Best Article of July 2020

This competition has ended

Overview
Entries
Participants
Winners
Prizes
Rules

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.

Eligibility

This competition is open to software development professionals & enthusiasts who are of the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence; however, residents of Quebec and of the following countries are ineligible to participate due to legal constraints: Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria. Employees (or a member of their immediate family) of CodeProject or any of their affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising or promotional agencies are also ineligible to participate. Void where prohibited by law.

How to Enter

Entry is by the submission process described above. Please read the submission requirements before submitting your entry and ensure the article is tagged with at least one of the tags corresponding to that competition's category.

Lost, late, misdirected, or illegible entries will be disqualified. Any entry containing content that CodeProject deems objectionable for any reason will be disqualified. All decisions of CodeProject with respect to any aspect of the competition, including, without limitation, the eligibility of entries, are final and binding on all entrants in all matters as they relate to this competition. CodeProject reserves its right to modify the Rules.

CodeProject assumes no responsibility for lost, late, delayed, destroyed or misdirected mail, voice messages, email or any computer errors or malfunctions. No correspondence will be entered into with entrants.

CodeProject does not assume any responsibility for incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry information, technical malfunctions, human or technical error, lost, delayed or garbled data or transmissions, omission, interruption, deletion, defect or failures of any telephone or computer line or network, computer equipment, software or any combination thereof. Entry materials/data that have been tampered with or altered are void. If for any reason, in the opinion of CodeProject in its sole discretion, the competition is not capable of running as originally planned, or if the administration, security, fairness, integrity or the proper conduct of the competition is corrupted or adversely affected, including by reason of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes beyond its control, CodeProject reserves its right to cancel, terminate, modify, amend, extend or suspend the competition including cancelling any method of entry, and select a winner from previously received eligible entries. CodeProject reserves its right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the competition or to be acting in violation of the Rules or otherwise in a disruptive manner. CodeProject reserves its right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent of the law for any attempts to deliberately damage the competition web site or to undermine the legitimate operation of this competition. CodeProject shall not be held responsible for any errors or negligence that may arise or occur in connection with the competition including any damage to an entrant's computer equipment, system, software or any combination thereof, as a result of their participation in this competition or from downloading any material from the competition website where applicable.

Current Entries

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

Understanding the SynchronizationContext in .NET with C#

28 Jul 2020honey the codewitch

Take control of which thread your code gets executed on, and how it does

.NET

All-Topics

Dev

synchronize

synchronization

threads

Whiteapp ASP.NET Core using Onion Architecture

19 Jul 2020amitp_naik

WhiteApp or QuickApp API solution template built on Onion Architecture

ASP.NET-Core

Why and How I Created Another Console Framework

2 Jul 2020Daniele Fontani

Sometimes, for learning, we need to find excuses to start a new project

Fluent

console

Retro Game Cartography

29 Jul 2020Mladen Janković

An algorithm for reconstructing game world map from captured game play

.NET

Dev

A Sudoku Puzzle Solver using Strategies

4 Feb 2021DavidHancock

A .NET 5.0 Windows application written in C# that attempts to solve Sudoku puzzles

.NET

WPF

MvvmCross for WPF: A Basic Primer

7 Jul 2020Meshack Musundi

An overview of MvvmCross for WPF application development

P/Invoke Jujitsu: A Data Kata

11 Jul 2020honey the codewitch

Exploit the memory layout of your data to make your P/Invoke code more accessible and maintainable

Age Estimation With Deep Learning: Getting Started

17 Jul 2020Sergey L. Gladkiy

In this article, we'll begin the process of how to use a deep neural network to estimate a person's age from an image.

Python

artificial-intelligence

deep-learning

Keras

OpenCV

Face Touch Detection with TensorFlow.js Part 1: Using Real-Time Webcam Data With Deep Learning

13 Jul 2020Raphael Mun

In this article, we are going to use all that we’ve learned so far with computer vision in TensorFlow.js to try building a version of this app ourselves.

HTML5

Javascript

artificial-intelligence

tensorflow

machine-learning

Exploring Proxy to Achieve DOM Intellisense with TypeScript for Element Binding, Two Way Data Binding, Events, and More

5 Jul 2020Marc Clifton

Learning about how the Proxy class can be used to, among other things, eliminate element ID string literals and with TypeScript, provide Intellisense for HTML elements

Typescript

Dev

Architect

Animation Editor - Bring Cartoon Color to Your Otherwise Drab Covid World

16 Jul 2020Christ Kennedy

Combine your own sprites with any MP4 you choose using this Animation Editor

Win10

Dev

graphics

Compact Audio Player for Language Learning

15 Aug 2020Clifford Nelson

A media player application specifically designed to support listening to language learning tracks

.NET

WPF

C#: Scheduling with Quartz, My First Desktop Schedule Job!

30 Jul 2020DiponRoy

Making schedule jobs exe using Quartz scheduler

Prism for WPF: A Basic Primer

1 Jul 2020Meshack Musundi

An overview of the Prism framework

.NET

WPF

Dev

ASP.NET Core Web API + DynamoDB Locally

8 Jul 2020zainafzal

How to access DynamoDB locally using ASP.NET Core Web API

Getting Started With Deep Learning in Your Browser Using TensorFlow.js

8 Jul 2020Raphael Mun

In this article, I will show you how quickly and easily set up and use TensorFlow.js to train a neural network to make predictions from data points.

Javascript

artificial-intelligence

machine-learning

tensorflow

neural-network

Setting Write Direction and Alignment

4 Jul 2020Michael Haephrati

How to set write direction and alignment

C++11

MFC

PianoBox: An Interactive Musical Keyboard Control - MidiUI Part 1

12 Jul 2020honey the codewitch

PianoBox is a customizable musical keyboard control for Windows Forms. This is the first part of MidiUI.

Styling a button

6 Sep 2020Издислав Издиславов

Showcase for simple techniques for XAML button styling

Quick Look into SignalR

19 Jul 2020Sandeep Mewara

See with a working demo how SignalR works and how it can be used

Stylet: A Basic Primer

21 Jul 2020Meshack Musundi

An overview of the Stylet MVVM framework

.NET

WPF

XAML

Look Behind the IQueryable Curtain

21 Jul 2020Jeremy Likness

Learn how to parse complex expression trees, and even modify them to alter IQueryable results.

StringBox Control with Keystroke Validation

22 Jul 2020siliconvideo

This StringBox control implements keystroke validation using regular expressions and a touch of glue logic

Learning Breakout From RAM – Part 1

2 Jul 2020philoxenic

In this article we will learn from the contents of the game’s RAM instead of the pixels.

Python

artificial-intelligence

machine-learning

neural-network

Getting Started Guide | Deno.js

3 Jul 2020Roman Akhromieiev

Quick Introduction to Deno.js with an example

Typescript

Javascript

Node.js

Dogs and Pizza: Computer Vision in the Browser With TensorFlow.js

9 Jul 2020Raphael Mun

In this article, we’ll dive into computer vision running right within a web browser.

Javascript

artificial-intelligence

tensorflow

machine-learning

ASP.NET CORE: Using SFTP/FTP in ASP.NET CORE Projects

13 Jul 2020DiponRoy

Using SFTP/FTP in ASP.NET CORE projects

ASP.NET-Core

FTP

Age Estimation With Deep Learning: Building CNN

22 Jul 2020Sergey L. Gladkiy

In this article we’ll build the network we’ve designed using the Keras framework.

Python

artificial-intelligence

Age Estimation With Deep Learning: Training CNN

23 Jul 2020Sergey L. Gladkiy

In this article we train the CNN for age estimation.

Python

artificial-intelligence

neural-network

deep-learning

OpenCV

Assorted MIDI Controls - MidiUI Part 2

14 Jul 2020honey the codewitch

Continuing our series with a knob control and a MIDI visualizer

Building a Telegram Bot with Azure Functions and Node.js

22 Jul 2020Roman Akhromieiev

How to build a Telegram Bot using Azure functions and Node.js

Node.js

Azure

bot

How to Implement and Use Awaitable Sockets in C# using TAP

23 Jul 2020honey the codewitch

Explore adapting Socket's async model to a task based one and adding some awaitable socket operations to your projects

A New Implementation for a Fast Hash Table

2 Aug 2020User 14869360

A merge of ordered array and hash table

C++

Dev

ASP.NET Core: Deploy Web API and Angular from the Same Project to the Same IIS Port

13 Jul 2020DiponRoy

Deploy Web API and Angular from the same project to the same IIS port

Angular6

ASP.NET-Core

WebAPI

Fluffy Animal Detector: Recognizing Custom Objects in the Browser by Transfer Learning in TensorFlow.js

10 Jul 2020Raphael Mun

In this article we will build a Fluffy Animal Detector, where I will show you a way to leverage a pre-trained Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) model like MobileNet.

Javascript

artificial-intelligence

tensorflow

machine-learning

Face Touch Detection with TensorFlow.js Part 2: Using BodyPix

14 Jul 2020Raphael Mun

In this article, we are going to use BodyPix, a body part detection and segmentation library, to try and remove the training step of the face touch detection.

Javascript

artificial-intelligence

machine-learning

tensorflow

WebGL

Age Estimation With Deep Learning: Designing CNN

21 Jul 2020Sergey L. Gladkiy

In this article we’ll guide you through one of the most difficult steps in the DL pipeline: the CNN design.

artificial-intelligence

deep-learning

Keras

neural-network

Load XAML Dynamically and Find Specified Control Using Name And Show Image, Play Video, and YouTube In WPF

14 Jul 2020Bloody Chicken

Load XAML, find control, and play Youtube video automatically

WPF

A C# Visual Studio Add-In to Display Pictures Referenced in Source-Code Files

27 Jul 2020JorgeLuisOrejel

C# implementation and using Visual Studio add-in to display pictures referenced in source-code files

Filter Pattern with Generic Lambda Expression on WPF Data Driven Application

28 Jul 2020Mirambek Nagashbekov

Demonstration of filter pattern along with pipeline on data driven application

Windows Sockets Streams Part III - HTTP Server

6 Jul 2020Mircea Neacsu

Make yourself a HTTP server in 20 lines or less

Google NewsStand Animation Android

1 Jul 2020Hariprasanth S

Navigation pattern like in Google News Stand app with transitions

OpenApiClientGen to Generate Strongly Typed Client API Codes Based on Open API Definitions

3 Jul 2020Zijian

Learning Breakout From RAM – Part 2

3 Jul 2020philoxenic

In this article, we will see how we can improve by approaching the RAM in a slightly different way.

Python

artificial-intelligence

machine-learning

neural-network

Learning Breakout: Advanced Topics

6 Jul 2020philoxenic

In this final article in this series, we will look at slightly more advanced topics: minimizing the "jitter" of our Breakout-playing agent, as well as performing grid searches for hyperparameters.

Python

artificial-intelligence

machine-learning

neural-network

Cinchoo ETL - YAML Reader

1 Jul 2020Cinchoo

Simple YAML reader for .NET

Build an In-memory REST API with Deno and Oak

3 Jul 2020Rajesh Pillai

An overview of building REST API using Deno and Oak

Typescript

Javascript

REST

Code for Determining Navigation Paths on Maps

4 Jul 2020MarkWardell

Use this method for setting path on a map given [current position, heading, and distance]

.NET

Dev

Understanding Bytecode and Java Virtual Machines

4 Jul 2020CodingKnight

While you don’t need to know about the details of Bytecode and JVMs to qualify as a Java programmer, such knowledge is still very beneficial.

Development of a Tool to Support the 360 Feedback Process in Workgroups Using Vue.js and Firebase DBaaS

10 Jul 2020André Marcos (Advisor), Andre Seiji Goto

This web based tool aims to incentivize and facilitate the collaborators experience into internal assessment process in a development Agile environment

Javascript

Agile

Current Participants

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

DiponRoy

Bangladesh

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

amitp_naik

Technical Lead societe general

India

Happy n enjoy learning...! Besides my family n friends, motorcycling is my second passion, followed closely by software development and my love of custom, high performance vehicles!!
( Technical Lead | Full Stack Developer | Design pattern, Asp.net Core ,.Net Core, C#, Sqlserver, React, Angular, MSBI, Webcomponent )
https://github.com/Amitpnk
Any help contact me at amit.naik8103@gmail.com

André Marcos (Advisor)

Business Analyst

Brazil

agile and devops enthusiast; master in computer science and professor in technology courses; I have worked with projects and development for the telecommunication area

This is a Collaborative Group

5 members

Bloody Chicken

Software Developer (Senior) Wiseneosco

Korea (Republic of)

You know I can't speak English well but I'm learning. If there anything wrong in my article. Understand me. Smile | :)

I'm so thankful if you could correct this.
Anyway, I'm a software programmer in Korea. I have been doing development about 10 years.
I majored in Computer Science and Engineering. I'm using c# mainly. Bye!

Christ Kennedy

CEO unemployable

Canada

Christ Kennedy grew up in the suburbs of Montreal and is a bilingual Quebecois with a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from McGill University. He is unemployable and currently living in Moncton, N.B. writing his next novel.

Cinchoo

United States

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

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.

CodingKnight

Pakistan

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

Daniele Fontani

Chief Technology Officer

Italy

I'm senior developer and architect specialized on portals, intranets, and others business applications. Particularly interested in Agile developing and open source projects, I worked on some of this as project manager and developer.

My programming experience include:

Frameworks \Technlogies: .NET Framework (C# & VB), ASP.NET, Java, php
Client languages:XML, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, angular.js, jQuery
Platforms:Sharepoint,Liferay, Drupal
Databases: MSSQL, ORACLE, MYSQL, Postgres

DavidHancock

United Kingdom

I used to be a professional programmer, but these days I write code for fun.

Hariprasanth S

India

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

honey the codewitch

United States

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

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/.

JorgeLuisOrejel

United States

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

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.

MarkWardell

United States

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

Meshack Musundi

Software Developer

Kenya

Experienced C# software developer with a passion for WPF.

Awards,

CodeProject MVP 2013
CodeProject MVP 2012
CodeProject MVP 2021

Michael Haephrati

CEO Secured Globe, Inc.

United States

Michael Haephrati is a music composer, an inventor and an expert specializes in software development and information security, who has built a unique perspective which combines technology and the end user experience. He is the author of a the book Learning C++ , which teaches C++ 20, and was published in August 2022.

He is the CEO of Secured Globe, Inc., and also active at Stack Overflow.

Read our Corporate blog or read my Personal blog.

Follow @haephrati

Mirambek Nagashbekov

Software Developer _

Kazakstan

Software Developer

Mircea Neacsu

Canada

Mircea is an OOP (old, opinionated programmer) with more years of experience than he likes to admit. Always opened to new things, he is however too bruised to follow any passing fad.

Lately, he hangs around here, hoping that some of the things he learned can be useful to others.

Mladen Janković

Software Developer

Serbia

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

philoxenic

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.

Rajesh Pillai

Founder Algorisys Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

India

Co Founder at Algorisys Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

http://algorisys.com/
https://teachyourselfcoding.com/ (free early access)
https://www.youtube.com/user/tekacademylabs/

Raphael Mun

United States

Raphael Mun is a tech entrepreneur and educator who has been developing software professionally for over 20 years. He currently runs Lemmino, Inc and teaches and entertains through his Instafluff livestreams on Twitch building open source projects with his community.

Roman Akhromieiev

Software Developer Intetics

Ukraine

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

Sandeep Mewara

Architect Intuit India

India

A software professional for more than 17+ years building solutions for Web and Desktop applications.

Currently working at Intuit India.

Website: Learn By Insight
Github: Sandeep Mewara
LinkedIn: Sandeep Mewara

Strongly believe in learning and sharing knowledge.

Sergey L. Gladkiy

Team Leader VIPAKS

Russian Federation

EDUCATION:

Master’s degree in Mechanics.

PhD degree in Mathematics and Physics.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

15 years’ experience in developing scientific programs
(C#, C++, Delphi, Java, Fortran).

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS:

Mathematical modeling, symbolic computer algebra, numerical methods, 3D geometry modeling, artificial intelligence, differential equations, boundary value problems.

siliconvideo

Software Developer (Senior) Analog Devices Inc.

United States

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

User 14869360

Saudi Arabia

Software Engineer

zainafzal

Software Developer (Junior)

Australia

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.

Издислав Издиславов

Bulgaria

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

First Prize	honey the codewitch - How to Use the C# Await Keyword on Anything
Prize pool	CodeProject T-Shirt - CodeProject


First Prize	Mladen Janković - Retro Game Cartography
Prize pool	CodeProject T-Shirt - CodeProject


Second Prize	Sandeep Mewara - Beginner's Quick Start to Learn React.js
Prize pool	Bob Sticker - CodeProject


Second Prize	Rick Drizin - Code Generation using C# Scripts (CSX Scripts) in Visual Studio
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.