / AITX

Canada

Yvan Rodrigues has 30 years of experience in information systems and software development for the industry. He is Senior Concept Designer at Robotic Assistance Devices

He is a Certified Technician (C.Tech.), a professional designation granted by the Institute of Engineering Technology of Ontario (IETO).

Yvan draws on experience as owner of Red Cell Innovation Inc., Mabel's Labels Inc. as Manager of Systems and Development, the University of Waterloo as Information Systems Manager, and OTTO Motors as Senior Systems Engineer and Senior Concept Designer.

Yvan is currently focused on design of embedded systems.

First Prize	Nicolas Dorier - NBitcoin : Build Them All
Prize pool	CodeProject T-Shirt - CodeProject


Second Prize	Shivprasad koirala - C# Attributes in 5 minutes
Prize pool	Bob Sticker - CodeProject

Contest Entries and Requirements

The contest period covers the the first day of the month 12AM US Eastern Standard Time and ends the final day of the month at 11:59:59 PM US Eastern Standard Time. All entries must be submitted during this period in order to qualify.
Entries must be an article, or blog entry.
With the exception of the Everything Else category, the article must be tagged with at least one of the tags corresponding to that competition's category (for example, to enter the C# Competition you would need to tag your article with a C# tag).
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If an author writes has two separate articles, each article may be considered in their respective categories provided none of the aforementioned rules are broken. For example, if an author wrote two separate articles, one related to C# and one related to VB.NET, the author and articles could be nominated in the C# and VB.NET competitions, respectively.
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