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.NET / WPF

How to Call an Async Method Synchronously in C#

It would be awesome if async/await reduced code complexity instead of just hiding it. But when complexity is unavoidable, we have to make it manageable.

Development Practices

An Immutable Asynchronous State Holder in C#

In several projects that I have worked on over the last few years, we instituted a StateHolder class that eases the burden of managing state.

Developer Tools

I Hate #regions

"I hate regions" not only automatically expands the regions when you open the file, it changes the font size and color of the regions.

.NET / WPF

Ninject Tips: Some Binding Magic & Kernel Cleanup

How to make Ninject automatically bind certain types of classes, and how to make it fully reset the Kernel between tests.

.NET / WPF

Testing C#.Net Async Code

Conventional wisdom around the Internet seems to be that writing async tests is hard enough that it's okay to avoid it. I disagree.

.NET / WPF

IEnumerable, for a More Elegant C#

IEnumerable provides several benefits to C#, including improved readability, more elegant solutions, and code composability.

.NET / WPF

You Can Write Inline C# in XAML – But Should You?

You can write inline C# in your XAML file with the x:Code Intrinsic type. But it might not be such a great idea.

.NET / WPF

Caching Data Transforms on IObservables

Describes a method of using IObservables which allows for efficient re-use of complicated transforms.

.NET / WPF

Generic Memoization in C#

Dynamic languages have good generic forms of memoization, but I haven't found one I'm happy with in C#. This is a sketch of a generic memoization in C#.

.NET / WPF

C#: (a few of) The Good Parts

Every software development environment has its bright points, and C# is no exception. The following are a few features and tools we enjoyed working with.

.NET / WPF

Testing C# Code That’s Run as the Result of an Event Being Fired

If you have had any trouble figuring out how to test your presenter classes (or any classes that respond to events), I recommend trying this technique.