Latest .NET / C# Articles

Concurrent collections in .NET Framework 4.0 allow developers to create type safe collections as well as thread safe collections. These collection classes form an essential part of the parallel programming feature and are available under the namespace System.Collections.Concurrent. V. N. S. Arun examines the different concurrent collections.

A large application often consists of functionally independent modules, which can make organizing the various models, views and controllers tedious. Bipih Joshi shows you how to split your application in what is known as Areas and how Areas are used in an ASP.NET MVC application.

MIX is gone, so where can you find out up-and-coming Microsoft developer information in the Spring? Where can you hear about Visual Studio 11's beta launch?

Windows Phone (including Mango) doesn't come with built-in support for rich data visualization. Using a free download, Vipul Patel shows you how to get charts working on your Windows Phone application.

One of the most common misconceptions is the notion that a grid is a grid. In reality, there are several different types of grids and choosing the right one for your needs can help save substantial time and effort. Choosing the wrong grid can result in tremendous effort to make it work the way you need, which is quite frustrating. Daniel Jebaraj looks at the different types of grids and the ways in which they are typically used.

This article explains how to use Direct3d Input and Sound from managed code like C#, using an unmanaged C++ DLL.