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Raising events across Windows
Multi-threaded applications appear to be more and more the norm with the latest version of Windows development. In fact, it's become a necessity when displaying additional windows with a UWP app. With this article, I want to capture the resolution to a problem that...
Refreshing the DataTemplateSelector
The DataTemplateSelector could be a cool tool for changing out which DataTemplate is used to display an element within a list. I started using it for a media feature to figure out whether an element's thumbnail should display as image, sound, or video. The Usual...
Refreshing images in XAML
The Image control used in XAML does not really seem like a big deal. Place it in your XAML and bind the Source Property to your Data. Might look something like this: <Image Source={Binding MyPath} /> However, there's a case I came across that had me scratching...
Serializing data with C#
Years ago, there appeared to be only XmlSerializer. Then came the DataContractSerializer particular for use with WCF. Now, it appears there are a couple JsonSerializers - who knows what will be next? Recently, I had to implement a Serializer. I tried a few of them...
When I was in school twenty years ago, I learned about seven UML diagrams and probably used one or two in practice. I knew there was one for sequencing and came across a website with fourteen UML diagram types! Pretty decent reference with sample images.
Building shapes with Illustrator
http://www.creativebloq.com/illustrator/how-quickly-build-shapes-illustrator-41514723So many tutorials are video-based, which is typically very good. Sometimes a written tutorial with screenshots is nice. Came across one on how to build various shapes in Illustrator.