Monday, July 01, 2002

Holy Smokes, Batman! It's a laptop double-wide with a 2048x1536 screen! [Peter Drayton's Radio Weblog] Definitely rates a "10" on the cool factor. But how functional is it? Hey -- if they want to send me one I promise to give it back after a few months of testing! :) 3:05:23 PM

Microsoft casts .Net for Java workers. The software colossus releases the final version of Visual J#.Net, a tool aimed at luring Java developers to the company's .Net software strategy. [CNET News.com] 11:19:18 AM

Richard was asking for opinions about using the C# type aliases versus using the FCL types (e.g. int vs System.Int32). It's subjective, of course, but I always use the C# type aliases. I figure, if you're going to use the language, one should embrace it fully. In C#, the type aliases mean int==System.Int32, and I don't mind doing the mapping when I need to find the correct method on System.Convert... [Peter Drayton's Radio Weblog] 11:05:39 AM

First-degree murder charge in kids' car deaths [USA Today : Front Page] Why does this happen? Why do we always here a few stories every summer about this sort of thing. It's sickening... 11:03:35 AM

Cool, Thomas started a Managed C++ FAQ [Peter Drayton's Radio Weblog] For those who want to integrate their C++ knowledge into .NET, this is cool! 10:50:51 AM

Add #Region Macro Updated (again). The Add #Region macro has been updated so that one macro can be used with either C# or Visual Basic .NET. It also adds undo support (thanks to John St. Clair). [sellsbrothers.com: Windows Developer News] 10:47:10 AM

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