Archives
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Why you need to learn async in .NET
I had an opportunity to teach a quick class yesterday about what’s new in .NET 4.0. One of the topics was the TPL (Task Parallel Library) and how it can make async programming easier. I also stressed that this is the direction Microsoft is going with for C# 5.0 and learning the TPL will greatly benefit their understanding of the new async stuff. We had a little time left over and I was able to show some code that uses the Async CTP to accomplish some stuff, but it wasn’t a simple demo that you could jump in to and understand so I thought I’d thrown one together and put it in a blog post.
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Using hg bisect to hunt down bugs
The “bisect” command in Mercurial (git has it too) is a great way to quickly find which version of your code introduced a bug. This post will show you how to use the bisect command along with handling a small “gotcha” I encountered while using it.
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2012 Begins
It has become tradition for the past few years that my first blog post of the new year is to thank Microsoft for being recognized as an MVP. This year is no different. Once again, I’m honored to be recognized by Microsoft for my contributions to the community. After visiting Redmond for the past 4 years, I’m going to be skipping the Summit this year. I’ve got a client project that I really want to focus on and don’t want to push it out another week.