Cambia Research

An Easier Way to Append Strings with a Delimiter

2019-10-10T17:10:41-05:00

Appending strings is a common and repetitive task in C#. You'll be surprised how much time and energy this little extension method saves you.

TimeOfDay Class for C#

2019-05-31T22:55:32-05:00

There are a lot of ways you can hack a time of day in C#, but why not use a dedicated TimeOfDay class.

Generic EnumHelper Class for C#

2018-05-28T15:51:56-05:00

Enums in C# are very useful, but it can seem difficult to work with them at times. In truth, they're pretty easy, but a generic helper class can make our lives a lot easier.

Six Reasons To Ditch the Term "Code Smell"

2017-05-03T17:15:21-05:00

The term "code smell" has been around for a while to indicate a particular quality of software code that suggests a problem or bad practice. But it might not be the best choice of words for a software development team.

The Cambia.Gravatar Nuget Package

2016-09-30T21:46:54-05:00

Cambia.Gravator is a free Nuget package. It contains a simple .NET class for generating Gravatar URLs from emails. It supports all gravatar options.

The .NET Uri Class and the Cambia.UriExtensions Nuget Package

2016-09-14T15:53:51-05:00

Cambia.UriExtensions is a Nuget package provides extension methods to the existing .NET Uri class which make extracting, modifying and building URIs and their parts easier than ever. An overarching goal of this project was to make worrying about delimiter characters a thing of the past. Build and modify your URIs using fluent Drop and Set methods.

Intro to Number Bases and the Cambia.BaseN Package

2016-08-29T23:30:17-05:00

Conversions of numbers between different bases or representations in different bases is often needed or useful in computing. This article will introduce you to alphabets, clear up some common misconceptions and discuss some of the issues one might encounter doing base conversions. We further define a new Cambia95 standard alphabet which we hope may be adopted elsewhere for conversion and encoding solutions.

Cambia.BaseN Documentation and Code Samples

2016-08-29T23:29:27-05:00

Cambia.BaseN is a Nuget package for converting and representing numbers in different bases. This article provides numerous code sample to show you how to use the package. I think you'll see that it's pretty straight forward.

Hacking The Monty Hall Problem

2016-02-18T14:07:04-06:00

Thousands of people, including many PhDs, have been completely fooled by the Monty Hall problem. It is utterly counterintuitive and even when you hear an explanation it doesn't make any sense. I break it down here with pictures and go all the way back to the simple defintion of probability to make it clear.

Surface Web, Deep Web, Dark Web -- What's the Difference?

2016-02-06T19:39:03-06:00

Are you wondering how the surface web, deep web and dark web are different? I've had a ring-side seat since the beginning of the web and clarify these often mis-used terms.

How to Integrate a Google Custom Search Popup In a Bootstrap Navbar

2015-10-15T14:15:59-05:00

Suitable for a Bootstrap noob, this tutorial will walk you through, start to finish, creating a Bootstrap 3 menu bar and integrating Google's free custom website search capability in a modal popup window. It's fast. It's light. And with this tutorial, easy to do.

Rule #6 - Adapt and Adopt

2015-10-12T09:31:57-05:00

In 1965, Dr. Richard Feynman won the Nobel Prize in Physics. He was brash, rebellious and rarely passed up an opportunity to point out hypcrisy and irrationality. An experience from his youth can teach us something about programming standards.

PathHelper - Convert File and Folder Paths and URLs in an ASP.NET Application

2015-03-14T12:37:03-05:00

Managing all the various types of paths in ASP.NET can be a chore. You have URLs, virtual paths, absolute paths, relative paths and application paths. This article helps you make sense of all of these while managing conversions and getting the type of path you need when you need it.

Generic Undo/Redo Stack in C#

2013-07-31T16:21:58-05:00

In the process of customizing the RichTextBox for Inspire Writing Studio, I discovered the need to manage my own undo/redo stack. I present the code for a simple generic undo/redo stack. This generic undo/redo implementation can be extended for a variety of usage scenarios.

Writing Software for the Novelist

2013-07-27T11:54:01-05:00

I began my third unfinished novel about four months ago. This time, though, I had a very specific reason for putting it on the shelf. I was unhappy with the writing software available to me and I decided to create my own. I want to invite you on this journey and open the door to the process of planning and creating a viable software product.