Understanding C# Features (6) Closure
In a C# class, it is perfectly nature normal thing for a method to access a variable defined inside or outside its body.
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Understanding C# Features (7) Higher-Order Function
Higher-order function is a function taking one or more function parameters as input, or returning a function as output.
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Entity Framework and LINQ to Entities (1) IQueryable<T> and Remote Query
The previous chapters discussed LINQ to Objects, LINQ to XML (objects), and Parallel LINQ (to Objects). All of these APIs query in memory objects managed by .NET. This chapter discusses Entity Framewo
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End-to-end: Setup continuous integration/continuous delivery for ASP.NET Core + SQL database with GitHub, AppVeyor and Azure
I have a web project “Chinese Etymology ()” for searching Chinese character’s etymologies and ancient Chinese characters. It is developed with Microsoft tec
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Easy Ways to Test SQL Server/SQL Azure Connection
It is incredibly easy to test the SQL Server/Azure SQL Database connectivity or firewall settings from Windows, even without SSMS ([SQL Server Management Studio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQL_Serv
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Detect Chinese Character in Unicode String
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Recently, when trying to convert some directory/file names between Chinese and English, it is necessary to detect if a Unicode string contains Chinese characters. Unfortunately, Chinese language detec
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Entity Framework and LINQ to Entities (7) Data Changes
Besides LINQ to Entities queries, Entity Framework also provides rich APIs for data changes.
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Installing Android 6 Marshmallow on Nexus 7
I got a ) in 2013. In 2014 it was upgraded to , and then became way slower
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Understanding C# async / await (3) Runtime Context
Understanding C# async / await:
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