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I have been involved in technology since 1996. Throughout my career, I developed many client/server and web applications mainly for financial services companies. I have a an MBA from Pace University and work as a Project Manager at Citigroup.- more about Irina Medvinskaya »
TechRepublic Resources
- Handle exceptions properly in C#
- Developers often overlook the importance of exceptionhandling to the detriment of their own code. In this article, I discuss how touse exception handling in C#. I also explain simple ways to add code snippetsto application code to prevent users from seeing certain errors, which maycause applications to shut down.Structured exception...
- Tags: C#, HelpLink, Irina Medvinskaya, Listing B, Microsoft .NET, Software engineering/development, StackTrace, TargetSite
- Technical articles 2007-02-23
- Move and resize controls on a VB.NET form
- There may be times when you need to move and appropriatelyresize the controls on a form. In this quick tip, I show how to set thecontrols in VB.NET forms so you can properly resize the controls based on thesize of the form.Using the Anchor propertyA simple way to make sure...
- Tags: Anchor property, Irina Medvinskaya, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, Software engineering/development, TextBox
- Technical articles 2007-02-01
- Get an overview of C# control statements
- In order for developers to utilize any language to thefullest extent, they need to have a complete and thorough understanding of thecode flow structures. In this article, I provide an overview of the C# controlstatements and discuss the appropriate way to use each of them.Selection statementsIfand switch are considered selectionstatements...
- Tags: C#, Irina Medvinskaya, Software engineering/development
- Technical articles 2006-12-20
- Learn the basics about C# data types' variables
- The ability to work with any programming language requires agood understanding of the data types it offers in order to comprehend thelanguage's possibilities and limitations. In this article, I look at thecharacteristics and specifics of C# data types as a way for developers to havea better grasp of what the...
- Tags: C#, integer, Irina Medvinskaya, Software engineering/development, Value at Risk
- Technical articles 2006-11-20
Additional Resources
- Split a string of characters into separate words in VB.NET
- Irina Medvinskaya explains how you can use a Split method of a String class when you need to split a line of text into separate words. Whenever you need to split a line of text into separate words, it's possible to utilize a Split method of a String...
- Tags: Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, Irina Medvinskaya, Microsoft development tools, Programming languages, strComplete, separator, Visual Basic Tips Newsletter, TechRepublic Inc., Array, Split Method, Corporate Communications, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Marketing
- Technical articles 2006-06-01
- How to reverse a string in VB.NET
- In this week's VB.NET tip, Irina Medvinskaya shows you how to utilize the Reverse method of an array to reverse the order of characters in a particular string. There are situations that require reversing the order of characters in a string. In the Listing A example,...
- Tags: Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, strOriginalText, Irina Medvinskaya, Microsoft development tools, Programming languages, Visual Basic Tips Newsletter, String, Value, .Net, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Technical articles 2006-09-21
- Locate the executable path using VB.NET
- In this Visual Basic .NET tip, Irina Medvinskaya looks at a simple way to determine the path where the current executable resides. It is often useful to be able to determine the path where the current executable resides. A simple way to do this using Visual Basic .NET...
- Tags: Microsoft Visual Basic, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, Irina Medvinskaya, Microsoft development tools, Programming languages, ListBox1, StartUpPath, Visual Basic Tips Newsletter, TechRepublic Inc., .Net, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Technical articles 2006-10-12
- Creating a VB.NET form that users cannot move
- In Visual Basic .NET, there are two simple options for making sure that a form you create cannot be moved by users. Irina Medvinskaya discusses both options in this tip. There are situations that require developers to prohibit users for moving a particular form. This may be required...
- Tags: Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, Irina Medvinskaya, Microsoft development tools, Programming languages, .NET, borderless form, Visual Basic Tips Newsletter, TechRepublic Inc., Microsoft Visual Basic, Border, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Technical articles 2007-01-04
- Brush up on option statements in VB.NET
- In this tip, Irina Medvinskaya looks at the three option statements that are supported in VB.NET: Option Explicit, Option Compare, and Option Strict. If you want to properly utilize VB.NET, it is very important to understand option statements. The following is a quick overview of the three ...
- Tags: Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, Irina Medvinskaya, Microsoft development tools, .NET, Programming languages, option statement, Option Compare, Option Strict, Option Explicit, Visual Basic Tips Newsletter, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Technical articles 2006-11-09
- Web Engineering - Old Wine in New Bottles?
- Modern Web applications are full-fledged, complex software systems. Therefore, the development of Web applications requires a methodologically sound engineering approach called Web Engineering. It is not clear, however, to which extent existing solutions from relevant areas, most notably software engineering can be reused as such for the development of Web...
- Tags: Software, Web, Development, Web Application, Vienna University, Wine, Tools & Techniques, Channel Management, Management, Marketing
- White papers 2004-09-03
- Determining file version information with VB.NET
- Did you know that VB.NET simplifies the process of obtaining file version information? Irina Medvinskaya shows you how to utilize the FileVersionInfo class and call its GetVersionInfo method to get this information. In Visual Basic 6, you can get the file version information by using the API function...
- Tags: Microsoft Visual Basic, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, Irina Medvinskaya, Microsoft development tools, Programming languages, FileVersionInfo, version information, Visual Basic Tips Newsletter, TechRepublic Inc., Information, .Net, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Technical articles 2006-07-20
- Manipulate URIs with Visual Studio .NET's System.URI class
- Irina Medvinskaya explains how you use Visual Studio .NET's System.URI class to work with Uniform Resource Identifiers URIs. This class allows you to represent and easily manipulate a given URI. Uniform Resource Identifiers URIs may represent Web requests, FTP requests, files, news, and e-mail. Whenever you need...
- Tags: Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Visual Studio.Net, Irina Medvinskaya, Microsoft development tools, .NET, Uniform Resource Identifier, strURI, ListBox1, Visual Basic Tips Newsletter, TechRepublic Inc., Class, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Technical articles 2006-12-14
- Iterating through all controls on the form with VB.NET
- Irina Medvinskaya presents a simple way to change all the controls on a form in runtime with VB.NET. If you've ever had to change all the controls on a form in runtime, you know how tedious it can be to modify the controls one by one. Here's...
- Tags: Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, Irina Medvinskaya, Microsoft development tools, Programming languages, TextBox, cControl InMe.Controls, Visual Basic Tips Newsletter, Control, .Net, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Technical articles 2007-02-08
- Generating a DynamicAboutBox with VB.NET
- In this VB.NET tip, Irina Medvinskaya explains how you can use System.Reflection classes to determine version information about an application. Whenever you need to determine version information about a VB.NET application, you may want to utilize System.Reflection classes to get this information dynamically and without the need...
- Tags: Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, exeApp, exeName, Irina Medvinskaya, Microsoft development tools, Programming languages, System.Windows.Forms.Application, Visual Basic Tips Newsletter, TechRepublic Inc., Information, .Net, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Technical articles 2007-01-11
- Retrieve current Windows user information using VB.NET
- Irina Medvinskaya offers a VB.NET code sample that shows how to access information about the current Windows user utilizing the WindowsIdentity class and one of its properties. You may encounter situations in which it is crucial to get information about a current Windows user. VB.NET simplifies the process...
- Tags: Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, Irina Medvinskaya, WindowsIdentity, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft development tools, Programming languages, WindowsIdentity class, Visual Basic Tips Newsletter, Class, WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent Method, .Net, Operating Systems, Software, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Technical articles 2006-09-13
- Create a temp file with VB.NET
- Irina Medvinskaya looks at the VB.NET code that allows you to get the name of the file that you can use as a temp file. She also provides sample code that shows how to create a temp file. Temp files are generally used for temporary storage and data manipulation....
- Tags: Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, Irina Medvinskaya, Microsoft development tools, Programming languages, temp file, Visual Basic Tips Newsletter, TechRepublic Inc., Sample Code, Name, .Net, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Technical articles 2007-05-17
- Requirements Engineering Patterns
- Requirements engineering the elicitation, documentation and validation of requirements is a fundamental aspect of software development. Unfortunately, and to the detriment of everyone involved, requirements engineering efforts are often shortchanged or even completely forgone in favor of "getting the code out as soon as possible, at all cost." This month...
- Tags: Software, AmbySoft, Software Development, Development Tools, Tools & Techniques, Software/Web Development, Management
- White papers 2000-05-01
- Retrieving environment variables with VB.NET
- Irina Medvinskaya shows how you can use VB.NET to retrieve the important information (e.g., computer name and user name) from Windows environment variables. Windows stores some important information (e.g., computer name and user name) in the environment variables. The ability to access these variables to retrieve their values...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, Irina Medvinskaya, Microsoft development tools, Programming languages, .NET, environment variable, GetEnvironmentVariable, Windows Environment, Visual Basic Tips Newsletter, Environment
- Technical articles 2006-10-05
- Make only one instance of an application run with VB.NET
- Irina Medvinskaya presents a way to allow only one instance of an application run with VB.NET. She presents a code example that uses the System.Diagnostics.Process class to determine whether there is more than one instance of an application running. It's usually a good practice to make sure that only...
- Tags: Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, Irina Medvinskaya, Microsoft development tools, Programming languages, strModName, strProcName, appProc, Visual Basic Tips Newsletter, Instance, Application, .Net, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Technical articles 2006-10-26
- Explore an overloading method in VB.NET
- Developers often need to define a method with the same name that may perform different functionalities. In order to do that, you should use the Overloads keyword in .NET. In this quick tip, I look at an example function that performs different sets of functionalities with the same name. ...
- Tags: Procedure, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, .Net, Microsoft Development Tools, Programming Languages, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Development Tools, Enterprise Software, Software, Irina Medvinskaya
- Blog posts 2007-11-08
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