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Current Entries

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

Succinct Guide to Floating Point Format For C++ and C# Programmers

12 Jan 2020Shao Voon Wong

Floating Point Format For C++ and C# Programmers

C++11

C++

Create An Awesome WPF UI for Your C++/QT Applications

6 Jan 2020The Ænema

This article will teach you how to create an amazing, clean and smooth WPF/Winform UI for your native application without using any complex, unsafe, ActiveXish methods, etc.

fastCSV - A Tiny, Fast, Standard Compliant CSV Reader Writer

6 Dec 2020Mehdi Gholam

With the increased prominence of machine learning and ingesting large datasets with the CSV format for this purpose, I decided to write a CSV parser which met my requirements of being small, fast and easy to use.

.NET

Dev

How to Upload a Document in ASP.NET Core

20 Jan 2020Marc Clifton

The Secret Sauce

ScreenCapture: Single Header DirectX Library

1 Apr 2021Michael Chourdakis

DirectX hardware screen capture and encoding with audio mixing capabilities. H264/H265/VP80/VP90/FLAC/MP3

Rolling Your Own? - A Simple CSV Parser Example

13 Jan 2020Marc Clifton

Implementations in C# and F#

C#7.0

.NET

Dev

SelfServe: A Self-hosting Self-installing Windows Service

14 Jan 2020honey the codewitch

Add the ability to run a service in console mode and to control or install your service from the command line

noDB

11 Jan 2020Mehdi Gholam

Using list of objects, LINQ and SQL like string query instead of a database with fastJSON serializer

.NET

LINQ

Dev

Yet Another Fully Functional ownerdraw Menu

23 Jan 2020Steffen Ploetz

Another fully functional ownerdraw menu with minimal effort - this time based on Win32, with icons instead of bitmaps, with accelerators and tested for ReactOS and WinNT 4.0 to Windows 10

Constant Reservation and Git Hooks using C#

23 Jan 2020Ivan Yakimov

In this article, I'll explain how to build a robust Git hooks system using C#. Also, I'll show how to use it to solve a couple of nasty problems with development collaboration.

.NET

Dev

Git

Switch Between Documents

4 Jan 2020_Flaviu

Switching between open documents in multi-document interface application

C++

Windows

MFC

Blazor State Management

22 Jan 2020Jeremy Likness

Blazor Server and Blazor WebAssembly (client) don't store state by default, resulting in a subpar user experience. This article tackles solutions to the problem.

Using the Visitor Pattern to Maintain MVVM Layering While Implementing Dialogs in WPF

2 Jan 2020Daniel Ziegelmiller

A simplified approach to maintaining the WPF MVVM layers when the ViewModel needs to show a form dialog

Windows

WPF

MVVM

SpaceVIL Framework. Cross-Platform GUI with .NET & JVM

30 Jan 2020Roman Sedaikin

SpaceVIL is a cross-platform and multilingual framework for creating GUI client applications for .NET Framework, .NET Core and JVM. This article discusses the SpaceVIL framework, its capabilities and a brief story of its creation.

Installing a Free SSL Certificate on Azure

14 Jan 2020Chris A. Johnson

This article explains exactly how to setup an SSL certificate for FREE on your Azure account. The existing free SSL with Azure only works on 'non-naked' domains, making it pretty much worthless. This is a 100% free method which ensures your site will be 100% secure.

Use Trace and TraceSource in .NET Core Logging

4 Oct 2020Zijian

How to use Trace and TraceSource in .NET Core Logging

Self-Cleanable Collection and Self-Cleanable Event

27 Jan 2020Vassili Kravtchenko-Berejnoi

Use of System.WeakReference for self-cleanable registration of (short-life) objects

To Const or Not to Const

14 Jan 202010xlearner

const-correctness, about when and why you should use const keyword - this post was inspired by a rule from the first chapter of Code Craft, by Pete Goodliffe, on Defensive programming

C++

QtTreePropertyBrowser vs. PropertyGrid: Application to Scientific Computing

13 Jan 2020Igor Gribanov

Property browsing is a common task and many standalone libraries already exist, but let's explore the built-in functionality in Qt library to handle this.

C++

nvidia

How to Create Custom Validation Attribute in C#

21 Jan 2020kr.is

How to create a simple validation attribute using C#

Extended Autohide for Taskbar and Startmenu

25 Jan 2020Thilo Bauer

Autohides Taskbar and Startmenu when there are no mouse moves over them for a defined time

TrafficLight Column in WPF DataGrid using MultiTrigger

20 Jan 2020Daniel H. W.

Using a self defined TrafficLight Column to virtualize a status bool and the readonly value at the same time instead of a simple CheckBox

Windows

WPF

Win32++ Programmatically Created Menus with Code::Blocks on ReactOS

23 Jan 2020Steffen Ploetz

The Win32++ class library sample collection does not contain a sample, that creates the frame menu via API instead of via resources. Here is the missing part.

SQL 2019 - New Features

13 Jan 2020koolprasad2003

New features of SQL 2019

SQL

SQL-Server-2019

database

How to Create and Use a Self-referencing Hierarchical Table

8 Jan 2020E. Scott McFadden

This article explains how to create and use a self referencing key in a SQL Server Table.

Classifying Data Using Artificial Intelligence K-Means Clustering Algorithm

19 Jan 2020Arthur V. Ratz

A simple introduction to using K-Means Clustering for data analysis.

Parse Anything, Part 3: Beyond Parsley

11 Jan 2020honey the codewitch

Using Parsley to prototype and test hand written parsers

Shh...Your Interviewer Didn't Have the Answers to his Technical Questions!

11 Jan 2020Shao Voon Wong

Advice for suitable type of technical question to ask in an interview

C++

manager

Dev

Django 3 Tutorial & CRUD Example with MySQL and Bootstrap

15 Jan 2020Ahmed Bouchefra

In this tutorial, we’ll see by example how to create a CRUD application from scratch and step by step. We’ll see how to configure a MySQL database, enable the admin interface, and create the django views.

C++17: Benchmark of Singular Min/Max and Iterator Versions

16 Jan 2020Shao Voon Wong

Benchmark of Singular Min/Max and Iterator Versions

C++17

C++

Getting Hands On With ASP.NET Core Health Checks

21 Jan 2020SleepyCrat

A discussion of how the HealthCheck middleware is used to expose endpoints on your site that run a sequence of pre-written tests and provide you with quick diagnostic information about the health of your application.

Conquer ASP.NET Boilerplate Query Performance in LINQPad, (Announcing LINQPad.ABP)

30 Jan 2020Lee P Richardson

Description of two ways to use LINQPad with ABP apps to solve performance problems

SQL

ASP.NET

ASP

Fundamental Type Specialization in C++

3 Jan 2020goranorsander

A class template for specializing fundamental types

Analysis Service MDX Query Viewer web client

7 Jan 2020Fedor Dzjuba

Client and a WebAPI to execute MDX query against SSAS and display a resulted cellset in a pivoted grid form with Axis neatly arranged in a hierarchical and grouped manner.

Building and Consuming a REST API with Angular 9: Sending GET Requests with HttpClient and Services by Example

6 Jan 2020Ahmed Bouchefra

How to build a fake REST API backend for our Angular frontend using json-server and faker

Bobril - VII - Components and TSX

8 Jan 2020Tomáš Růt

This article will guide you in creating of bobril application using TSX components.

.Net Core DI, How to register all existing assignable types in an assembly

13 Jan 2020M.M.Mohseni

In this article, we'll explain how to register (Add) all specific interface assignable types in an assembly and will use them in a class.

.NET-Core

.NET

dependency-injection

When Random Isn't the Right Random

12 Jan 2020Rion Williams

Nearly any engineer worth his or her salt will likely agree that consistency is important. . If they don’t, they probably haven’t ever worked on a large legacy application or with a team of any decent size. Everyone being roughly (sans tabs vs. spaces religious views) on the same.

.NET

Guarantee Correct Spacing for toolbar Separators on Multiple TB_ADDBUTTONS Calls

15 Jan 2020Steffen Ploetz

A solution for: If the toolbar is created button by button with single TB_ADDBUTTONS calls, the width of the separators is not calculated correctly.

Deploying an Angular 8 Application with Web API ASP.NET Core 2.2

22 Jan 2020Flávio Henrique de Carvalho

This is a practical article that serves with a guide of steps describing problems and solutions found when deploying an application with an ASP.NET Core backend and Angular frontend, aimed at developers and other beginner professionals.

Allowing Explorer to Drop Files on a WinForms App, and Doing Something with Them

20 Jan 2020OriginalGriff

It's pretty easy to let Windows Explorer drop files on a WinForms app, but I can never remember how. So since I needed a "file touch" app, I thought I'd document the process here.

C++: Quick and Dirty Log Extraction and Replay

27 Jan 2020Shao Voon Wong

Quick and Dirty Log Extraction and Replay

C++

Cfg: Jumpstart Your Parser Generator Projects

31 Jan 2020honey the codewitch

A small library for providing baseline Context-Free Grammar computations

Angular 9/8 Multiple File Uploading Service with Progress Report

6 Jan 2020Ahmed Bouchefra

Angular 9/8 file uploading service with progress report

Angular8

Setting up Angular 9 HttpClient & Creating Components by Example

6 Jan 2020Ahmed Bouchefra

How to set up Angular 9 HttpClient and create components by example

Typescript

HTML

Adding Angular 9 Routing and Material Design by Example

6 Jan 2020Ahmed Bouchefra

We’ll continue building our example app by setting up the router and adding routing for the home and about components

HTML

Javascript

npm

Automatically Disappearing Dialog, Used to Provide VERIFY and ASSERT on ReactOS

8 Jan 2020Steffen Ploetz

Automatically Disappearing Dialog

Why is My SQL Server Query Slow?

7 Jan 2020Rion Williams

As applications and their associated databases grow, things change. Rows get modified, schema get updated, and often, things can slow down.

SQL

SQL-Server

Create ASP.NET Control for Image Resizer and Cropper Keeping Aspect Ratio

8 Jan 2020Debashis 10433656

How to create an ASP.NET control for image resizer and cropper keeping aspect ratio

How to Quickly Compare Multiple ML Models on your Data

16 Jan 2020Alon Lek

Find the best way to predict column value based on other columns, quickly and simply

Current Participants

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_Flaviu

Romania

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

10xlearner

Software Developer (Senior)

France

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

Ahmed Bouchefra

Software Developer

Morocco

Ahmed is a web developer.

Alon Lek

Israel

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

Arthur V. Ratz

Software Developer (Senior) EpsilonDev

Ukraine

I’m software developer, system analyst and network engineer, with over 20 years experience, graduated from L’viv State Polytechnic University and earned my computer science and information technology master’s degree in January 2004. My professional career began as a financial and accounting software developer in EpsilonDev company, located at L’viv, Ukraine. My favorite programming languages - C/C++, C#.NET, Java, ASP.NET, Node.js/JavaScript, PHP, Perl, Python, SQL, HTML5, etc. While developing applications, I basically use various of IDE’s and development tools, including Microsoft Visual Studio/Code, Eclipse IDE for Linux, IntelliJ/IDEA for writing code in Java. My professional interests basically include data processing and analysis algorithms, artificial intelligence and data mining, system analysis, modern high-performance computing (HPC), development of client-server web-applications using various of libraries, frameworks and tools. I’m also interested in cloud-computing, system security audit, IoT, networking architecture design, hardware engineering, technical writing, etc. Besides of software development, I also admire to write and compose technical articles, walkthroughs and reviews about the new IT- technological trends and industrial content. I published my first article at CodeProject in June 2015.

Chris A. Johnson

CEO Kolaberate Software inc.

Canada

Chris is a .NET Architect with over 17 years of experience working with various Microsoft technologies including most recently ASP.NET, SSRS, SSIS, SSAS and Sharepoint. Chris is now C.E.O. of Kolaberate Software, based in Vancouver, B.C.

Daniel H. W.

Software Developer (Senior) Haufe Lexware

Germany

Senior Development Engineer @Haufe Group
Developing C#, C++, Java Script

Daniel Ziegelmiller

Software Developer (Senior)

United States

Principal Software Engineer in medical device and related fields.

Debashis 10433656

Software Developer (Senior) NEXA, Dubai

United Arab Emirates

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

E. Scott McFadden

Architect 1960

United States

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

Fedor Dzjuba

Software Developer Linnworks

United Kingdom

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

Flávio Henrique de Carvalho

Software Developer (Senior) INVENTWARE Projetos e Soluções

Brazil

I'm a Brazilian developer in process of learning. I have worked in developing software since 2000 and my interests are by compilers construction, IA, complex algorithms, C, C++, C#, DDD, TDD, and everything related to MS Technology.

goranorsander

Software Developer (Senior) Cubic Technologies Denmark

Denmark

I am a software architect and developer with 20 years experience from the defense industry. I have a longstanding background in Modeling and Simulation for Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) military training. I have worked extensively with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) solutions for presentation of maps and modeling of terrain.

In addition to working with software architecture, system development, and programming I have worked as a technical project manager, team leader, and scrum master. I have experience of the full life-cycle of a software product since my work have included analyzing requirements, assist preparing tenders, development, acceptance testing, user training, support, maintenance, and marketing at trade fairs and similar events.

honey the codewitch

United States

Just a shiny lil monster. Casts spells in C++. Mostly harmless.

Igor Gribanov

Engineer

Canada

I am a researcher working on numerical models for deformation, crushing and flow of ice. The models are based on continuum mechanics, where numerical approaches include particle-based methods and finite elements.

Ivan Yakimov

Software Developer (Senior) Finstek

China

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

Jeremy Likness

Program Manager Microsoft

United States

Note: articles posted here are independently written and do not represent endorsements nor reflect the views of my employer.

I am a Program Manager for .NET Data at Microsoft. I have been building enterprise software with a focus on line of business web applications for more than two decades. I'm the author of several (now historical) technical books including Designing Silverlight Business Applications and Programming the Windows Runtime by Example. I use the Silverlight book everyday! It props up my monitor to the correct ergonomic height. I have delivered hundreds of technical presentations in dozens of countries around the world and love mentoring other developers. I am co-host of the Microsoft Channel 9 "On .NET" show. In my free time, I maintain a 95% plant-based diet, exercise regularly, hike in the Cascades and thrash Beat Saber levels.

I was diagnosed with young onset Parkinson's Disease in February of 2020. I maintain a blog about my personal journey with the disease at https://strengthwithparkinsons.com/.

koolprasad2003

Technical Lead

India

Hi there, I am Prasad. Author, Blogger, contributor and passionate about Microsoft .NET technologies. I like to write an articles/blogs on different .NET aspects and like to help Developers, to resolve their issues and boost them on Microsoft Technologies.

Certifications: Microsoft Certified professional (MCP), Microsoft Certified technology specialist (MCTS), Agile-Scrum Master.

Awards: Microsoft Re-connect MVP (GSC Member), Most valuable member at dotnetspider, Most popular curator, Most active curator, featured curator at Microsoft Curah, Editor at dotnetspider.

Microsoft MVP 2014 [ASP.NET/IIS]
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-After all Knowledge is an endless entity

kr.is

Poland

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

Lee P Richardson

Web Developer

United States

Lee is a Microsoft MVP and a prolific writer, speaker, and youtuber on .Net and open source topics. Lee is a Solution Samurai at InfernoRed ( http://infernoredtech.com). When not coding he enjoys running, mountain biking, smoking brisket, electronics, 3D printing, and woodworking. He is active on twitter where you can reach him @lprichar ( https://twitter.com/lprichar).

M.M.Mohseni

Software Developer (Senior)

Sweden

Mehdi Mohseni is a Software senior developer (Consultant) in Sigma ITC (www.sigmait.se), Mehdi has a deep experience in N-Tier software applications as well as MVC design pattern. Mehdi has led more than 100 Asp.Net C# or VB.Net Automation applications. Mehdi is working in Toyota Material Handling Logistic Solution as Senior .Net Developer now.

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.

Mehdi Gholam

Architect -

United Kingdom

Mehdi first started programming when he was 8 on BBC+128k machine in 6512 processor language, after various hardware and software changes he eventually came across .net and c# which he has been using since v1.0.
He is formally educated as a system analyst Industrial engineer, but his programming passion continues.

* Mehdi is the 5th person to get 6 out of 7 Platinum's on Code-Project (13th Jan'12)
* Mehdi is the 3rd person to get 7 out of 7 Platinum's on Code-Project (26th Aug'16)

Michael Chourdakis

Software Developer

Greece

I'm working in C++, PHP , Java, Windows, iOS, Android and Web (HTML/Javascript/CSS).

I 've a PhD in Digital Signal Processing and Artificial Intelligence and I specialize in Pro Audio and AI applications.

My home page: https://www.turbo-play.com

OriginalGriff

CEO

Wales

Born at an early age, he grew older. At the same time, his hair grew longer, and was tied up behind his head.
Has problems spelling the word "the".
Invented the portable cat-flap.
Currently, has not died yet. Or has he?

Rion Williams

Software Developer (Senior)

United States

An experienced Software Developer and Graphic Designer with an extensive knowledge of object-oriented programming, software architecture, design methodologies and database design principles. Specializing in Microsoft Technologies and focused on leveraging a strong technical background and a creative skill-set to create meaningful and successful applications.

Well versed in all aspects of the software development life-cycle and passionate about embracing emerging development technologies and standards, building intuitive interfaces and providing clean, maintainable solutions for even the most complex of problems.

Roman Sedaikin

Russian Federation

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

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.

SleepyCrat

Software Developer

United States

Software developer in Nashville, TN(USA).

Steffen Ploetz

CEO Symbioworld GmbH

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.

The Ænema

Engineer MemarDesign™ LLC.

France

This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill - the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill - you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes. - Matrix

Hamid.Memar

Thilo Bauer

President of The bird feeding company

France

Coding 4 fun.

Tomáš Růt

Team Leader Quadient

Czech Republic

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

Vassili Kravtchenko-Berejnoi

Software Developer (Senior) Vassili Kravtchenko-Berejnoi Technical Computing

Austria

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

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	Shao Voon Wong - Succinct Guide to Floating Point Format For C++ and C# Programmers
Prize pool	CodeProject Mug - CodeProject Bob Sticker - CodeProject


First Prize	Mehdi Gholam - fastCSV - A Tiny, Fast, Standard Compliant CSV Reader Writer
Prize pool	CodeProject Mug - CodeProject Bob Sticker - CodeProject


Second Prize	Marc Clifton - How to Upload a Document in ASP.NET Core
Prize pool	Bob Sticker - CodeProject


Second Prize	VulfL - Bad Log May Drive Crazy. Good Log May Become a Magic Wand
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.
Articles entries must follow the CodeProject submission guidelines.
No cheating, lying, plagiarizing articles, chicanery, or kicking.
No author can be nominated twice.
In the event an article has multiple authors and/or contributors, the number of prizes issued is solely at the discretion of the prize issuer.
In the event of a tie, the number of prizes issued is solely at the discretion of the prize issuer.
Multiple votes from the same IP will be automatically disqualified.
The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Only those who live in jurisdictions in which this contest is legal may enter.
Any breach of the rules and the prize will be awarded to the runner up.
By entering the contest you agree to the rules, conditions of entry, and agree that your member alias and any submitted material can be used for promotional purposes by CodeProject.
Entries shall be deemed to be submitted by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at the time of entry unless clearly indicated otherwise. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an internet access provider, on-line service provider, or other organization (e.g. business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.