Best "Everything Else" Article of April 2016

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Current Entries

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

A Note on How Functions are Called

28 Jun 2023Dr. Song Li

This is a note on how compilers implement function calls to pass the parameters to and get the return value from the called functions.

ASM

Ubuntu

Linux

Architect

64-bit

Vash - A GDI+ Flash-Like Vector Animation Program

27 Apr 2016Clayton Rumley

There are those who think I am crazy, and this just might be the proof.

A Custom STL std::allocator Replacement Improves Performance

21 Jan 2024David Lafreniere

Protect against heap fragmentation faults and improve execution speed with a fixed block alternative to STL std::allocator

C++

Architect

ASP.NET MVC Localization using a Database

13 Apr 2016Simon B.

How to localize an ASP.NET MVC application and read all text from a database while still using DataAnnotations.

Excel, Jira, Rest API end to end example

12 Apr 2016bradyguy

An end to end view of how to integrate Jira REST API's with Excel.

A Butterworth Filter in C#

22 Apr 2016Darryl Bryk

1 alternative

C# code for a low-pass Butterworth filter is presented

WoT with Arduino for Beginners: Part 2 - Connecting to the Real World via Sensors

18 Apr 2016Mircea Diaconescu, Gerd Wagner

Learn how to develop Arduino-based apps for the Web of Things (WoT). This second part of a series of tutorials shows how to read analog and digital sensors with the help of Arduino.

C++

Dev

IoT

Pwnage Checker - An iOS App Built Using Swift

16 Jun 2016Vince Chan

Pwnage Checker is an iOS app that allows users to check whether an account has been compromised in a known data breach

Execution Extension Method

19 Apr 2016Clifford Nelson

A set of extension methods to support conditional Expression Bodied Functions and Properties

Generate and understand NURBS curves

23 Apr 2016Kenneth Haugland

Create B-Spline and NURBS curves and learn how to use and manipulate them.

VS2013

WinDrawLib

11 Apr 2016Martin Mitáš

Direct2D or GDI+? Perhaps both, with a help of the right library.

Simple WPF Bar Graph Control

1 Apr 2016Clifford Nelson

This article presents a simple bar graph using an ItemsControl with a custom DataTemplate

C# 7 Feature Proposal: New Access Modifier

6 Apr 2016Bill Wagner

C# feature proposal - new access modifier

All-Topics

Win32 Thread Wrapper with Synchronized Start

23 Oct 2019David Lafreniere

A Win32 CreateThread() C++ wrapper class for synchronized thread startup and forced message queue creation.

An Introduction to XCB Programming

5 Apr 2016Matt Scarpino

Developing Low-Level Linux Applications with XCB (X protocol C-language Binding)

Binding a Text to Multiple Sources

27 Apr 2016Clifford Nelson

This article presents a way to display a message in a single control with several sources in a priority order

Octave bands and auditory filters in acoustics

12 Apr 2016Kenneth Haugland

The origin, design and usages of octave band frequencies and designing weight filters

VS2013

Getting Started With Windows IoT And Raspberry PI 3

19 Apr 2016Lee P Richardson

The what and the why of Windows IoT, how to install it on a Raspberry Pi 3 and how to deploy a first app to it

All-Topics

Learn Windows Workflow Foundation 4.5 through Unit Testing: Persistence with WorkflowApplication

8 Apr 2016Zijian

Persistence with WorkflowApplication

Image OCR and Document Conversion using the LEADTOOLS SDK

1 Apr 2016Carey Payette

The problem I am looking to solve while evaluating the LEADTOOLS SDK is to use a photo of a hard copy page of text taken with my phone, have it processed and displayed in the document viewer, then have it converted to Word format so that it can be easily edited.

VS2015

OCR

FITS to image and image transparency

8 Apr 2016V.

Convert FITS file to known image formats and use those images for a "zooming" functionality (image transparency)

Apply Data Validation to Excel Cells in C#

31 Mar 2016Greg Barbados

This article provides a solution to add data validation to Excel cells in C#.

Lightswitch: Working with Views

18 Apr 2016Ankita Biswas Bhattacharya

Here, I will explain how you can work with SQL views in lightswitch and how you can save data on screens which are created on Views.

Learn Windows Workflow Foundation 4.5 through Unit Testing: Workflow Definition Persistence, Versioning and WorkflowIdentity

26 Apr 2016Zijian

Persistence, versioning and WorkflowIdentity

jQuery XML Parser and Search

29 Aug 2016bmiller367

jQuery XML Parser and Search

Getting All "Special Folders" via VB.NET

12 Apr 2016Jalapeno Bob

A VB.NET version of Ray Koopa's 21 Mar 2016 article, Getting All "Special Folders" in .NET

Learn Windows Workflow Foundation 4.5 through Unit Testing: Workflow Services

18 Apr 2016Zijian

Workflow WCF service

Query in semantic web for beginners

23 Apr 2016Mostafa A. Ali

This article introduces using SPARQL to query semantic webpages.

Java

Using the Windows MIDI SYSEX API in .NET

13 Apr 2016Steve Grundy

This article describes using the Windows MIDI API functions in a managed environment.

Null Object Design Pattern in Automated Testing

17 Apr 2016Anton Angelov

An overview how to utilize the Null Object Design Pattern to simplify the automated tests' code and to make it less error prone.

.NET

MDI Case Study Purchasing - XIII - Docking Panels

1 Apr 2016stebo0728

Dependency Inversion in Java

7 Apr 2016Grzegorz @ tidyjava.com

Beginner guide to using the power of Dependency Inversion with examples in Java. Covers dependency injection, using abstractions and adapter pattern.

How to Open a Place in Google Maps Without a Dev. Key

21 Apr 2016ryanba29

I am going to demonstrate how to convert an address to a latitude and longitude using Google Maps Geocode. Then take the latitude and longitude and build a Uri that opens that place in Google Maps.

Google

WPF

C++: Custom RTTI

12 Apr 2016Shao Voon Wong

This tip presents a custom RTTI class which is 10x faster than dynamic_cast

C++

VS2010

Task Completion On Event

24 Apr 2016Marc Clifton

A road trip to implement generic TaskCompletionSource for non-generic message event types

Android Product Flavors and Configuration

14 Apr 2016Kaushal Dhruw

This article deals with Android product flavors in depth. Learn how to create multiple apks from the same source code. Create, customize, group, configure and filter product flavors.

Algorithm : Calc Convex Hull & Draw HTML5 Canvas (Part 2 of N)

26 Apr 2016raddevus

Adding more methods (select points, draw triangles, etc) which allow us to do some specialized drawing on the HTML5 Canvas so we can investigate the Calc Convex Hull algorithm.

Find Changeset Details for All Work Items in a TFS Query

14 Apr 2016Asmita Bhurke

Generate work items report from TFS including their associated changeset details

Input TextBox with Selectable Options (ComboBox)

15 Apr 2016Industria Virtual

Joinning a a Text Box and a Select Combo in a HTML Form.

OVERachieving Progressive Sums in T-SQL

21 Apr 2016Emmanouil Gimissis MSc ICSD

Calculating progressive sums in T-SQL

T-SQL

SQL

SQL-Server

Visual Studio Code for Developers Productivity

26 Apr 2016Ganesan Senthilvel

Introduction of Visual Studio Code for Developers Productivity

Detecting URLs in Text

9 Apr 2016JohnnyCee

This article demonstrates how to use simple parsing techniques to detect URLs in user-supplied text.

.NET

Dev

How to Fade an LED with PWM in Windows IoT

25 Apr 2016Lee P Richardson

How to fade an LED with PWM in Windows IoT

Raspberry-Pi

Integrate Design Patterns into Your Code

12 Apr 2016Klaus78

This article shows pieces of code that can be rewritten using design patterns. At the same time, some object oriented principles behind design pattern are also shown.

Dev

Architect

Tidy Spring - Starting a Project

25 Apr 2016Grzegorz @ tidyjava.com

List of practices to work effectively on Spring applications. This part focuses on starting a new Spring project.

Java

Spring

Detect SAM File Corruption under Windows 7 (Part 1)

10 Apr 2016AIT SALEM BOUSSAD

This first part of the article presents how to inject a DLL inside lsass process by using Windows service

Show an animation while waiting for a download to start

23 Apr 2016Simon B.

This article shows a cool trick to display a loading animation while waiting for a download to start. If the download starts, the animation is automatically hidden.

Overview of MVC6 & Deploy Application to Azure

4 Apr 2016Passion4Code

Overview of MVC6 & Deploy Application to Azure

All-Topics

eyepatch - A Library of Notification Based Objects for TypeScript/JavaScript

8 Nov 2016slavik57

A library of notification based objects for TypeScript/JavaScript

Xamarin Frame and Disappearing Outline

23 Apr 2016n.podbielski

This is another article in the mini series of Xamarin bugs and workarounds for them.

Android

.NET

Xamarin

Current Participants

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

AIT SALEM BOUSSAD

Instructor / Trainer

France

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

Ankita Biswas Bhattacharya

Software Developer (Senior)

India

I have more than 4 years of work experience in .Net technology. I have worked extensively in ASP.NET MVC, C#, Entity Framework. I have basic knowledge in Javascript, Jquery, HTML, CSS, SQL. Recently I am exploring Lightswitch 2013. Although I am a software developer by profession but I am a huge fan of Shreya Ghoshal, Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar, Sonu Nigam, Shantanu Moitra, R D Burman, Salil Choudhury and Madan Mohan Music's.

Anton Angelov

CEO Automate The Planet

Bulgaria

CTO and Co-founder of Automate The Planet Ltd, inventor of BELLATRIX Test Automation Framework, author of "Design Patterns for High-Quality Automated Tests: High-Quality Test Attributes and Best Practices" in C# and Java. Nowadays, he leads a team of passionate engineers helping companies succeed with their test automation. Additionally, he consults companies and leads automated testing trainings, writes books, and gives conference talks. You can find him on LinkedIn every day.

Asmita Bhurke

United States

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

Bill Wagner

Architect Bill Wagner Software LLC

United States

Bill Wagner is one of the world's foremost C# developers and a member of the ECMA C# Standards Committee. He is President of the Humanitarian Toolbox, has been awarded Microsoft Regional Director and .NET MVP for 10+years, and was recently appointed to the .NET Foundation Advisory Council. Wagner currently works with companies ranging from start-ups to enterprises improving the software development process and growing their software development teams.

bmiller367

Architect

United States

Pragmatic solutions focused professional with a proven record of accomplishments within service-oriented enterprise architectures.

bradyguy

hCentive

United States

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradychambers

Carey Payette

Software Developer (Senior)

United States

Carey Payette is a Senior Software Engineer with Trillium Innovations, a Progress Developer Expert, as well as an ASPInsider. She has interests in IoT and is a member of the Maker community. Carey is also a wife, and mom to 3 fabulous boys. She is a 2nd degree black belt in TaeKwonDo and enjoys coding for fun!

Clayton Rumley

Software Developer (Senior) digifi inc.

Canada

Clayton Rumley is web developer for hire from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

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.

Darryl Bryk

United States

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

David Lafreniere

United States

I've been a professional software engineer for over 20 years. When not writing code, I enjoy spending time with the family, camping and riding motorcycles around Southern California.

Dr. Song Li

United States

I have been working in the IT industry for some time. It is still exciting and I am still learning. I am a happy and honest person, and I want to be your friend.

Emmanouil Gimissis MSc ICSD

Technical Lead P GIMISIS SA

Greece

I am a passionate programmer/developer since 1983, especially in distributed and niche applications, using whatever tools suits best for the job. Have vast experience with Microsoft tools and technologies, especially VB (since 1991), SQL Server (since 1997) and .NET (since 2000) but constantly love to learn and develop my skills.
I hold an MSc in Interactive Computer System Design from Loughborough Univ. of Technology UK and various Microsoft certifications.
When I am not developing, I prefer to delve into history, swim/bike and going out.

Ganesan Senthilvel

Architect

India

Ganesan Senthilvel is a passionate IT leader with demonstrated 2 decades’ experience in architecture, design and implementing cutting edge solutions to address business opportunities of Enterprise applications. He earned Masters in Computer Science and Master in Business Administration. Now, he is pursing Doctorate program in Big Data. He is consistent technical contributor via COE, Blog, Whitepaper, Summit, Certification, etc. and also highly skilled at providing coaching and mentoring to internal teams and external institutes. Earned Microsoft Certifications like MCP, MCAD and financial domain certification.
He maintains his weekly blog at http://ganesansenthilvel.blogspot.in

Greg Barbados

United States

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

Grzegorz @ tidyjava.com

Poland

Java Engineer at zooplus AG. Passionate about new technologies and clean software architecture. Proud owner of 2 cats. Blogger at http://tidyjava.com

Industria Virtual

Web Developer Industria Virtual

Brazil

Taylor made web applications for you and your business.

Jalapeno Bob

Software Developer (Senior) S & D Acres

United States

BSEE 1972, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY
MSCS 1978, Stevens Institute, Hoboken, NJ

Now, I live in Texas with my wife and children and raise non-dairy (aka "meat") goats and chickens for fun and (maybe next year) profit.

As a hobby (we all need one, don't we?? Smile | :)

), I write agriculture-related software and play with O-gauge trains.

JohnnyCee

Web Developer

United States

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

Kaushal Dhruw

Software Developer

India

Just another software developer trying to connect the dots.

Kenneth Haugland

Chief Technology Officer

Norway

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

Klaus78

Italy

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).

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.

Martin Mitáš

Team Leader

Czech Republic

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

Matt Scarpino

United States

I've been a programmer, engineer, and author for over 20 years.

Mircea Diaconescu

Technical Lead

Germany

Researcher, developer, WoT/IoT enthusiast
Co-founder of http://web-engineering.info.

Mostafa A. Ali

Engineer

Canada

Programming for me is a hobby

n.podbielski

Software Developer

Poland

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

Passion4Code

Software Developer (Senior)

India

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

raddevus

Software Developer (Senior) RADDev Publishing

United States

"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler."

ryanba29

Software Developer

United States

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.

Simon B.

Software Developer Sevitec Informatik AG

Switzerland

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

slavik57

United States

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

stebo0728

United States

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

Steve Grundy

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.

Software Developer

Belgium

Graduate Computer Sciences.
My interests go out to music and movies.
Author of the infamous MQOTD
Creator of this video

Vince Chan

Software Developer (Senior)

United States

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	Florian Rappl - Construction of a Supercomputer - Architecture and Design
Prize pool	CodeProject T-Shirt - CodeProject


Second Prize	Mircea Diaconescu, Gerd Wagner - WoT with Arduino for Beginners: Part 1 - Mastering the RGB LED
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).
Articles entries must follow the CodeProject submission guidelines.
No cheating, lying, plagiarizing articles, chicanery, or kicking.
Articles may only be considered for a single category. If an article is eligible for multiple categories (for example, it pertains to both the C# and Web Dev categories), CodeProject editors and judges will decide which category the article shall be entered in.
No author can be nominated twice in the same category.
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.
In the event an author wins multiple competitions, and repeat, identical prizes, the number of prizes issued is solely at the discretion of the prize issuer.
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.
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