For those who are not aware, you can download the Visual Studio Async CTP to get a preview of what is coming in the asynchronous world! This is just the CTP version, so there may be changes between this version and the official release.
Also, visit Eric Lippert’s blog to learn more about the topic.
Pyxis 2 is an OS running on the .Net Micro Framework (NETMF). It can theoretically run on any NETMF platform, but it is currently configured only for GHI Electronics (Tinyclr.com) products.
To learn more, read the NETMF team blog or visit the official site. The code is available as open source at pyxis2.codeplex.com. Here is a video to whet your appetite:
Pyxis 2 Beta Released!
In the November edition of MSDN Magazine, Peter Gruenbaum explains how to write good reference documentation for APIs in his article titled “A Coder’s Guide to Writing API Documentation”.
My attention was particularly drawn to Figures 2 and 3, which explain how to comment while maintaining consistency throughout the API. I have reproduced them here:
Figure 2: Reference Documentation Style
| Type | Guideline | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Class | Start with a word like “Represents” | “Represents a user’s photo album.” |
| Methods and functions | Start with a verb | “Returns the number of contacts for the specified area.” “Pauses the video.” |
| Properties | Use a noun or start with verbs such as “Gets” or “Gets and sets” | “The user’s tasks.” “Gets and sets a collection of the user’s tasks.” |
| Events | Start with a phrase such as “Raised when” or “Occurs when” | “Raised when the response from server is received.” |
| XML elements | Use a noun-based phrase | “The city’s postal code.” |
| Boolean values | For Boolean properties, start with “Indicates whether”; for Boolean return values on methods and functions, start with “Returns whether” | “Indicates whether the control is visible.” “Returns whether two regions intersect.” |
Figure 3: Reference Documentation Example
[Read More]For those who struggle with the language of Shakespeare, Gilles Tourreau (another MVP) has recently released a book on C# in French! And God knows how rare French technical books are!
While reading the MSDN article on converting VBA applications to C# 4.0, I remembered the famous ALT+[Selection] function that allows you to insert the same text/code on multiple lines at once. So, here is the English version of that part of the article:
Press ALT and select where you want to insert your code (selection in light blue in the image below):
Type your code and boom! All the selected lines have been filled with your code:
As I previously highlighted, an ASP.Net vulnerability can be exploited by malicious individuals. Here is a demo exploiting it on the DotNetNuke platform.
For all those who have ASP.Net sites, all versions included, please pay special attention to this security issue: details on this entry from ScottGu.
Thanks to Éric for publishing the news. A free book of over 300 pages, it’s not every day you get that!
The tools for developing for Windows Phone 7 are now available in the final version. You can download them here. For more information, read Scott’s excellent article.
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The WPF team recently released a new Ribbon completely in WPF (no wrapper around native code). So you can play with your XAML to give it the look and contextual menus you want!
See Pete Brown’s article
WPF Team Blog: Introducing the Microsoft Ribbon for WPF
