May 2006 - Posts
Alfred thinks so , and I do too. More on this later... One of the biggest lessons i've learned from Rob @ WiX is that code is just an inanimate object. You need to do something with the code to make it interesting. For example (and this is just my example,
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A previous tip of the week mentioned how to use the SimpleTypeName() snippet function. Here’s how to use the SimpleTypeName() function alongside the ClassName() function. The ClassName() function will automatically substitute the name of the outer class.
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Let’s say you want to keep your formatting rules enabled, but want to get some additional space between your variables and their declarations. You can put a C-style inline comment in the whitespace between the two. For example, class Class1 { int /**/
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As I said in a previous post, I’m really behind on blogging. Back in the March / April timeframe, I was interviewed by Pat Phillips , the Editor-in-Chief for Microsoft’s MainFunction , a website targeted at high school computer science professors. On
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I have so much blogging to get caught up on, but such is the life of the release PM, as I claim to have been for the past month. I hope the releases on CodePlex make up for the lack of entries =) Several weeks ago, I got an awesome opportunity to be a
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Those who have been following my blog since my days on the VSCore team probably have noticed that I haven’t blogged much about my new job here on the Developer Solutions / Power Toys team. The golden rule of blogging has always been to blog smart, which
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Before you apply this tip... I strongly recommend that you backup any snippets installed by VS that you may want to modify. Take it from a former code Snippet QA that you will want to do this. This tip requires having access to your Program Files directory,
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Awesome guide to understanding what happened to New Orleans's levee system Aug 29 - Sept 1. http://www.nola.com/katrina/graphics/flashflood.swf Just note that if you click on the Credits section (after you walk through the guide) on the Lagniappe section,
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Today we released our first three power toys as Shared Source, collaborative-development projects. You can find them at their new home at http://www.codeplex.com . For more info about CodePlex, I'll refer to Jim's blog , Over 13 months ago (April 4, 2005
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My best friend from elementary school Ellen Felder took this photo a couple of weeks ago of the Bay Bridge that connects Bay St. Louis to Pass Christian. You're looking at the Bay St. Louis side. http://www.flickr.com/photos/34052677@N00/144793732/ If
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Received an email today about this pretty good site of Katrina photos. One of the best sites I've seen thus far. Before/After photos of Waveland City Hall on Coleman Ave http://www.photosfromkatrina.com/page86.htm Before/After photos of Shops on the beach
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