This is the first in a short series about reading data from streams in C#. In this initial post, I’m going to discuss reading from a stream that has a defined end. You might not know where the end is, but you can be assured that if you continue reading you will reach the end.
Reading data from streams, part 2This is the second in a short series about reading data from streams in C#. In the first post I showed that you can’t depend on a Stream to give you all the bytes you ask for when you call Read, even if you know that those bytes are or will soon be available.
Setup Virtual Phone Number & IVR Extensions /w TwilioUsing Twilio to setup a custom phone system with extensions and rules based on day of week and time. Super cool stuff!
Foolish ConfidenceImprov comedy made me a better technologist. The short version of my background goes like this: I dropped out of a CompSci program in my Jr. year to move back home and do improv comedy. And I did it successfully for 7 years (But I always had a day job doing code).
What every programmer should know about memory, Part 1[Editor's introduction: Ulrich Drepper recently approached us asking if we would be interested in publishing a lengthy document he had written on how memory and software interact. We did not have to look at the text for long to realize that it would be of interest to many LWN readers.
Articles Of The DayHighlighting a new post about ASP.NET development every day from a member of the ASP.NET community.
Dance you Imps!There are several tools out there that promise to bridge the divide between objects and relational tables. Many of these tools are of high quality, and are very useful. They are collectively known as ORMs, which stands for Object Relational Mappers. There's just one problem.
Learn To Write Clean CodeHave you ever opened up a file before and thought to yourself “WTF?”. This probably happened because it was hard to read, there is so much code and logic going on at once and you are just counting the “WTFs per minute”.
The Visitor Pattern and Pattern MatchingFor many developers using Object Oriented programming languages, the Visitor Pattern is one of the first design patterns to provide a major roadblock in terms of understanding.
How Can Programmers Conceive Abstract Things Like Computer Programs And Codes?It’s actually not abstract. It’s rather specific. Programming is the art of instructing a really-really-really dumb kid. You have to be specific. You have to be detailed. Most of all, you need to be concise.
This Read-It-Later-list is just that, bookmarks of stuff I intend to read or have read. I do not necessarily agree with opinions or statements in the bookmarked articles.
This list is compiled from my Pocket list.