Archives
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C# 4.0 - Named and Optional Parameters - Behind the Scenes
In my previous post, I talked very briefly about both named and option parameters. Now, I'd like to go a little deeper into the subject to see what this looks like underneath the covers. As before, we'll look at the limitations as well that we faced in the previous post.
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Named and Optional Arguments in C# 4.0
Many interesting news is coming from PDC this week. Part of the announcements was around Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4.0 CTP. Microsoft has made available, a Virtual PC Image preloaded with Visual Studio.
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KaizenConf - Functional Programming – Is it a game changer?
Next week at the "Continuous Improvement in Software Development Conference" (KaizenConf), I will be giving a session called "Functional Programming - Is it a game changer?". In this discussion, I'll cover the basics of functional programming, moving from an imperative style to a functional style, and what benefits you get from it.
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DC ALT.NET 10/2008 Recap - A Look at Kanban Software Development
Thanks to everyone who came out to the DC ALT.NET meeting on "A Look at Kanban Software Development" with Linda Cook. This was a great discussion about Kanban and continuous improvement with Lean Software Development techniques. Linda shared her experiences while working with her current customer about implementing Kanban. Continuous improvement was important and readily noticeable from the evolution of the Kanban boards. Her teams are using it with success and refining the processes to eliminate waste. It was really refreshing to hear about real stories in action. Topics such as these are important to DC ALT.NET as we talk about some of the challenges we face as software engineers, and how we find ways to improve.
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Reminder - DC ALT.NET - 10/21/2008 - A Look at Kanban Software Development
Just as a reminder, the October meeting for DC ALT.NET will be on October 21st, 2008 from 7-9PM. Check the DC ALT.NET site and our mailing list for continuing updates and future meetings. This month, Linda Cook will be presenting "A Look at Kanban Software Development". I've been exploring a lot of Lean Software Development and Kanban, and this is an opportunity to explore the topic in depth with an established Lean/Agile coach. My CodeBetter compatriot, Dave Laribee had introduced Kanban to XClaim Software and has some really good information on the topic.
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Functional .NET - Fighting Friction in the BCL with Directory.GetFiles
Very recently on a project, I was having significant issues with System.IO.Directory.GetFiles, in which I was getting an access denied message which prevented further crawling of certain directories. The performance issue was another issue that was detrimental. I wasn't happy either with the design of this API. Instead, I set out to fix some of these issues and come up with a design that I felt better addressed some of my concerns with some techniques from functional programming.
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Functional C# - Implementing Async Computations in C#
Update: Removed Internal Constructor constraint on AsyncBuilder.
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Functional .NET - LINQ or Language Integrated Monads?
As part of my talk at the Richmond Code Camp earlier in October, I had the opportunity to talk about how to implement functional aspects in C# 3.0. This talk revolved around such concepts as from mutable to immutable, from inheritance to functional composition, and the mind shift that is required. Part of this discussion involved very briefly a talk about monads. It's a very misunderstood part of computer science and one of the most powerful concepts to learn. Much like continuation passing style, this style is often maligned as a result. But, let's work to change that.
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Richmond Code Camp 2008.2 - Functional C# Recap
Thanks to everyone who attended my session "Functional C# or how I lost the foreach and learned to love LINQ". This is still an ongoing passion of mine that I hope to expand upon in the upcoming posts. Some of these topics include favoring functional composition over inheritance and implementing patterns such as the Specification Pattern using these techniques. I'll be posting all code snippets from the functional posts up to date on the MSDN Code Gallery Functional C# Project.
Here are some resources that will be helpful in covering functional programming aspects as well as other topics covered:
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ASP.NET MVC with NHaml - F# Edition
As part of some of my adventures with F#, I've seen a lot of interesting things coming from others with regards to SharePoint, ASP.NET and other technologies. This had me thinking of any possibilities and ramifications of using F# with ASP.NET MVC. Was it possible, and better question, what might make someone use this over their existing toolsets. Those are some of the questions to explore. But, in the mean time, let's take the journey of F# and ASP.NET MVC.
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DC ALT.NET - 10/21/2008 - A Look at Kanban Software Development
The October meeting for DC ALT.NET will be on October 21st, 2008 from 7-9PM. Check the DC ALT.NET site and our mailing list for continuing updates and future meetings. This month, Linda Cook will be presenting "A Look at Kanban Software Development". I've been exploring a lot of Lean Software Development and Kanban, and this is an opportunity to explore the topic in depth with an established Lean/Agile coach. My CodeBetter compatriot, Dave Laribee had introduced Kanban to XClaim Software and has some really good information on the topic.
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Upcoming Events - Richmond, Ruby DCamp and more
The next couple of months are pretty busy for me. There are several items worth noting whether I'm speaking or just plain attending. This is a great season for community events and chances for continuous improvement.
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Emulating Java Enums in .NET - F# Edition
I'm not usually one to follow up replies from another's blog in my own, but some challenges need further analysis. Ayende posted earlier about emulating the behavior of Java Enums in .NET. Since the inception of C#, there has been a lot of back and forth between Java and C# in terms of features such as generics, attributes (annotations), foreach statements, and lastly enums. There are significant differences between the two, but let's see if we can bridge that gap.