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News Flash: VB6 is deader than XP
After I loved on to .NET and C#, I was happy to leave the sinking ship that was VB6. As I learned C#, I became more and more aware of just how shoddy and [...]
Fixing a corrupted Java install programmatically from C#
When it comes to using different Programming languages, you should simply use whichever language is best at the goal you have in mind. As near as I can [...]
Some .NET Reflection gotcha’s
introspection into Types, Methods, and Parameters is a very useful feature for the creation of highly dynamic programs. One use for this ability is to [...]
Determining what Processes Are Locking a File
Recently, a mysterious bug cropped up in one of the programs for which I had most of the responsibility. In this case the bug was a strange “The [...]
Reading .NET Exceptions from the Event Viewer
Handling and dealing with Errors can be tricky. When your program crashes you want to fix it as soon as possible. One of the most valuable pieces of [...]
Uploading and Downloading Data from Postgres: Revisited
Following my experience fiddling with this as documented Here I found the result had numerous issues. Even when running it on a separate thread there was [...]
“The Type or Namespace could not be found” in plain sight.
The other day I encountered a very curious problem. My task was simple; I was simply creating a new Project, then adding references to our Libraries such [...]
Uploading and Downloading Data to PostGres with C#
Oftentimes dealing with Database logic is like pulling teeth. Other times, it’s like being knocked unconscious by having a fruit bat thrown at your [...]
An Open Source Vent
Making Programs, Classes, and Source code available for free is a very helpful service to those who would wish to consume that content. One has to select [...]
How to Like C#
Visual Basic has a useful Operator, the “Like” Operator. Observe it in action: [crayon-6791c2de29e50055653426/] The Like operator is a pattern [...]