A guide to creating a custom Configuration Manager for Windows Azure apps to handle dynamic settings like connection strings.
A look at integrating multitouch capabilities into VTK-based scientific visualization software like MedINRIA and Mayavi.
A quick review of ASP.NET MVC 3 Preview 1, highlighting new features like the Razor view engine and dynamic ViewData support.
A developer's initial exploration of Apache Cassandra, covering installation, data models, and connecting to it from a .NET application using C#.
![[C#] A simple implementation of the WeakEvent pattern](https://alldevblogs.blob.core.windows.net/thumbs/article-b9655e34b714-full-3bc8db4b.webp)
Explains memory leaks from .NET events and presents a custom WeakEvent pattern implementation using WeakDelegate to avoid strong references.
A developer shares their experience creating a Python interface for the open-vcdiff library using Cython, focusing on C++ integration challenges.
Explains the Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF) using a shed-building analogy, focusing on its core concepts: export, import, and compose.
Explains how to use C# LINQ expressions to automatically generate null-safe property access, eliminating repetitive null-check code.
Performance comparison of three methods for sorting in-memory DataTables in C#/.NET, with LINQ to DataSet emerging as the fastest.
A C# and SQL Server developer explains his motivation for starting a technical blog to share coding challenges and solutions.
A developer investigates why their C++ game executable file was unexpectedly large, discovering that debug flags and lack of optimization were the culprits.
Explains a Rhino Mocks unit testing exception and solution for methods requiring a return value.
Explains how to handle multiple submit buttons in an ASP.NET MVC form using an ActionNameSelectorAttribute, without requiring JavaScript.
A software developer contrasts the theoretical CS concepts learned in college with practical skills gained through professional and open-source work.
![[C# 4.0] Implementing a custom dynamic object](https://alldevblogs.blob.core.windows.net/thumbs/article-b49a4690e35f-full-0ab55b0d.webp)
A guide to creating custom dynamic objects in C# 4.0 by inheriting from the DynamicObject class and overriding key methods.
Explains how to chain multiple IControllerFactory implementations in ASP.NET MVC to allow flexible controller creation.
A developer's postmortem on creating their first game, 'Balls', in 7 days, detailing challenges, lessons learned, and the final result.
![[WPF] A markup extension that can update its target](https://alldevblogs.blob.core.windows.net/thumbs/article-ba4667938284-full-bfb61962.webp)
Explains how to create a WPF markup extension that can update its target property after initial evaluation, overcoming a common limitation.
Part 5 of a series detailing the front-end development of TwitterMatic.net using ASP.NET MVC, jQuery UI, and time pickers.
![[C#] Parent/child relationship and XML serialization](https://alldevblogs.blob.core.windows.net/thumbs/article-dd1ac6be11da-full-b1949715.webp)
A C# tutorial on solving XML serialization issues for parent-child object relationships using a custom generic collection and interface.
