COM objects that don’t have the expected lifetime can cause chaos when combined with .NETs garbage collection system.
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A WPF custom control in F#
What F# language and syntax features are required to implement a fundamentally object-oriented WPF custom control?
Posted in .NET, F#, Software Development, WPF, Windows Tagged .NET, F#, guidattribute fsharp, wpf 2 Comments
Don’t do anything in DllMain… Please
Thinking of adding some code to your DLLs DllMain function? STOP!
Posted in Debugging, Software Development, Uncategorized, Windows Tagged c++, COM, Debugging, dll, win32 Leave a comment
Programming is like a bad analogy
The joy of programming can be a difficult thing to describe. I take a look at some of the bizarre things people have compared it to.
Pinned DataTips in Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2
I’ve just noticed a nice little feature in Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2: pinned DataTips. Values displayed in the debugger as you hover over a variable can now be pinned in place and remain aligned with the source. They can even have annotations added… Tasty!
Comparing lambdas in C++ and F#
Lambdas in C++ and F#: compare and contrast.
FormatException in WPF DataBinding
A FormatException is generated by the WPF DataBinding diagnostics if the original exception text contains curly brackets.
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TwitterVision: How Twitter transformed TV
How has Twitter transformed the act of watching TV?
What a response!
Some comments on the massive response to the “7 signs” blog post, and a couple of snivelling apologies.
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