PowerCollections on CodePlex

rdahlman — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 19:38:08 GMT

I have recently taken responsibility for the Wintellect PowerCollections project. Wintellect has decided that that is time to make this a community project on CodePlex so that the library can continue to grow with contributions from others.

You can access the PowerCollection's site at http://www.codeplex.com/PowerCollections.

The PowerCollections have been available for download from Wintellect for some time but I am sure that many are not aware of their purpose. In a nutshell, PowerCollections are a set of collection classes that that utilize .NET generics to add to the collection classes already available in .NET. They make it easy to manipulate data and can help you avoid the use of DataSets in many situations. PowerCollections can often be used when standard collection classes are not adequate. Since the PowerCollections are compatible with other .NET collections, they will work with future technologies such as LINQ. Below is a list of the current collections in the library:

Set
OrderedSet
Bag
OrderedBag
BigList
Deque
MultiDictionary
OrderedDictionary
OrderedMultiDictionary

I am currently optimizing the code and adding support for VSTS unit testing so you should see a new release soon.

Roger

First Wintellect Blog Entry

rdahlman — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 05:49:51 GMT

I would like to introduce myself to everyone that follows the Wintellect Blogs. My name is Roger Dahlman and I am one of the newest Wintellect employees.
My official title is Enterprise Architect but I also like to stay close to the code. I have worked in the software industry professionally since 1994 and have designed
several large systems, written a lot of C++ and C# code, and learned a lot along the way. My passion is Architecting distributed applications and I focus on using
the .NET platform but always look for the best solution. My technology focus at Wintellect is WCF so expect to see WCF postings in the future.

I had a great fist assignment as a Wintellect employee. I performed an architectural assessment for a large company on Oslo, Norway. It was a really fun project
and I spent a total of 4 weeks in Oslo. I have attached a few pictures for my friends below. Norway is really a great place to visit.

Roger

Roger Dahlman's Blog

PowerCollections on CodePlex

First Wintellect Blog Entry