System.Xml.Linq is a great library, it lets us very easily manipulate XML, in very close fashion to how we would interact with other data sources. My only issue is that it tends to seem a little redundant...

C# 4.0: Dynamic Programming

by Paulo Morgado

The major feature of C# 4.0 is dynamic programming - not just dynamic typing, but dynamic in a broader sense, which means talking to anything that is not statically typed to be a .NET object.

C# 4.0: Dynamic’s compiler tricks

by StormySpike

So, I was curious today, I had some code that used dynamic and was wondering what the heck the compiler was doing on the back end. So, I wrote up a very small test program, and tore into it using Reflector. The version of Reflector I used still only decompiles to C# 3, so it [...]

C# 4.0: Named And Optional Arguments

by Paulo Morgado

As part of the co-evolution effort of C# and Visual Basic, C# 4.0 introduces Named and Optional Arguments.

Constructor .NET

by SonuKSingh

Types of constructors available in C#

Content Controls and Open XML 2.0 SDK

by atverma

In this blog, I’ll focus on Content Controls and Open XML 2.0 SDK from the experience I gained in the last 2 months.

Covariance and Contravariance in C#

by Sohel_Rana

Covariance and Contravariance in C#

Define Your Own Dialog Box in Winform

by Md. Rashim Uddin

How to define your own dialog box

Dependency Injection in ASP.NET MVC4 and webapi using Ninject

by Bhupindra Singh

Dependency Injection in ASP.NET MVC4 and webapi using Ninject

Download Files in ASP.NET

by Md. Rashim Uddin

How to download different types of files in asp.net

Duck Typing with LinFu & C# 4.0's Dynamic Keyword

by Philip Laureano

LinFu.DynamicObject is flexible enough that it can let you build object instances at runtime and then 'strongly' duck type those object instances to any interface that matches the intended duck type.

Duplex Service in WCF

by Md. Rashim Uddin

Duplex service in WCF

Entity Framework Code First and WCF Data Services

by User 6619207

Entity Framework Code First and WCF Data Services

Event Driven Programming with User Control

by De, Subhendu

This article will discuss how to use events in asp.net user control

Faster faster loops

by Pete O'Hanlon

Using the Task Parallel Library in .NET 4.0

Golden Ratio and GPdotNET v2 User Interface

by Bahrudin Hrnjica

Golden Ratio and GPdotNET v2 User Interface

Grant Access to your Assembly from COM Objects

by Abhishek Sur

Make your class library COM visible using few simple steps

Grokking the CLI - Part 1: Meta Mayhem

by Allen C. Copeland Jr

Grokking the CLI - Part 1: Meta Mayhem

Grokking the CLI - Part 2: Meta Meanderings

by Allen C. Copeland Jr

Grokking the CLI - Part 2: Meta Meanderings

How can you add "Select All" behaviour for all TextBoxes in your WPF application?

by Kunal Chowdhury «IN»

Add "Select All" behaviour for all TextBoxes in your WPF application

How to Choose between IDisposable, IComponent, Component, MarshalByValueComponent and Control while Implementing a Class

by atverma

Criteria behind choosing IDisposable, IComponent, Component, MarshalByValueComponent and base Control classes(System.Windows.Form.Control and System.Web.UI.Control) while implementing a Class

How to configure and use Entity Framework

by Libish Varghese Jacob

Configuring and using Entity Framework 4.1 for my Open Source project.

How to test a class member that is not public using Visual Studio 2010

by atverma

How to test a class member that is not public using Visual Studio 2010

How to use CPU instructions in C# to gain performace

by Adnan Boz

How to use CPU instructions in C# to gain performace

HTTPS Communication in WCF using Self-sign Certificate

by Md. Rashim Uddin

HTTPS Communication in WCF

Image in C#: Save, Resize, and Convert to Binary

by Duy H. Thai

Some frequently-used methods for image handling in .NET

Implement Search Screen using knockoutjs, jQuery, and ASP.NET MVC3

by Neeraj Kaushik1980

This article demonstrates implementation of knockoutjs observable viewmodel with jquery and ASP.NET MVC 3 and how to bind viewmodel with HTML controls.

INotifyPropertyChanging and INotifyPropertyChanged in Real Life using Expression Trees

by atverma

INotifyPropertyChanging and INotifyPropertyChanged in Real Life using Expression Trees

Introduction to jQuery in ASP.NET Applications

by Ayobami Adewole

Introduction to jQuery in ASP.NET applications

IronPython: A Quick WinForms Introduction

by Dev Leader

IronPython: A quick WinForms introduction

Lambda Expression in C# 3.0

by Shakeel Iqbal

Lambda Expression is one of the best features of C# 3.0

LINQ Group By with NULL Database Values

by JasonShort

LINQ Group By with NULL database values

LINQ: Enhancing Distinct With The PredicateEqualityComparer

by Paulo Morgado

LINQ: Enhancing Distinct With The PredicateEqualityComparer

LINQ: Enhancing Distinct with the SelectorEqualityComparer

by Paulo Morgado

LINQ: Enhancing Distinct with the SelectorEqualityComparer

LINQ: Introducing The Skip Last Operators

by Paulo Morgado

LINQ: Introducing The Skip Last Operators

LINQ: Single vs. First

by Paulo Morgado

LINQ: Single vs. First

LINQ: Single vs. SingleOrDefault

by Paulo Morgado

LINQ: Single vs SingleOrDefault

Logging and Tracing WCF Soap Messages

by Md. Rashim Uddin

How to log and trace WCF Soap messages?

Logging with Dynamic Objects in .NET 4.0 (part 2-n) - User Interaction Logging

by erik_nl

Logging with dynamic objects in .NET 4.0 (part 2-n) - user interaction logging

Map Data from Database Context to Excel Sheet using LINQ & Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel

by Debopam Pal

Using Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel library, you can bring your data from your database against LINQ query and store them into an Excel Sheet.

Massively Parallel RNG using CUDA C, Thrust and C#

by Adnan Boz

Massively Parallel Random Nunber Generation using CUDA C, Thrust and C#

MVVM using POCOs with .NET 4.0 and the DynamicViewModel Class

by Nikos Baxevanis

This post aims to provide a way to implement the Model View ViewModel (MVVM) architectural pattern using Plain Old CLR Objects (POCOs) while taking full advantage of .NET 4.0 DynamicObject Class.

Named and optional parameters in C# 4.0

by Farooq Kaiser

In this article, I will explore named and optional parameters in C# 4.0.

Nested GridView in ASP.NET using C#

by Debopam Pal

This example shows you how to create a nested GridView.

Page Transition Control for WPF

by Aron Weiler

Like the title says... a simple (very simple) page transition control for WPF

Pex & Moles - Testing Business Layer

by hoonzis

Pex is a tool which helps generate inputs for unit test. Moles is a stub framework used to isolate the unit tests from code which is not being tested. In this post, I will try to describe an attempt to use Pex and Moles to test a typical business layer.

Programming Windows Phone 7 – Hello World

by Sarath C

A simple Windows Phone 7 application

Reduce the Size of MongoDB Documents Generated from .NET/C#

by Pragmateek

How to reduce the size of MongoDB documents generated from .NET/C#

Refactoring: Extract a Method, When It’s Meaningful

by EngineerSpock

Turn on your brain and extract when its meaningful

REST in WebApi

by tranthanhtu.vn

In "REST - Overview" article, I were introduced the basic rules in RESTful, Can you show me how to implement in WebApi?Ok, in this article, we will learn how to implement those rules in WebApi using C#.Where could I get sourcode was used in this article?Please checkout the code at https://github.com

RIA Services through Web Services

by Steve Maier

The same database and the same RIA Services can be used as a Web Service by using some simple additions to the setup of your project.

Select N+1 Problem – How to Decrease Your ORM Performance

by Gil Fink

This post will introduce the select N+1 pitfall and explain how to avoid it in Entity Framework.

SharePoint Debugging Assistant (Free Visual Studio 2012/2013 Add-In)

by Kyriakos Akriotis

SharePoint Debugging Assistant (free Visual Studio 2012/2013 add-in)

Simple TCP Port Scanner

by Aron Weiler

Just wrote this to scan for open ports on some software... it's pretty fast!

SingleInstance(Of T) Class for Windows Phone 7

by Nikos Baxevanis

This post aims to provide a way to implement lazy initialization in a multi threaded environment using the SingleInstance(Of T) Class.

Small Sample of Using Code Contracts

by outcoldman

This is a small sample of using code contracts.

Solve Mongo DB Element Does Not Match Any Field or Property of Class

by Shahriar Iqbal Chowdhury/Galib

Solve Mongo DB Element does not match any field or property of class

Speed Up Blocking Functions with PLINQ

by JasonShort

In this article, I want to cover a particular problem I have had many times over the years. How do you speed up multithreaded apps that are bound by blocking functions, or long running I/O operations?

State Design Pattern

by Salmanzz

State Design Pattern

Synchronization, Memory Visibility and Leaky Abstractions

by Pragmateek

Synchronization, Memory Visibility and Leaky Abstractions

Textbox Drag/Drop in WPF

by Pete O'Hanlon

Textbox Drag/Drop in WPF

The Evolution Of C#

by Paulo Morgado

The Evolution Of C#