ShawnVN's Blog

Back in 2002, I wrote an article for ONDotNet.com, about .NET's copying, cloning, and marshalling semantics.  I suggested that the role of C++ style copy constructors was diminished, in the face of ICloneable.  Boy, was I wrong...

http://www.windojitsu.com/blog/copyctorvsicloneable.html

Please everyone, use DllImport(SetLastError=true), whenever possible -- and, more important still, remember to check the function's return value!  A smidgin of encapsulation helps enforce this...

http://www.windojitsu.com/blog/pleasesetlasterror.html

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From http://www.tabletpctraining.com/microsoft...

This free course provides an overview of Windows XP Tablet PC Edition features for developers, architects, systems integrators, and solution providers. Plan to spend a few hours with us and we’ll teach you what you need to know to get started. The sessions will cover:

• Tablet PC Platform Overview
• The Tablet APIs, Object Model, and available components and controls
• Complete coverage of the new features available with Windows XP Tablet PC 2004 Edition
• Code samples and demonstrations across all the main features
• Discussions around designing and deploying Tablet PC Applications
• Q & A time for more in-depth questions
• Each session will be delivered by Microsoft Tablet Employees or a Recognized Tablet PC Expert from the Leszynski Group. This is an opportunity you don’t want to miss. Register soon, as space is limited.