http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ericlippert/archive/2012/08/27/fabulous-adventures-in-casting.aspxI've written a lot about casting over the years in this blog , but always in the context of the "cast operator": the operator that instructs the compiler to make an explicit conversion from a value of one type to a value of another type. I have recentlyen-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ericlippert/archive/2012/08/27/fabulous-adventures-in-casting.aspx#10360809Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:44:26 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:10360809pcooper<p>I can&#39;t seem to get there anymore, though I can get to other sites on tumblr…</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=10360809" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ericlippert/archive/2012/08/27/fabulous-adventures-in-casting.aspx#10344050Tue, 28 Aug 2012 06:23:10 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:10344050Mike B<p>Eric there is a problem with that blog. The text is not in purple! :-)</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=10344050" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ericlippert/archive/2012/08/27/fabulous-adventures-in-casting.aspx#10343950Mon, 27 Aug 2012 20:55:25 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:10343950ErikF<p>I was recently at Louisbourg Fortress in Cape Breton and got to see casting being done. It&#39;s seems like a lot of fun and a great hobby if you can find a place for a furnace!</p> <p>BTW, how are you at applying the casting operator to fishing poles? I hear that they are very finicky about that and often produce nothing.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=10343950" width="1" height="1">