Weekly Newsletter (27 Nov 2017)

Monday, November 27, 2017 View online | Switch to the Daily Build Welcome to this week's newsletter from CodeProject. To ensure that future newsletters you receive from The Code Project aren't mistakenly blocked by antispam software, be sure to add the maillist.codeproject.com domain to your list of allowed senders. Advertisements Learn more. Code more. Share more. Red Hat delivers the resources and ecosystem of experts to help professional programmers to be more productive and get ahead of the curve as they build great applications. Join now for free! Need Excel on the Web? Take your browser-based applications beyond the limits of HTML and JavaScript with high-performance, Excel-compatible spreadsheet controls from SpreadsheetGear-the leader in .NET spreadsheets. Try the live SpreadsheetGear Silverlight Samples Now! Weekly Poll Results What are the most enjoyable parts of developing applications? Survey period: 20 Nov 2017 to 27 Nov 2017 We all have our reasons. Option Votes %   Writing the code 789 73.53 Releasing the app to your users 267 24.88 Designing and architecting 646 60.21 Talking to users about features and issues 239 22.27 Being part of a team working towards the same goal 227 21.16 Polishing the finished product 269 25.07 Debugging gnarly bugs 266 24.79 Getting the pay cheque at the end of the day 423 39.42 Other 54 5.03 Responses 1,073    Respondents were allowed to choose more than one answer; totals may not add up to 100% This week's survey: What are the most enjoyable parts of developing applications? Latest Additions New articles added .NET Framework Console Logging and Reading Excel files with .Net Core 2   (0 votes) by Member 11268897 (updated 12 hours ago) Proper logging in .Net Core 2 Console App Algorithms & Recipes Simple parallelizable algorithm for approximate pattern matching using suffix tree   (3 votes) by Ivan Yakimov (updated 6 days ago) In this article, I'd like to show a simple algorithm for approximate pattern matching. Applications & Tools Auto Number Feature of Dynamics 365 - CRM   (1 votes) by Manish_Rajpoot (updated 2 days ago) This tip explains the new auto numbering feature of Dynamics 365 (CRM) A Note on Spring Boot - 1   (0 votes) by Dr. Song Li (updated yesterday) This is a note on Spring Boot and JAR deployment Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Deep Learning   (19 votes) by Mahsa Hassankashi (updated 3 days ago) Deep learning convolutional neural network by tensorflow python, complete and easy understanding. ASP.NET ASP.NET Core Identity : User Registration, Login and Logout functionality using ASP.NET Core MVC   (2 votes) by Raihan Alam (updated yesterday) Authentication using ASP.NET Core MVC and identity Calling Stack Exchange REST API from ASP.NET with N-Tier Architecture Style   (2 votes) by Khaled Abdelhamid (updated yesterday) ASP .NET app in C# that call Stack Exchange API and list set of Stack Questions based on some criteria. Getting started with ASP.NET Core Identity   (1 votes) by Raihan Alam (updated yesterday) Basics of how ASP.NET Core Identity works with EF Core, JWT Token and OAuth ASP.NET MVC - Generate Excel Spreadsheet from DataSet with auto size columns, auto-filter and alternating background color   (1 votes) by Daniel Carvalho Liedke (updated yesterday) Project to generate Excel Spreadsheet from DataSet with auto size (AutoFit) columns, auto-filter, alternating light blue background color with Open XML using ASP.NET MVC Azure How to build a Kubernetes cluster on Azure using KubeSpray   (3 votes) by AJSON (updated yesterday) Use KubeSpray to remove the pain of setting up a Kubernetes cluster C / C++ Language Multithreaded Parallel Scalable Sort Harnessing the Power of OpenMP Performance Library - Part 2: Effective Parallel Sort   (6 votes) by Arthur V. Ratz (updated 6 days ago) In this article, we'll discuss on how to use Intel C++ Compiler and OpenMP performance library to deliver a modern parallel code that implements an efficient parallel sorting algorithm C# Implementing Custom XAML Intellisense VS2017 Extension   (6 votes) by Nick Polyak (updated 4 days ago) Describes creating a XAML Intellisense Visual Studio 2017 extension Injecting an interface into unrelated types via partial classes   (3 votes) by Nish Nishant (updated 6 days ago) This how-to article explores an approach using partial classes to inject a common interface into unrelated types that are auto-generated from web services or other external sources Building Entity Framework Disconnected Generic Repository   (2 votes) by Juan Francisco Morales Larios (updated 9 hours ago) Create step by step an Entity Framework Generic Repository Xml validator - Commandline tool   (2 votes) by Raghavendra Hosad (updated yesterday) It is a commandline xml/xsd validator. NumberParser   (1 votes) by varocarbas (updated yesterday) Library extending the .NET numeric support Collection Behaviors   (1 votes) by Nick Polyak (updated 2 hours ago) I describe reusable implementation of the collection behaviors that make items behave in certain way as long as the items belong to a collection. Code Generation Writing MATLAB to C converter: Parser and Code Generator created with Bison/Flex   (5 votes) by Shmuel Safonov (updated 5 days ago) Using Bison/Flex for creation of the code convertor from subset of MATLAB language to C code. The converter is used for building native applications and libraries from MATLAB code. Database How to Setup Master-Slave Replication in MySQL using CentOS   (4 votes) by Renz Ladroma (updated 2 days ago) How to Setup Master-Slave Replication in MySQL using CentOS DirectX Diligent Engine: A Modern Cross-Platform Graphics API   (9 votes) by EgorYusov (updated 2 days ago) This article introduces Diligent Engine, a modern cross-platform graphics API abstraction library Exception Handling Exception Management: Assumptions and Exceptions   (5 votes) by Oktay Ekincioglu (updated 3 days ago) Exception handling practices like avoiding null values, writing predictable function signatures, avoiding null reference exceptions, etc. Game Development The Entity-Component-System - An awesome game-design pattern in C++ (Part 1)   (6 votes) by Tobs88 (updated 5 days ago) This article is about the Entity-Component-System (ECS). It is a design pattern which allows you great flexibility in designing your overall software architecture. The Entity-Component-System - BountyHunter game (Part 2)   (6 votes) by Tobs88 (updated 4 days ago) The second part of the series "The Entity-Component-System". This article is about a game based on the ECS implementation from the first part. Greg The Robot - Game Dev with TypeScript   (1 votes) by Marcelo Ricardo de Oliveira (updated 2 hours ago) A shoot'n'up HTML5 game made with Phaser game framework iOS and watchOS Theory of Energy Efficient iOS App - Part 1   (4 votes) by Remya R M (updated 4 days ago) Energy efficient coding practice OpenGL Your Own Quadrics in OpenGL MFC   (4 votes) by Petrov Vladimir (updated 6 days ago) The alternative Quadrics in OpenGL MFC for your Own design and Universal Polyhedron Procedure. Programming Tips Using Pre-Trained Models with TensorFlow in Go   (3 votes) by Pete Garcin (updated 5 days ago) Exploring how to take one of the pre-trained models for TensorFlow and set it up to be executed in Go - Specifically, detecting multiple objects within any image Third Party Products and Tools Word-like editor and RTF text manipulation with Telerik RadRichTextEditor   (3 votes) by Emiliano Musso (updated 5 days ago) In this article, we will see how to create a Word-like software, using one of Telerik's controls for WinForms, i.e. RadRichTextEditor and C#. Tree Controls WPF TreeView with MVVM (Code-Only and no XAML!)   (3 votes) by Peter Sun (247) (updated 10 hours ago) Demonstrate on how to create WPF TrewView from C# code, using MVVM for data binding. Simple and clean. Universal Windows Platform and Windows Runtime Programming Windows 10: UWP Focus (2 of N)   (12 votes) by raddevus (updated 5 days ago) Using C# for Desktop Development: Get Started in UWP (moving away from WinForm) -- Chapter 2 Programming Windows 10: UWP Focus (1 of N)   (8 votes) by raddevus (updated 6 days ago) Using C# for Desktop Development: Get Started in UWP (moving away from WinForm) --Intro & Chapter 1 Programming Windows 10: UWP Focus (3 of N)   (1 votes) by raddevus (updated 6 hours ago) Get Started in UWP (moving away from WinForm) Chapter 3: The Challenges of Making Our Apps Look Good Web Services Get .NET Core Web API Hosted in IIS   (0 votes) by hong_wei_li@yahoo.com (updated 2 days ago) Get .NET Core Web API hosted in IIS successfully at your local work station Windows Presentation Foundation Simplest WPF Dependency Property For Beginners On 'ValidState'   (5 votes) by Graeme_Grant (updated 4 days ago) This is an alternative for "Simplest WPF Dependency Property For Beginners On Background Color" Advanced WPF TreeViews Part 4 of n   (4 votes) by Dirk Bahle (updated 3 days ago) Tips & Tricks on loading and saving WPF Tree View based content. Articles updated .NET Framework Extended XML Serializer for .NET   (26 votes) by Wojciech Nagórski (updated 5 days ago) Extended XML Serializer for .NET 4 and .NET CORE with WebApi and ASP Core integration. Algorithms & Recipes Random Number Generation and Sampling Methods   (31 votes) by Peter Occil (updated 22 hours ago) Discusses many ways applications can do random number generation and sampling from an underlying random number generator (RNG) and includes pseudocode for many of them. Parsing EDI to XML (and vice verse)   (16 votes) by Kamen Nikolov (updated 2 days ago) Part 1 - Intro Android Android Studio 3.0 - Impacts and Possibilities   (7 votes) by Mike Barthold (updated 23 hours ago) An overview of some of the new features in Android Studio 3.0 Create Your Own Controls for Android   (4 votes) by Mike Barthold (updated 6 days ago) Create custom controls with custom attributes for Android in Java and XML. ASP.NET Getting Started with Angular5 and ASP.NET Core   (8 votes) by syed shanu (updated 6 days ago) In this article, we will see how to start working with Angular 5 and ASP.NET Core using Angular5TemplateCore C# Wexflow: Open source workflow engine in C#   (142 votes) by Akram El Assas (updated 4 days ago) An extensible workflow engine with a cross-platform manager and designer. C# BAD PRACTICES: Learn How to Make a Good Code by Bad Example – Part 5   (45 votes) by Radosław Sadowski (updated 2 days ago) What is really the Open Closed Principle about? Scaffolding Entity Framework Core with CatFactory   (30 votes) by HHerzl (updated 5 days ago) Scaffolding Entity Framework Core with CatFactory Using Objects Comparer to compare complex objects in C#   (22 votes) by Valerii Tereshchenko (updated 6 days ago) Objects Comparer framework provides mechanism to compare complex objects, allows to override comparison rules for specific properties and types. External Drives Library: Part 1 - Dealing with USB-Connected Devices   (20 votes) by John Torjo (updated 19 hours ago) Easily read and write files from/to any Android Phone/Tablet/iPhone/iPad connected via USB. UnitParser   (9 votes) by varocarbas (updated yesterday) Comprehensive unit parsing library Scaffolding Dapper with CatFactory   (3 votes) by HHerzl (updated 5 days ago) Scaffolding Dapper with CatFactory Client side scripting Griffin Editor – A Markdown Editor Written in TypeScript   (1 votes) by jgauffin (updated 6 days ago) Griffin Editor - a markdown editor written in TypeScript DirectX Implementing Dynamic Resources with Direct3D12   (9 votes) by EgorYusov (updated 3 days ago) This article describes how to implement dynamic resources with Direct3D12 API using ring buffers. Miscellaneous A Convex Hull Algorithm and its implementation in O(n log h)   (52 votes) by Eric Ouellet (updated 6 days ago) A very fast Convex Hull algorithm and its implementation in O (n log h) NoSQL Beginners' guide to using MongoDB 3.4 and the official C# driver   (36 votes) by George Swan (updated 6 days ago) Highlights the latest developments in both the Mongo open-source document database and the open-source official C# driver. Tools and IDE Typesafe .NET Object Comparison with ZCompare   (7 votes) by Zaybu (updated 2 days ago) This tutorial will show how you can compare any .net objects automatically with ZCompare. ZCompare is full autonomous, typesafe .Net object comparison with high resolution control through extensibility and customisation. Compare any objects you want, how you want and easily get the results you need Windows Presentation Foundation Advanced WPF TreeViews Part 3 of n   (6 votes) by Dirk Bahle, Alaa Ben Fatma (updated 3 days ago) Tips & tricks on visting and searching nodes in WPF TreeViews New Tips and Tricks added C# C# Poisson Cumulative Distribution for large Lambdas   (7 votes) by Member 11242468 (updated 5 days ago) Implementation of the Poisson Cumulative Distribution function for large Lambdas How the Use of Generic Interface in Combination with Generic Delegates & Generic Custom Event Can Give Us the Power of Writing Reusable Code ?   (0 votes) by 27#AmitRaj (updated 3 hours ago) I believe this is not the first time you guys are trying to understand Generic Interface ; Generic Delegate ; Generic Event . If not, then this article will give a bit of insight into how one can use these features to come up with good, efficient, reusable code. Client side scripting JavaScript ES6 Private Fields and Methods   (1 votes) by M@dHatter (updated 17 hours ago) How to create private fields and methods within JavaScript ES6 classes. Sending Email using node.JS   (0 votes) by Rajpeer (updated 3 hours ago) This article helps you to send email using node.JS code. Database Combining DataTables with Different Schema   (2 votes) by OriginalGriff (updated 5 days ago) There is a problem with accessing Excel files via OleDb which contain more than 255 columns: they are truncated and need to be fetched using ranges. But what do you do with DataTables after that? Mobile Development Google Login with Ionic Framework   (0 votes) by Rajpeer (updated 7 hours ago) This article may help Ionic/Cordova developers to integrate Google login into their Ionic/Cordova projects. Tips and Tricks updated .NET Framework CrossCutterN: A Light Weight AOP Tool for .NET   (17 votes) by David_Cui (updated yesterday) A brief introduction to CrossCutterN tool remade for AOP programming in .NET technologies Button Controls C# Slider/Trackbar Control using Windows Forms   (22 votes) by Fabrice Lacharme (updated 5 days ago) Yet another slider/trackbar in C# C# Scaffolding View Models with CatFactory   (5 votes) by HHerzl (updated 4 days ago) Scaffolding View Models with CatFactory Database Node.js Connect to Local SQL (Trusted User)   (2 votes) by A.Ebrahimi (updated yesterday) Connect to local database on MS SQL Server in local machine and develop node.js code New Technical Blogs added Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning How to Setup Learning Rate Per Iteration in CTNK using C#   (3 votes) by Bahrudin Hrnjica (updated 4 days ago) How to setup learning rate per iteration in CTNK using C# ASP.NET Modern Configuration for ASP.NET 4.7.1 with ConfigurationBuilders   (1 votes) by Jeffrey T. Fritz (updated 5 days ago) Modern configuration for ASP.NET 4.7.1 with ConfigurationBuilders C# How to Save CNTK Model to File in C#   (2 votes) by Bahrudin Hrnjica (updated 16 hours ago) How to save CNTK model to file in C# Document / View Android Recycler View Tutorial : Part 2   (0 votes) by hexgear (updated yesterday) CodeProjectIn part 1 we created recycler view without any model or view holder. In this part we will create data model and a view holder and bind both these to the recycler view.Previous part : http://www.androidlearner.com/2017/07/android-recycler-view-tutorial.html Now lets first create a simple d Game Development Day 41 of 100 Days of VR: Creating a VR First Person Shooter IV – Game Over Panels   (5 votes) by IAmJoshChang (updated 5 days ago) How to create a VR first person shooter IV - Game over panels Day 40 of 100 Days of VR: Creating a VR First Person Shooter III – UI   (3 votes) by IAmJoshChang (updated 6 days ago) How to create a VR first person shooter - III View State Madcap Idea 13: Getting the 'VIEW JOB' to Work End-End   (2 votes) by Sacha Barber (updated 3 days ago) How to get the 'view job' to work end-end Work Issues Muggles Don't Understand Your Release Notes   (1 votes) by Jeffrey T. Fritz (updated 5 days ago) Muggles don't understand your release notes Blogs updated Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Common Neural Network Activation Functions   (5 votes) by Nikola M. Živković (updated 2 days ago) Common neural network activation functions SharePoint Server Step by Step Setup for Outgoing Email Setting in SharePoint 2013 – Part 1   (0 votes) by Melick (updated 2 days ago) Step by step setup for outgoing email setting in SharePoint 2013: Part 1 © 2017 The Code Project.  All rights reserved. This email was sent to vutunglampro@gmail.com. To stop receiving The Weekly Newsletter click here. CodeProject 503-250 Ferrand Drive, Toronto Ontario, M3C 3G8 Canada +1 416-849-8900 x 100 Please do not reply directly to this email. It was sent from an unattended mailbox. For correspondence please use webmaster@codeproject.com