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Trick-hot command pattern in C#

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:32:48 GMT

An lightweight, idiomatic implementation of the command pattern in C#. Especially well suited for 'undo'.

Stop creating custom delegate types!

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:16:03 GMT

If you declare even a single delegate type in your code (and you're using .NET 3.5), stop and make sure there isn't already an Action or Func delegate that works for you.

My Bookshelf « Code Beast

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:56:07 GMT

These are the books I have at work, which mostly reflect the various projects I've worked on over the years. Some are useful, some are not.

VisualSVN Server

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:31:11 GMT

The guys that already made VisualSVN, a plugin that integrates into Visual Studio and provides a way to manage your source code changes into Subversion, just realized VisualSVN Server.

Secrets of WPF Memory Allocation « Code Beast

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 23:28:23 GMT

The way WPF manages memory is a bit of a mystery. It all appears to be nicely garbage collected and everything, but I know there are unmanaged resources under there. How does it know when to garbage collect them?

Aggregation + Composition = Headache « Code Beast

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:21:09 GMT

A brief essay on the uselessness of the terms 'aggregation' and 'composition'.

Regions == Evil

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 07:31:02 GMT

Bil Simser argues against using regions in your code.

C#: Care about Event Memory Leaks with Delegate.GetInvocationList()

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:31:02 GMT

Subscribed events are one of the most common reasons of memory leaks in .Net. This means that if you have an object that has an event and there are other object that are subscribed to that event, the original object won't be properly disposed until all events are unsubscribed since an event is a strong reference.

How to determine whether a property or a method is more appropriate

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:31:03 GMT

Guidelines for choosing between implementing a class member as a property or a method.

Rules of the Source Tree « Code Beast

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:53:24 GMT

10 fundamental rules to use when managing a source tree.

Don't look at the sourcecode of .NET licensed as 'Reference license"

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:16:05 GMT

A different view on Microsoft's recent statement that they are offering the sourcecode for the .net framework. Discuss..

On the Abuse of IEnumerable « Code Beast

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 04:10:06 GMT

If it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing!

Delegates and Visitors in C#

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:01:03 GMT

The GoF visitor pattern is useful but awkward. The usual c++ or Java-y versions typically involve some kind of visitor interface which your visitor must subclass. Java somewhat mitigates this with anonymous classes, but not fully. In C#, if we're clever with the use of delegates, we can make tasks like tree traversal look about as simple as iteration.