| c# Programming Glossary: recentlyWhat is “Best Practice” For Comparing Two Instances of a Reference Type? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/104158/what-is-best-practice-for-comparing-two-instances-of-a-reference-type  Two Instances of a Reference Type  I came across this recently up until now I have been happily overriding the equality operator.. 
 How does the C# compiler detect COM types? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1093536/how-does-the-c-sharp-compiler-detect-com-types    By no means am I an expert in this but I stumbled recently on what I think you want the CoClass attribute class. System.Runtime.InteropServices.CoClass.. 
 switch / pattern matching idea http://stackoverflow.com/questions/156467/switch-pattern-matching-idea  pattern matching idea  I've been looking at F# recently and while I'm not likely to leap the fence any time soon it.. rather than using repeated invocation. I haven't checked recently but in some early Entity Framework builds I seem to recall this.. 
 C#: String.Equals vs. == [duplicate] http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1659097/c-string-equals-vs   C# difference between ` ` and .Equals     9 answers     I recently was introduced to a large codebase and noticed all string comparisons.. 
 Why is the C# “as” operator so popular? [closed] http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2139798/why-is-the-c-sharp-as-operator-so-popular  closed  In development blogs online code examples and recently even a book I keep stumbling about code like this var y x as.. 
 Webcam usage in C# http://stackoverflow.com/questions/233455/webcam-usage-in-c-sharp   c# clipboard webcam   share improve this question   I've recently started doing some hobby work in this area. We settled on using.. 
 What is the worst gotcha in C# or .NET? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/241134/what-is-the-worst-gotcha-in-c-sharp-or-net  is the worst gotcha in C# or .NET  I was recently working with a DateTime object and wrote something like this.. 
 Best Practice: Initialize class fields in constructor or at declaration? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24551/best-practice-initialize-class-fields-in-constructor-or-at-declaration  or at declaration  I've been programming in C# and Java recently and I am curious what people would consider the best practice.. 
 Why does one often see “null != variable” instead of “variable != null” in C#? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/271561/why-does-one-often-see-null-variable-instead-of-variable-null-in-c  condition if null variable ... if variable null ... Since recently I saw the first one quite often and it caught my attention since.. 
 What is the tilde (~) in an enum definition? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/387424/what-is-the-tilde-in-an-enum-definition  not to say it isn't there I saw this snippet of code recently what does the tilde ~ mean summary Enumerates the ways a customer.. 
 Entity Framework 4 - AddObject vs Attach http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3920111/entity-framework-4-addobject-vs-attach  vs Attach  I have been working with Entity Framework 4 recently and am slightly confused as to when to use ObjectSet.Attach.. 
 How do you get the index of the current iteration of a foreach loop? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/43021/how-do-you-get-the-index-of-the-current-iteration-of-a-foreach-loop  construct I haven't encountered like the few I've learned recently some on Stack Overflow in C# to get a value representing the.. 
 Regarding IE9 WebBrowser control http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4612255/regarding-ie9-webbrowser-control  IE9 WebBrowser control  I recently upgraded to IE9 beta. Now In my .net 3.5 WinForm application.. 
 Interprocess communication for Windows in C# (.NET 2.0) http://stackoverflow.com/questions/50153/interprocess-communication-for-windows-in-c-sharp-net-2-0  using csharptest net RpcLibrary I came across a project recently that has wrapped the Win32 RPC library and created a .net class.. 
 How to generate and validate a software license key? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/599837/how-to-generate-and-validate-a-software-license-key  If equal OK. But I repeat this won't prevent piracy I have recently read that this approach is not cryptographically very sound... 
 Retrieving Property name from lambda expression http://stackoverflow.com/questions/671968/retrieving-property-name-from-lambda-expression  lambda expression trees   share improve this question  I recently did a very similar thing to make a type safe OnPropertyChanged.. 
 Which is preferred: Nullable<>.HasValue or Nullable<> == null? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/676078/which-is-preferred-nullable-hasvalue-or-nullable-null  Nullable .HasValue because I liked the semantics. However recently I was working on someone else's existing code base where they.. 
 Should I store my images in the database or folders? [duplicate] http://stackoverflow.com/questions/713243/should-i-store-my-images-in-the-database-or-folders    share improve this question   I've done it both ways recently. I do prefer using the directory method for storing the images.. 
 TypeLoadException says 'no implementation', but it is implemented http://stackoverflow.com/questions/948785/typeloadexception-says-no-implementation-but-it-is-implemented  interface from another assembly. The SetShort method was recently added to both the interface and the DummyItem but the assembly.. 
 Headless browser for C# (.NET)? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10161413/headless-browser-for-c-sharp-net  developer who is building a GUI web scraping application. Recently I've decided to migrate to .NET framework and write the same.. 
 How to implement P2P in C#? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1146637/how-to-implement-p2p-in-c  to implement P2P in C#  Recently I would like to develop a simple chat program using c# and Winform.. 
 Multiples Table in DataReader http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12969318/multiples-table-in-datareader   I normally used DataSet because It is very flexible. Recently I am assigned code optimization task To reduce hits to the database.. 
 Why does Castle Windsor hold onto transient objects? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/132940/why-does-castle-windsor-hold-onto-transient-objects  does Castle Windsor hold onto transient objects  Recently I noticed my application appears to be eating memory that never.. 
 How should I handle my Entity/Domain Objects using IoC/Dependency Injection? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1405665/how-should-i-handle-my-entity-domain-objects-using-ioc-dependency-injection  PLINQO to generate all my Entities from the database. Recently I've started to use dependency injection using StructureMap.. 
 Generics -Open and closed constructed Types http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1735035/generics-open-and-closed-constructed-types  Open and closed constructed Types  Recently i noticed that Generics constructed types can be open and closed.But.. 
 How does C# compilation get around needing header files? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1917935/how-does-c-sharp-compilation-get-around-needing-header-files  used C but did not deeply study it's compilation model. Recently I jumped on the bandwagon and have begun studying Objective.. 
 Single-assembly multi-language Windows Forms deployment (ILMerge and satellite assemblies / localization) - possible? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1952638/single-assembly-multi-language-windows-forms-deployment-ilmerge-and-satellite-a  my satellite assembly into the final merged assembly. Recently I started working on a similar project where there are multiple.. 
 Raising C# events with an extension method - is it bad? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/231525/raising-c-sharp-events-with-an-extension-method-is-it-bad  handler SomethingHappened if handler null handler this e Recently in some other question on this board which I can't find now.. 
 C# Object Pooling Pattern implementation http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2510975/c-sharp-object-pooling-pattern-implementation  LIFO makes it significantly easier to implement a Least Recently Used freeing strategy which you said was out of scope but it's.. 
 How to show that the double-checked-lock pattern with Dictionary's TryGetValue is not threadsafe http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2624301/how-to-show-that-the-double-checked-lock-pattern-with-dictionarys-trygetvalue-i  pattern with Dictionary's TryGetValue is not threadsafe  Recently I've seen some C# projects that use a double checked lock pattern.. 
 Writing the F# recursive folder visitor in C# - seq vs IEnumerable http://stackoverflow.com/questions/308481/writing-the-f-recursive-folder-visitor-in-c-sharp-seq-vs-ienumerable  dir do yield visitor subdir filter Recently I've started working on implementing some F# functionality in.. 
 variable.ToString() vs. Convert.ToString(variable) http://stackoverflow.com/questions/326060/variable-tostring-vs-convert-tostringvariable  then my reasons come down to aesthetics and consistency. Recently I have been favouring Convert.ToString as to me it says hey.. 
 .NET 4.0 and the dreaded OnUserPreferenceChanged Hang http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4077822/net-4-0-and-the-dreaded-onuserpreferencechanged-hang  We've been using .NET 3.5 which I understand uses CLR 2.0. Recently the applciation has been upgraded to use .NET 4.0 Client Profile.. 
 How can I programmatically determine if my workstation is locked? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/44980/how-can-i-programmatically-determine-if-my-workstation-is-locked  for myself to help monitor my focus throughout the day. Recently I've noticed that I tend to get off track more than usual and.. 
 How do I read incoming mail using C# http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4614837/how-do-i-read-incoming-mail-using-c-sharp  suggest leveraging that via IMAP preferred or POP access. Recently I developed a solution that accesses a specified mailbox via.. 
 Determine AD password policy programmatically http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4992474/determine-ad-password-policy-programmatically  methods to create and change users in an Active Directory. Recently we added a feature to allow users to set their own password.. 
 Factory pattern in C#: How to ensure an object instance can only be created by a factory class? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/515269/factory-pattern-in-c-how-to-ensure-an-object-instance-can-only-be-created-by-a  an object instance can only be created by a factory class  Recently I've been thinking about securing some of my code. I'm curious.. 
 Capture any kind of keystrokes (aka keylogger), preferably c# .net but any kind will do http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6465526/capture-any-kind-of-keystrokes-aka-keylogger-preferably-c-sharp-net-but-any  But anyways my reasons to write this keylogger are simple Recently i became an owner of a Peregrine gaming glove. Its a very cool.. 
 LINQ: Not Any vs All Don't http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9027530/linq-not-any-vs-all-dont  if acceptedValues.Any v v someValue exception logic Recently I've noticed ReSharper asking me to simplify these queries to.. 
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