Robert McLaws: FunWithCoding.NET
Public Shared Function BrainDump(ByVal dotNet As String) As [Value]
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Compilation Woes
The code for GenX.NET 3.0 FINALLY went RTM today... one of the complications of such thorough documentation (generating docs from source code comments using Fesersoft's still unreleased update to VB Comments Creator and NDOC) with source code control is that, if you find problems in the docs, you have to update the source code. So I've been pouring over the Object Reference, making sure that everything is 100% accurate, with no typos or grammar mistakes. Since we haven't made the providers public in this release, there are tons of comments in the code that never made it into the public API (but will be available in the SDK). One of my biggest beefs is when documentation is incomplete, inconsistent, or not in the same “voice” throughtout. So I've taken extra time (well, the same time that I take with my code) to make sure that it's all in the best possible state of completeness. In case you didn't know yet, I'm kind of a hard person to please when it comes to code quality.
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BOF Sessions Simplified
Jeffery McManus took a few minutes and simplified the PDC BOF Schedule for us. There will be some changes over the next day or so, but oh well. My Server Controls session will be changing days, as I won't be getting into town until late Sunday night. I'll be posting final BOF times shortly.
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MS: Please Improve KB Searches
Why didn't a search of the MS knowledge base for DTC come up with this?
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Why I Dislike Symantec
So, I just got off the phone (a little while ago now) with Symantec Technical Support, and I sit here in front of my computer with a renewed dislike for everything the company does. I don't want to say hate, because I don't really feel like ranting today. I am however, extremely disappointed at the whole mess I went through today.
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How to Hose a Server in 3 Easy Steps
Step 1: Start using a component that requires transactions.
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Monkey See, Monkey Do
MSNBC.com reported today that a group of researchers have given monkeys neurological implants that let them control a robotic arm with only their minds. Take a few minutes and read the whole article... it's absolutely fascinating.
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Offline Notice
LonghornBlogs.com and PatchDayReview.com will be offline for the next several hours while I troubleshoot some pretty serious COM/MSDTC issues. I'll post more about it after I get the servers back online.
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My Next PC
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LISP.NET
I've seen a lot of people talking about LISP lately. I have no idea what the heck it is, but I was searching my hard drive for a User's Guide I wrote for GenX.NET, and I found this link. It's a LISP compiler right inside the .NET Framework 1.1 SDK. Look on your hard drive at this location:
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PDC BOF Sessions
Well, I just got notified that my Whidbey Server Control BOF session was accepted. That brings the number of BOF's I'm running to two. WOO HOO :). Next week I'm going to hit this stuff up heavy, so be sure to send me some ideas. Oh yeah, and I'm also running the Weblogger BOF session. In addition to what is listed, we'll also be discussing the future of LonghornBlogs.com, getting your feedback, and signing up bloggers. Both sessions are going to be awesome, so make sure you're there if you're at PDC. I'm really looking forward to it. :)