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asp.net
I had a request for an ASP.NET version of my windows forms About Box. This is a good idea that I’ve considered in the past, so I took the time to convert it today: Clicking details will provide a dump of all loaded assemblies in summary form, with
microsoft
I’m working with Microsoft’s Virtual PC 2004 again. Since the last time I discussed VPC, Microsoft released the essential Virtual PC 2004 Service Pack 1, which addresses a lot of outstanding issues, particularly compatibility with SP2 and newer AMD/Intel processors. If you start delving into VPC, I
software development
I’ve always discouraged ivory tower development – teams where developers are cloistered away for years in their high towers, working on technical software wizardry. These developers have no idea how users will respond to their software they’re creating. They probably couldn’t even tell you the last time they
programming languages
On Bruce Eckel’s Static vs. Dynamic [typing]: Despite this, I’ve had some leanings back in the direction of static type checking. As you point out, the goal is to create solid components – the question is how to accomplish that? In a dynamic language you have the flexibility to
asp.net
Nothing beats a well constructed FAQ based on lots of real-world questions. It’s a little old, but I was surprised how much genuinely insightful material is present in the Wintellect ASP.NET FAQ. It’s a mixture of the mundane (How do I comment out statements in ASPX files?
software development concepts
In Big Macs vs. The Naked Chef, Joel derides the least common denominator effect of formal methodologies: Mystery: why is it that some of the biggest IT consulting companies in the world do the worst work? 1. Some things need talent to do really well. 2. It’s hard to
vb.net
Inspired by Jeff Key’s, “If loving Resharper is wrong I don’t wanna be right” soliloquy, I emailed JetBrains to see if they had plans to bring Resharper – currently a C# only tool – to VB.NET. This was their response: Of course there will be support for VB.NET,
.net framework
This one has me stumped. I’d swear this behaved differently prior to .NET 1.1 service pack 1 (and/or XP SP2), but I can’t prove it. As reported by a CodeProject reader, you’ll get the standard .NET crash dialog in a console app, even if you’
software development concepts
Richard Mansfield has a bone to pick with object oriented programming: Certainly for the great majority of programmers – amateurs working alone to create programs such as a quick sales tax utility for a small business or a geography quiz for Junior – the machinery of OOP is almost always far more
arcade gaming
After two weeks of non-stop tweaking, I think my MAME Cocktail arcade is finally complete. I created a MAME cocktail project page documenting everything I’ve done so far with lots of pictures and links to the products I used, and the rationales behind the choices I made. Most of
codec
This issue needs more attention. Via Steve Makofsky: Codecs are the next DLL hell. While I love Nero Digital’s simplicity and quality, the MP4s it produces aren’t compatible with most commercial DVD players (due to the AAC or AVC audio). I’ve tried Dr. Divx – I get audio
ide
In VB.NET vs C#, round two, I realized that choice of IDE has a far bigger impact on productivity than which language you choose. Lately I’ve started to think the relationship between language and IDE is even more profound: the future of programming languages isn’t a language