HacktoberFest and My First OSS Contributions
I made my first OSS contributions during HacktoberFest, gaining experience (and swag!) with the help of DigitalOcean and GitHub. :)
Grant
Implicit vs Explicit Conversion in C#
We use implicit and explicit conversion in C# all the time, without even realizing it. Let's learn more about them and look at examples of each.
Obsolete Attribute on a Class is Ignored When an Interface is Involved
The Obsolete attribute on a class is ignored when an interface is involved. It caught me by surprise, but makes sense. Let's see why.
An Extension Method to Pass a Column Name to SqlDataReader.GetFieldValue
Let's combine the SqlDataReader's GetFieldValue and GetOrdinal methods into an extension method that lets us pass a column name and get back a specific type.
Passing Data Between Forms in WinForms
Passing data between two Forms is very common in WinForms. There's a couple ways to do it, and one's better than the other. Let's take a look.
Filtering a ListView in WPF Using a TextBox and CollectionViewSource
In WPF, a ListView allows for quite a bit of flexibility. Let's take a look at filtering a ListView, using input being typed into a TextBox.
Installing Windows 3.1 in VMware Player
While looking for a copy of Windows 98 on MSDN to install some old software (compatibility mode under Windows 7 didn’t work), I came across Windows 3.11. Installing it was a little tricky though...