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.NET Framework

Preventing XSS in ASP.NET Made Easy

(1 votes) by Max R McCarty (updated 8 hours ago)

How to prevent XSS in ASP.NET

Assert DateTime the Right Way MSTest NUnit C# VB.NET Code

(1 votes) by Anton Angelov (updated 22 hours ago)

If you compare your expected DateTime with the real one, they usually won't be equal because of the seconds, milliseconds, etc. Because of that we need a better way to assert DateTimes with some kind of delta.

ASP

iTextSharp : Convert a text file to PDF while uploading in ASP.Net

(0 votes) by Francis S Michael (updated 23 hours ago)

CodeProjectiTextSharp is a most popular PDF Library to create,modify and do some additional manipulation with PDF files. In this article, I'm going to explain how to convert an text file to PDF while uploading. Ground work: Before starting we need to download the iTextSharp

Boards / Embedded devices

Mashery APIs with Intel Edison with Intel XDK

(0 votes) by REX ST JOHN (updated 12 hours ago)

In this article I will be demonstrating how to create a basic Node.js application using Intel Mashery's JamBase API with Intel Edison and XDK. You will find accompanying GitHub source in the provided repo.

Getting Started with Eclipse on Intel® IoT Platforms

(0 votes) by REX ST JOHN (updated 12 hours ago)

This guide explains how to connect to your Intel IoT Platform using the Eclipse IDE on Windows*, OS X*, or Linux*.

Getting Started with the Intel® Edison board on Windows

(0 votes) by REX ST JOHN (updated 10 hours ago)

In this guide, you'll connect to the Intel® Edison board through a terminal and update the firmware on your board.

Caching

Syrilium.Caching

(1 votes) by Hrvoje Batrnek (updated 14 hours ago)

Seamless caching and easy implementation of any virtual method in any class.

Design and Architecture

Dependency Inversion Principle - What you always knew about DI wasn't that accurate. Let's keep it simple

(3 votes) by Rasik Bihari Tiwari (updated 15 hours ago)

Let's understand exactly what is Dependency Inversion principle and what it is not. How people confuse it to be dependency injection which is it NOT.

Edit Controls

Simple Numbers only Textbox in C#

(3 votes) by Jan Martin H. (updated 14 hours ago)

This is how to create a simple numbers only Textbox that will always work

Game Development

UNITY 3D – GAME PROGRAMMING – PART 3

(7 votes) by Vahe Karamian (updated 3 hours ago)

The third article in a series to discuss Unity 3D and how to get started with your own 3D projects.

Game Design Bundle - Hours of Training for only $8

(0 votes) by Right Handed Monkey (updated 23 hours ago)

Get Hours of Training in Unity and 3D Modeling for an Extremely Low PriceThis is such a good deal I figured others may be interested in it. Over at Slashdot Deals there is a 'name your own price' bundle for some pretty extensive game development courses. The courses are hosted by Udemy. If you wa

Hardware & System

OMRON PLC TCP Interface

(0 votes) by Joan Magnet (updated 8 hours ago)

Base class for OMRON PLC communications

Libraries

How to Create Large Excel File using Openxml

(3 votes) by Yin Kan (Gavin) Lee (updated 14 hours ago)

Create Excel File using Openxml without loading the entire DOM

Other .NET Languages

Generic Properties Validator C# VB.NET Code

(1 votes) by Anton Angelov (updated 22 hours ago)

Generic properties validator C# and VB.NET code

PHP

Migrating from PHP 5.3 to PHP 5.4 or 5.5 - Watch Out For a Dangerous iconv Bug

(0 votes) by Right Handed Monkey (updated 21 hours ago)

If you are using iconv to filter out invalid characters for strings and you migrate to PHP 5.5, you may experience the nasty bug that bit me.Currently I am converting all my web data from a nice UTF-8 format to ISO-8859-1 (otherwise known as ISO Latin-1) for use for inserting into PDF reports using

Product Showcase

Connecting to Intel® Edison from Android with Bluetooth LE (BLE)

(0 votes) by Nathan Carver (updated 12 hours ago)

The goal of this document is to show you how to write code and connect the hardware to establish BLE communication between an Intel Edison and a Bluetooth 4.0-equipped Android device, using free software tools and low-cost, off-the-shelf hardware.

Building T.E.E.T.H. – Adding IoT to Your Bathroom with Intel® Edison technology

(0 votes) by Nathan Carver (updated 12 hours ago)

This DIY project shows you how to convert a store-bought toothbrush holder into an IoT home appliance.

Getting Started with Intel® XDK IoT Edition on Intel® IoT Platforms

(0 votes) by REX ST JOHN (updated 12 hours ago)

This guide contains steps for installing the Intel® XDK IoT Edition, as well as creating and running a simple application on the Intel® Galileo or the Intel® Edison board.

Programming Tips

Get Licensed - Tips for preparing for the PE Exam in Computer Engineering

(0 votes) by Right Handed Monkey (updated 22 hours ago)

What is this NCEES exam and why would I want to take it?The NCEES is a governing body that is allowed to license people and companies to practice engineering. Any company with "Engineer" in the title needs to have a professional engineer (PE) or they may get sued by the professional engineering soc

Static & Panel Controls

What are static bindings in PHP - Using self:: versus static::

(0 votes) by Right Handed Monkey (updated 22 hours ago)

[1] Why an abstract horse? See below.What are static bindings?Static bindings are functions or variables that can be called on a class that don't need an object created to use them first. For example, you don't need to use the new operator to call a static method or access a static variable. Thes

Testing and QA

Create Jenkins Job for Creating NuGet Packages

(1 votes) by Anton Angelov (updated 22 hours ago)

If you are creating .NET libraries most probably you need to create NuGet packages to distribute your code. You can make your life easier if you create an automatic Jenkins Job for the purpose.

Tree Controls

TreeView with Controls (Supported Org Chart Style)

(0 votes) by Vyacheslav Chernykh (updated 8 hours ago)

CTreeView is the advanced TreeView control for .NET WinForms that supports more features, different layouts and any controls in the nodes.

Uncategorised Technical Blogs

Resolved - Apache Alias or Symlinks Not Working with Unexpected 403 Forbidden Error

(0 votes) by Right Handed Monkey (updated 22 hours ago)

Apache Forbidden Access Issues Linking files to Apache on a new install of Cent OS 7 with Apache 2.4 was not quite as smooth as I imagined.The SetupI'm working a new server and I want to link to another location so I can use Dropbox to work on files locally and have them automatically updated to my

Don't Look Bad - Test Your Website

(0 votes) by Right Handed Monkey (updated 22 hours ago)

Don't be caught looking like a fool when your website fails unexpectedly. Find out errors ahead of time using automatic testing techniques. In this article we discuss automatic regression testing. Use PHP to setup your own continuous integration server.When you are responsible for a updating a we

Web Services

Intel® IoT Developer Kit Cloud-based Analytics

(0 votes) by REX ST JOHN (updated 10 hours ago)

Accessing and Using IoT Analytic

Work Issues

Make Those Value Objects Work For You

(1 votes) by SneakyPeet (updated 23 hours ago)

We can have value objects be more than just information carriers. We can have them do some work for us.A ScenarioGiven a contract and some time sheet data for an employee we need to calculate invoice lines for billing a client. We can use an object called an InvoiceLineCalculator to calculate the re

Updated Articles, Tech Blogs and Tips

Android

Hello Android - The Hello World Application

(34 votes) by Varavut (updated 15 hours ago)

learn to develop your first Android application

Android Networking Example and Tutorial (with easy retries)

(1 votes) by Right Handed Monkey (updated 9 hours ago)

This post explains how to use the WorxForUs Network framework to have an Android app that works robustly even in areas that have poor network connectivity.

Audio and Video

Practical Sound Recorder with Sound Activation

(30 votes) by Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov (updated 5 hours ago)

The convenience of this Sound Recorder is defined by its minimalism and understanding of the purpose

C / C++ Language

One line template call for a dynamically loaded DLL function - Extensions to GetProcAddress() and Invoke()

(29 votes) by Michael Chourdakis (updated 8 hours ago)

One-call of any DLL function with custom parameters, implemented with C++ tuple and templates.

Client side scripting

FreedReadR: RSS Reader Created With AngularJS (part 2 of 2)

(5 votes) by newton.saber (updated 14 hours ago)

Learn Angular and Firebase API (AngularFire) for live storage of data via Internet using nosql db.

Database

Fluent Database Access

(12 votes) by Jörgen Andersson (updated 15 hours ago)

Aggregate Product function extends SQL

(7 votes) by DrABELL (updated 10 hours ago)

Technique to extend capability of standard SQL by adding the Aggregate Product Function

Use SQL to generate large data sequence

(1 votes) by DrABELL (updated 10 hours ago)

Generate large data series by using Cartesian Product and small data table