Robert Hess
Check me out on the web at The .NET Show or at my blog.
By day, a technology evangelist,
...by night, a cocktail evangelist.
Daytime: http://msdn.microsoft.com/theshow
Nighttime: http://www.DrinkBoy.com
...by night, a cocktail evangelist.
Daytime: http://msdn.microsoft.com/theshow
Nighttime: http://www.DrinkBoy.com
C++: A Language for Modern Times
Apr 02, 2012 at 10:28 AMI love all of the discussion going on here, I think a key thing to keep in mind is that I doubt there could ever be a single programming language that solved everybodies problems. As Herb mentions a few times in this video "The Right Tool for the Right Job".
As somebody who has programmed in far more languages then I can even remember, I enjoy getting into the groove of each one and appreciating the features and capabilities they bring to the table.
FORTH may have never been a terribly practical programming language, but it was a lot of fun, at times almost seeming like playing a game of Tetris :->... Modula-2 was a well structured language with a great balance of polite power. C, when I was first coding in it, was sort of like a challenge to see how tightly you could wind your code, and in a sadistic sort of way trying to make it do something in a next-to-unreadable way (you've got to remember, I was just a fun-loving kid back in those days! :->)
I've been using C# for many years now, and find it both comfortable and familiar, but seeing some of the new capabilities working their way into C++ makes me realize that it's probably time to take a look at it again.
-Robert
Use a Nerf Gun, Kinect Skeletal Tracking, and a Turret to protect your office!
Aug 09, 2011 at 11:38 AMSo I work in the office right across from Clint... and happened to walk out my door when he was first working on this project. It was a bloodbath (or should that be nerf bath?)
Phil Haack - ASP.NET, MVC, and Ninjas On Fire
Jun 22, 2009 at 11:04 AMKervin, it's working fine for me, what's the problem you are having?
Mark Wilson-Thomas: WPF and Silverlight Development in Visual Studio 2010
May 07, 2009 at 12:35 PMTim Aidlin - Glimmer, a JQuery Interactive Design Tool
May 01, 2009 at 9:40 AMBrad Abrams - Silverlight 3.0 for Great Business Apps
Mar 09, 2009 at 12:51 PMhttp://localhost/SLAppTestPage.aspx#/Views/HomePage.xaml
The Silverlight application itself exists on the ASPX page shown in the URL, so that essentially has to be listed in that fashion, however just as you'd use "#" to then link to a "position" within a big gigantic page, we are using this to link to a the "position" within the Silverlight application that you are wanting to access.
Tim Aidlin - User Experience Designer
Feb 23, 2009 at 3:02 PMBut... you do raise a good point. It would have been appropriate to let Tim dive into some of his actual work and show how he produces it.
-Robert
Tim Aidlin - User Experience Designer
Feb 17, 2009 at 4:38 PMGlad you enjoyed The .NET Show! Erica and I had a great time working on this show for over seven years. Even Star Trek: The Next Generation decided to wrap up after seven years, and I felt that I couldn't suggest that The .NET Show was better then that! :->
I am currently playing around with using "The Knowledge Chamber" as a replacement for The .NET Show. The format will allow me to do shows far more regularly, and far cheaper (which is important these days!). I will be adjusting the tone and format over time based on what I percieve as the feedback from you, the audience. So please let me know what you think of the show, it's length, my guests, etc.
Thanks!
-Robert
Joanna Mason - Senior Program Manager, Expression Blend
Feb 13, 2009 at 3:44 PMThe issue you mention with Design View is one the team is aware of and have been actively working on.
Patrick Dussud: Managing Garbage Collection
Feb 13, 2008 at 3:29 PMThere were perhaps a few extra comments about Lisp that we cut from the filming, but we didn't go into details about Lisp as a language, although that would have been fun, especially since Lisp is one of the few languages I've never really had any dealings with. I understand that there are a couple of CLR implementations available.
-Robert
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