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    Judah Gabriel Himango
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    Lutz Reflector[^], the must-have tool for every .NET developer, listed as one of Scott Hanselman's 10 life- and work-changing utilities, has been bought by Red Gate[^].

    Q. “How can it be good news that a commercial software company is taking ownership of a free community tool?” A. “I think we can provide a level of resources that will move the tool forward in a big way. The first thing we are doing is continuing to offer the software to the community for free downloading. The second thing is giving our product management and usability teams the task of going out into the community to get suggestions on how we can make this amazing tool even better. We accept the fact that there will be scepticism, but we can point to a good track record of support for the community. People were wary a couple of years ago when we purchased the SQL Server Central community site, but over time we have won over many of our critics by investing heavily in the site and boosting its readership, while allowing it to maintain editorial independence. I’m hoping I will be able to sit here in a few years time and claim the same level of success with Reflector.”

    Tech, life, family, faith: Give me a visit. From my latest post: "It's an eye-opener, then, to see Paul break with his usual intellectual rhetoric and bust out in a kind of joyful song, inline, right inside one of his letters." The apostle Paul, modernly speaking: Epistles of Paul Judah Himango

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      Lutz Reflector[^], the must-have tool for every .NET developer, listed as one of Scott Hanselman's 10 life- and work-changing utilities, has been bought by Red Gate[^].

      Q. “How can it be good news that a commercial software company is taking ownership of a free community tool?” A. “I think we can provide a level of resources that will move the tool forward in a big way. The first thing we are doing is continuing to offer the software to the community for free downloading. The second thing is giving our product management and usability teams the task of going out into the community to get suggestions on how we can make this amazing tool even better. We accept the fact that there will be scepticism, but we can point to a good track record of support for the community. People were wary a couple of years ago when we purchased the SQL Server Central community site, but over time we have won over many of our critics by investing heavily in the site and boosting its readership, while allowing it to maintain editorial independence. I’m hoping I will be able to sit here in a few years time and claim the same level of success with Reflector.”

      Tech, life, family, faith: Give me a visit. From my latest post: "It's an eye-opener, then, to see Paul break with his usual intellectual rhetoric and bust out in a kind of joyful song, inline, right inside one of his letters." The apostle Paul, modernly speaking: Epistles of Paul Judah Himango

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      Rama Krishna Vavilala
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      I will not survive a day without reflector. I am glad that Lutz got to make some money (it definitely should have been worth a good amount), and he deserves it. It is definitely interesting to see what will happen with that tool which I have been using since .NET 1.0 Beta.

      Proud to be a CPHog user

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      • J Judah Gabriel Himango

        Lutz Reflector[^], the must-have tool for every .NET developer, listed as one of Scott Hanselman's 10 life- and work-changing utilities, has been bought by Red Gate[^].

        Q. “How can it be good news that a commercial software company is taking ownership of a free community tool?” A. “I think we can provide a level of resources that will move the tool forward in a big way. The first thing we are doing is continuing to offer the software to the community for free downloading. The second thing is giving our product management and usability teams the task of going out into the community to get suggestions on how we can make this amazing tool even better. We accept the fact that there will be scepticism, but we can point to a good track record of support for the community. People were wary a couple of years ago when we purchased the SQL Server Central community site, but over time we have won over many of our critics by investing heavily in the site and boosting its readership, while allowing it to maintain editorial independence. I’m hoping I will be able to sit here in a few years time and claim the same level of success with Reflector.”

        Tech, life, family, faith: Give me a visit. From my latest post: "It's an eye-opener, then, to see Paul break with his usual intellectual rhetoric and bust out in a kind of joyful song, inline, right inside one of his letters." The apostle Paul, modernly speaking: Epistles of Paul Judah Himango

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        And you have to register on their site to download it. Why do I have to register to download free software?

        "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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        "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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          And you have to register on their site to download it. Why do I have to register to download free software?

          "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
          -----
          "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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          Mladen Jankovic
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          To prevent outlaw programmers from using it. :rolleyes:

          [Genetic Algorithm Library]

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          • J Judah Gabriel Himango

            Lutz Reflector[^], the must-have tool for every .NET developer, listed as one of Scott Hanselman's 10 life- and work-changing utilities, has been bought by Red Gate[^].

            Q. “How can it be good news that a commercial software company is taking ownership of a free community tool?” A. “I think we can provide a level of resources that will move the tool forward in a big way. The first thing we are doing is continuing to offer the software to the community for free downloading. The second thing is giving our product management and usability teams the task of going out into the community to get suggestions on how we can make this amazing tool even better. We accept the fact that there will be scepticism, but we can point to a good track record of support for the community. People were wary a couple of years ago when we purchased the SQL Server Central community site, but over time we have won over many of our critics by investing heavily in the site and boosting its readership, while allowing it to maintain editorial independence. I’m hoping I will be able to sit here in a few years time and claim the same level of success with Reflector.”

            Tech, life, family, faith: Give me a visit. From my latest post: "It's an eye-opener, then, to see Paul break with his usual intellectual rhetoric and bust out in a kind of joyful song, inline, right inside one of his letters." The apostle Paul, modernly speaking: Epistles of Paul Judah Himango

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            Sorry dude, repost! :) (on the next page I think)

            xacc.ide - now with TabsToSpaces support
            IronScheme - 1.0 alpha 4a out now (29 May 2008)

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              Sorry dude, repost! :) (on the next page I think)

              xacc.ide - now with TabsToSpaces support
              IronScheme - 1.0 alpha 4a out now (29 May 2008)

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              Judah Gabriel Himango
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              Bah! Here I thought I was quick to the gun. :)

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                And you have to register on their site to download it. Why do I have to register to download free software?

                "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                -----
                "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                Why do I have to register to download free software?

                So they can send you emails nagging you to buy stuff, of course. :rolleyes: (i've previously made the mistake of using real email addresses for downloading trial versions of their software, and subsequently regretted it)

                Citizen 20.1.01

                'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master - that's all.'

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                  Sorry dude, repost! :) (on the next page I think)

                  xacc.ide - now with TabsToSpaces support
                  IronScheme - 1.0 alpha 4a out now (29 May 2008)

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                  Eh, but Developer tagged it as a repost the first time around; that's gotta negate any future allegations... :-\

                  Citizen 20.1.01

                  'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master - that's all.'

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                    To prevent outlaw programmers from using it. :rolleyes:

                    [Genetic Algorithm Library]

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                    I still haven't found out if there is a reward for John's capture :sigh:

                    Visit http://www.notreadytogiveup.com/[^] and do something special today.

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                      And you have to register on their site to download it. Why do I have to register to download free software?

                      "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                      -----
                      "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                      0x3c0
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                      It doesn't matter what you enter. As long as the full name contains at least one space and the email address contains the @ symbol, ending with a valid domain, it lets you download it. I agree with the principle though

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                        And you have to register on their site to download it. Why do I have to register to download free software?

                        "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                        -----
                        "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                        Jorgen Andersson
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                        I tried it with a fresh mail account, the first spam came after 2 hours!

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                        • J Judah Gabriel Himango

                          Lutz Reflector[^], the must-have tool for every .NET developer, listed as one of Scott Hanselman's 10 life- and work-changing utilities, has been bought by Red Gate[^].

                          Q. “How can it be good news that a commercial software company is taking ownership of a free community tool?” A. “I think we can provide a level of resources that will move the tool forward in a big way. The first thing we are doing is continuing to offer the software to the community for free downloading. The second thing is giving our product management and usability teams the task of going out into the community to get suggestions on how we can make this amazing tool even better. We accept the fact that there will be scepticism, but we can point to a good track record of support for the community. People were wary a couple of years ago when we purchased the SQL Server Central community site, but over time we have won over many of our critics by investing heavily in the site and boosting its readership, while allowing it to maintain editorial independence. I’m hoping I will be able to sit here in a few years time and claim the same level of success with Reflector.”

                          Tech, life, family, faith: Give me a visit. From my latest post: "It's an eye-opener, then, to see Paul break with his usual intellectual rhetoric and bust out in a kind of joyful song, inline, right inside one of his letters." The apostle Paul, modernly speaking: Epistles of Paul Judah Himango

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                          Nemanja Trifunovic
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                          Judah Himango wrote:

                          the must-have tool for every .NET developer

                          Bah! In the olden days when I was using this .NET stuff ( ;P ) ILDasm was more than enough.

                          Programming Blog utf8-cpp

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                            I still haven't found out if there is a reward for John's capture :sigh:

                            Visit http://www.notreadytogiveup.com/[^] and do something special today.

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                            There is. :)

                            "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                            -----
                            "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                              Judah Himango wrote:

                              the must-have tool for every .NET developer

                              Bah! In the olden days when I was using this .NET stuff ( ;P ) ILDasm was more than enough.

                              Programming Blog utf8-cpp

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                              Judah Gabriel Himango
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                              ILDasm? Bah! I open .NET assemblies in Notepad and look at the bytes as text to find my way around!

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                                ILDasm? Bah! I open .NET assemblies in Notepad and look at the bytes as text to find my way around!

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                                Mladen Jankovic
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                                Taken from "Real Programmers Don't Use Pascal":

                                A truly outstanding programmer can find bugs buried in a 6 megabyte core dump without using a hex calculator. (I have actually seen this done.)

                                [Genetic Algorithm Library]

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                                  I still haven't found out if there is a reward for John's capture :sigh:

                                  Visit http://www.notreadytogiveup.com/[^] and do something special today.

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                                  Marc Clifton
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                                  Trollslayer wrote:

                                  I still haven't found out if there is a reward for John's capture

                                  John is like a unicorn. Only a virgin outlawesse can capture him. ;) Marc

                                  Thyme In The Country Interacx My Blog

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                                    Trollslayer wrote:

                                    I still haven't found out if there is a reward for John's capture

                                    John is like a unicorn. Only a virgin outlawesse can capture him. ;) Marc

                                    Thyme In The Country Interacx My Blog

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                                    realJSOP
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                                    Virginity is not a requirement.

                                    "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                                    -----
                                    "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                                      Taken from "Real Programmers Don't Use Pascal":

                                      A truly outstanding programmer can find bugs buried in a 6 megabyte core dump without using a hex calculator. (I have actually seen this done.)

                                      [Genetic Algorithm Library]

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                                      Judah Gabriel Himango
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                                      We might as well hop right to it[^]. ;)

                                      Tech, life, family, faith: Give me a visit. I'm currently blogging about: Upon this disciple I'll build my new religion? The apostle Paul, modernly speaking: Epistles of Paul Judah Himango

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                                      • R realJSOP

                                        Virginity is not a requirement.

                                        "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                                        -----
                                        "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                                        Marc Clifton
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                                        John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                                        Virginity is not a requirement.

                                        :-D Marc

                                        Thyme In The Country Interacx My Blog

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                                          I still haven't found out if there is a reward for John's capture :sigh:

                                          Visit http://www.notreadytogiveup.com/[^] and do something special today.

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                                          And the fluffy tigress breaks into a dynamite Bon Jovi impression: "Waaaanntteeed.... Dead or Alive...."

                                          Software Zen: delete this;

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