chrome
One of the things I like most about Google's Chrome web browser is how often it is updated. But now that Chrome has rocketed through eleven versions in two and a half years, the thrill of seeing that version number increment has largely worn off. It seems they&
directx
Has anyone noticed that Microsoft defines “version” a little loosely when it comes to DirectX 9.0c? Here’s a screenshot of the DirectX 9.0c download page on FileHippo: DirectX 9.0c was originally released in August 2004, according to the DirectX Wikipedia entry. But Microsoft has surreptitiously been
.net
One of the key diagnostic data points for any .NET assembly is “when was it built?” Until recently, I thought there were only two ways to suss this out: 1. Check the filesystem date and time 2. Derive the build date from the assembly version The filesystem method has obvious
c#
All too often, I download sample code with AssemblyInfo files that look like this: // // General Information about an assembly is controlled through the following // set of attributes. Change these attribute values to modify the information // associated with an assembly. // [assembly: AssemblyTitle("")] [assembly: AssemblyDescription("")] [assembly: AssemblyConfiguration("