CodeProject] Newsletter (25 Aug 2008)

List Controls

• CListCtrl and cell navigation - Snakefoot
  An example of how to implement subitem focus in a MFC list control.
  C++, Windows, MFC, Dev, Intermediate
  
  
• CListCtrl which can show and hide columns - Snakefoot
  An example of how to implement a column picker in the MFC list control.
  C++, Windows, MFC, Dev, Intermediate
  
  

Tree Controls

• Tree Nodes Navigator - babai28
  The class presented here allows the user to navigate the TreeNodes in a TreeView control (Unedited)
  C#, Windows, Beginner
  
  

ASP.NET

• Deploying ASP. Net Websites on IIS 7.0 - Abhijit Jana
  This article describe some Features and Architecture of IIS 7.0 and Deployment of ASP.Net Sites on IIS (Unedited)
  Javascript, CSS, HTML, XHTML, Ajax, ASP, ASP.NET
  
  
• Building and deploying your web application the easy way - Xiangyang Liu 刘向阳
  A .NET 2.0 tool to simplify web application deployment (Unedited)
  C# (C# 2.0, C#), Windows (Windows, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Vista), ASP.NET, SysAdmin, CEO, Architect, DBA, Dev, QA, Design, Intermediate
  
  
• Dynamic Image Resizing Using HTTP Modules - Neil Meredith
  Easily and dynamically re-size images throughout your site by appending the height and width to the image name, or by using custom named fields with a set height and width.
  VB, XML, HTML, Windows, .NET, ASP.NET, Dev, Intermediate
  
  

Client side scripting

• Custom Alert Boxes using JavaScript and the DOM - Helbrax
  Custom alert boxes using JavaScript and the DOM.
  Javascript, CSS, HTML, XHTML, Dev, Intermediate
  
  
• ActionScript JavaScript Cross Communication - crogersit
  ActionScript communicating to JavaScript, and vice-versa
  Javascript, Windows, Dev, Intermediate
  
  

Custom Controls

• Your First ASP.NET Custom Control - Refky Wahib
  Creating a simple custom server control, with a few guidelines.
  C# (C# 2.0, C# 3.0, C#), .NET (.NET, .NET 2.0, .NET 3.0), ASP.NET, Architect, Dev, Beginner, Intermediate
  
  

Internet / Network

• Using GetIpInterfaceEntry with P/Invoke for getting an interface metric - Gautham Jayaraman
  Using GetIpInterfaceEntry to get an interface metric, and then calculating dwForwardMetric1 for creating routes in Vista/Windows Server 2008.
  C#, Windows (Vista, Windows), Visual Studio (Visual Studio, VS2008), Dev, Intermediate
  
  
• 802.11 Packet Injection for Windows - Ryan Grevious
  Insert custom packets in the 802.11 frame (Unedited)
  C++, C, Windows (Vista, Windows), Win32, Architect, Dev, Design, Intermediate, Advanced
  
  

Silverlight

• Silverlight Tutorial: How to create a skinnable custom control - Mike Dobbles
  A step by step guide to creating a skinnable animated navigation bar custom control (Unedited)
  C#, .NET, Silverlight, Architect, Dev, Intermediate
  
  
• SilverLight 2.0 - 3D Rotating Image Cube / Box - Itamar Kotler
  An implementation of 3D image cube as a custom user control in silverlight 2.0 (Unedited)
  C# (C# 2.0, C# 3.0, C#), .NET (.NET, .NET 2.0, .NET 3.0), ASP.NET, Silverlight, Dev, Intermediate, Advanced
  
  

Site & Server Management

• IIsManager - Marcel81
  Manage IIS 6 in .NET (Unedited)
  VB (VB 9.0, VB), Windows (Windows, Win2003), .NET (.NET, .NET 3.5), IIS (IIS 6, IIS), SysAdmin, Dev, Beginner, Intermediate
  
  

Microsoft Exchange

• Programming With Exchange Server 2007 (EWS) (Part-1) - Brij
  This article is the first article of the series on EWS which explore Exchange Web Services (Unedited)
  C# (C# 2.0, C#), .NET (.NET, .NET 2.0), ASP.NET, Architect, Dev, Intermediate, Advanced
  
  

Audio and Video

• TT Audio Player - towerturtle
  An audio player made by Tower Turtle productions.
  C# (C# 1.0, C# 2.0, C# 3.0, C#), Windows, .NET, DirectX, Dev, Intermediate
  
  

General Graphics

• Application of the Zoomable and Scrollable Picturebox - YLS CS
  Testing a new image interpolation algorithm.
  C#, Windows (WinXP, Windows), .NET, GDI+, Dev, Intermediate
  
  

Database

• SQL Server Hidden Stored Procedures - Michael Ceranski
  Powerful SQL Server stored procedures useful for day to day administration
  SQL, SQL Server, DBA, Dev, Intermediate
  
  
• SQL Server Alerts - Muhammad Shujaat Siddiqi
  Defining SQL Server Alerts (shujaatsiddiqi.blogspot.com) (Unedited)
  SQL, SQL Server (SQL 2000, SQL 2005, SQL Server), SysAdmin, DBA, Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
  
  

SQL Reporting Services

• Adding DOC, RTF, and OOXML Export Formats to the Microsoft Report Viewer Control: Implementing It Easier Using Private Reflection - Anton Ponomarev
  By following the steps outlined in this article, you will be able to get Report Viewer to generate reports in Microsoft Word formats (DOC, RTF, WordprocessingML, and OOXML) when working in the local mode.
  C#, Windows, Office, SQL Server, DBA, Dev, Advanced
  
  

.NET Framework

• A very easy intro to Microsoft .Net Speech Synthesis (VB, C#, C++) - noxia
  A sample application with source code in three .Net languages (Basic, C#, C++) on using the new (.Net 3.0+) System.Speech Class. (Unedited)
  C++ (C++, VC9.0), C# (C#, C# 3.0), VB (VB, VB 9.0), Windows (Windows, WinXP, Win2003, Vista), .NET (.NET 3.5, .NET, .NET 3.0), Dev, Beginner
  
  
• Very Simple Library to Work with Excel in .NET - Shayan Elhami
  Provides a very easy to use library (using Interop, Attributes and Reflection) to work with Excel files in .NET
  C# 2.0, Windows, Office, .NET 2.0, Dev, Intermediate, Advanced
  
  

COM / COM+

• Registering COM DLL with VS 2005 Walk-Through - VB Rocks
  This article demonstrates how to Register a COM DLL with Visual Studio 2005 (Unedited)
  VB (VB 8.0, VB 9.0, VB), COM, Intermediate
  
  
• regsvr42: Generate SxS Manifest Files from Native DLLs for Registration-Free COM - Cristian Adam
  This tool will spy on COM registration process and create side by side (SxS) manifest file(s)
  C++ (VC8.0, C++, VC9.0), Windows (Windows, WinXP), COM, Dev, Intermediate
  
  

Libraries

• AlfaWizard Library - Michal Stehlik
  AlfaWizard is a simple library for the purposes of making wizards.
  C# (C# 1.0, C# 2.0, C# 3.0, C#), XML, .NET (.NET, .NET 2.0, .NET 3.5, .NET 3.0), Dev, Intermediate
  
  

Mobile Development

• Creating custom DirectShow SampleGrabber filter for Windows Mobile - akafazov
  Creating custom DirectShow SampleGrabber filter for Windows Mobile (Unedited)
  C++, Win Mobile, .NET CF, Win32, ATL, COM, Intermediate, Advanced
  
  

Win32/64 SDK & OS

• An extendable report editor - RockmanZero
  an extendable report editor (Unedited)
  C++ (VC6, VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0, C++), C++/CLI, C, Intermediate, Advanced
  
  

Windows Presentation Foundation

• Item Presentation Models for WPF - Adrian Alexander
  Make your life easier by inserting a Presentation Model layer between your domain-model collection contents and template-generated WPF objects.
  C# (C# 2.0, C#), XML, Windows (Windows, WinXP, Vista), .NET (.NET, .NET 3.0, .NET 3.5), Visual Studio (VS2005, VS2008, Visual Studio), XAML, WPF, Architect, Dev, Intermediate, Advanced
  
  

C / C++ Language

• Explicit Constructor in C++ - programmersmind
  Explicit Constructor in C++ (Unedited)
  C++ (VC6, VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0, C++), C++/CLI, C
  
  
• Bitwise Operation Explained - programmersmind
  Few well known bitwise operation problem collection (Unedited)
  C++ (VC6, VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0, C++), C++/CLI, C
  
  
• JavaScript function access from plain C++: An example - davemaster99
  How to execute JavaScript functions with parameters from C++ code.
  C++, Windows (WinXP, Windows), COM, Win32, Dev, Intermediate
  
  

C#

• "C# Hooks For RRDtool" - Mike Corley
  C# (.Net and Mono) library provider for RRDtool (Unedited)
  C# (C# 1.0, C# 2.0, C# 3.0, C#), .NET (.NET, .NET 2.0, .NET 3.5, .NET 3.0), Visual Studio (VS2008, Visual Studio), Dev, Intermediate
  
  
• Generating Unique Key(Finger Print) for a Computer for Licensing Purpose - Sowkot Osman
  Generating Unique Key(Finger Print) for a Computer for Licensing Purpose (Unedited)
  C# (C# 1.0, C# 2.0, C# 3.0, C#), Windows, .NET, Visual Studio, Dev, Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
  
  
• Custom Range Control in C# .Net (with little animating slider) - Bharath K A
  At times, the business needs are so unique that we have to write new controls in addition to the existing Tool box provided control. This article explain how to write one such unique control, named, Range Control. Animated Range control source and Test App sample included. (Unedited)
  C#, .NET (.NET 1.0, .NET 1.1, .NET 2.0, .NET 3.0, .NET 3.5, .NET), Visual Studio, Architect, Dev, Design, Intermediate, Advanced
  
  

C++ / CLI

• SMTP client - Jakub Piwowarczyk
  The CSmtp class allows to send emails with attachments. It provides only AUTH LOGIN authentication. (Unedited)
  C++ (VC6, C++), C++/CLI, C, Windows, Win32, Visual Studio (Visual Studio, VS6), Intermediate
  
  

XML

• Use XML for Log Files - Norbert Ruessmann
  How to use XML to write and read log files.
  C# (C# 1.0, C# 2.0, C# 3.0, C#), XML, .NET (.NET, .NET 2.0), Dev, Intermediate
  
  

Algorithms & Recipes

• Frogs Game - BarbaraPušnar
  In this article, we explain the backtracking algorithm which is a refinement of brute force approach.
  C# 2.0, Windows, .NET 2.0, Dev, Beginner
  
  
• YAML Parser in C# - Liu Junfeng
  An almost feature complete YAML Parser. (Unedited)
  C# (C# 1.0, C# 2.0, C# 3.0, C#), .NET
  
  

Threads, Processes & IPC

• Distributed computing in small and middle offices - hax_
  Introduction to open-source hxGrid library for distributed computing. Main benefits of the library: cluster is using only idle time of Windows 2000/XP/Vista workstation (no dedicated workstations required); easy to use; free. (Unedited)
  C++ (VC6, VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0, C++), C, Windows (Windows, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Vista), Win32, Architect, Dev, Intermediate, Advanced
  
  
• Thread synchronization: Wait and Pulse demystified - Nick Butler
  An article on the Wait and Pulse methods of the Monitor class.
  C#, .NET, Architect, Dev, Design, Intermediate
  
  

Code Generation

• A Simple Template Engine - baker.alex
  Generate source code and database scripts for any language or platform (Unedited)
  C#, XML, SQL, Ruby, DBA, Dev, Intermediate
  
  
• On the fly Code Generation with Evolutility - Olivier Giulieri
  A generic Web User Interface for CRUD applications generating all screens at run-time based on external metadata. It comes with sample applications for address book, memo pad, to do list, restaurants list, wine cellar, and database structure documentation that are easily customizable. (Unedited)
  Javascript, XML, CSS, SQL, HTML, VB, ASP.NET, Visual Studio, Architect, DBA, Dev, Design, Intermediate, Advanced
  
  

Debug Tips

• Debugging Classic ASP ( VBScript ) in Visual Studio 2008 - Rock Webcast
  Step by step, how to set your project up so you can debug a site written in Classic ASP VBScript using Visual Studio 2008. (Unedited)
  VBScript, Visual Studio (VS2005, VS2008, Visual Studio), Dev, Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
  
  

Design and Architecture

• Dashboards Are For Driving - Steven A. Lowe
  Dashboards are immensely useful not only for business data but also for business applications, but only if they display metrics that can be used to "drive" (or "steer") in real-time. (Unedited)
  Architect, Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
  
  

Hardware & System

• ADSI Hunter - KChandos
  Active Directory lookup utility.
  C# (C# 1.0, C# 2.0, C# 3.0, C#), Windows (Windows, WinXP, Vista), Dev, Intermediate
  
  

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Files and Folders

• Duplicate Files Finder - eRRaTuM
  A utility to find any duplicate file in your hard drives using MD5 or CRC32 hashing (Unedited)
  C# (C# 1.0, C# 2.0, C# 3.0, C#), .NET, Dev, Beginner, Intermediate
  
  
• Insert / Remove Data within/from Large Files Efficiently - Michael Chourdakis
  A class that handles large files and allows cut/paste operations efficiently.
  C++, Windows, Win32, Win64, Dev, Intermediate
  
  
• DirectoryList 2.0 - nirvansk815
  A custom listbox control to help visually manipulate data.
  C++ (C++, VC9.0), C++/CLI, .NET (.NET, .NET 2.0), Win32, Visual Studio (VS2005, VS2008, Visual Studio), Intermediate
  
  

List Controls

• CListCtrl and sorting - Snakefoot
  Examples of how to sort rows in a MFC list control (Unedited)
  C++, Windows, MFC, Dev, Intermediate
  
  

Miscellaneous

• High-speed Charting Control - Cedric Moonen
  A flexible charting control to display 2D data.
  VC6, VC7NT4, Win2K, Visual Studio, MFC, Dev, Intermediate
  
  
• WaterMark TextBox For Desktop Applications Using C#, .NET 3.5 and VS2008 - Wael Alghool
  Watermark TextBox for .NET
  C#, .NET (.NET 3.5, .NET), Visual Studio (Visual Studio, VS2008), Dev, Intermediate
  
  

ASP.NET

• UML Interview Questions Part 1 - Shivprasad koirala
  UML Interview Questions Part 1 (Unedited)
  C++ (VC6, VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0, C++, VC9.0), C++/CLI, C# (C# 1.0, C# 2.0, C# 3.0, C#), VB (VB 7.x, VB 8.0, VB 9.0, VB 6, VB), UML, F#, .NET CF, .NET (.NET, .NET 3.5, .NET 3.0, Mono, DotGNU, .NET 1.0, .NET 1.1, .NET 2.0), SQL Server (SQL 2000, SQL 2005, SQL CE, SQL Server), Visual Studio (VS.NET2002, VS.NET2003, VS2005, VS6, VS2008, Visual Studio), MFC, ATL, ASP, ASP.NET, WCF, WPF, Ajax, Oracle, ADO, ADO.NET, Design, Architect, Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
  
  
• Common Validation and Length Validation with Regular Expression in ASP.NET - Sowkot Osman
  Common Validation and Length Validation with Regular Expression in ASP.NET (Unedited)
  C#, .NET, ASP.NET, Dev, Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
  
  
• Active Directory Roles Provider - Daniel_PS
  An active directory roles provider
  C#, Windows, .NET, ASP.NET, Dev, Intermediate
  
  
• How to easily use jQuery DatePicker in ASP.NET - Sowkot Osman
  How to easily use jQuery DatePicker in ASP.NET (Unedited)
  Javascript, CSS, HTML, XHTML, ASP.NET, Dev, Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
  
  

Custom Controls

• Postback-less, Designer Supported ASP.NET 2.0 Color Picker Custom Control - Mehfuz Hossain
  The article explains the detailed steps of creating a designer supported postback-less custom control that will help to build your own.
  C#, Javascript, XML, Windows, .NET 2.0, ASP.NET, VS2005, Dev, Intermediate
  
  

GDI+

• Writing GIS and Mapping Software for .NET - Jon Person, A. Philip Smith
  In part three of the series, the authors of the "GIS.NET" mapping component for .NET explain how to write a geographic mapping engine which can display geographic coordinates. Source code is provided which can pan and zoom a sample geographic object (the state of Nebraska) in C# and VB.NET. (Unedited)
  C# (C# 3.0, C#, C# 1.0, C# 2.0), VB (VB 7.x, VB 8.0, VB 9.0, VB), .NET CF, .NET (.NET 3.0, .NET, .NET 1.1, .NET 2.0), Visual Studio (VS.NET2003, VS2005, VS2008, Visual Studio), GDI, GDI+, Architect, Dev, Design, Intermediate, Advanced
  
  

Database

• How to create easily deployable click and run MySql Database Application - Ladislav Nevery
  Native MySql Client not requiring any special driver or library (Unedited)
  C++, C++/CLI, SQL, Windows (WinXP, Vista, Windows), Win Mobile, SQL Server (SQL Server, SQL 2000, SQL 2005, SQL CE), Architect, DBA, Dev, Intermediate
  
  
• Microsoft Analysis Services 2005: Displaying a grid using ADOMD.NET and MDX - khatri.hitesh
  The article explains how to fetch data from Microsoft Analysis Services 2005 (OLAP) Cube using ADOMD.NET and MDX, and display it in the form of a grid.
  C# (C# 2.0, C#), .NET (.NET, .NET 2.0), SQL Server (SQL 2005, SQL Server), IIS (IIS 6, IIS), ASP.NET, Architect, Dev, Design, Intermediate
  
  

SQL Reporting Services

• Exporting a DataGridView to an Excel/PDF/image file by using Reporting Services report generation - Andriy Protskiv
  ReportExporters is a library for easy exporting of a DataGridView to Excel/PDF/image file types by using Reporting Services report generation.
  C# (C# 2.0, C#), Office, Windows, .NET (.NET, .NET 3.0, .NET 3.5, .NET 2.0), Visual Studio (VS2005, Visual Studio), Dev, Intermediate
  
  

.NET Framework

• DisplayNameAttribute for Enumerations - MikeCS
  An article about the creation of a DisplayNameAttribute for fields of enumerations in .NET which value will be display in a PropertyGrid.
  C# (C# 2.0, C#), .NET (.NET, .NET 3.0), Dev, Intermediate
  
  
• Extension Methods Exemplified: Sorting Index-based Generic Lists - ChantiPDM
  This article shows how extension methods can be used, e.g., for sorting index-based generic lists.
  C# (C# 3.0, C#), .NET (.NET, .NET 3.0, .NET 3.5), Intermediate
  
  

COM / COM+

• Professional System Library: Introduction - Vitaly Tomilov
  Simplified and Unified way for accessing most frequently used information about Process, System and Environment (Unedited)
  C++ (VC6, VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0, C++, VC9.0), C++/CLI, C# (C# 3.0, C#, C# 1.0, C# 2.0), VB (VB 7.x, VB 8.0, VB 9.0, VB 6, VB), VBScript, Office, Windows (Windows, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Vista, TabletPC), .NET (.NET 3.0, .NET, .NET 3.5, .NET 1.0, .NET 1.1, .NET 2.0), Win32, Win64, ATL, COM, Architect, Dev, QA, SysAdmin, Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
  
  

Vista Security

• Bypassing PatchGuard 3 - Christoph Husse
  This article shows how to bypass PatchGuard 3 on the latest windows versions. (Unedited)
  C++, C++/CLI, C, Windows (WinXP, Win2003, Vista, Windows), Win32, Win64, Architect, Dev, Advanced
  
  

Win32/64 SDK & OS

• Protecting an Application's Unauthorized Copy - Manish K. Agarwal
  To protect your application's unauthorized copy by using image integrity functions (Platform SDK's ImageHlp APIs) and to manage certificates in a portable executable (PE) image file.
  VC7, VC7.1Win2K, WinXPVS.NET2003, Dev, Intermediate
  
  
• Programming Without Coding Technology - Mahmoud Fayed
  Hello world program using programming without coding technology (Unedited)
  Windows (Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Vista, Windows), Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
  
  

Windows Presentation Foundation

• WPF Diagram Designer: Part 1 - sukram
  Drag, resize and rotate elements on a Canvas
  XML, C# 3.0, Windows, .NET 3.5, WPF, Dev, Intermediate
  
  

C / C++ Language

• What Every Computer Programmer Should Know About Windows API, CRT and Standard C++ Library - Alex Blekhman
  The article explains relationships and dependencies between Windows API, CRT and Standard C++ Library. (Unedited)
  C++ (VC6, VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0, C++), C++/CLI, C, Win32, Dev, Beginner
  
  

C#

• Textbox Which Holds an IP Address - jkatebin
  This is a control which represents a single IP Address
  C# (C# 2.0, C#), .NET (.NET, .NET 3.0, .NET 3.5, .NET 2.0), Visual Studio (VS2005, Visual Studio), Dev, Beginner
  
  
• Another DataGridView Printer - aureolin
  DataGridView printing encapsulated in a stand-alone object. Very easy to use! Updated to allow printing columns wider than one page. (Unedited)
  C# 2.0, Windows, .NET 2.0VS2005, Dev, Intermediate
  
  

VB.NET

• USPS OneCode Barcodes - drdigit
  USPS One Code - Intelligent Mail Barcode (4-State Customer Barcode) - implementation with VB 2008
  VB 9.0, Windows, .NET, Visual Studio, Dev, Advanced
  
  
• Dynamic creation Of MenuStrip - VB.NET - Bala J
  Implementing Menustrip dynamically from database, the menu names and order will be through backend. (Unedited)
  VB 8.0, Windows, .NET CF, .NET 2.0VS2005, Dev, Intermediate
  
  

Algorithms & Recipes

• A simple Binary Search Tree written in C# - Herbert Sauro
  A simple Binary Search Tree written in C# that can be used to store and retrieve large amounts of data quickly.
  C# 1.0, Windows, .NET 1.1VS.NET2003, Dev, Intermediate
  
  

Date and Time

• Format Date and Time As Per User's Locale Settings - Damir Valiulin
  Convert date and time to a string using format settings specified in Control Panel -> Regional Options.
  C++, Windows, Visual Studio, MFC, Dev, Intermediate
  
  

Threads, Processes & IPC

• SafeThread - Prevent Unhandled Exceptions in Secondary Threads - Steven A. Lowe
  Prevent unhandled exceptions in secondary threads, using SafeThread
  C# (C# 1.0, C# 2.0, C# 3.0, C#), VB (VB 7.x, VB 8.0, VB 9.0, VB), Windows (Windows, TabletPC, NT4, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Vista), .NET (.NET, .NET 2.0), Visual Studio (VS.NET2002, VS.NET2003, VS2005, VS6, Visual Studio, VS2008), Architect, Dev, QA, Design, Intermediate
  
  

Code Generation

• Yet Another Code Generator - Stein Borge
  Template based code generator (Unedited)
  VB (VB 7.x, VB 8.0, VB 9.0, VB 6, VB), Windows (Windows, WinXP, Win2003, Vista), .NET (.NET, .NET 2.0), ADO.NET, Design, Architect, Dev, Beginner
  
  
• SQL Class shell generator - Paw Jershauge
  Generate Class Shells from SQL Database tables, (SQL 2005 & 2008 only) (Unedited)
  C#, VB, Windows (Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Vista, Windows), .NET (.NET 2.0, .NET), Win32, SQL Server (SQL Server, SQL 2005), Dev, Intermediate
  
  
• T4: Extending the Generated Template Class - Mike Pagel
  Taking advantage of the inherits directive in text templates to allow for a clean extension of the generated template class.
  C#, VB, .NET, Architect, Dev, Intermediate
  
  
• Database Helper v 2.0.0 - hdv212
  An open source code generation utility with some useful features to generate procedures,class for tables and .net code for procedures automatically. (Unedited)
  C# (C# 1.0, C# 2.0, C# 3.0, C#), VB (VB 8.0, VB 9.0, VB)
  
  

Design and Architecture

• Menu State Handling - Krishnan Srinivasan
  Handling menu state in WinForms using the Decorator pattern.
  C#, Windows, .NET, Visual Studio, Dev, Intermediate