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“WPF 3d” is now available for Kindle

Posted on May 8, 2019 by RodStephens

My book WPF 3d: Three-Dimensional Graphics with WPF and C# is now available in the Kindle Store. I’m not completely thrilled with the way it was converted for Kindle (there are some formatting errors), but it should be usable. Here … Continue reading →

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New page: Favorite Books

Posted on May 7, 2019 by RodStephens

I’ve started a favorite books page. Go there if you are curious to see the kinds of books I like to read for fun. This is only a small sample of my favorites, but it should give you some suggestions. … Continue reading →

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WPF 3d: Three-Dimensional Graphics with WPF and C#

Posted on May 1, 2019 by RodStephens

If you haven’t checked out my book, WPF 3d: Three-Dimensional Graphics with WPF and C#, please take a quick look either on my web page or on Amazon. If you have a copy of the book, please post a review! … Continue reading →

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“WPF 3d” code is avialable on GitHub

Posted on March 26, 2019 by RodStephens

I have posted the source code for my book WPF 3d, Three-Dimensional Graphics with WPF and C# on GitHub in this repository. Feel free to download the examples and experiment with them. If you make any particularly interesting new images, … Continue reading →

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List strings with a particular style in a Microsoft Word document in C#

Posted on February 17, 2019 by RodStephens

I’m writing a new book and the development editor wants me to make a list of key terms that I specifically want included in the index. I want to include all of the words marked with the style KeyTerm, so … Continue reading →

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Solve Geometric Problems with C#

Posted on January 29, 2019 by RodStephens

[This is a promo piece by Packt, the publisher of my book The Modern C# Challenge. It includes two of the 100 example problems and solutions in the book.] Solve Geometric Problems with C# Learn how to solve C# geometric … Continue reading →

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Pingback: Code Project post “Orbital Mechanics Introduction, Part 2”

Posted on January 24, 2019 by RodStephens

The Code Project post Orbital Mechanics Introduction, Part 2 by charles922 uses some code from my WPF 3D posts. His program lets you experiment with the following orbital parameters: Eccentricity – the eccentricity of the orbit’s ellipse. Inclination – the … Continue reading →

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Winners of the book drawing

Posted on January 19, 2019 by RodStephens

Congratulations to the following winners of the book drawing for copies of The Modern C# Challenge. Josh Williams Tony Ropson Richard Moss Mark Williamson William Cruz Stephen Igor Kuzmishov Paolo Mike Griffiths Francisco Javier López Manzano If you didn’t win, … Continue reading →

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Why you should study algorithms (plus a free book drawing)

Posted on January 17, 2019 by RodStephens

There are several reasons why you should study algorithms. I’m going to talk about four of them. (If you want to skip to the bottom, you can read about the drawing I’m having in the next few days for one … Continue reading →

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Book Drawing: The Modern C# Challenge

Posted on January 11, 2019 by RodStephens

I’m holding a drawing for 10 copies of my latest book, The Modern C# Challenge. Here’s the short blurb about this book. The Modern C# Challenge Become an expert C# programmer by solving interesting programming problems This book includes 100 … Continue reading →