versioning

chrome

The Infinite Version

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&

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directx

DirectX Version Number Abuse

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 [http://www.filehippo.com/download_directx/]: DirectX 9.0c was originally released in August 2004, according to

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.net

Determining Build Date the hard way

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

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c#

Populate your AssemblyInfo

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("

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