Archives
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DateTime woes and "The Pit of Failure"...
Having had my own struggles with DateTime parsing, I completely concur with the comments from my peers as they replied to Brad Abrams and the BCL team on the past, present, and future of DateTime processing in the .NET Framework.
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Update: C# Coding Standards v1.09
After receiving a few emails requesting a rules-summary, I made some changes this weekend. Version 1.09 of the C# Coding Standards document is now available for download.
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Update: C# Coding Standards v1.08
I just published the latest version (v1.08) of my C# Coding Standards.
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.TEXT Hacking....
While working on my blog's appearance, I ended-up doing quite a bit of hacking on the layout. After receiving several posts, and emails asking how to make these changes, I figured I should post a few simple hacks to the .TEXT templates. Most use CSS, but a few really bad hacks include some JavaScript. Here are some examples:
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MSIL.Gastropod anyone?
Symantec Antivirus deleted a zip file containing a .NET assembly today during my weekly scan. It identified it as a “MSIL.Gastropod“ virus. For now, I will omit the name of the file, since I feel that it comes from a reputable source.
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CSS, Blogging, and WinForms...
After spending some time updating the UI for this blog, I have renewed my love for Cascading Syle Sheets(CSS).
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API Useability article (pdf)
I found this Dr. Dobbs article on API Useability while reading the WindowsMobile Team blog.
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C# Coding Standards
I recently started documenting my own C# Coding Standards and best practices. The current document is very much a work-in-progress, but I am making it freely available for download. Please reply with any comments, questions, or feedback on this blog entry.
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1980's Flashback (16k and a Tape-drive)
This morning, I began having hallucinatory flashbacks, started regurgitating PET Basic code, and felt obsessive cravings for my old Commodore 64, 13" TV, 1541 Drive, and 300baud modem! Don't even get me started on my old Vic 20 & Tape drive.... ;)