Weekly Newsletter (31 Jul 2017)

Monday, July 31, 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 Weekly Poll Results How hard do you find these tasks? Survey period: 24 Jul 2017 to 31 Jul 2017 1 = Super Easy, 5 = Very Hard. (We all know Cache invalidation is hard) Option  Avg    Designing a solution that meets all the requirements 3.10 Dealing with someone else's code 3.61 Writing unit tests 3.18 Adding features you don't agree with 3.48 Dealing with the people directing the project 3.05 Dealing with users 2.95 Naming things 2.57      This week's survey: Does your company use blockchain technology? Latest Additions New articles added .NET Framework Demystifying and Simplifying MVC Frameworks   (13 votes) by Sharp Ninja (updated 5 days ago) MVC as a design pattern has been strongly defined by the Gang of Four, but in recent years it's been hijacked as a marketing term more than a design pattern. This article aims to simplify and define what the MVC design pattern is and present a simple MVC framework that you can reuse in your project JointCode.Shuttle, a fast, flexible and easy-to-use service-oriented framework for cross-AppDomain communication   (2 votes) by Johnny_Liu (updated 3 days ago) JointCode.Shuttle is a fast, flexible and easy-to-use service-oriented framework for cross-AppDomain communication. It's a replacement for MarshalByrefObject provided by the runtime libraries. Amazon Web Services Elastic Beanstalk apps v2   (0 votes) by Kurt Swendson (updated 2 days ago) Steps to do unattended Elastic Beanstalk install ASP.NET Client side Grid display, Editing, Paging, Resizing, Filtering and Sorting using Knockout and JQuery   (10 votes) by israrali (updated 2 days ago) A client side grid display, editing, paging, resizing, filtering and sorting using Knockout and JQuery ASP.NET Controls Pagination in asp.net mvc core, entity framework and simplePagination.js   (2 votes) by mkhtg (updated 3 days ago) Sample application to demonstrate pagination using simplePagination.js in asp.net mvc core, targeting entity framework. Boards / Embedded devices Connecting to SAP Cloud Platform Internet of Things   (1 votes) by Intel Corporation (updated 6 days ago) Connecting to SAP Cloud Platform C# Terrain generator and 3D WPF representation   (17 votes) by Andreoli Carlo (updated 4 days ago) Simple terrain generator and representation through WPF Viewport3D SOLID architecture principles using simple C# examples   (3 votes) by HoangMinh Nguyen (updated 13 hours ago) This is an alternative for "SOLID architecture principles using simple C# examples" Improve cross-AppDomain communication using JointCode.Shuttle   (1 votes) by Johnny_Liu (updated 3 days ago) JointCode.Shuttle is a fast, flexible and easy-to-use service-oriented framework for cross-AppDomain communication. It's a replacement for MarshalByrefObject which is provided by the runtime libraries. Client side scripting Learn Angular in 10 days – Day 1 – Part 1   (11 votes) by Marla Sukesh (updated 3 days ago) Day 1 willbe very basic and mostly on JavaScript, TypeScript and Basic Angular installationprocess. Learn Angular in 10 days – Day 1 – Part 2   (5 votes) by Marla Sukesh (updated 3 days ago) In this part 2 we explore some more fundamental concepts of TypeScript. Database Are Using Bitwise Operators for Table Joins Really Taboo?   (6 votes) by Ed Wiebe (updated 4 days ago) Can't we obtain the benefit of using bitwise operators for SQL many-to-many relationships AND maintain referential integrity? Connect to Oracle database without using Oracle Client   (2 votes) by Member 12392850 (updated 3 days ago) This article explains how to connect to oracle database without using Oracle client. Desktop Gadgets A Simple Windows 7 Gadget To Preview CodeProject's Featured Articles   (8 votes) by Arthur V. Ratz (updated 2 days ago) In this article, we'll discuss on how to use HTML/CSS/JavaScript/Ajax to create a simple lightweight Windows Vista/Seven desktop gadget that allows to preview featured articles published at the CodeProject.Com website Document / View Use word document as template in sharepoint   (2 votes) by HIREN B PATEL (updated 3 days ago) General Graphics Image Blending in Windows - an Assembly Language Approach   (14 votes) by CMalcheski (updated 2 days ago) Ditching the slowdowns and applying a little elbow grease can create dramatic speed improvements in GDI image blending. Hardware & System King MM - The joys of a Harmony-less life - Part 1, PIC32MM "Hello World!"   (3 votes) by CPallini (updated 4 days ago) Programming Microchip PIC32MM microcontrollers in C++ and assembly Third Party Products and Tools Multiselect Combobox (Windows Custom Control) simulates a ComboBox with a CheckedListBox as a Dropdown   (10 votes) by khaled Ezzat Abdelfattah Abdelgawad (updated 4 days ago) This is a windows forms custom usercontrol that I used to create a Multiselect combobox with checkboxes to select one or more options. It is created using a blend of telerik controls as Telerik itself doesn't have a Multiselect Dropdownlist winforms control. Tools and IDE Posting Externally Derived TFS Test Case Results   (1 votes) by ergohack (updated 2 days ago) This is an article on how to post automated test results to Microsoft's Test Manager Infrastructure from external sources (e.g. your home grown automated test harness). Windows Presentation Foundation Using DrawingContext to create custom-drawn elements in WPF   (4 votes) by ShantanuKulkarni3 (updated 4 days ago) Introduction to WPF DrawingContext api Articles updated .NET Framework Smart Notifier for Executables | Toast for .NET   (30 votes) by boschi84 (updated 4 days ago) A quite simple notifier (a MessageBox substitute) to get a better message representation of messages in an executable. The idea is to get a solution similar to the "Toast", from android, where the notifications are not invasive Algorithms & Recipes Compiler Patterns   (31 votes) by DQNOK (updated 3 days ago) Traces the evolution of a high-speed EXPRESSION EVALUATOR to demonstrate the various PATTERNS you will need to "roll your own" recursive descent compiler. ASP.NET Using ASP.NET Core, Entity Framework Core and ASP.NET Boilerplate to Create NLayered Web Application (Part I)   (41 votes) by Halil ibrahim Kalkan (updated 15 hours ago) A step by step guide to create a web application based on ASP.NET Core, Entity Framework Core and ASP.NET Boilerplate frameworks with automated tests. Using ASP.NET Core, Entity Framework Core and ASP.NET Boilerplate to Create NLayered Web Application (Part II)   (13 votes) by Halil ibrahim Kalkan (updated 15 hours ago) A step by step guide to create a layered web application based on ASP.NET Core, Entity Framework Core and ASP.NET Boilerplate frameworks with automated tests. CRUD Operation using ASP.NET CORE 2 and Angular 4 with EntityFramework Core, primeng Component and toastr-ng2   (12 votes) by PrashantRamteke (updated yesterday) CRUD Operation using ASP.NET CORE 2 and Angular 4 with EntityFramework Core, primeng component and toastr-ng2 Audio and Video CaptureManager SDK   (105 votes) by Evgeny Pereguda (updated 6 hours ago) Simple SDK for capturing, recording and streaming video and audio from web-cams on Windows OS by Windows Media Foundation. Author Resources All in One Toolchain for Article Writing with Visual Studio Code   (21 votes) by Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov (updated 3 days ago) Now with auto-numbering! New Visual Studio Code extension "Extensible Markdown Converter" augments built-in Markdown extension to form all in one toolchain offering convenient editor, rendered document viewer, spell checker and converter to HTML, per CodeProject article submission requirements Client side scripting Bobril - I - Getting Started   (10 votes) by Tomáš Růt (updated 20 hours ago) A simple introduction to bobril framework Bobril - IV - Routing   (4 votes) by Tomáš Růt (updated 18 hours ago) Simple explanation of bobril routing mechanism Excel files in Javascript, the simple way   (8 votes) by Jose Segarra (updated 5 days ago) A front-end library to create Excel files, including formatting and styling cells Bobril - II - Bobflux Application Architecture   (4 votes) by Tomáš Růt (updated 20 hours ago) Explanation of bobflux application architecture for bobril Bobril - III - Localizations and Formatting   (3 votes) by Tomáš Růt (updated 18 hours ago) Explanation of features for localizations and formating by bobril-g11n library Internet / Network fastJSON   (350 votes) by Mehdi Gholam (updated 6 days ago) Smallest, fastest polymorphic JSON serializer (with Silverlight4 and MonoDroid support) New Tips and Tricks added .NET Framework How to Locate a Service in Unity   (2 votes) by Dirk Bahle (updated yesterday) A simple example to get started with the Unity Container usually used in Prism Restful Service Integration in AX 365   (1 votes) by Member 11966982 (updated 2 days ago) How to consume RESTful service of channel advisor in AX 365 C# SimpleThreading Makes Threading Easy!   (7 votes) by Sharp Ninja (updated 2 days ago) Threading can be a daunting topic. This library takes much of the worry (and mistakes) out of multi-threaded application programming. How Do I Capture the Enter Key in a Windows Forms Combobox   (2 votes) by Sergi Ortiz Gomez (updated 5 days ago) Quick tip for capture ENTER key in a Windows Form combobox Database Simple SQL Connection String Creation   (14 votes) by OriginalGriff (updated 4 days ago) Did you know that Windows provides a built in way to build SQL connection strings for you? Neither did I ... until I found UDL files. Document / View Adding Shapes to Word Document   (2 votes) by Vinothini Krishnan (updated 2 days ago) This tip gives you examples of how to create and customize shape and shape group in Word with C#. Tips and Tricks updated .NET Framework Organizing Fluent Configurations into Separate Classes in EF Core 1.0   (5 votes) by Mohsen Esmailpour (updated 6 days ago) Organizing Fluent configurations into separate classes in EF Core 1.0 Desktop Gadgets LyncUtility a Program to Manage Lync (Skype for Business) Status   (11 votes) by David Maw (updated 1 weeks ago) This program allows you to set a status in Lync and automatically have it set again at a future time you determine. Installation Inno Setup: Cleanup Extra Files   (2 votes) by Laurie Stearn (updated yesterday) Does your app create extra files post install? Now clean them up! String handling Use wildcard Characters * and ? to Compare Strings   (17 votes) by PrzemekBenz (updated 3 days ago) How to use wildcard characters & and ? to compare strings New Technical Blogs added .NET Framework Entity Framework Generic Repository   (3 votes) by JIN Weijie (updated 5 days ago) Entity Framework generic repository Applications & Tools Create ASP.NET Control for Image Resizer and Cropper Keeping Aspect Ratio   (4 votes) by Debashis 10433656 (updated 22 hours ago) How to create an ASP.NET control for image resizer and cropper keeping aspect ratio Database Symfony: Connecting to External Database   (2 votes) by Alvin Bunk (updated 3 days ago) Symfony: Connecting to External Database IoT on Azure Create Your First VM in Azure   (1 votes) by Passion4Code (updated 6 days ago) How to create your first VM in Azure Site & Server Management How to Level Up Your .NET Website Deployment Process   (3 votes) by Vladimir Pecanac (updated yesterday) This post discusses how to level up your .NET website deployment process Uncategorised Technical Blogs Bulk Import Git Repositories into VSTS/TFS   (2 votes) by Gordon Beeming (RSA) (updated 5 days ago) Bulk import git repositories into VSTS/TFS Directives in Angular (Part 2)   (1 votes) by Karthik Chintala (updated 5 days ago) In this post, I'll just explain what each directive does Universal Windows Platform and Windows Runtime Deploying React to Multiple Environments   (0 votes) by Dave Ceddia (updated 5 days ago) How to deploy React to multiple environments Function Evaluation within Immediate Windows with No Side Effect   (0 votes) by Kamran Bilgrami (updated 11 hours ago) I make quite heavy use of Immediate Window. Its a nice tool within Visual Studio to print variable values, evaluate expressions and even execute statements. However there are times when doing this type of activity changes the state of particular … Continue reading → Windows Presentation Foundation WPF Page Navigation – Poorly Documented but Helpful Tip   (1 votes) by Steve Naidamast (updated 6 days ago) WPF page navigation - poorly documented but helpful tip Blogs updated Internet / Network The HTTP Series (Part 2): Architectural Aspects   (16 votes) by Vladimir Pecanac (updated 5 days ago) In this article, you will learn more about: Web Servers, Proxy Servers, Caching, Gateways, Tunnels, and Relays Web Crawlers The HTTP Series (Part 3): Client Identification   (7 votes) by Vladimir Pecanac (updated 5 days ago) The HTTP series: Client identification Other .NET Languages MongoDB Basics – Part 1   (7 votes) by Nikola M. Živković (updated 14 hours ago) MongoDB basics How to use Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophy to be better Software Craftsman   (5 votes) by Nikola M. Živković (updated 3 days ago) A while back I wrote an article about how to use "Art of War" to be better Software Craftsman. The idea behind the article is that every craftsman should create a personal mindset in which she is able to create great software. © 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