Hannes DuPreez

I can honestly say that I love .NET almost as much as I love my wife. If only .NET were human… Jokes aside, I have always advocated for .NET, even using Visual Basic. Coming from a VB background, it was difficult at first to adapt to the strange world of .NET. For me, this was […]

Introduction Welcome to my article. Writing a program is only one little cog in the development wheel. The whole purpose of developing any application is to make the end user’s life easier. Knowing how to deploy your application is vital to the end user’s experience and happiness. Today, you will play around with the ApplicationDeployment […]

Introduction Hello, and welcome to my article about the MethodInvoker Delegate. Delegates are funny things, as you will soon see. Let’s jump right in, shall we? Delegates A delegate is simply a type that represents a reference to physical methods with the same parameter list and return type. Okay, what does that mean in simple […]

Introduction I have fallen in love with SQL. I think that, for some of you who have been following my articles (hopefully, there are a few of you), it has become quite apparent. I am fortunate to have a job in which I can find new ways to improve previous written code, or simply learn […]

Introduction The .NET Framework supplies classes for sending emails. All of these use the same technology (SMTP), but each may have some drawbacks. Today, I will not only demonstrate how to send emails through Visual Basic, but to make them more powerful with the use of LinkedResources and Alternate Views Classes. SMTP SMTP (Simple Mail […]

Introduction It’s the little things we take for granted. That’s what my mother used to tell me. She was right, especially when applying the same logic to developing a decent program. The little thing I am talking about here is memory. Using memory properly can improve the performance of your application vastly. Today, I will […]

Introduction We all love Wikipedia. I wish I had had Wikipedia when I was growing up; it would have made my life much easier. I had to use an old thing named a book, or an encyclopedia, to research my tasks for school. Just shows how the Internet has evolved. Just shows how lazy people […]

Introduction Being able to use SQL with Visual Basic is essential; it is a must have for any seasoned as well as aspiring programmer. Having advanced knowledge of the SQL language is even more vital. Today, you will learn about SQL Common Table Expressions and how to make use of them through Visual Basic. First, […]

Introduction When working in a team on one or more projects, your project or projects can very quickly become quite messy. Keeping track of source code changes or minor tweaks on a certain form’s design can quickly get lost in translation. Apart from making regular backups, using a product like Team Foundation Server will save […]

Introduction Don’t you just love technology sometimes? We live in the digital age, and I for one am quite excited about it. It is amazing what apps are out there to improve our otherwise dull lives. I cannot imagine my life without TeamViewer. Giving technical support has never been easier, especially when you are working […]

Introduction Database indexes are crucial to the speed and performance of your database queries or database views. Knowing how to set up proper indexes in your databases is a vital skill to have. First, some background on SQL. SQL Structured Query Language is the programming language you use to build databases, extract information from databases, […]

Introduction Working with databases is crucial to succeeding in the world of development. Extraction from a database, doing dynamic data inserts, and updates is quite straightforward. But sometimes, you will have to do more. This is what this article is about: Creating Databases with the Create Table statement and altering those databases. For the uninformed: […]