That's crazy to even offer him that :). You think president of STB will end up taking a product level position? He was a division president for God's sake..

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Thanks man...

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Where do you subscribe for "daily news"? Good luck with your obsessions :)

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Oh then I must have missed it. Just saw it on page#50 on lounge :)

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Sad day for Microsoft. He was always considered an exec that listened to the devs. However I expected it after PDC goof up on silverlight. Here is the news[^]. I wonder who will be next!

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So if you are coding in C++ do you ensure a level lower than that i.e. assembly is doing the right thing? Ever heard of separation of concerns in OOP? Guess not... get this: This is even bigger since it's separation of 'platforms'. Looks like you did eat a rotten calf given your verbal dieharrea. Next time you speak, put a toilet paper on your mouth.

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Out of the box JumpList only works with Shell links. If you want a custom task you need to trap the windows message handler. See this[^]

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Dude are you serious? You see a perfectly clear connection between a jumplist and windows messages in a managed environment? I don't mind using windows message handlers when coding in Win32 C++ environment but the whole point of wrapping things in a managed environment is to make it simple and consumable. Now I won't act up like you trying to insult people but it's time for you to retire. P.S: I have worked at MS in Windows Shell team and probably done more Win32/C/C++ coding than you FYI :).

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Haha... well to be frank features in VS 10 could be VS 8 plus pack. I don't see a need for a new VS (or an Office). But that's all together a new discussion.

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Just found out if one needs to have custom tasks in a jumplist he/she needs a window message handler... This is INSANE ! Why should Microsoft release a managed code pack for windows with such crappy support out of the box for something so useful and prime use case.

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Exactly my point - same goes for me. Thank you !

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Haha it was sarcasm "all of your 2 articles" :). I don't think you would like that kind of buttering!

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Yes thanks for pointing that out!

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Hey AspDev, I read all of your 2 posted articles. They are great ! Thanks for sharing! Ashish :)

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Hey Guys, Just released my first ever product under my company :). It is basically a WPF based library that I am evolving and thought I should share. You can visit and download it from: http://mixmodes.com[^] or http://mixmodes.com/Synergy.aspx[^]. I am still completing the website and url rewrites so please bear with me :). I also wrote a detailed blog on features and usage at: http://ashishkaila.blogspot.com[^]. Please send me your feedback as this is my first attempt on releasing anything of my own :). Thanks, Ashish

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modified on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 4:37 PM

No they look like crap because people cut and paste. If there is data migration in real terms via Live Writer then it will look just as it should and does in the blogging writer. If such an integration was possible I would write twice as many articles as I do now.

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CP should just integrate with Windows Live Writer :)

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Seriously if I could post code reviews I do for people around at work, I wouldn't have write it all here... So here are new ramblings for today I am doing after reviewing code for few devs in the team (disclaimer: I have not hired them personally; If given a chance I won't keep them neither).... 1. This one guy makes everything a singleton class uses also singleton :). Basically he reduced our codebase to only one instance per class for each class! 2. Another developer puts in file stream closing logic in dragdrop behavior :). 3. Third developer, instead of using command bindings in WPF goes around finding radio and list boxes and their properties to manipulate logic. This is after he used MVVM for a long time. 4. My manager never takes my input or asks me to interview people technically at work. For the last 3 years I have been regarded as best performer in the group with 2 promotions behind me. We do have substandard developers in the group which clearly shows in their work and attitude. Thats all for today :). If you do not know programming but are interested in hockey or mustache competition; I strongly advise you to send a resume to my manager. Rest assured your career will grow like taxes in Canada !

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I just discovered how powerful concept is to have a method local to another method. For instance let's assume you have a function that lists the position of elements within a grid. For the sake of simplicity imagine a grid can only have either rows or columns (but not both). Here is what you can do: void PrintElements(Grid grid, bool isVertical) { Func getElementPosition = arg=> isVertical ? Grid.GetRow(arg) : Grid.GetColumn(arg); foreach (FrameworkElement element in grid.Children) { Console.WriteLine(getElementPosition(element)); } } Hence a local func is only visible within PrintElements and can be used in numerous occasions !

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Haha... Never thought like that :). But true ! I can write a script and have it do it for me ! In the end, the prefix will only apply to my script: ABCDPrefixRemover.bat :)

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