public static class ApmWrapper
    {
        public static Task<int> ReadAsync(this Stream stream, byte[] data, int offset, int count)
        {
            return Task<int>.Factory.FromAsync(stream.BeginRead, stream.EndRead, data, offset, count, null);
        }
    }

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace Async06
{
    public static class ApmWrapper
    {
        public static Task<int> ReadAsync(this Stream stream, byte[] data, int offset, int count)
        {
            return Task<int>.Factory.FromAsync(stream.BeginRead, stream.EndRead, data, offset, count, null);
        }
    }

    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            using (var stream = File.OpenRead(@"..\..\program.cs"))
            {
                var data = new byte[10000];
                var task = stream.ReadAsync(data, 0, data.Length);
                Console.WriteLine("Read bytes: {0}", task.Result);
            }
        }
    }
}

using (var stream = File.OpenRead(@"..\..\program.cs"))
{
    var data = new byte[10000];
    var task = stream.ReadAsync(data, 0, data.Length);
    task.ContinueWith(t => Console.WriteLine("Read bytes: {0}", t.Result)).Wait();
}

    public static class WebClientExtensions
    {
        public static Task<string> DownloadTextTaskAsync(this WebClient web, string url)
        {
            var tcs = new TaskCompletionSource<string>();

            DownloadStringCompletedEventHandler handler = null;
            handler = (sender, args) =>
            {
                web.DownloadStringCompleted -= handler;

                if (args.Cancelled)
                {
                    tcs.SetCanceled();
                }
                else if(args.Error!=null)
                {
                    tcs.SetException(args.Error);
                }
                else
                {
                    tcs.SetResult(args.Result);
                }
            };

            web.DownloadStringCompleted += handler;
            web.DownloadStringAsync(new Uri(url));

            return tcs.Task;
        }
    }

 Butter
Egg
Flour
Milk
Sugar

Flour 50
Egg 100
Milk 150
Butter 200
Sugar 500

var query = from i in ingredients
orderby i.Calories
select i;

Egg 100
Milk 100
Butter 200
Flour 500
Sugar 500

var query = from i in ingredients
orderby i.Calories, i.Name
select i;

Sugar 500
Flour 500
Butter 200
Milk 100
Egg 100

var query = from i in ingredients
orderby i.Calories descending
select i;

Milk 100
Egg 100
Butter 200
Sugar 500
Flour 500

var query = from i in ingredients
orderby i.Calories, i.Name descending
select i;

C
B
A

 Ingredients with 500 calories
 -Sugar
 -Lard
 -Butter
Ingredients with 100 calories
 -Egg
 -Milk
Ingredients with 50 calories
 -Flour
 -Oats

Apple
Sugar
Pastry
Cinnamon
Cherry
Sugar
Pastry
Kirsch

Apple
Sugar
Pastry
Cinnamon
Cherry
Kirsch

Apple
Sugar
Pastry
Cinnamon

Apple
Sugar
Pastry
Cinnamon
Cherry
Kirsch

Sugar
Pastry

Apple
Cinnamon

public class TravelAgent
{
    public TravelAgent()
    {
        this.Bookings = new HashSet<Booking>();
    }

    public int AgentId { get; set; }
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public virtual ICollection<Booking> Bookings { get; set; }
}

public class Booking
{
    public int BookingId { get; set; }
    public int AgentId { get; set; }
    public string Customer { get; set; }
    public DateTime BookingDate { get; set; }
    public bool Paid { get; set; }
    public virtual TravelAgent TravelAgent { get; set; }
}

<connectionStrings>
  <add name="Recipe3ConnectionString"
    connectionString="Data Source=.;
    Initial Catalog=EFRecipes;
    Integrated Security=True;
    MultipleActiveResultSets=True"
    providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
</connectionStrings>

protected void Application_Start()
{
    // Disable Entity Framework Model Compatibilty
    Database.SetInitializer<Recipe1Context>(null);

    // The bidirectional navigation properties between related entities
    // create a self-referencing loop that breaks Web API's effort to
    // serialize the objects as JSON. By default, Json.NET is configured
    // to error when a reference loop is detected. To resolve problem,
    // simply configure JSON serializer to ignore self-referencing loops.
    GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.Formatters.JsonFormatter
        .SerializerSettings.ReferenceLoopHandling =
        Newtonsoft.Json.ReferenceLoopHandling.Ignore;
    ...
}

public static void Register(HttpConfiguration config)
{
    config.Routes.MapHttpRoute(
      name: "ActionMethodSave",
      routeTemplate: "api/{controller}/{action}/{id}",
      defaults: new { id = RouteParameter.Optional });
}

internal class Program
{
    private HttpClient _client;
    private TravelAgent _agent1, _agent2;
    private Booking _booking1, _booking2, _booking3;
    private HttpResponseMessage _response;

    private static void Main()
    {
        Task t = Run();
        t.Wait();
        Console.WriteLine("\nPress <enter> to continue...");
        Console.ReadLine();
    }

    private static async Task Run()
    {
        var program = new Program();
        program.ServiceSetup();
        // do not proceed until clean-up is completed
        await program.CleanupAsync();
        program.CreateFirstAgent();
        // do not proceed until agent is created
        await program.AddAgentAsync();
        program.CreateSecondAgent();
        // do not proceed until agent is created
        await program.AddSecondAgentAsync();
        program.ModifyAgent();
        // do not proceed until agent is updated
        await program.UpdateAgentAsync();
        // do not proceed until agents are fetched
        await program.FetchAgentsAsync();
    }

    private void ServiceSetup()
    {
        // set up infrastructure for Web API call
        _client = new HttpClient {BaseAddress = new Uri("http://localhost:6687/")};
        // add Accept Header to request Web API content negotiation to return resource in JSON format
        _client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));
    }

    private async Task CleanupAsync()
    {
        // call cleanup method in service
        _response = await _client.DeleteAsync("api/travelagent/cleanup/");
    }

    private void CreateFirstAgent()
    {
        // create new Travel Agent and booking
        _agent1 = new TravelAgent {Name = "John Tate"};
        _booking1 = new Booking
        {
            Customer = "Karen Stevens",
            Paid = false,
            BookingDate = DateTime.Parse("2/2/2010")
        };

        _booking2 = new Booking
        {
            Customer = "Dolly Parton",
            Paid = true,
            BookingDate = DateTime.Parse("3/10/2010")
        };
  
        _agent1.Bookings.Add(_booking1);
        _agent1.Bookings.Add(_booking2);
    }

    private async Task AddAgentAsync()
    {
        // call generic update method in Web API service to add agent and bookings
        _response = await _client.PostAsync("api/travelagent/update/",
            _agent1, new JsonMediaTypeFormatter());

        if (_response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
        {
            // capture newly created travel agent from service, which will include
            // database-generated Ids for each entity
            _agent1 = await _response.Content.ReadAsAsync<TravelAgent>();
            _booking1 = _agent1.Bookings.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Customer == "Karen Stevens");
            _booking2 = _agent1.Bookings.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Customer == "Dolly Parton");

            Console.WriteLine("Successfully created Travel Agent {0} and {1} Booking(s)",
            _agent1.Name, _agent1.Bookings.Count);
        }
        else
            Console.WriteLine("{0} ({1})", (int) _response.StatusCode, _response.ReasonPhrase);
    }

    private void CreateSecondAgent()
    {
        // add new agent and booking
        _agent2 = new TravelAgent {Name = "Perry Como"};
        _booking3 = new Booking {
            Customer = "Loretta Lynn",
            Paid = true,
            BookingDate = DateTime.Parse("3/15/2010")};
        _agent2.Bookings.Add(_booking3);
    }

    private async Task AddSecondAgentAsync()
    {
        // call generic update method in Web API service to add agent and booking
        _response = await _client.PostAsync("api/travelagent/update/", _agent2, new JsonMediaTypeFormatter());

        if (_response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
        {
            // capture newly created travel agent from service
            _agent2 = await _response.Content.ReadAsAsync<TravelAgent>();
            _booking3 = _agent2.Bookings.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Customer == "Loretta Lynn");
            Console.WriteLine("Successfully created Travel Agent {0} and {1} Booking(s)",
                _agent2.Name, _agent2.Bookings.Count);
        }
        else
            Console.WriteLine("{0} ({1})", (int) _response.StatusCode, _response.ReasonPhrase);
    }

    private void ModifyAgent()
    {
        // modify agent 2 by changing agent name and assigning booking 1 to him from agent 1
        _agent2.Name = "Perry Como, Jr.";
        _agent2.Bookings.Add(_booking1);
    }

    private async Task UpdateAgentAsync()
    {
        // call generic update method in Web API service to update agent 2
        _response = await _client.PostAsync("api/travelagent/update/", _agent2, new JsonMediaTypeFormatter());
        if (_response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
        {
            // capture newly created travel agent from service, which will include Ids
            _agent1 = _response.Content.ReadAsAsync<TravelAgent>().Result;
            Console.WriteLine("Successfully updated Travel Agent {0} and {1} Booking(s)", _agent1.Name, _agent1.Bookings.Count);
        }
        else
            Console.WriteLine("{0} ({1})", (int) _response.StatusCode, _response.ReasonPhrase);
    }

    private async Task FetchAgentsAsync()
    {
        // call Get method on service to fetch all Travel Agents and Bookings
        _response = _client.GetAsync("api/travelagent/retrieve").Result;
        if (_response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
        {
            // capture newly created travel agent from service, which will include Ids
            var agents = await _response.Content.ReadAsAsync<IEnumerable<TravelAgent>>();

            foreach (var agent in agents)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Travel Agent {0} has {1} Booking(s)", agent.Name, agent.Bookings.Count());
            }
        }
        else
            Console.WriteLine("{0} ({1})", (int) _response.StatusCode, _response.ReasonPhrase);
    }
}

Variable Naming Best Practices in JavaScript

Like any other programming language, JavaScript relies heavily on well-structured and understandable code. One of the fundamental building blocks of clean JavaScript code is effective variable naming.

By adhering to certain best practices, you can significantly enhance the readability and maintainability of your JavaScript projects. Let’s dive into 12 sets of JavaScript variable naming guidelines.

C# Beginners Course
This school year, I give a course for young students at the beginning of their programming careers. They have no or very limited prior knowledge regarding coding. Therefore, we start at the very beginning and learn software development fundamentals using C# and .NET. 

Microsoft is working on integrating Rust, a programming language that emphasizes performance, type safety, and concurrency, into the Windows 11 kernel. According to David Weston, Vice President, Enterprise and OS Security at Microsoft, the company plans to boot Windows 11 with Rust code inside in the near future. 

Julia is used for a lot of deeply technical applications like Machine Learning and Data Science. But as a general-purpose programming language, Julia can also be used for things like building websites and interactive visualizations. In this article, we will go over 5 Julia packages that can be used to create desktop GUI’s or web applications.

Microsoft Learn For .NET
Free. Cross-platform. Open source.
Learn how to build apps across multiple platforms with programming languages like C#, F#, and Visual Basic. Supported on Windows, Linux, and macOS, get started developing your next project with .NET today. 

PascalABC.NET is:

• The new generation Pascal programming language that combines simplicity of classic Pascal, a great number of modern extensions and broad capabilities of Microsoft .NET Framework.
• Free, simple and powerful IDE.
• Built-in form designer for rapid development of Windows desktop applications.
• Free LGPLv3 license. 

C4 is an open-source creative coding framework that harnesses the power of native iOS programming with a simplified API that gets you working with media right away. Build artworks, design interfaces and explore new possibilities working with media and interaction