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Software Senryu (Haiku)
2008-02-29 17:37:00 Senryu (literally 'river willow') is a Japanese form of short poetry similar to haiku, with three lines of 5-7-5 syllables. Senryu tends to be about human foibles, while haiku tends to be about nature; senryu is often cynical or darkly humorous, while haiku is serious. Assembled from the Internet is a collection of senryu about ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Software Senryu (Haiku )", url: "http://www.devtopics.com/software-senryu /" }); More About: Humor
One Million Objects
2008-02-28 18:03:00 Quick: How long does it take to construct one million C# objects? SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "One Million Objects ", url: "http://www.devtopics.com/one-million-obj ects/" });
C# 411 Launched!
2008-02-24 17:10:00 Please check out C# 411, a new blog from the author of DevTopics that focuses on the C# programming language and .NET Framework and is full of C# information, news, tips and code. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "C# 411 Launched !", url: "http://www.devtopics.com/c-411-launched/ " }); More About: Visual Basic , Visual Studio
20 Famous Software Disasters
2008-02-12 18:34:00 "To err is human, but to really foul things up you need a computer." –Paul Ehrlich Software errors cost the U.S. economy $60 billion annually in rework, lost productivity and actual damages. We all know software bugs can be annoying, but faulty software can also be expensive, embarrassing, destructive and deadly. Following are 20 famous software ... More About: Humor , Disasters , Famous , Quality
20 Famous Software Disasters - Part 2
2008-02-12 18:31:00 This is Part 2 of "20 Famous Software Disasters ." See also Part 1, Part 3 and Part 4. Share This More About: Humor
20 Famous Software Disasters - Part 3
2008-02-12 18:24:00 This is Part 3 of "20 Famous Software Disasters ." See also Part 1, Part 2 and Part 4. Share This More About: Humor
20 Famous Software Disasters - Part 4
2008-02-12 18:18:00 This is the final Part 4 of "20 Famous Software Disasters ." See also Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. Share This More About: Humor
String.IsNullOrEmpty Shootout
2008-02-12 00:23:00 Given a string 's', which of the following expressions is faster? 1. String .IsNullOrEmpty( s ) 2. s == null || s.Length == 0 Share This More About: Tips
Windows Vista: 3GB or 4GB RAM?
2008-02-09 16:14:00 When buying a new PC, should you spend the extra cash to upgrade your RAM? Here's a rule-of-thumb for how much memory you need to run Windows Vista : Windows Vista RAM 2 GB is minimum 3 GB if you can afford it 4 GB is mostly wasted Share This More About: Hardware
How Big is the Web? 155 Million Sites
2008-02-07 17:22:00 Netcraft's monthly survey has found 155,583,825 sites on the World Wide Web. The slowing global economy may have impacted the Web's growth rate, with only 354 thousand new sites added in January compared to 5.4 million new in December. Share This More About: Sites , Million
Having Pun with C#
2008-02-05 15:11:00 Here is a collection of puns that only a C# programmer could appreciate: Share This More About: Humor
KeyedCollection: Dictionary for Values with Embedded Keys
2008-02-04 17:24:00 If you need a collection of objects accessed by a key, and the key is one of the object's properties, then you should use the KeyedCollection class instead of Dictionary . For example, you would use a KeyedCollection to store Employee objects accessed by the employee's ID property. Share This More About: Tips , Values , Keys , Embedded
Real Programmers
2008-02-01 23:11:00 Share This More About: Humor , Development , Real , Programmers
Should All Software Be Free?
2008-01-31 15:57:00 A debate is raging on the 'net these days as to whether all software, music and digital content should be free. Wouldn't it be great if all software was free? And if cars, homes, sex and big-screen TVs were free too. And I wish I could stop paying my taxes, fly like a bird, see through ... More About: Software , Finance , Free Music , Free , Open-Source
Software Behaving Badly
2008-01-29 23:30:00 "Men Behaving Badly" was a cheeky British comedy from the 90's that was voted "Best Sitcom in BBC History" for the BBC's 60th anniversary in 1996. The series featured two men in their thirties taking a keen interest in "booze, birds and football" (that's alcohol, women and soccer to our American readers). The otherwise lovable ... More About: Software , Quality
How to File a DMCA Complaint
2008-01-28 17:48:00 What do you do if original content from your website or blog is stolen and republished in full on another site? You fight back! A splog or "spam blog" is a blog that steals content from other web sites, then aggregates and republishes the content on its own blog. Splogs are created primarily to make money ... More About: Blogging , File , Complaint
Executing Code in Partial Trust Environments
2008-01-24 15:42:00 When building your first .NET web service, you may be in for a rude awakening when you discover the concept of "partial trust." Your previously bullet-proof code will suddenly fail in a flurry of exceptions thrown by seemingly innocuous commands such as reading files or accessing the Registry. This article provides a brief overview of ... More About: Security , Tips , Code , Trust , Web Services
Construct C# Objects at Runtime
2008-01-21 19:22:00 Creating C# objects at run-time is easy. Just call the Activator.CreateInstance method. For example, to create the same type of object as the current object using its default constructor: Activator.CreateInstance( this.GetType() ); Share This More About: Tips , Reflection , Objects , Runtime
Best C# Web Sites
2008-01-18 20:11:00 Recently I posted a list of the Best C# Blogs. Today we recognize the best C# Web sites. Following (in alphabetical order) are the best C# sites active on the Web today. Also included is the "About" section of the site (edited for space and clarity). Please comment if you can recommend other excellent C# web ... More About: Web Sites , Sites
C# Universal Type Converter
2008-01-16 15:42:00 Sometimes you need to be able to convert between multiple data types. One solution is to create a "universal type converter," which is an object that implicitly executes all of the desired type conversions. Share This More About: Tips , Converter , Type , Universal
101 Great Computer Programming Quotes
2008-01-11 18:26:00 “People always fear change. People feared electricity when it was invented, didn’t they? People feared coal, they feared gas-powered engines. There will always be ignorance, and ignorance leads to fear. But with time, people will come to accept their silicon masters.” As Bill Gates once warned, computers have indeed become our silicon masters, pervading nearly every ... More About: Software , Programming , Computer , Development , Great
Web Service Stumper: ?Ambiguous Type?
2008-01-11 18:23:00 This blog is usually a place for answers, but today I have a web service question that has stumped me and the experts I’ve consulted thus far. Here is my challenge: When a client connects to a C# web service, how can it bind to a specific DLL in the web service “bin” folder? Share This More About: Service , Type , Web Services
C# Get Calling Method
2008-01-09 00:34:00 Reflection is a handy mechanism in .NET that enables you to obtain class information, get and set properties, and invoke methods entirely at run-time. Reflection can also provide information about the object and method that called a particular method. This can be useful for debug and trace purposes. Share This More About: Tips , Calling , Reflection , Method
How Tivo Changed the World, then Missed the Boat
2007-12-28 15:14:00 Lotus 1-2-3, Apple Macintosh, and Netscape web browser–three infamous products that changed the world then missed the boat. The Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet almost single-handedly turned the IBM PC from a hobbyist’s tinker toy into a serious business tool. The Apple Macintosh introduced the graphical user interface and brought vivid color to a green-screen world. And of ... More About: Video , Hardware , Software , Business
Read a Web Page in C#
2007-12-27 15:28:00 Reading the contents of a web page is easy in C# with the System.Net.WebClient class: Share This More About: Tips , Page , Read , Request , Http
What?s a Developer to Do Over the Holidays?
2007-12-21 23:04:00 Oh the weather outside is frightful, But the snacks are so delightful,And since we’ve no place to go,Let me code, let me code, let me code! What should a software developer do over the holidays? Many take off to be with family and friends during the last two weeks of December. Others (including me) have spouses ... More About: Personal , Holidays , Developer , Development , Process
Funding a Software Startup
2007-12-19 21:12:00 Launching a startup software company is like legal gambling: The stakes are high, the odds are against you, but with persistence and good luck, you could strike it rich. But as the saying goes, you have to spend money to make money, and software startups can burn through cash like a brush fire through Silicon ... More About: Software , Funding , Startup
Best C# Blogs
2007-12-11 14:55:00 What makes a C# blog good? Pretty much the same thing that makes any blog good, but with a focus on C#, of course. Good C# blogs have: Useful news, information, tips and code samples Regular updates Original content, not a splog or news feed Good organization, including categories and tags Healthy discussion and user comments ... More About: Blogging , Blogs
C# Object Initialization
2007-12-08 17:55:00 When constructing a C# Object , it's important to understand the order in which the object's fields and constructors are initialized: Share This More About: Tips
Free Developer Tools
More articles from this author:2007-11-29 14:34:00 Following are some simple but useful FREE tools for software developers. Each tool is freely distributable and includes the original C# source code so you can modify the tool to your needs. These tools are not supported. Enjoy! Color Gadget Select a .NET KnownColor or other color, copy RGB and hex values to the clipboard. Free Download Guid Generator ... More About: Tools , Visual Studio , Developer 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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