WPF/C#: in desperate need of macros
As I mensioned earlier on Microsoft forums (with no response), we desperately need some kind of macro language. I am now developing some GUI using WPF. WPF is a very […]
.NET: It is possible to apply attributes to enum members
For a long time I was sure it is not supported, because there was no corresponding AttributeTargets value. It turns out, that you can do it by using AttributeTargets.Field. Declaring […]
How to embed arbitrary content in a WPF control
This is one of those thigns where trivial and easy solution does not work, and in the process you find out that the philosophy is totally different from what you […]
Temporary Measures
Temporary measures of today tend to become the legacy of tomorrow.
Using a nested .csproj file for custom build step
It looks like you can add a .csproj file as an item to your Visual Studio project, and it will be executed during the project build. I.e. Main.csproj may contain […]
IE 8: Where did that tab go?
I am now using Internet Explorer 8 at work (corporate policy), and I noticed that sometimes I cannot find the tabs I open with “open link in new tab”. Firefox […]
Ruby
I’ve got a Ruby book “The Ruby Programming Language” by Flanagan and Matsumoto (or should I say the Ruby book?) as a New Year present. I am only starting the […]
Scripting .NET Apps
What are the options? This is what I found so far: * Dynamically compile C# or VB.NET code into an assembly and execute it – I used this route before […]
Poltergeist? No, Vista Data Redirection
As I was working with a Vista machine, I started noticing that occasionally when I make a changes to some files, only certain programs can see them, but others can’t. […]
Reading Larman: Iterative Process and "True Path"
Larman says (p. 22) that as the system goes through more iterations it converges “towards final requirements and design” and draws a wavy graph with the size of the waves […]