For quite some time I have been willing to not only learn Design Patterns, but also implement them in a practical scenario. First things first. Let's learn the damn patterns. So here by I start a new post series on my blog, where in I look at a Design Pattern and understand how it can be implemented to a practical scenario.



I will try to post about the patterns learned, on my blog so that you all can also refer to it. The book I am referring is the infamous, "Head First - Design… Continue

One of the coolest features of C# 3.0 is Extension Methods. It allows you to extend existing types with new methods. Didn't get it? Well, say you got a class called Car. Now you want that a string variable should have a method that returns a Car object. Now for C#2.0, to do such a thing you must have access to source code. However with 3.0, you can write an extension method called string.ToCar() which returns an object of type Car.



Most people would argue that sub-classing… Continue

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All of us have been exposed to event driven programming of some sort or the other. C# adds on value to the often mentioned world of event driven programming by adding support through events and delegates. The emphasis of this article would be to identify what exactly happens when you add an event handler to your common UI controls. A simple simulation of what could possibly be going on behind the scenes when the AddOnClick or any similar event is added… Continue