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The winners of December's article competition have been voted and awarded:
| Best C# article of December 2010 | |
| Kanasz Robert - Visualization and Comparison of sorting algorithms in C# | |
| Prizes: | iGrid.NET; Shell MegaPack.Net 2010; The latest C# books from Apress; SmartOutline 2010; Report Sharp-Shooter for Silverlight; Crypto Obfuscator For .Net - Enterprise Edition; FPS Maps for WPF; Reuxables Ultimate Subscription for WPF + Silverlight + Windows Phone 7; |
| Best ASP.NET article of December 2010 | |
| Sacha Barber - OpenID With Forms Authentication | |
| Prizes: | Nevron Chart for .NET (Lite edition); The latest ASP.NET books from Apress; SmartOutline 2010; Reuxables Ultimate Subscription for WPF + Silverlight + Windows Phone 7; |
| Best C++/MFC article of December 2010 | |
| Ajay Vijayvargiya - Writing Windows Debugger - Part 2 | |
| Prizes: | iGrid.NET; The latest C++ books from Apress; SmartOutline 2010; CryptoLicensing For MFC - Enterprise Edition; CppDepend; |
| Best VB.NET article of December 2010 | |
| Meshack Musundi - WPF Speedster | |
| Prizes: | iGrid.NET; Shell MegaPack.Net 2010; The latest VB books from Apress; SmartOutline 2010; FPS Maps for WPF; VBDepend; Reuxables Ultimate Subscription for WPF + Silverlight + Windows Phone 7; Crypto Logger For .Net; |
| Best overall article of December 2010 | |
| Kanasz Robert - Visualization and Comparison of sorting algorithms in C# | |
| Prizes: | DevForce Silverlight; FPS Maps for WPF; Code Project Mug; |
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Weekly Poll Results
How long have you been working as a developer?
Survey period: 17 Jan 2011 to 24 Jan 2011
Meaning: earning money from developing software, either full or part time. (Suggested by Ravi Bhavnani). See the results of this survey from nearly 7 years ago.
| Option | Votes | % | |
| Less than 1 year | 70 | 4.45 |  |
| 1 - 2 years | 97 | 6.17 | |
| 2 - 5 years | 264 | 16.79 | |
| 5 - 10 years | 308 | 19.59 | |
| 10 - 15 years | 290 | 18.45 | |
| 15 - 20 years | 153 | 9.73 | |
| Over 20 years | 306 | 19.47 | |
| I don't program professionally. | 84 | 5.34 | |
| Total | 1572 | 100% | |
Most popular new articles
17 Jan 2011 - 24 Jan 2011
- Fast and Less Fast Loops in C# - Simeon Sheye
- Code Project GIT Meet 2010 - Abhijit Jana, Abhishek Sur, Ankur\m/, Kunal_Chowdhury, SChristmas
- Say Hello To Behavior Driven Development (BDD)- Part 1 - Mahmudul Haque Azad
- Debugging, Tracing and Instrumentation in .NET and ASP.NET (14 FAQ) - Shivprasad koirala
- Customizing Group Row Header of Silverlight DataGrid - Kunal_Chowdhury
Latest Additions
121 articles overall 88 new, 80 updated, 1 moved. 13 were edited, 108 unedited
Article topics listed: C++
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New articles added
Localisation
- Everything you need to know about Locales - David Thielen
All the basics about locales (Unedited)
C++, C#, VB, Java, .NET, Dev
Articles updated
Menus
- How to Support the Ribbon And a Menu in the Same Executable - Paul M. Parks
You can provide a Ribbon in Windows 7, but still support menu input, while only releasing one executable. (Unedited)
C++, Windows (WinXP, Win2003, Vista, Win2008, Win7, Win2008-R2), Win32, Visual-Studio (VS2010), COM, Dev, menu, UI, Windows7, software, VisualStudio
Applications & Tools
- ToDoList 6.1.6 Feature Release - A simple but effective way to keep on top of your tasks - .dan.g.
A hierarchical task manager with native XML support for custom reporting.
VC6, VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Vista, MFC, CEO, Architect, DBA, Dev, QA
OpenGL
- PicZoom: A Photo Viewer created in OpenGL. - santhosh4gCode
PicZoom: A Photo Viewer created in OpenGL. (Unedited)
VC8.0, Windows, MFC, GDI+, OpenGL, tools, software
C / C++ Language
- Creating import library from a DLL with header file - Yiping Cheng
A tutorial to guide you through the process of creating a lib from a third-party dll (Unedited)
C++, Windows, Dev, DLL
Algorithms & Recipes
- Building a Programing Language: Part II (Adding Conditions, Loop and Blocks to BrainLess) - Shakti Misra
In this article, we will discuss implementing conditional statements, loops and blocks. (Unedited)
C, VC9.0, Dev - Building a Programing Language – Part I (Creating BrainLess) - Shakti Misra
This is the first of a series of articles where we will explore about writing compilers. (Unedited)
C++ - Minimalist Floating Point Type - _beauw_
A portable, lightweight floating point type.
C++, C, ASM, Windows, VS2010, Dev, IDE
Tips and Tricks added
Programming Tips
- Underappreciated articles - Espen Harlinn
Articles I feel, and hope, people will appreciate (Unedited)
C++, C# - Rectangle Tiling Algorithm - Mukit, Ataul
A useful algorithm to divide a rectangular area into rectangular subregions. Good for tiling windows in a given area (Unedited)
C++
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