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  • IntPtr gets operators !!!

    This seems so incredibly long overdue, but at last as of .NET 4, IntPtr has + and – operators added to it !! This means you can now easily write code such as :     Dim ptr As IntPtr     . . . .     ptr += 4   this is great when dealing with offsets etc...
    Posted to @ Head by bill on Wed, Nov 4 2009
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  • Updates on the Snippet Editor

    First the good news : The February release of the Snippet Editor has now had 10,000 downloads ! Now for bug fix news: There were a couple of issues with the paths per language.  A problem with Express Editions of Visual Studio occurred due to partial entries in the registry I didn’t for-see. Initial...
    Posted to @ Head by bill on Wed, Sep 2 2009
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  • Snippet Editor 2.1 screen-cast

    I’ve just uploaded a new screen cast: Snippet Editor Tips and Tricks Enjoy :) (oh and don’t forget the “ buy me a beer ” button)
    Posted to @ Head by bill on Thu, Feb 5 2009
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  • New release of Snippet Editor

    Snippet Editor 2.1 is now released on codeplex: http://www.codeplex.com/SnippetEditor   Apart from the few minor bug fixes, it includes improved search and now support for Visual Studio 2010 as well as 2008 and 2005. I’ve also added a “buy me a beer” button to this blog, and on the codeplex site...
    Posted to @ Head by bill on Tue, Feb 3 2009
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  • Iterators in VB 10 ?

    Although VB 10 won’t have a formal syntax for iterators, it will have all the necessary ingredients to easily write iterators. In VB10 you can use a generic template and multi line lambdas to create iterators. This iterator in C# :   static public IEnumerable<String> Lines( this TextReader...
    Posted to @ Head by bill on Mon, Feb 2 2009
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  • Snippet Editor is now on CodePlex

    I’ve just finished uploading the Snippet Editor to CodePlex http://www.codeplex.com/SnippetEditor It includes some minor bug fixes from the previous release. Enjoy :) And Merry XMas :)
    Posted to @ Head by bill on Sun, Dec 28 2008
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  • VB Snippet Editor

    Over the last week I’ve got a sudden influx of emails about the Snippet Editor.  I’m figuring this is stemming from Lisa’s recent blog entry and her tips and trips for VS 2008 presentation :)  Some of the emails have been really nice praise, folks wanting to add some features, a bug on XP 64...
    Posted to @ Head by bill on Mon, Dec 8 2008
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  • What does VB 10 have ?

    To answer what is in VB 10, have a look at the document on the vb futures site .  Basically the list is removal for the need of the line continuation character in many places, collection and array initializers, multi statement lambdas, and generic variance. I decided to look back at my brief wish...
    Posted to @ Head by bill on Tue, Nov 11 2008
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