While reading an article at CodeProject [http://www.codeproject.com/useritems/AmThreader.asp], I came across?AmThreader [http://www.amplefile.com/] -?a code generator for “converting any singlethreaded .NET class to a multithreaded one”. However, what it actually does is create a class wrapper for any .NET class (not…
Inno Setup [http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php] 4.0.9 has been released.?I use and recommend it for packaging & deployment of Windows desktop and client applications.?Its scripting based compiler system provides a lot of flexibility. And, it is?open source (Borland Delphi). A few colleagues at…
Gaurav Khanna [http://www.wintoolzone.com/] has published some very cool .NET articles, applications, components, presentations, source code, tips and web services on his web site – WinToolZone.com [http://www.wintoolzone.com/] (under the .NET menu option). He has also been working on extensions and enhancements [http://opsupport.sscli.net/…
In his latest article [http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2003/10/17.html], Joel Spolsky [http://www.joelonsoftware.com/] refers to the Empower Program for ISVs [http://members.microsoft.com/partner/isv/empower/default.aspx]: “If you’re a software company willing to commit to developing software for any variant…
[Quick Tip] The following lines of code (VB.NET) will produce a full screen Windows form – like the kiosk mode in Internet Explorer (press F11 to toggle). This screen mode is quite useful in situations where full screen user interactivity is required or the GUI demands full screen usability, like…
The CLR Proc Container [http://www.turtlenecksoftware.com/] is free software that enhances the capabilities of SQL Server stored procedures by opening a door to the .NET world. Code written in any .NET language can be invoked from stored procedures, providing stored procedures all the functionality of the full .NET…
The .NET FileSystemWatcher [http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cpref/html/frlrfSystemIOFileSystemWatcherClassTopic.asp] class makes it possible to quickly and easily launch business processes when certain files or directories are created, modified, or deleted. The FileSystemWatcher class, for example, can be quite useful in application integration,…
Rules to Better .NET Projects [http://www.ssw.com.au/SSW/Standards/Rules/RulestoBetterdotNETProjects.aspx] by SSW.com.au. Some basic but interesting?points discussed there. Some other SSW rules worth reading: Successful Projects [http://www.ssw.com.au/SSW/Standards/Rules/RulestoSuccessfulProjects.aspx], Better Code [http://www.ssw.com.…