Posts tagged with .net
TypeTemplateSelector for WinRT
A cheater's way to get implicit DataTemplates in WinRT.
Background Tasks in Async Methods
How to start a "fire and forget" Task from an async method without a warning.
WebRequest.GetResponseAsync (with timeout) for PCL
A handy extension method for the Portable Class Library version of WebRequest
Smuggler - A Twitter Timeline Downloader
I've knocked up a simple tool to download a user's Twitter timeline, using Budgie.
Generic Repositories Part Deux
In which I admit that I'm coming around to the idea of generic repositories.
Generic Data Access Repositories
I've never quite "gotten" generic repositories for data access. Here's why. Tell me why I'm wrong!
Refactoring Halfwit's Coroutines to C# 5
Ditching MadProps.MvvmLight's coroutine support in favour of async/await.
Refactoring Halfwit to use C# 5
Making use of C# 5's new async and await keywords in Halfwit.
Introducing Budgie
Introducing a simple, asynchronous Twitter client library.
Stupid Dynamic Tricks
How I learned to stop worrying and love the dynamic keyword in C#.
MadProps.AppArgs is on Nuget!
Your new favourite command-line parsing class is now available via Nuget.
A Curious Halfwit HashSet Bug
Halfwit threw an exception! Let's track down the bug.
CommandBindings with MVVM
A way to use traditional WPF routed commands with the MVVM pattern.
Memory Usage, Autofac and Transient Objects
Seeing high memory usage in your Autofac-driven application? This might explain why.
ViewModel Resolution with Autofac
How I use Autofac to determine the correct ViewModel to use for a given Model object.
MVVM Light Activities and Exceptions
How should my MVVM Light Coroutine support handle exceptions?
MVVM Light ActivityCommand
Let's make better use of our coroutine support in MVVM Light
Coroutines with MVVM Light
A simple approach to mimicking Caliburn's coroutines with MVVM Light
ThumbnailImage - A WPF Custom Control
A WPF custom control that caches a thumbnail of the given image.
TweetSharp Entities
TweetSharp v2 introduces support for "Twitter Entites". Here's a first look.
FunnelWeb - Markdown and IoC
How we use Inversion of Control with Markdown rendering in FunnelWeb
Type Inference for Constants in C#
I want C# constant declarations to work like Pascal!
Give WPF's DatePicker some Keyboard Love
Extend the WPF Toolkit's DatePicker control with new keyboard shortcuts.