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  • S Steve Raw

    As a new member of this community, I would like to get to know some of you. I researched 11 different online groups dedicated to serving those who develop software. This is the one I chose to join. I looked at Hashnode, Hacker News, Stack Overflow, and Reddit to name a few. While these communities can be a great resource in different ways, CodeProject looks to be the best choice. That explains why I am here, but I'm curious to know who you are, and why you choose to be here. What compels you to be a member of this community?

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    Nelek
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    Welcome Steve. I joined CP back then when writing my tesis. I like the site and was very active. Then I had a break while working in a company that got me traveling A LOT and came back to when I settled a bit. I like the site, I like the atmosphere and I learn something new almost every day I stay here for a while. About who I am... you might have a look to my profile (or any other ones here), so I am not going to repeat it :)

    M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

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      :thumbsup: Wow. I'm only 60, but you are my role model now ;p :laugh:

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      Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened!! :) I actually do some part time work, installing and maintaining surveillance cameras and NVR's. I don't, however, climb ladders any more.

      >64 Some days the dragon wins. Suck it up.

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        OriginalGriff wrote:

        many members know what they are talking about.

        I hope you're not accusing me of that? :~ I bash my head against the keyboard until it compiles.

        Check out my IoT graphics library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx And my IoT UI/User Experience library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix

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        OriginalGriff
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        honey the codewitch wrote:

        I bash my head against the keyboard until it compiles.

        Your head or the keyboard?

        "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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          Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened!! :) I actually do some part time work, installing and maintaining surveillance cameras and NVR's. I don't, however, climb ladders any more.

          >64 Some days the dragon wins. Suck it up.

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          theoldfool wrote:

          Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened

          Sounds like thee earthy anecdote of the day :suss:

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          • S Steve Raw

            As a new member of this community, I would like to get to know some of you. I researched 11 different online groups dedicated to serving those who develop software. This is the one I chose to join. I looked at Hashnode, Hacker News, Stack Overflow, and Reddit to name a few. While these communities can be a great resource in different ways, CodeProject looks to be the best choice. That explains why I am here, but I'm curious to know who you are, and why you choose to be here. What compels you to be a member of this community?

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            Ravi Bhavnani
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            Welcome, Steve!

            Steve Raw wrote:

            who you are, and why you choose to be here. What compels you to be a member of this community?

            This[^] /ravi

            My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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            • S Steve Raw

              As a new member of this community, I would like to get to know some of you. I researched 11 different online groups dedicated to serving those who develop software. This is the one I chose to join. I looked at Hashnode, Hacker News, Stack Overflow, and Reddit to name a few. While these communities can be a great resource in different ways, CodeProject looks to be the best choice. That explains why I am here, but I'm curious to know who you are, and why you choose to be here. What compels you to be a member of this community?

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              Marc Clifton
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              Hi Steve, I encountered CodeProject over 21 years ago searching for something, can't remember what, and was delighted to find a site where I could post articles. I love writing but never wrote articles for the mags because they were always theme-of-the-month based and I just wanted to write! And here I still am!

              Latest Articles:
              A Lightweight Thread Safe In-Memory Keyed Generic Cache Collection Service A Dynamic Where Implementation for Entity Framework

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              • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                Hi Steve! I'm known here as OriginalGriff or OG, because my real world name and all the variants I could think of were taken when I registered. I found this place when looking for help with a problem I had in the early days of learning C# / .NET and got involved with a few discussions. I stayed because they were a friendly bunch (with little or none of the elitism that plagues SO) and many members know what they are talking about. It's popularly believed here that I'm a gestalt mind spread over several bodies, but in practice I learned to type a long time ago and got quite good at it which looks like the same thing to the casual viewer. :-D Welcome aboard - feel free to spit on the mat, but don't call the cat a b*****d - he's sensitive about that. And has an account here ... :~

                "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                Steve Raw
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                When it comes to C#, I'm in the same boat that you were in. It's a great language to know, but it takes time to fully understand, as w/ any programming language. If you want to keep up to speed, languages like C# are vital. I can't say I'm entirely familiar with it, but I can still use it in countless ways to produce all sorts of things. Thank you for the welcome, OG. Once I find out where the mat is, I'll be sure to spit on it. I'm assuming that spitting on the mat is a good thing, but insulting certain cats is a reason for peril. I'm not sure what all that means, but maybe I'll figure it out with some time.

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                • Sander RosselS Sander Rossel

                  Welcome! :D I registered many years ago because I was starting out in software development (VB.NET and WinForms at the time) and needed some help. Google pointed me to an article here on CP and the author, who unfortunately passed away since, was very helpful. It even inspired me to write some articles myself! These days I mostly stick around in the lounge and my contributions to this site have deteriorated to bad jokes and anecdotes :laugh:

                  Best, Sander Azure DevOps Succinctly (free eBook) Azure Serverless Succinctly (free eBook) Migrating Apps to the Cloud with Azure arrgh.js - Bringing LINQ to JavaScript

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                  Steve Raw
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                  A forum without bad jokes isn't worth being a part of, right? I'm sure I'll do my part in that area as well, so you're not alone in your humor.

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                  • H honey the codewitch

                    OriginalGriff wrote:

                    many members know what they are talking about.

                    I hope you're not accusing me of that? :~ I bash my head against the keyboard until it compiles.

                    Check out my IoT graphics library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx And my IoT UI/User Experience library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix

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                    Steve Raw
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                    When it comes to the grand scheme of things, I haven't a clue how the universe works. I've done many faceplants onto keyboards in my time. I don't know if these faceplants did anything good for me, but maybe if I took the time to repeatedly bash my head into my keyboard it would eventually pay off. When you bash your head onto the keyboard, is it the keyboard that eventually complies, or is it your head? For me, it's usually my head that doesn't comply. I'll take your advice, and find out for myself. You might be on to something.

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                    • S Steve Raw

                      When it comes to the grand scheme of things, I haven't a clue how the universe works. I've done many faceplants onto keyboards in my time. I don't know if these faceplants did anything good for me, but maybe if I took the time to repeatedly bash my head into my keyboard it would eventually pay off. When you bash your head onto the keyboard, is it the keyboard that eventually complies, or is it your head? For me, it's usually my head that doesn't comply. I'll take your advice, and find out for myself. You might be on to something.

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                      honey the codewitch
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                      It's the computer, or rather the code. I wrote "compiles" rather than "complies" :-D

                      Check out my IoT graphics library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx And my IoT UI/User Experience library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix

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                      • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

                        Welcome, grab a chair and sit a spell!

                        I don't think before I open my mouth, I like to be as surprised a everyone else. PartsBin an Electronics Part Organizer - Release Version 1.3.0 JaxCoder.com Latest Article: SimpleWizardUpdate

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                        Steve Raw
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                        I don't know what that means ...but I assume it's a good thing? Either way thank you for the warm welcome, Mike.

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                          New guy brings the beer! What Griff thinks is a cat is actually a variant of Loki.

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                          Steve Raw
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                          I'm all for that! Will a dozen kegs be enough? I think I'm going to need a truck for this.

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                          • P PIEBALDconsult

                            New guy brings the beer! What Griff thinks is a cat is actually a variant of Loki.

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                            StarNamer work
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                            PIEBALDconsult wrote:

                            What Griff thinks is a cat is actually a variant of Loki Flerken.

                            FTFY

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                            • S Slow Eddie

                              I don't remember how I stumbled into CP (Yes, I am very clumsy). But it is the best thing I have done in the last couple of decades. Almost everyone here is friendly and very helpful. But watch out for the bad puns they are real groaners. I check the News, highly recommended, and the lounge every morning. Glad you are here; you found the best of the best. Except me maybe. :)

                              It's a random chance universe and we are all just riding waves of probability.

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                              Steve Raw
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                              I'm glad to hear that, Slow Eddie. So far, I feel like it's what I have been looking for. The bad puns are the punneist of them all, ya know.

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                                I don't know what that means ...but I assume it's a good thing? Either way thank you for the warm welcome, Mike.

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                                I lived in Kentucky for many years in the 70-80s and there was an old general store and in the back there was an old wood stove where you could go and get a drink, coffee or soda and a homemade sandwich and the old men would say grab a chair and sit a spell. You'd sit down and listen to the old timers tell fascinating stories on every subject you could think of. It was a simple time.

                                I don't think before I open my mouth, I like to be as surprised a everyone else. PartsBin an Electronics Part Organizer - Release Version 1.3.0 JaxCoder.com Latest Article: SimpleWizardUpdate

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                                  PIEBALDconsult wrote:

                                  What Griff thinks is a cat is actually a variant of Loki Flerken.

                                  FTFY

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                                  A merkin?

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                                  • H honey the codewitch

                                    Welcome! I don't want to universalize my experience, but I enjoy technical writing and coding both. This site rewards that. Just won another 1st place, and they ship you swag if you can believe it. It's a huge draw for me, not gonna lie. As far as who I am, I'm a just a lil C++ coder, though I dabble in C# too. I mostly do embedded and IoT both professionally and as a hobby. Also I like the community here. The drama is few and far between, and people are helpful. Discussions here are often interesting. Also the dad jokes.

                                    Check out my IoT graphics library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx And my IoT UI/User Experience library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix

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                                    Steve Raw
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                                    Oh, good. I like competitions. Have we had any dad joke competitions yet? What would the prize be for winning such a competition?

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                                    • S Slow Eddie

                                      Going on 75 in a few months, I believe I have you there :-D

                                      Wine gets better when it has a chance to Age.

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                                      Steve Raw
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                                      Why you're just a whipper-snapper. Back in my day, I entertained myself using rocks and sticks. Now we have the newly-fangled supercomputers that we hold in one hand. I find them to be irritating, but before electricity was discovered, I had to drag around a large wooden abacus. Those were the good ol' days. I even remember being in a car one day, and we ran over a dinosaur!

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                                      • Richard Andrew x64R Richard Andrew x64

                                        Welcome! :-D I am curious to hear the criteria by which you judged Code Project in the context of 10 other online groups? Was it because we're the only one with an alien (Bob) as our mascot?

                                        The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.

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                                        Steve Raw
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                                        Do you guys really have aliens on here? This changes the game! If had known that you have an alien for a mascot, I would have signed up immediately. Forget the other online groups! This one has an alien! I bet he's got one of those big heads like you see in the movies. I bet he even has his own spaceship. This place must be good if aliens from billions of miles away leave their home planet to become part of CP.

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                                        • Greg UtasG Greg Utas

                                          For most of my career, I worked in a proprietary language and a proprietary operating system. I joined this site when I needed to figure out how to implement techniques used in our products, but in C++ on commercially available operating systems. Various articles here were useful in that regard. But I only became active on the site a few years ago, once I actually started to write articles.

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                                          Steve Raw
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                                          I haven't yet read any articles, but over time, I bet they become a vital source of information. It's good to know that this isn't just an online forum, but much more.

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