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How to P/Invoke VarArgs (variable arguments) in C#? ... or hidden junk in CLR
Recently I wrote a cheat sheet for pinvoking in .NET . Shortly after I got a question in comments about how to deal with variable arguments, when it's more, then one parameter. Also what to do if those arguments are heterogeneous? Let's say, that...
Posted 19 November 2008 06:44 AM by tamirk | with no comments
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P/Invoke cheat sheet
I’m working a lot with p/invoke, and know how it’s hard to produce correct signature for unmanaged method. So, today I decided to publish basic cheat sheet for methods, parameters and attributes you should use in order to invoke unmanaged methods from...
Posted 20 October 2008 04:02 PM by tamirk | with no comments
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Silverlight Bidi Controls Library RC0 and movement from Beta 2 to RC0
Finally, I got free minute to convert Silverlight BiDi controls from Silverlight beta 2 to RC0 (you can download SL rc0 tools for VS2008 here ) and as usual some breaking changes (the full list is here ) Calendar and DatePicker moved from System.Windows...
Posted 05 October 2008 12:31 PM by tamirk | with no comments
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The new version of WPF Performance Profiling Tool is available for download
Finally, after a long time of silence, the new version of WPF Performance Profiling Tool is available for download for x32 and x64 OSs.  So, what’s new there? Ton of UI improvements for Visual Profiler New search function to quick find elements in...
Posted 26 September 2008 03:07 PM by tamirk | with no comments
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Developers academy 3 - vote your choice
If you're "in" WPF and/or Silverlight development and want to learn more about high performance programming in WPF or your ability to develop once for WPF and Silverlight, you're invited to vote for my session in Dev Academy 3 and attend...
Posted 09 September 2008 07:57 AM by tamirk | with no comments
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WPF DataGrid CTP is here. It’s also open source!
Huge amount of people asked me about DataGrid control in WPF. There are some 3rd parties providing this control for free and not, However, I always adviced them to wait until Microsoft will release it with (or after) Arrowhead . So here comes the King...
Posted 12 August 2008 01:03 PM by tamirk | with no comments
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.NET 3.5 SP1 is RTM and available for download
For all those who asked, .NET 3.5 SP1 is final and available for download. What’s inside? ASP.NET Dynamic data Core improvements for CLR A lot of performance improvements in WPF ClickOnce enhancements ADO.NET with Data Services and Entity Framework LINQ2SQL...
Posted 11 August 2008 11:12 AM by tamirk | 1 comment(s)
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Expert days – last minute changes
Next week we’ll starting Expert Days , so you have a last chance to register for Windows Presentation Foundation for fellow developers (12-Aug) and Mastering Microsoft Silverlight 2.0 (13-Aug). Those sessions will take place in Bein-Thumi Herzeliya and...
Posted 08 August 2008 04:08 AM by tamirk | with no comments
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Arabic and Hebrew languages bidirectional support for Silverlight 2.0 beta 2
Those days, I’m, together with guys from Microsoft Egypt and Santeon , finishing development of bidirectional input and output support for Silverlight. I want you to take part in alpha testing of this solution. Please see the test form here and try it...
Posted 17 July 2008 10:27 AM by tamirk | with no comments
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How to handle thickness
Yesterday, we spoke about type converters . We even, built simple generic enum converter. Today, we’ll create more complicated converter, that very missing in Silverlight – ThicknessConverter. During the post, I also explain about tokenizing values in...
Posted 08 July 2008 10:07 PM by tamirk | with no comments
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Work process: How to use and build type converters
Today, I want to start new tag - “ Work process ”. Here I’m going to publish partial classes, fixes, small utilities, I’m building for myself or clients to help in work process. I’ll give an example : currently, I’m working on BiDi support for Silverlight...
Posted 07 July 2008 08:58 PM by tamirk | with no comments
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How to consume WCF or Webservice from Vista Sidebar gadget by using Silverlight?
The challenge today is really simple. All we have to do is to write Silverlight   Vista Sidebar Gadget , that consumes either WCF , ASMX or REST based service. Really simple, isn’t it? Let’s start Build server side services We should start from services...
Posted 23 June 2008 09:37 PM by tamirk | with no comments
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Quick note: New TechEd downloads
There is TechEd in Orlando, and this means, that there are a lot of new announcements. Let’s fill up our download managers with expensive fuel and start. New WM 6.1 images (both standard and professional) – absolutely required if you’re programming Windows...
Posted 05 June 2008 11:25 AM by tamirk | with no comments
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Silverlight accessibility and CEO support for beta 2
Yesterday, beta 2 of Silverlight was officially announced in TechEd Orlando. There are a lot of interesting changes. One of most significant changes, I want to notice and accessibility support in Silverlight. See yourself (if you do not know what this...
Posted 04 June 2008 08:01 PM by tamirk | with no comments
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Action required: Smart client users group
Recently I browsed INETA to seek for some group and was really surprising. There is no Smart Client user group registered there. Maybe there is a reason? Let’s understand what Smart Client is? According wikipedia , the term "Smart Client" is...
Posted 22 May 2008 09:44 PM by tamirk | 175 comment(s)
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