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Why I Don’t Use the ForEach Extension Method
In my first version of my functional programming tutorial , I discussed a ForEach extension method, but I removed the topic from the second version. This extension method iterates through a source collection and performs an action on each item in the Read More...
Ease of Maintenance of LINQ Code
[Blog Map] I believe that it is easier to maintain code that is written in the functional style. For one thing, this is the very reason for many of the characteristics of functional code. No state is maintained, so we don’t have to worry about corrupting Read More...
Finding Paragraphs by Style Name or Content in an Open XML Word Processing Document
[Blog Map] About a week ago, I posted a very interesting guest post by Bob McClellan , where he discussed some code that allows you to more easily move/insert/delete paragraphs in Open XML documents. He is in the process of putting together a PowerShell Read More...
Two Upcoming Presentations on LINQ and Open XML
At TechReady8, I’ll be presenting a 400 level course “Developing Office Client Solutions using LINQ and Open XML”. TechReady8 is a Microsoft employee only event, but non-Microsoft folks in the Seattle area can come see the same talk at the .NET Developers Read More...
Functional Programming Tutorial for Visual Basic 9.0
Visual Basic 9.0 added many language features that allow us to write in the functional style in a natural and expressive way. The value of programming in the functional style has been apparent to me for some time. VB developers can realize the benefits Read More...
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