Connecting ideas to code
It’s been a few days since I’ve been able to work on VisEmacs.Net but progress continues to be made. I’ve implemented GetProperties() for the general options dialog along with a complete COM interface so that you can programmatically control VisEmacs from a macro or the MSDev command window. Next on the ToDo list is the [...]
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I’ve just about completed my first ATL dialog box. I don’t think I’ve written a call to ::SendMessage in, oh, 8 years or so… I’ve been using MFC almost exclusively for GUI code. Anyway, I’ve managed to navigate the labrynthine documention and finally have a custom options page for VisEmacsDotNet (VisEmacs.NET ? too cliché?).
There’s still [...]
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I finally found some time to work on VisEmacsDotNet again. I spent a couple of days trying to get a custom options page to show up in the Tools | Options dialog. I had the dialog resources set up correctly, the correct values in the Addins registry hive and had even figured out how [...]
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Writing code’s not that hard. Getting it work correctly isn’t that hard either. What makes things difficult and lowers productivity is change. Visual Studio.NET, as you are probably well aware, is quite a different beast than VS 6.0. Features that we took for granted before, such as ClassWizard, are now gone or integrated into the [...]
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Alright, so that’s probably the one of the most overused blog titles in history (maybe not… google only shows 24 hits) but VisEmacsDotNet — how’s that new name coming, btw? — can send files to Emacs when you invoke the “Send To Emacs” command button.
As an added bonus, a new feature of the [...]
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Feature Branches
Martin Fowler has a good article on cherry picking features to compose a release. Check it out so that the next time your manager wants to pick and choose what to include in a release you’re ready with why it’s not that easy1 (0)
Finding style as an engineer
Very interesting article over at Stephano’s blog. Worth a read, and then another. Packed with links to useful tools too. (0)
Fixing bugs
Brad at 30sleeps writes about Death by a Thousand Service Packs. Well said, Brad and let us know what your itch is. (0)
Excellent paper on HTTP Sessions
Just finished reading a whitepaper on Web Based Session Management, worth a read. It lists the advantages and disadvantages of the three main forms of session management and common attacks.
Go forth and read! (0)
Stretchy Designs
If you’re afraid of using em-based layouts, or just haven’t got around to using them in your designs, head on over to Jon Tan’s blog and read his great article, The Incredible Em & Elastic Layouts with CSS . He does a great job of demonstrating how easy it is to create an elastic layout in terms even engineers can understand. (1)
Is Google Evil? Here's Proof!
Many people wonder if Google is evil, despite their motto. But I have discovered proof that Google is Evil. See for yourself!
What's a Snow Flake?
There are times when I want to make a quick point without having to write an essay on the topic. Apparently there’s a whole meme of a blog within a blog, aka a sideblog or “asides”. I found a nice plugin that lets me do the same thing. I needed a name for this feature and since it’s just a little piece of Snowmoon Software, that “Snow Flake” would be a good name. Like it? Hate it? Leave a comment! (0)
