Interprocess Communications Using Shared Memory

In this article I cover Interprocess Communication through the use of shared memory. Shared Memory facilities in Windows is implemented using the page file and I have seen it used for integrating with legacy applications. A typical case is a legacy application that is at the end of its lifecycle and is in the process to be replaced or a real-time application that consumes or produces data.

Click to read more ...

Intraprocess Message Queue

Applications whose services are layered/modular are often composed of a set of collaborating tasks within a process. To simplify interfaces and design, minimize maintenance costs, and maximize reuse, these tasks should have the following properties.

Click to read more ...

Using the multimedia timer from c#

Updated on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 10:39PM by Laureano Lopez

In my previous project I developed software components used in large scale real time simulations.  In many of the components I wrote, I needed to know a certain amount of time had passed before doing something.  I needed timing information that was more accurate, a timer that was more consistent during certain loads and had greater resolution. 

Click to read more ...