Hannes DuPreez

We all have seen the dreaded ‘Blue screens of death.’ These screens actually create dump files on the PC, as a .dmp file, as to where a problem in a certain program occurred. There are also situations where an application simply hangs and hangs; having some sort of dumped data in these situations can be […]

There are times where you first have to compare different ways of achieving the same goal. Using threads or backgroundworkers basically do the same thing, but, only if you use them right. Today, I will show compare unsafe threading calls to backgroundworker calls. Threads If you have never heard the term “Threads” before, let me […]

Technology keeps on changing. New devices get invented fast and it is our job as developers to be able to accommodate for those changes and new devices. Today, I will talk about Responsive design. What Is Responsive Design? Wikipedia defines Responsive design as: “Responsive design is an approach to Web design aimed at crafting sites […]

Having a ‘Programmer’ title can be somewhat ambiguous; trying to start a programming career, or even switching careers, can also be quite daunting and scary—trust me—I have been there and done that. This article will try to introduce you to the various types of software development there are as well the job titles that go […]

In the first two installments of this series, I have explained how to get the Visual Basic software and how to start your first desktop application. Today, I will take this a step further and introduce to you a Visual Basic world with more possibilities. Today, you will learn how to create programs for other […]

Getting started with programming in general can be a daunting task. I remember way back in the stone age when I started with programming. I was quite scared and didn’t know where to start and what to do. Luckily, Visual Basic is a very easy language to know. On the other hand, knowing all the […]

Welcome! Welcome to the world of Visual Basic, where magic happens! The weird and whacky world of Visual Basic enables you to create any program for any Windows platform. Before you can start coding in Visual Basic, you need to know where to find it and how to install it; this is what you will […]

Comparing objects has always been a tricky affair. Luckily, with each new version of the .NET Framework Microsoft makes things a little bit easier. With the advent of the .NET Framework, many moons ago, a lot of new namespaces were created and a lot more effort was put into making comparing the equality of two […]

Introduction to CORS In my previous article, “Hosting a WCF Service Inside a Windows Service,” I demonstrated how to host a WCF Service inside a Windows Service. Today, I will take it a step further and demonstrate how to enable CORS on a service and how to communicate properly through JSON. What Is WCF? Windows […]

Introduction Services: We all love them, but we all hate them. WCF services can get quite tricky because they are so sensitive, but once you get the hang of them, they can become very easy, very quickly. Today, you will learn how to host a WCF RESTFul service inside a Windows Service. WCF The Windows […]

Ever wondered how some applications are able to restart and just continue exactly where it left off? Well, I have. My curiosity knows no boundaries…. Today, you will learn how to make an RM Aware application. There is a lot of work, so let’s get started. First, the complicated stuff. API The term API means […]

Applications are our bread and butter. There are essentially two instances in which an application can be run: Single Instance and Multiple Instances. Single Instance Applications Single Instance Applications means that only one instance can be run at any given point in time. In other words, this means that you cannot run the same application […]