Category Archives: Computers and Internet

I’m still going to CodeMash (Originally Posted 1/8/07)

Technorati Tags: Work,CodeMash I didn’t think I was going to be able to go, since I’ve switched companies… but as it turns out CodeMash This is great.  The whole team from my new project is going, and I get to … Continue reading

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The sad but true story of Borland’s “Together for Visual Studio” (Originally Posted 7/20/05)

I cringe to think of the damage this one product has caused my professional reputation.  Less than a year ago I was singing TVS’ praises from the rooftops of every client I met with.  This was the future.  This was … Continue reading

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Compile time error good. Type name comparison bad. (Originally Posted 5/26/05)

Technorati Tags: Work,Code,TypeSafety Here’s a little anti-pattern I’ve seen come up several times in different projects over the years.  Somewhere a project has a piece of code that takes a generic Object is supposed to branch out to different sections … Continue reading

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