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Sun, Feb 1 2009 5:06

If you have anything to suggest about the DSA Book then please read this…

Its been a while since I talked about the DSA book but to summarise its had over 20,000 ( first , second ) downloads which has largely provoked me into taking the whole thing a lot more seriously for the next edition which I expect will triple its content...
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Mon, Jan 26 2009 2:41

I’m sorry for the lack of posts…

Sorry folks for the lack of posts but ever since I’ve moved to Australia I seem to have had very little time to actually post something of any calibre. At the moment I am actually working on some writing commitments I have so I will post about them when...
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Fri, Jan 16 2009 1:26

One of the best tips for browsing msdn…

I like MSDN I really do but when you want to increase the font size the thing just breaks and looks awful. Recently I’ve found that switching to the loband version of a MSDN page is far better when increasing the font size so its more comfortable to read...
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Tue, Jan 6 2009 4:53

Shared Source CLI Google group launched

I’ve just created a Google group based on the SSCLI which you can view and join by going here - http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft-shared-source-cli It supersedes now defunct SSCLI newsgroups from the Microsoft and Yahoo servers which have had all...
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Mon, Dec 22 2008 2:48

Data Structures and Algorithms book flying out (again!)

The updated version of the Data Structures and Algorithms book that Luca and I wrote is flying out once more! We are really very happy to see how many people are downloading our book . In total (counting the previous release) the book has had nearly 16...
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Fri, Dec 19 2008 0:40

Updated version of the free Data Structures and Algorithms book available!

Just in time for Christmas ;-) You can download a revised version of the book Data Structures and Algorithms: Annotated Reference with Examples here ! The last version of the book has had just under 14,000 downloads since we released it. Download the...
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Mon, Dec 8 2008 5:00

Shared Source CLI (aka Rotor) on Vista

I thought I would share my experiences with Rotor on Vista (x86 and x64). First off Rotor is an open source version of a big chunk of what's in the full commercial .NET that you use on your machine today BUT certain things in Rotor are no where near...
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Sun, Nov 30 2008 3:26

Follow me on Twitter?

In a bid to keep up with friends and suchlike I have joined Twitter . I can't promise much in the way of earth shattering Tweets but I'm sure it will be a mildly entertaining read. So, if you want to follow me please tune your browsers to this...
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Sun, Nov 9 2008 19:29

Code Contracts – my opinion on them anyway...

One of the great things that came out of the PDC for me was the confirmation that code contracts would be coming to .NET 4.0. I was a big fan of Spec# [1] but admittedly I never thought it would make it into the mainstream C# or VB.NET languages even...
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Mon, Oct 13 2008 12:43

Design Patterns – Part 7 published

The 7 th part of the design patterns series was published today. This part covers the template pattern . View it – Design Patterns – Part 7
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Thu, Oct 9 2008 12:30

Design Patterns – Part 6 published

Part 6 of the design patterns series has just been published on DotNetSlackers . This part covers the adapter pattern. View it – Design Patterns – Part 6
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Tue, Oct 7 2008 12:37

Design Patterns – Part 5 published

In this part of the series we look at the command pattern. I've also seen that Sonu has posted in the article quick links to the previous articles in the series as well. While the articles are not written in any specific order I would recommend that...
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Tue, Sep 30 2008 22:35

Our cries have finally been answered then?

I for one am very happy that the next version of Visual Studio will finally embrace what some of us have been requesting for a long time now – UML adoption. A few months ago I mentioned some stuff that would be in the next version of VS and now that more...
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Fri, Sep 26 2008 18:20

Results: Using a dark theme in VS for a week

As I mentioned several days ago I’ve been seeing if a dark theme in VS would help my eyes a little. The short of it is – no, no it didn’t. The major sore point is that if you use a dark theme in VS then you find yourself constantly swapping between dark...
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Sat, Sep 20 2008 15:03

Experiment: Using a dark theme in VS for a week

I've been highly critical of using dark themes in Visual Studio particularly because the UI of VS is light in its very nature. The combination of the two proving to be an interesting proposition when using VS for large durations of time. I digress...
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Wed, Sep 17 2008 14:14

Design Patterns - Part 4 published

Part 4 of the design patterns series I have been writing has just been published on DotNetSlackers . This part covers the singleton pattern. View it - Design Patterns - Part 4
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Fri, Sep 12 2008 11:35

Data Structures and Algorithms 0.6 released!

We have just released 0.6 of the Data Structures and Algorithms library. Notable new features include (amongst many other little changes not listed): AVL Tree Deque Radix sort Download Data Structures and Algorithms 0.6!
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Tue, Sep 9 2008 6:23

Using Pex in a TDD fashion...

Peli has just posted a good post on using Pex in a TDD fashion to create a binary heap. In case you don't know, Peli is actually one of the guys working on Pex at MSR so if you have a chance do give it a look ;-) " Pex (Program EXploration) is...
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Fri, Sep 5 2008 8:39

Design Patterns - Part 3 published

The third part of this series covers the factory pattern. View it - Design Patterns - Part 3 You may also be interested in part 1 (strategy) , and part 2 (observer) .
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Sat, Aug 30 2008 6:42

DSA book on 'This Week on C9'

First off thank you to all who have downloaded the first draft of Data Structures and Algorithms: Annotated Reference with Examples . At the time of writing this post there have been more than 3200 downloads within around 3 days of it being put up on...
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