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This article will explain how to create a simple chat program using this remoting technology, which supports web-cam and sending files.
using System;

namespace Pfz.Caching
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Static class used to convert real (strong) delegates into weak
	/// delegates.
	/// </summary>
	public static class WeakDelegate
	{
		#region IsWeakDelegate
			/// <summary>
			/// Verifies if a handler is already a weak delegate.
			/// </summary>
			/// <param name="handler">The handler to verify.</param>
			/// <returns>true if the handler is already a weak delegate, false otherwise.</returns>
			public static bool IsWeakDelegate(Delegate handler)
			{
				return handler.Target != null && handler.Target is WeakDelegateBase;
			}
		#endregion
	
		#region From(Action)
			private sealed class WeakActionWrapper:
				WeakDelegateBase
			{
				internal WeakActionWrapper(Action handler):
					base(handler)
				{
				}
				internal void Execute()
				{
					Invoke(null);
				}
			}
			
			/// <summary>
			/// Creates a weak delegate from an Action delegate.
			/// </summary>
			public static Action From(Action strongHandler)
			{
				if (IsWeakDelegate(strongHandler))
					throw new ArgumentException("Your delegate is already a weak-delegate.");
				
				var wrapper = new WeakActionWrapper(strongHandler);
				return new Action(wrapper.Execute);
			}
		#endregion
		#region From(Action<T>)
			private sealed class WeakActionWrapper<T>:
				WeakDelegateBase
			{
				internal WeakActionWrapper(Action<T> handler):
					base(handler)
				{
				}
				internal void Execute(T parameter)
				{
					Invoke(new object[]{parameter});
				}
			}

			/// <summary>
			/// Creates a weak delegate from an Action&lt;T&gt; delegate.
			/// </summary>
			public static Action<T> From<T>(Action<T> strongHandler)
			{
				if (IsWeakDelegate(strongHandler))
					throw new ArgumentException("Your delegate is already a weak-delegate.");
					
				var wrapper = new WeakActionWrapper<T>(strongHandler);
				return new Action<T>(wrapper.Execute);
			}
		#endregion
		#region From(Action<T1, T2>)
			private sealed class WeakActionWrapper<T1, T2>:
				WeakDelegateBase
			{
				internal WeakActionWrapper(Action<T1, T2> handler):
					base(handler)
				{
				}
				internal void Execute(T1 parameter1, T2 parameter2)
				{
					Invoke(new object[]{parameter1, parameter2});
				}
			}

			/// <summary>
			/// Creates a weak delegate from an Action&lt;T1, T2&gt; delegate.
			/// </summary>
			public static Action<T1, T2> From<T1, T2>(Action<T1, T2> strongHandler)
			{
				if (IsWeakDelegate(strongHandler))
					throw new ArgumentException("Your delegate is already a weak-delegate.");
					
				var wrapper = new WeakActionWrapper<T1, T2>(strongHandler);
				return new Action<T1, T2>(wrapper.Execute);
			}
		#endregion
		#region From(Action<T1, T2, T3>)
			private sealed class WeakActionWrapper<T1, T2, T3>:
				WeakDelegateBase
			{
				internal WeakActionWrapper(Action<T1, T2, T3> handler):
					base(handler)
				{
				}
				internal void Execute(T1 parameter1, T2 parameter2, T3 parameter3)
				{
					Invoke(new object[]{parameter1, parameter2, parameter3});
				}
			}

			/// <summary>
			/// Creates a weak delegate from an Action&lt;T1, T2, T3&gt; delegate.
			/// </summary>
			public static Action<T1, T2, T3> From<T1, T2, T3>(Action<T1, T2, T3> strongHandler)
			{
				if (IsWeakDelegate(strongHandler))
					throw new ArgumentException("Your delegate is already a weak-delegate.");
					
				var wrapper = new WeakActionWrapper<T1, T2, T3>(strongHandler);
				return new Action<T1, T2, T3>(wrapper.Execute);
			}
		#endregion
		#region From(Action<T1, T2, T3, T4>)
			private sealed class WeakActionWrapper<T1, T2, T3, T4>:
				WeakDelegateBase
			{
				internal WeakActionWrapper(Action<T1, T2, T3, T4> handler):
					base(handler)
				{
				}
				internal void Execute(T1 parameter1, T2 parameter2, T3 parameter3, T4 parameter4)
				{
					Invoke(new object[]{parameter1, parameter2, parameter3, parameter4});
				}
			}

			/// <summary>
			/// Creates a weak delegate from an Action&lt;T1, T2, T3, T4&gt; delegate.
			/// </summary>
			public static Action<T1, T2, T3, T4> From<T1, T2, T3, T4>(Action<T1, T2, T3, T4> strongHandler)
			{
				if (IsWeakDelegate(strongHandler))
					throw new ArgumentException("Your delegate is already a weak-delegate.");
					
				var wrapper = new WeakActionWrapper<T1, T2, T3, T4>(strongHandler);
				return new Action<T1, T2, T3, T4>(wrapper.Execute);
			}
		#endregion
		
		#region From(EventHandler)
			private sealed class WeakEventHandlerWrapper:
				WeakDelegateBase
			{
				internal WeakEventHandlerWrapper(EventHandler handler):
					base(handler)
				{
				}
				internal void Execute(object sender, EventArgs e)
				{
					Invoke(new object[]{sender, e});
				}
			}

			/// <summary>
			/// Creates a weak delegate from an EventHandler delegate.
			/// </summary>
			public static EventHandler From(EventHandler strongHandler)
			{
				if (IsWeakDelegate(strongHandler))
					throw new ArgumentException("Your delegate is already a weak-delegate.");
					
				var wrapper = new WeakEventHandlerWrapper(strongHandler);
				return new EventHandler(wrapper.Execute);
			}
		#endregion
		#region From(EventHandler<TEventArgs>)
			private sealed class WeakEventHandlerWrapper<TEventArgs>:
				WeakDelegateBase
			where
				TEventArgs: EventArgs
			{
				internal WeakEventHandlerWrapper(EventHandler<TEventArgs> handler):
					base(handler)
				{
				}
				internal void Execute(object sender, TEventArgs e)
				{
					Invoke(new object[]{sender, e});
				}
			}

			/// <summary>
			/// Creates a weak delegate from an Action&lt;TEventArgs&gt; delegate.
			/// </summary>
			public static EventHandler<TEventArgs> From<TEventArgs>(EventHandler<TEventArgs> strongHandler)
			where
				TEventArgs: EventArgs
			{
				if (IsWeakDelegate(strongHandler))
					throw new ArgumentException("Your delegate is already a weak-delegate.");
					
				var wrapper = new WeakEventHandlerWrapper<TEventArgs>(strongHandler);
				return new EventHandler<TEventArgs>(wrapper.Execute);
			}
		#endregion
	}
}

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I started to program computers when I was 11 years old, as a hobbyist, programming in AMOS Basic and Blitz Basic for Amiga.
At 12 I had my first try with assembler, but it was too difficult at the time. Then, in the same year, I learned C and, after learning C, I was finally able to learn assembler (for Motorola 680x0).
Not sure, but probably between 12 and 13, I started to learn C++. I always programmed "in an object oriented way", but using function pointers instead of virtual methods.

At 15 I started to learn Pascal at school and to use Delphi. At 16 I started my first internship (using Delphi). At 18 I started to work professionally using C++ and since then I've developed my programming skills as a professional developer in C++ and C#, generally creating libraries that help other developers do their work easier, faster and with less errors.

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Codeproject MVP 2012, 2015 & 2016
Microsoft MVP 2013-2014 (in October 2014 I started working at Microsoft, so I can't be a Microsoft MVP anymore).

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