This step-by-step article shows you how to get the name of the computer on which your application is running. The following sample code shows how to get both the NetBIOS (simple) name and the fully qualified Domain Name System (DNS) computer name. More info

Let's get practical, religion aside, with an eye on programmer productivity, here are the top 10 reasons why C# is better than VB.NET, in no particular order. If you have some other ones, let me know. More info

This step-by-step article shows you how to implement a custom collection in Visual C# .NET. The .NET Framework base class libraries offer a formal definition of a collection: the System.Collections.ICollection interface. More info

This step-by-step article shows you how to take advantage of optional method arguments. C# does not support optional method arguments. However, there may be times when you are using components that were created in a language that supports optional arguments, such as legacy COM components or components created with Visual Basic .NET. More info

In some scenarios, providing a static user interface is sufficient. However, if the number of business objects to display to the user varies, you need an adaptable means of presentation. One way to accomplish this is to programmatically add new tabs and controls to your UI at runtime. In this example, you will add a new instance of a User Control to a TabPage then add the TabPage to the TabControl on a Windows Form. More info

This article provides an introductory look at the Microsoft® Outlook® 2003 object model, and explores how to build Outlook-aware applications and Outlook Add-ins using the C# programming language. More info

A Composite is a tree structure consisting of individual objects mixed with compositions of objects, that is, objects that have other objects as their children. The goal of the Composite pattern is to be able to treat individual objects and compositions of objects the same way. All objects in the Composite are derived from Composite itself. More info

This step-by-step article demonstrates how to compare two files to see if their contents are the same. This comparison looks at the contents of the two files, not at the file names, locations, dates, times, or other attributes. More info

Command pattern encapsulates a request as an object and gives it a known public interface. More info

This step-by-step article shows you how to create and use regular expressions to determine whether strings match certain patterns. Regular expressions allow for easy parsing and matching of strings to a specific pattern. Using the objects available in the RegularExpressions namespace, you can compare a string against a given pattern, replace a string pattern with another string, or retrieve only portions of a formatted string. In this example, we will construct a pattern to validate a e-mail address. More info