Nifty keywords and features in C#: as ?? @”string\literal\aka\raw\strings\in\Python” ref out nillable types default(type) internal case statements supporting any primitive type AND string Automatic get/set properties LINQ virtual + override Extension Methods (though I’m undecided if the benefit outweighs the complexity / maintainability drawbacks) Cast operators: implicit vs. explicit Interface Implementation: implicit vs. explicit Enum [...]
Slides from the PDC2008 talk. Good stuff. Recommended reading. Notable slides: 21-28: Lesson of deferred extensibility (Downside to Premature Design?) 59: List of IoC containers (most? are open source) 71: Don’t use HN 72: Abbreviations: len>2 = word (PascalCased), else = ALLUPPER 76: Framework Design Studio (description + link. Nifty) 77: Dependnecy Management Tools (description [...]
That’s how much the U.S. government has spent, lent or guaranteed (so far) – $12.8 trillion. The 2008 GDP was $14.2 trillion. Full breakdown of the cimmitments at the link.
“Slacker” DBs have a useful role, but it’s often chosen for the wrong reasons. Should I be surprised if ignorance is so common?
A significant move in the realm of academic publishing.
Heh: Prepare the bread. Put the sauce on the bread. Put the cheese on the sauce on the bread. Bake. vs. define PizzaDoughFactory : AbstractDoughFactory{ sub PizzaDoughFactory( PizzaDoughFactory cls, Integer thickness ){ cls.AbstractDoughFactory( thickness ) } sub Sauce ( PizzaDoughFactory cls, Topping top){ cls.toppings = org.coolpace.JavaSmart.List( -1 ) cls.toppings.appendToTop( top ) } } define PizzaCreator [...]
The jQuery guys enumerate the test permutations they routinely handle. Ouch.
No, not the iPod and Apple. John Mellencamp describes the true sea change in the music industry, during the 80′s and 90′s — “BDS”, “SoundScan” and the like.
Is it really doubling-down when you make the same play with higher stakes multiple times? I’m terribly unimpressed with Geithner’s plans to date. You don’t even have to squint to see Paulson and the rest of the previous administration’s financial ‘wizards’ hard at work to solve the problem. Geithner’s smart, hard working, and I’m sure [...]
Ajan Zuidhof’s blog, which has a huge but concise number of developer-related links every single day.
A huge number of useful links for software development (some Java specific but many not).
Microsoft’s Naming Guidelines, from the .NET 1.1 days. Better, their more recent General Naming Conventions for VS2K8 and .NET Framework 3.5, plus Design Guidelines for Developing Class Libraries.
Handy aid for those doing web development in Microsoft’s world.
