Hannes DuPreez

I love card games. My wife and I will spend hours outside playing card games and relaxing. On some occasions, we would try our luck at local casinos. I usually play Blackjack whereas my wife would play slot machines. Today, I will show you the basics on how to make a Blackjack game as well […]

It is all in the genes. In Part 1 of the AI and Visual basic article series, “Setting Up a Neural Network Using Visual Basic and AI,” I have shown you how to create a basic Neuron Network. This article will delve into Genetic Algorithms and create a way to train our already created Neuron […]

I have epilepsy, so you can imagine how fascinated I am about the inner workings of our brains. I have also, for a long time, been wanting to do an article about Artificial Intelligence! The first step in creating a decent A. I. (artificially intelligent) app is to set up a neural network. This enables […]

Isn’t it amazing how many things there are that we use on a daily basis but do not exactly know what makes these things tick? The other day, I had to mount an ISO file on my laptop, just to install the software because my DVD-ROM decided to say farewell. By doing this simple task, […]

Introduction Today, I will aim to introduce you to the fantastic world of .NET Core. Let’s get started! .NET Core .NET Core is a cross-platform development platform on GitHub. .NET Core has the following characteristics: Command-line tools: All product scenarios can be executed at the command line. Compatibility: .NET Core is compatible with Mono, Xamarin, […]

In the past, I have written quite a few articles on how to work with SQL Server and Visual Basic. ADO.NET has some built-in features that can make SQL Server work even better with Visual Basic. A prime example would be the SqlBulkCopy command, which you will learn about today. ADO.NET has made our lives […]

Introduction Having an over-active brain and over-active imagination can sometimes be a blessing, but mostly it is a curse—especially for me, especially when I am thinking up wonderful ideas to write about. A topic that seems too complicated can end up being a gremlin of a project, whereas a topic that seems complicated up front […]

Introduction Ad rotators are usually found on Web pages and Web applications. When you see an ad on a Web application, it is most likely an ad rotator or some variant of it. Today, I will show you how easy it is to create an ad rotator, but for a Windows form, without any Web […]

Visual Studio 2017 has finally been released and, oh, what a joy! With each release of Visual Studio, Microsoft raises the bar and technology that exists at the time gets a boost. I remember a time when Web Applications were the next ‘big thing’! Now, with Visual Studio 2017, it is AI and Bots that […]

Writing lots of code can become quite tedious. It can also become frustrating at times, especially when you are looking for a Visual Studio feature that either doesn’t exist or which you don’t know about. This article aims to introduce you to some of Visual Studio’s newer tools to make your coding and debugging a […]

Welcome to 2017! When I look back to when I started with .NET in the early 2000s, I cannot help but to be awestruck. .NET has grown into a fantastic, cannot-live-without developer tool. In 2002, I think many a developer was scared and perhaps felt a bit intimidated with Visual Basic.NET—many Visual Basic developers still […]