One of the flashiest features of WPF is pervasive transparency. Colors used for borders, backgrounds, text, graphics can all be set to be semi-transparent using the Color Alpha value and in some cases a separate OpacityMask. Transparency can even be used at the window level (in both Vista and XP)! A few warnings before we [...]
Introduction When I started working with workflow (WF) in early November of 2005 I quickly realized I would need to use the Local Communication Services provided by WF. At the time most of the samples were using very simple data types which was good for getting started but the project I am working on required more complex objects to [...]
A few years ago I purchased a great book “Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture” http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0321127420/qid=1116425213/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/104-9673008-1327946?v=glance&s=books&n=507846 that I have referred to time and time again on projects. This book, written by Martin Fowler, continues of the heels of the Gang of Four book and contains many patterns that can be applied in almost any enterprise application. In [...]