Category Archives: Programming

Using C# to build 35 year old tech is fun

Posted on August 10, 2016 by

I’ve always been a fan of Zork. If you’ve been playing games awhile (and I mean a whiiiile) then you probably are too. For those of you who aren’t familiar with it, its the original text adventure game. No graphics. … Continue reading →

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Tasks are (still) not threads and async is not parallel

Posted on September 10, 2015 by

[cross posted from my MSDN blog] I talk to a lot of developers who are either new to .NET or are moving from an older version to the newer platform and tools. As such I’m always trying to think of … Continue reading →

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Visual Studio Tip #3: Use “Navigate To”

Posted on April 10, 2015 by

[cross posted from my MSDN blog] I spend a lot of time looking at other people’s code. That means a lot of time searching other people’s code. One of the main tools I use is not Search but “Navigate To”. … Continue reading →

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