Tag Archives: C#

Understanding and Using System.Transactions

These are some resources to help grasp System.Transactions functionality and use it effectively in your projects: Features Provided by System.Transactions to create transactional applications Implementing an Implicit Transaction using Transaction Scope MSDN Magazine Articles by John Papa: ADO.NET and System.Transactions Revisiting System.Transactions These are specific to TransactionScope (the way to go in most cases): Here [...]
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Job Opening – Windows GUI Developer

We have a 3-4 month contract position open for a Windows GUI Developer in our group at Calabasas, California: 2+ years experience developing C++/C# Windows thick-client applications Expert in GUI development on Windows Expert in Object Oriented Analysis and Design (OOA/OOD) Deep understanding of client-server software development Experience in multithreading, and thread synchronization Excellent communication [...]
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Dial Gauge is a ProgressBar

I am not just being philosophical here. In WPF, ControlTemplates allow you to transform a control’s appearance. This is not the same as applying stylesheets. This is an entirely new level of customization. What you see in the screenshot below looks like a Dial but is actually a simple ProgressBar control wearing a “Dial” template. [...]
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WPF – LINQ to SQL Sample

This exercise in binding a WPF ListView control with LINQ to SQL was a lot of fun ! The following image shows data from AdventureWorks sample database displayed in the ListView control. The end result is very admirable, even in this very basic demo. Feeling a complete sense of freedom is unavoidable when working with [...]
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