programming - Grant Winney

96 Results tagged on "programming":

May 28, 2020

Your fast, my slow

Do you ever wonder if some end-user is sitting at their desk right now, eye twitching spasmodically while a screen you helped write takes 30 seconds to load, cursing your name and the names of your children for all eternity?...

so vault programming

Dec 22, 2019

SO Vault: Break statements in the real world

From the SO vault: "At my university, you will instantly fail an assignment if you use break anywhere but in a switch statement as it breaks the coding guideline of the university. As I'm still completing my software engineering degree I would like to know from people in the real world."...

c#programming

Nov 14, 2019

Only assignment, call, increment, decrement, await, and new object expressions can be used as a statement

This error might look a little cryptic at first glance, but it's actually very descriptive in explaining what's wrong. You're likely to come across this one when you're starting out with C# ... or before your first cup of coffee. 😏...

c#delegate programming

Nov 13, 2019

How do I assign C# code to a variable?

Did you know most languages have a way to pass around code to other functions, so you can call (invoke) it in other parts of your application? In C#, it's called a delegate....

wpf c#programming

Nov 11, 2019

How can I find the state of NumLock, CapsLock or ScrollLock in WPF?

If you're writing a WPF application and need to find the state of the Num Lock, Caps Lock, or Scroll Lock keys, you're in luck - there's a method for that....

c#linq tech programming

Nov 11, 2019

What is the opposite method of Any in LINQ?

One of the many nice functions in LINQ is a single word that iterates through a collection, returning true if at least one item in the collection matches the condition you specify. But what's the opposite of the Any keyword in LINQ?...

software design programming

Oct 17, 2019

Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the topmost of them all?

Some devs ask how they can make sure their program is the "most" whatever. The first spot in the notification tray, the first service to run, the topmost of the topmost. They want to make sure that their app is first and foremost before all others... talk about tunnel vision....

package registry programming dev 101

Oct 03, 2019

What's a package manager?

If you've heard the term package manager, especially with GitHub announcing their own, you might be wondering what exactly it is. Well, it's a way to find, reuse, and share code, among other things....

Experience gets you far, but good tools and services keep you moving in the right direction. Here are some of my favorites:

DigitalOcean is a versatile, affordable cloud provider. You can serve up a blog (like this one!), deploy a wiki, try out ansible, or do something much bigger. They host the annual Hacktoberfest too.

Backblaze offers an affordable, unlimited, set-and-forget backup service. They saved me from the click of death a couple years ago, and I've been a grateful customer ever since.