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Tuesday, February 03, 2015

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New Articles, Tech Blogs and Tips

.NET Framework

List - Is it really as efficient as you probably think?   (30 votes) by OriginalGriff (updated yesterday) A .NET List is a list you can use as an array. Isn't it? Yeah, I'm sure it is. And I can use it anytime, can't I? Well, "No". And "No". Sometimes it's not a good idea at all.

Algorithms & Recipes

Magic Cube   (2 votes) by abhinav_soni (updated 22 hours ago) Code to generate Magic Cubes of odd orders

Applications & Tools

Real-Time Website Data Using SignalR   (0 votes) by Keyhole Software (updated 21 hours ago) When I was tasked with using SignalR to implement the real-time updating of data on a project I was working on, I was excited. Namely because it is a newer technology and I have always welcomed learning new technologies – especially when there is an immediate need to implement it, as opposed t

ASP.NET

MVVM with MVC-Razor and AngularJS Global Controllers   (6 votes) by lakhdarr (updated yesterday) Using angularjs global controllers and MVC Razor to divide page (load) rendering between server and browser

ASP.NET Web API Javascript Clients   (4 votes) by Rudi Breedenraedt (updated yesterday) Presenting the ASP.NET Web API Javascript Clients NuGet that generates Javascript/AngularJS/JQuery/NodeJS boilerplate code to access your ASP.NET Web API services.

Using .net caching with Sitecore   (1 votes) by F-ES Sitecore (updated yesterday) A technique that allows you to use the in-built .net caching with Sitecore

ASP.NET Controls

Reading xml files up to nth level and inserting to database with details   (2 votes) by Gunaprasad Shetty (updated yesterday) The article provides the code snippet for inserting a huge xml file with details such as node level,node value,node desc and node child etc.The snippet provides the solution for recursive reading of node and provides the value of xml nodes along with its value.

C#

LINQ To SQL Using C#   (3 votes) by Ehtesham Mehmood (updated yesterday) LINQ to SQL using C#

Unit testing in C# using xUnit, Entity Framework, Effort and ASP.NET Boilerplate.   (2 votes) by Halil ibrahim Kalkan (updated yesterday) Implemented unit and integration tests on ASP.NET Boilerplate framework using xUnit, Entity Framework, Effort and Shouldly.

Client side scripting

JavaScript MVC Style Framework in Less Than 100 Lines of Code   (2 votes) by Nitij (updated yesterday) Learn how to create your own mvc-style JavaScript framework.

Access Control for EMC Isilon OneFS 7.2 API using C# .NET   (0 votes) by JGrubb23 (updated yesterday) Intro to using the Isilon OneFS REST API using C# .NET to create access points, grant users access, and file system queries.

Code Generation

Code Comments are Lies   (1 votes) by SneakyPeet (updated 22 hours ago) Although there are use cases for comments, I am going to tell you that comments are like little poops that you leave all over your code for you fellow devs to step in.

Cross Platform

Writing a XAML calculator application for X11   (2 votes) by Steffen Ploetz (updated yesterday) 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 reviews a XAML based application with basic menu, clipboard & validation features.

Date and Time

How to create a countdown timer and show current time in Unity3D   (0 votes) by Nikola Breznjak (updated yesterday)    Create a new 2D project: Optionally download some background image (I used this one) and drag it to the Assets folder: Drag the background image to the Hierarchy: Adjust the size of the Camera to 8: Hierarchy->Create->UI->Text: Click on Canvas in Hierarchy and set the Render mode: Click on Text a

Exception Handling

Transient Exception Handling   (2 votes) by Sacha Barber (updated 13 hours ago) I am in the process of reading this very book : Cloud Design Patterns which discusses a great many patterns for the cloud (geared primarily at Azure), and there is talk of a “Circuit Breaker” and “Retry Pattern”. The “Circuit Breaker” pattern is a new one to me, but the “Retry Pattern” is  certainly

Files and Folders

Get list of folders in Java   (0 votes) by Gjermund Bjaanes (updated yesterday) If you need to list only the folders in some directory (and not folders AND files), that can be done without too much effort in Java. The key is use File’s listFiles with a FileFilter: [crayon-54cee3232b484736459074/] You can create an... Continue Reading →

Java

Developing a Custom Comment Checkin Policy for TFS and Eclipse   (3 votes) by Yildirim Kocdag (updated yesterday) This article helps you develop, test and deploy a custom comment check in policy for Eclipse IDE and Microsoft TFS. A plug-in should be written for comment checkin policy development

PHP

PHP Adapter Pattern in Action   (1 votes) by Chris_Yu (updated yesterday) Why and When to Use the Adapter Pattern in PHP Development

Product Showcase

Debugging in Visual Studio with OzCode   (0 votes) by Igal Tabachnik (updated 22 hours ago) Why you should use OzCode to debug your C# code in Visual Studio

How to Develop Native Android* Applications with Intel® INDE 2015 Eclipse* Integration   (0 votes) by Android on Intel (updated yesterday) This tutorial will guide you through Intel® INDE 2015 installation and demonstrate how to develop native Android* applications that target either x86 based or ARM based processors.

Testing and QA

Reliability Engineering in Software developement - Part 1 : Introduction to Reliability   (4 votes) by super (updated 16 hours ago) Software reliability and its importance in present world

Uncategorised Technical Blogs

Introduction to Maximum Developer   (1 votes) by Gjermund Bjaanes (updated yesterday) Welcome to Maximum Developer. This is a new blog for the developer who wants to maximise their potential. I will share my tips and tricks for programming and life in general, and share my learning experience as I go. I... Continue Reading →

6 reasons why reading books is important for developers   (0 votes) by Gjermund Bjaanes (updated yesterday) Disclaimer: These are my personal opinions and I have not backed all points by heavy research (although they might be, I don’t really know).   I grew up reading a lot of books. My parents read to me before I... Continue Reading →

The most important habit to become a great developer   (0 votes) by Gjermund Bjaanes (updated yesterday) ABC. Always Be Coding! This is a really simple concept many people seem to forget. The only real way to improve as a software developer is to code. Sure, you can read books and get lots of theoretical knowledge. But... Continue Reading →

Implementing pub-sub using MSMQ in 15 minutes   (0 votes) by Nji, Klaus (updated yesterday) Requirements: 1. Install MSMQ. By default the service is not enabled. To do this on Windows 7: a. Launch Control Panel an click on Turn Windows features on or off. b. Select Microsoft Message Queue (MSMQ) Server. c. Under this option, select MSMQ HTTP Support and Multicasting Support. HTTP Support p

Windows Communication Foundation

Steps to Learn WCF-Beginners   (3 votes) by Member 3127462 (updated yesterday) Steps to create and use WCF service

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Updated Articles, Tech Blogs and Tips

HTML / CSS

An introduction to Gulp   (12 votes) by Florian Rappl (updated yesterday) Gulp is a modern build system for web technologies. It is also integrated into ASP.NET MVC 6 and can be used in a lot of scenarios.

Windows Communication Foundation

Implementing a Basic Hello World WCF Service (v4.5)   (62 votes) by Mike_Liu (updated yesterday) Manually implement a basic WCF Service (.NET 4.5) from scratch, step by step, with clear instructions and precise screen snapshots.