October 2004 - Posts

IComaprer & IComparable Refactoring Proposal
We are exploring the possiblility of changing the design of IComparer<T> and IComparable<T> interfaces that will ship with Whidbey. This post describes some more detail on the issues we are trying to address with the design change and we are Read More...
Posted 27 October 04 09:01 by kcwalina | 23 Comments   
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API Design Myth: Interface as Contract
I often hear people saying that interfaces specify contracts. I believe this is a dangerous myth. Interfaces, by themselves, do not specify much beyond the syntax required to use an object. The interface-as-contract myth causes people to do the wrong Read More...
Posted 24 October 04 07:14 by kcwalina | 10 Comments   
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Design Guidelines Update: Factories vs. Constructors
Joe has recently spent some time beefing up the Factory vs. Constructor guidelines. This subject has been the center of lots of intenral debates. Finally, we agreed on the fllowing: Factories The most common and consistent way to create an instance of Read More...
Posted 11 October 04 08:33 by kcwalina | 14 Comments   
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