C# is a multiparadigm, managed, garbage-collected object-oriented programming language created by Microsoft in parallel with the .NET platform
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Mixed programming with C++ and C#
I want to develop a software using the VMware SDK (Written in C/C++). However, for the GUI part I found C# (Windows Forms) more easy. Am thinking to develop the core functionality in C++ then present ...
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Database Context and Singleton injection with IoC
All of the below relates to a ASP.NET c# app.
I have a Singleton Settings MemoryCache that reads values from database on first access and caches these, then invalidates them using SQL Service Broker ...
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How can I upload a large zip file to Amazon Glacier with .NET? [migrated]
I'm writing a simple application to zip a directory and upload it to Amazon's Glacier storage. I was able to upload a simple directory (12MB), but when I attempted the same feat with a larger ...
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C# - SQL UPDATE command Quotaion Mark Error [migrated]
SOLVED
I have textBox1 - User can write any character or digit. 1-Insert code looks like:
SqlCommand com = new SqlCommand("Insert into Client (Denumire,CIF,RegCom) values ...
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Facebook friends tracker [on hold]
I would like to build a management app in C# (probably ASP.NET C# using .NET 4). I would like to GET a list of my Facebook friends and then save there names, display pic, Date of friendship and there ...
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Critique the Structure of my Horse Racing Betting Platform
I am creating a program (mostly just for fun) that displays live prices for horse racing markets and the prices that several models predict they should be. I am very interested in the optimal way to ...
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Breaking the “ubiquitous language” by having an IoC Container in Domain Model?
I am a bit new to DDD and bear with me if my understanding seems way off.
My question is about Udi's solution to domain events, particularly the class DomainEvents (see code below)
An excerpt from ...
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C# Threads ModuleName does not appear in the error code [migrated]
I am doing C # Programming with Process and Process Threads of the lists, but I'm just listing the kinds of Thread but did not find in our help modulename.
TempThread.ModuleName does not appear in ...
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How exactly does C# compare 2 strings? [on hold]
If I am comparing 2 strings, what is the exact criteria for comparison in the English language? For example, if my two strings are "hi" and "Hi", which one will be larger? What about "@" and "#"? "1" ...
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1answer
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Getting Started, With an Eye on Job Opportunities [on hold]
I have some experience as a C/C++ programmer, but I've been pursuing other things. I'm thinking about jumping back in more seriously. I've developed something of a game plan, and I'm wondering if ...
2
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1answer
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Where do service implementations fit into the Microsoft Application Architecture guidelines?
The guidelines discuss the service layer with its service interfaces and data/message/fault contracts. They also discuss the business layer with its logic/workflow components and entities as well as ...
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Which way to terminate reading loop is the preferred approach?
When you have to iterate a reader where the number of items to read is unknown, and the only way to do is it to keep reading until you hit the end.
This is often the place you need an endless loop.
...
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1answer
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What are the options to do a portable app (w/o installation) on Windows? [on hold]
I have a requirement to build a Windows application that can run from a usb device without any installation. Do I have any other option except C/C++?
I am a C# guy so working in VC/MFC/Win 32 is like ...
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Is there a specific pattern that this data processing code follows [on hold]
Take this method for processing data from various sources
public List<object> Do(List<object> inputs)
{
foreach(var image in inputs.Cast<Image>()) { ......}
foreach(var ...
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why no native compiler of C# or other “productive” language?
I've been reading about D and Go and how they aim at being compiled to machine code yet be convenient (like garbage collection, no need to manipulate pointers unless needed) and I agree that there is ...
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Is 2014 finaly mature enough for Choosing a cross platform development front-end and back-end [closed]
I'm as CTO , just founded a new company .
After many years of mostly using MS various technologies , my new company needs :
Cross platform environment (Android , IOS , Windows phone , Windows , ...
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Optimal way to implement this specific lookup table in C#?
I want to create a lookup table for this data:
The "input variables" (what is used to "lookup") are 4 different doubles that can each take on 1 of 200 numbers (the numbers range from 1-1000 but there ...
4
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1answer
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Understanding unit testing concept
I've just started writing unit tests and I'm not sure am I doing it the "right way." Should I test every class "by removing dependencies"? In other words, does unit testing mean: "test part of a code ...
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Data Binding ListView in Server/Client Application
I am currently making a Server/Client Application using NetComms Library and BetterListView. The default .net listview does not support Data Binding.
I am going to be binding the listview to a List. ...
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1answer
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Loading data for ShoppingCart item
I'm currently trying to cover our shopping cart with unit tests.
Class ShoppingCartItem has property Term. It also loads available terms for this item upon object creation. Currently this is done ...
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4answers
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Using C# to Learn C++ [closed]
I know the basics of C++, but I am far from proficient. I need to know C++ but am more interested in learning C#. Will I become proficient at C++ by learning C#? If not, will learning C# improve my ...
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Web Farm access to pool of resources
I am learning how to structure an application using a web farm (for high availability rather than load). I have a pool of resources in which one user can access one element in the resource pool at any ...
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Should I use a list or an array?
I'm working on a windows form to calculate UPC for item numbers.
I successfully create one that will handle one item number/UPC at a time, now I want to expand and do it for multiple item ...
4
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2answers
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C# gadgets overloading the form (can't see the woods for the trees) [closed]
I have the task of taking over a C# program that is very badly written, however I am new to C#. The form has many objects including labels, buttons, panels, etc, which overlap each other. The form is ...
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Which assembly do I need for DispatcherTimer? namespace not working [migrated]
I have an issue on a project using WPF. I am trying to use DispatchTimer. I see in another example the using DispatcherTimer = Windows.UI.Xaml.DispatcherTimer; namespace.
This does not work for me. ...
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2answers
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What is right choice of Data Access Layer for large application
I am using Singleton pattern for my application, I have used ADO.NET Entity framework as my Data Access Layer, after login to my application, it's taking 3 to 5 minutes to load the dashboard.
Is ...
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2answers
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Efficient solution for dictionary updates
Let's start with the problem:
There is a large dictionary X that contains {key, value} pairs, i.e.:
X = [{100, 10}, {101, 0}, {103, 0}, {106, 2}, {110, 1}]
Every t seconds, X has to be updated ...
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Stacking keywords on top of each other - poor style? [closed]
I have always wondered about this, especially in C/Java style languages. For example, consider the first 3 lines of this C# code:
lock (serviceLock)
using (var client = new ServiceClient())
try
{
...
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1answer
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Syncing objects from code with the view in WPF
I've been reading some into it, but I am time pressed, so I would require a simple solution now and I promise to read up on it later. I come from a winforms c# background, and have lately been working ...
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2answers
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Faster reads, on an infinite grid plane, than using a hash table?
In the past, I've had alot of success just using a .NET Dictionary, with a TKey consisting of the X,Y coordinates merged together. However its read performance, despite being amortized constant time, ...
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Is switching from .NET to Java for the APIs and Frameworks justified? [closed]
First of all, this is not intended to be a flamebait. It's a serious question for an impartial advice. If you are emotionally attached to either of the two languages, this probably not addressed to ...
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1answer
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which sorting algorithms is using OrderBy
I am litle curious about what sorting algorithm is using OrderBy (linq to objects). quicksort? heapsort? introspective sort ?
As i see in MSDN documentation List.Sort is using introspective sort:
...
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Why does Visual Studio run code after my breakpoint during a debug session? [migrated]
I am working on a project in c# that using threading to initialize multiple calls to xcopy to copy user directories from one workstation to a network location.
When I run the program in debug mode, ...
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What are good ways of balancing informative exceptions and clean code?
With our public SDK, we tend to want to give very informative messages about why an exception occurs. For example:
if (interfaceInstance == null)
{
string errMsg = string.Format(
...
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2answers
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Unit test DAO code using SQL Lite when the application database is Oracle
We have an application with Oracle backend. The DAO layer is written in C# and uses nHibernet to perform the data operations.
To unit test our DAO code, we use SQL Lite which creates the database ...
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How do I make multiple calls to a web service without taxing that service heavily? Scaling question
is there a good pattern for how to send multiple calls to a web service but without taxing it and ensuring the data is sent back? I don't know enough to correctly describe the problem to even start ...
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When should var be used instead of declaring an explicit type?
var Id = from value in Enumerable.Range(0, 100)
select value;
IEnumerable<int> ids = from value in Enumerable.Range(0, 100)
...
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I've been on C# course and struggle to remember things? [closed]
I'm an apprentice and I've been on a couple of training courses in C#, I understood the concept of c# programming and covered inheritance etc, but when I've came to code for my coursework "I've got to ...
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Script files as resource or solution project?
I've written a program for another group within my company that uses scripts. These scripts are user selected by the use of two drop down lists: category and name. Currently the application uses an ...
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How can we calculate Big-O complexity in Functional & Reactive Programming
I started learning functional programming, I am trying to compare between different algorithms that are written in an imperative, functional , parallel programming and using Collections and Lamda ...
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Should timeout be a public static property or a parameter to every function?
TLDR: Should TIMEOUT be a public property on my static class, or a parameter to every function?
Background:
I am releasing a c# client-api library that facilitates communicating with our REST api.
...
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4answers
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DTOs matter on ASP.NET MVC JSON Action?
I recently came across an internal project where they were using DTOs throughout the solution, and when I sat down to implement a new MVC controller with a JSON REST endpoint I decided to use an ...
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2answers
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Multi regex matching — what to do to optimize it?
I have multiple regexes matching an input in greedy-first mode. All regexes are already compiled and I don't see what I can do more to speed-up things. I mean using tools coming with .Net framework.
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Should I write an interface API before an implementation?
I've been delving into more "organized" programming recently and I've been learning that I should be programming to an interface, not an implementation. With that in mind, would it be better to ...
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1answer
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Should we always write Defensive null check in code? [duplicate]
Are there any scenarios where we should not write defensive checks for null?
Should we write defensive code or check for NULL every time we have passed a parameter or received a value back from a ...
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MouseDown Event occur slowly in C#.NET. But I hope this event occur quilckly [migrated]
I am devloping C#.NET program.
I code Label's BackgroudImage changing in Label_MouseDown Event, But Bakground Image change after few seconds when I mouse down the Label.
Why? Help me
Label Mousedown ...
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Authoritative sources for exception handling best practices [closed]
My work place suffers from a bad case of the Pokemon Exception Handling anti-pattern with constructs like the following splattered across the code base:
try {
...
} catch (Exception ex) {
// ...
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1answer
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Either Monad and Exceptional Circumstances [duplicate]
I have a function returning an Either such as GetUserFromDb(int id).
If the database is offline, should I catch the error in the function and wrap it in a failure / Left case or should I let it ...
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2answers
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Is navigate between more than one class a bad practice? [duplicate]
I have the following class with the following function (some implementation details have been skipped):
public class TitleScreen : GameScreen
{
public Texture2D titleScreen;
public override ...
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Monad Transformers in C# [migrated]
I am working on using monad transformers in C#. I would like to know if the following code I present, shows that I have understood this. I am fairly new to this so any feedback / comments are really ...
