Annoying Void in C# / Java / alike
One thing which regularly annoys me in C# and Java is the void type. Basically the void type is not a subtype of object, which makes it giant. Now when…
Read moreApproval Testing
Approval Testing is one of my newest discoveries. It is amazingly helpful and I wonder why it’s not more known and used. Image that you have a complex functionality which…
Read moreSingle App-Instance in .NET
Sometime it makes sense to enforce that only one instance of your application is running, for example a media player application. There are different ways to archive that. I just…
Read moreC# 5.0 Async-Feature: Unit Testing Part III, Avoid Void.
Disclaimer: This post is based on the C# 5.0 CTP. Everything described here is subject to future changes. Last time I demonstrated that the synchronization context is also relevant for…
Read moreC# 5.0 Async-Feature: Unit Testing Part II, Synchronization-Context Again?
Disclaimer: This post is based on the C# 5.0 CTP. Everything described here is subject to future changes. Last time we explored some implications of the C# asynchronous operations for…
Read moreC# 5.0 Async-Feature: Unit Testing, Part I
Disclaimer: This post is based on the C# 5.0 CTP. Everything described here is subject to future changes. I’ve already discussed some implications of the async feature in my previous…
Read moreC# 5.0 Async-Feature: Be Aware Of The Synchronization-Context
Disclaimer: This post is based on the C# 5.0 CTP. Everything described here is subject to future changes. The next version of C# and VB.NET will have support for asynchronous…
Read moreA Better INotifyPropertyChanged Implementation
The INotifyPropertyChanged-interface and companions are a well know citizens of the .NET-framework. How do you implement this interfaces?. Does it look similar to this? public class Person : INotifyPropertyChanged {…
Read moreLINQ: cast-catch
In this post I’ll explain a little catch in LINQ, which may some beginners fall into: What’s the difference between those two queries? IEnumerable<Person> listOfEntities = LoadData(); // First version…
Read moreSoap & Skin, My Pal Satan, Erlang and nullptr
My Pal Satan is a little comedy web-series about a Donna and her roommate, Satan. However there are only six episodes =( On infoq.com a talk from Joe Armstrong about…
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