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Sometimes you want something working now. Code that is understandable, maintainable, extensible and performant has its place but there are times you need a piece of functionality ASAP. Enter the quick hack. Below is a quick hack I did recently for a temporary dev tool. This isn't a post showing off a piece of code's elegancy or simplicity. Instead while it functioned perfectly and took no time to do...
This post on handling different cultures in .NET really caught my imagination a couple of months back. Today I can proudly say that Json.NET passes the Turkey Test! Aside from poultry, the main focus of this Json.NET release has been fixing all the little issues in the LINQ to JSON objects (JObject, JArray, JValue, etc). NCover has been a great help highlighting methods that didn't have any tests over...
Google has unleashed its latest free search product onto the unsuspecting public: Google Code Search . What new wonders will come from combining this powerful new tool with the software development community? Will we use our knowledge to spot hidden bugs in one another’s software, eliminating software crashes and possibly saving the lives of those that depend on our programs? Or will coders around...
.NET Pickup Lines via K. Scott Allen If I were a generic collection, I'd be strongly typed for you. You must be the latest version, because I've been checking you out. I have a small problem. I put an object in a Dictionary, but I lost the key! Can you come back to my place and help me look for it? A TypeConverter just returned my heart, and it's ready to assign to you. Let's turn off option strict...
