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Web Performance Test Using Visual Studio - Part II 

Performance of an application is very important for a multi-user application. Performance is not only the speed of execution; it includes the load and concurrency aspects. Visual Studio is one of the tools used for Performance Test. Visual Studio Test edition or Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate provides the support for test automation.

Another Simple Binding In Silverlight 

In this article I will not be binding the controls with the data from Database. My example is a very simple example, like a hello world type of Example. In this article I am going to bind the individual controls from a property value. To follow my example you need Expression Blend.

SimpleBinding in Silverlight 

Data Binding in Silverlight is very different from Asp.net. In addition to that, there are some namespaces that are omitted in Silverlight. In this article share the names of the namespaces that are omitted and the reason why they were omitted and I will do a very simple non-database binding to a grid and in the next article I will write about Silverlight i will show you how to bind data from SQl in a Datagrid or any other control that will be suitable for that article.

Value Types and Reference Types 

This article describes the difference between value types and reference types and also shows how it is stored into the heap and stack.

Overloading 'Cast' Operator in C# 4.0 

We all are aware of Operator overloading concept in C#. We can also overload ‘Cast’ operator but a little bit of workaround is required here.

Step-by-Step Guide to create a File Explorer in Silverlight 4 

Silverlight 4 supports local resource access by using COM API. In this article I will guide you to understand how we can call COM API to get the local drive, files and folder information. We will create a sample application to show you a basic File Explorer in Silverlight 4. After end of the article you will be able to understand it properly. Please don't forget to vote and leave feedbacks/suggestions.

Add, Edit, Delete, Paging records in Gridview using jQuery 

In this article, I shall show how to add, edit, update, paginate records in GridView. To show this I have used XML file as back end and also using JqueryBlock UI Plugin to give user a nice experience while inserting or updating record.

execCommand method in javascript 

This article explains the use of execCommand method used in Javascript that is used to execute a command in JavaScript.

Visual Studio 2010 IDE Features 

VSTS 2010 added lot of new IDE [Integrated Development Environment] features along with the other language or SDLC features. This IDE feature includes features to help in fast development and efficient debugging tools. This article will help you in understanding few of the IDE features introduced in VSTS 2010.

C# 4.0 : Dynamic Behaviour on Objects at Runtime With Custom ExpandoObject 

C# 4.0 adds a new feature called Dynamic. The inclusion of System.Dynamic creates special alternatives to create your own dynamic objects that behaves according to you during Runtime. The article demonstrates how you can use Microsoft's ExpandoObject and also lets you to deal with custom Dynamic Objects.

Understanding Protected, Internal and Protected Internal Access modifiers in OOPs 

Here we will see and understand OOP's very basic but difficult to show concept of Protected, Internal and Protected Internal Access modifiers in OOPs using C# code examle.

Silverlight 4: Text to Speech application using COM API 

Have you ever heard of Text to Speech engine? “Yes” I think. Yes, it is not a new thing in the Computer World. It was available since Windows 98 (as much as I can recall) but it is completely new in Silverlight. You can now use the Silverlight application to give an API call to the SAPI Engine which will convert the text to voice. Sounds Good? This is achievable using the COM APIs only. Here, I will describe about it Step-By-Step. Read it, learn about it, Leave your Feedback. Don't forget to Vote for it.

Text Trimming in Silverlight 4 

Have you ever tried Trimming your Text in Silverlight 2 or Silverlight 3? If yes, just recall the lines of code you wrote for trimming your text content and showing an Ellipsis (i.e. “…” three dots) at the end of the text. If you didn’t try it earlier, then just imagine what you have to do and how you will do. Also imagine the no. of lines you have to write. Here I will describe you Step-by-Step on the String Trimming functionality in Silverlight 4.

Results of Article Writing Contest - 19-Apr-2010 to 25-Jun-2010 

On the occasion of our third anniversary, we had started an "Article Writing Contest - 19-Apr-2010 to 25-Jun-2010", here is the results of that contest.

Asynchronous command execution in ADO.NET 2.0 

In ADO.NET 2.0 and higher versions, ADO.NET has enabled users to process database commands asynchronously. i.e. , we can now use a single connection for multiple, concurrent database access running them parallel