Channel 9 - Discussions by brentnewbury http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/Dev/App_Themes/C9/images/feedimage.png Channel 9 - Discussions by brentnewbury http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/brentnewbury/Discussions Channel 9 keeps you up to date with the latest news and behind the scenes info from Microsoft that developers love to keep up with. From LINQ to SilverLight – Watch videos and hear about all the cool technologies coming and the people behind them. http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/brentnewbury/Discussions en Sat, 25 May 2013 23:41:28 GMT Sat, 25 May 2013 23:41:28 GMT Rev9 0 0 0 Tech Off - When to use Static vs Instance Classes? You would usually use a static class as a "factory". It usually doesn't have any state associated with it, all it does is produce other classes. It would usually have the controller type of behaviour.

That's my take on it anyway.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/252598-When-to-use-Static-vs-Instance-Classes/e6e878ef340f4e579ae19dea0152ee62#e6e878ef340f4e579ae19dea0152ee62 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 20:55:45 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/252598-When-to-use-Static-vs-Instance-Classes/e6e878ef340f4e579ae19dea0152ee62#e6e878ef340f4e579ae19dea0152ee62 brentnewbury 7 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/brentnewbury/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Disconnected from Reality - Personal Thread I would definately not suggest you ignore the diagnosis of a professional as some people have suggested. None of us here, that I'm aware of, are qualified to give you any form of professional medical advice.

If you do not agree, or doubt a professional opinion, you are always entitled to a second. I would suggest you take that offer. If only to be certain.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/214331-Disconnected-from-Reality-Personal-Thread/bcca3d1f6cf94fd5bc5c9deb0187bf22#bcca3d1f6cf94fd5bc5c9deb0187bf22 Wed, 26 Jul 2006 02:03:39 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/214331-Disconnected-from-Reality-Personal-Thread/bcca3d1f6cf94fd5bc5c9deb0187bf22#bcca3d1f6cf94fd5bc5c9deb0187bf22 brentnewbury 23 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/brentnewbury/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Disconnected from Reality - Personal Thread Red5 made a good point about the schizophrenia. You do need to rule out or confirm that possibility with professionals. Conjecture and speculation will not help your family at all.

As you mentioned, your daughter did have a traumatising experience as a child, one that will undoubtidly have lasting effects on her mental state. These will take time and professional help to heal, but they can be healed (atleast to a sate that will not affect her cognitive abilities).

My best advice is to talk; talk to anyone that is willing to listen (which is usually most people). Also, make sure to talk to people who have experience with this type of thing, psychologists, neurologists, and counsellors. Above all; talk to your family, this includes your daughter. All this will help the repair process.

You don't necessarily need to be strong, just composed. Keep a calm head. Like I said, your family will reciprocate your reactions.

I just hope what I'm saying helps in someway.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/214331-Disconnected-from-Reality-Personal-Thread/471fd18e5bdd4ea687c09deb0187be7a#471fd18e5bdd4ea687c09deb0187be7a Tue, 25 Jul 2006 20:16:09 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/214331-Disconnected-from-Reality-Personal-Thread/471fd18e5bdd4ea687c09deb0187be7a#471fd18e5bdd4ea687c09deb0187be7a brentnewbury 23 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/brentnewbury/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Disconnected from Reality - Personal Thread What you're going through is alot for one person to hold in. Quite simply; don't.

Just because you're the one that guides your family (playing the "touch card") doesn't mean you have to don that role every second of everyday. Every unit needs it's leader, but every unit needs to know how the leader feels about a particular situation, if only to allow the unit to gain persective on a given situation.

What I'm trying to say is, there are times for people to be strong and carry the day, and there are times for people to open up, share their feelings and break down personal problems. It's only when we begin to break down walls, that we begin can climb mountains.

Open up to your wife, tell her how you feel. People only know how to react to a given situation when they see how others have reacted. You know how nervous you are before you enter an exam? How much better do you feel when a friend turns to you and says "I'm so nervous, I'm shaking!". You then realise that every other person entering that exam feels the same way.

Just remember, that you can't play the tough card night and day, but on the same note, you do need to be strong for your daughter, both of you do.

If you need to chat to someone impartial, I'm usually online.

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It's just a shame that when I apply to for .NET roles people don't seem to like the fact that I have no industrial experience with .NET (I have industrial experience, just not with .NET). Without being egotistical, I probably know more about .NET than most people who've applied for the same position. (I know atleast one person who has industrial experience with .NET but doesn't know the difference between the .Dispose() and .Finalize() method)

It's just a shame that employers can't trust my mantra "I'm applying for the position, I pretty confident I could do the job properly."

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/214161-Suffering-the-Interview/ac2d8b09d7194ca7b5e59deb01876f4e#ac2d8b09d7194ca7b5e59deb01876f4e Mon, 24 Jul 2006 21:25:27 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/214161-Suffering-the-Interview/ac2d8b09d7194ca7b5e59deb01876f4e#ac2d8b09d7194ca7b5e59deb01876f4e brentnewbury 83 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/brentnewbury/Discussions/RSS Tech Off - How Do *You* Do Data Access in .NET? I like to use simple queries DataSets to initialise objects. That way you keep your Object Orientation which may make it easier to adear to business rules.

I don't really use an Object Relational (O/R) system. Although, I can see why people would, it effectively takes the burden of developing custom business classes of the system designers. You just need to make sure you get the correct object model in your database.

A quick tip, avoid running large queries from class constructors to initialise business objects. Try to impliment a .Load(SqlGuid rowID) method. Unless this really does not seem natural. Constructors should be quick and anyone programming againt your business objects won't expect them to take time to load.

As with any rule, there are always exceptions.

Wink

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