Congratulations to C# Guru, Wiki Ninja, and now a Microsoft Visual C# MVP - Jaliya Udagedara!!!
I have the pleasure of announcing another Wiki Ninja to graduate into the MVP Award... Jaliya Udagedara!!!
First, here is Jalya's MVP profile:
https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/mvp/Jaliya%20Udagedara-5000570
Technical Expertise:
Visual C#
Technical Interests:
Silverlight, Visual C#, Visual C++
Biography: "Has a passion for technology and in love with Microsoft .NET framework. Having C# as the proficient and primary programming language, loves to spend some time with C/C++ as well. He has been recognized as a Visual C# Technical Guru in the TechNet Guru Competition a couple of times. Likes to write TechNet Wiki articles and maintains a blog at https://jaliyaudagedara.blogspot.com."
Example Activities:
| 5/20/2014 | Calling WCF Service from a Stored Procedure in Microsoft SQL Server 2012 | Articles |
| 5/20/2014 | Calling WCF Service from a Stored Procedure in Microsoft SQL Server 2012 | Code Samples |
| 5/19/2014 | Loading Related Entities in Entity Framework | Code Samples |
| 4/7/2014 | Writing Data in Excel File into a Database using a DataSet and SqlBulkCopy | Articles |
| 4/3/2014 | Lambda Expressions in C# From Beginner To Expert | Speaking (User |
| 3/25/2014 | Use of “Enumerable.Cast” and “Enumerable.OfType” in C# | Articles |
I love the Recognition section on the lower left (and the mention in his bio)! It really shows how the TechNet Guru awards help show your expertise!
Recognitions
TechNet Wiki : Visual C# Technical Guru (May 2014) : Gold
TechNet Wiki : Visual C# Technical Guru (April 2014) : Bronze
TechNet Wiki : Visual C# Technical Guru (February 2014) : Gold
TechNet Wiki : Visual C# Technical Guru (January 2014) : Gold
TechNet Wiki : Visual C# Technical Guru (December 2013) : Gold
Even the bronze medals are hard earned and point to a strong contribution!
Next, here is Jaliya's MSDN Profile:
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/profile/jaliya%20udagedara/
Here are some great stats:
- 1,652 Recognition Points
- 20 TechNet Wiki articles (as you can see from this blog post, these are high-quality articles)
- 93 Wiki edits
- 50 Wiki comments
- 7 Blog comments
- 231 Forum replies
- 9 Gallery Items with 617 downloads
Jaliya's top Wiki articles:
- Windows Store App with a SQLite Database
- Synchronize with Parameter Based Filters - Microsoft Sync Framework
- Progress of a Task in C#
- Filter a DataTable based on a Collection
- Forms Authentication with Multiple Login Pages
- Loading Related Entities in Entity Framework
- Set WCF Service Authentication to Use a Custom Username & Password over HTTP
Third and finally, here are some Wiki Ninja blog posts that we've written about Jaliya...
July Visual C# Guru - Jaliya Udagedara's "Connecting to SSAS Cube using Silverlight"
Interview with Wiki Ninja: Jaliya Udagedara,TechNet Guru Medal Winner
Please join me in congratulating Jaliya as a new MVP this year!
Jaliya, when did you become an MVP this year? Also, I love your new blog posts! They are good opportunities to port them over to TechNet Wiki and to convert them into Wiki articles!
Thanks again for your impact on the TechNet Wiki community!
- Ninja Ed