Coding4Fun Articles
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Coding4Fun articles detail interesting applications we created using a variety of programming languages. Most articles assume a basic understanding of the utilized language, but if you need help, please ask—we’ll do our best to help out.
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Fall Fury: Part 1 - IntroductionJan 23, 2013 at 3:56 PM| 1,354 views this month
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In late May, I arrived in Redmond to work as an intern on the Channel9 team. I had the freedom to choose what I was going to work on, so I decided to challenge myself and work outside my comfort zone, utilizing less C# and managed code and more C++ and DirectX. To do so, I decided to… -
Skype Voice ChangerFeb 02, 2009 at 7:19 AM| 1,326 views this month 51
In this article I demonstrate how you can create your own audio effects in .NET to manipulate digital audio at the sample level. These effects are used to process MP3 files while they are being played back, and to process the real-time microphone input allowing you to change your voice during a… -
Computer Controlled Stepper MotorNov 02, 2007 at 2:29 PM| 1,262 views this month 29
In this article, we will connect a stepper motor to our computer's parallel port, and then we will write some code to control it with the scroll wheel on a mouse (video). If you have never worked with stepper motors, you will surely have a lot of fun with this project. With stepper motors,… -
Look at me! Windows Image AcquisitionOct 31, 2006 at 3:28 PM| 1,168 views this month 25
Interfacing a Webcam that supports Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) using .Net Scott Hanselman Scott Hanselman's Computer Zen Difficulty: Intermediate Time Required: 1-3 hours Cost: $50-$100 Software: Visual Studio Express Editions, Windows® Image Acquisition Automation Library v2.0… -
Generating Sound Waves with C# Wave OscillatorsMay 03, 2010 at 10:24 AM| 1,112 views this month 4
For the longest time, I've been baffled by the concept of sound in computing. How in the world is sound store? How is it played back? In classic Coding4Fun style, we'll learn by doing in this article—by building a wave oscillator application. Optional Reading I cover the basics of this article in… -
Project Detroit: How to Read Your Car’s Engine Data with OBD-IIApr 09, 2012 at 12:24 PM| 986 views this month 19
In this article we will look at the OBD-II sub-system and instrument cluster application of the Project Detroit Mustang we built with West Coast Customs. If you're not familiar with this project, you can find out more about it here and here. OBD-IIOBD stands for On-Board Diagnostics. In… -
Fall Fury: Part 2 - ShadersJan 23, 2013 at 3:57 PM| 965 views this month 2
Introduction to ShadersFallFury not only relies on standard C++/C# and XAML code, but also on shaders. This article is intended for developers who are not aware of what shaders are and want to know how to use them in their projects. I will talk about creating shaders, as well as the shaders… -
MJPEG DecoderFeb 09, 2011 at 9:15 PM| 918 views this month 28
Last year the Coding4Fun/Channel 9 guys asked me to work on a few things for MIX10. One of these items was a way to output a webcam stream to Windows Phone 7 for use with Clint's t-shirt cannon project you may have read about. I figured the easiest way to accomplish this was by using a… -
1 minute, 59 secondsWhat Is an Arduino Shield and Why Should My Netduino Care?Jul 22, 2012 at 10:30 PM| 917 views this month 2
C9 Netduino Shield Series - Using Arduino Shield with Netduino - Part I Photo courtesy of John Boxall IntroductionWhen the Arduino Duemilanove microcontroller appeared in 2005, it featured a set of female pin headers exposing most of the pins of the ATmega168 for easy hacking and for… -
Basic Chat Using ASP .NET AJAXMar 01, 2007 at 6:49 PM| 823 views this month 46
The AJAX Chat Sample shows how to build a browser based chat using ASP .NET and AJAX. ASP.NET AJAX is the easiest and most enjoyable way to start writing asynchronous Web applications using ASP.NET. The official ASP.NET AJAX site is here, and you will want to make sure you have…
