Jeez, here I am working my fingers to the bone, nose to the grindstone, etc., etc., and you expect me to READ THE CODE??? :omg: And whaddaya mean Context is king? I didn't vote for him!

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Yes, but then how can you tell at a glance if something is a variable or a function? Other than parends after the function name. I had been using a convention of upper camel case for local variables and upper camel case for functions. But my co-workers tell me that I'm the only one in North America to do it like that. They also tell me my mom dresses me funny, too. :(

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OK, it's Monday morning, and instead of doing useful work, I am trying to answer this question: Most of the JavaScript naming conventions I have seen around the web say that most variable and function names should start with a lower case letter. Why is that?

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Check out the jokers at the bottom of the sign, "Satelliting to the world"? Since when is "satelliting" a verb, let alone a real word? :confused:

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If my boys were the right age, I could station them in my cubicle and watch for my co-workers stealthily approaching with knives unsheathed. :omg: Then at least I'd have some warning.

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So without SETI, the only way we'll find out there are advanced aliens out there is when they land here on Earth to enslave all of mankind? :~ Bummer.

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Add

Async="true"

to the Page directive, like so:

<%@ Page Async="true" Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeFile="ProviderAlerts.aspx.cs" Inherits="ProviderAlerts" %>

Then, add this javascript:

<script type="text/javascript">
    <!-- Begin
    function reFresh() {
      location.reload(true)
    }
    /\* Set the number below to the amount of delay, in milliseconds,
    you want between page reloads: 1 minute = 60000 milliseconds. \*/
    window.setInterval("reFresh()",300000);
    // End -->
</script>

This reloads the page every five minutes.

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I have a web site on an internal web server on our enterprise network. When a user who is a member of the admin group on the web server visits the page, cookies are created on the main page and read just fine on the other pages. But if it's a user who is not in that group, no errors are thrown but the cookies don't seem to be written. MSDN gives two techniques for writing cookies. This one does not throw an error, but neither does it create the cookie for all users:

    HttpCookie c = new HttpCookie("userinfo");
    c.Values\["domainaccount"\] = \_CtaUser.DomainAccount;
    c.Values\["userid"\] = \_CtaUser.UserID.ToString();
    c.Values\["username"\] = \_CtaUser.UserName;
    c.Values\["rolename"\] = \_CtaUser.RoleName.ToLower();
    c.Values\["ctaactiveflag"\] = (\_CtaUser.CTAActiveFlag) ? "1" : "0";
    c.Expires = DateTime.Now.AddDays(1d);
    Response.Cookies.Add(c);

This technique works just fine for all users:

    Response.Cookies\["userinfo"\]\["domainaccount"\] = \_CtaUser.DomainAccount;
    Response.Cookies\["userinfo"\]\["userid"\] = \_CtaUser.UserID.ToString();
    Response.Cookies\["userinfo"\]\["username"\] = \_CtaUser.UserName;
    Response.Cookies\["userinfo"\]\["rolename"\] = \_CtaUser.RoleName.ToLower();
    Response.Cookies\["userinfo"\]\["ctaactiveflag"\] = (\_CtaUser.CTAActiveFlag) ? "1" : "0";
    Response.Cookies\["userinfo"\].Expires = DateTime.Now.AddDays(1);

As near as I can tell, the browsers for all users are setup identically, and we have tested with IE7 and FF. Can anyone point out what I'm doing wrong? Thanks.

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Repelling a horde while naked? I don't think even AH-nold did that. Careful, you'll have hot brass raining all over your sensitive bits. I'd think that would spoil your aim. Keep a big tube of neosporin handy, just in case.

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I am developing ASP.NET pages with VS 2008. Does anyone have a favorite help authoring tool that they could recommend? Thanks.

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Plus, in China they manufacture them from surplus lead, ship them to Britain, and kill two birds with one stone. They don't have to build the lead into toothpaste for export anymore. :)

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How did this entire thread come and go without anyone saying the obvious: Now shut yer pi hole. unbelieveable

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I know I'm coming late to this discussion, but locally we have a store that buys and sells used CDs and DVDs, no ebay required. Perhaps you have something like that near you? Or, next time you're in Sacramento, it's Dimple records on Folsom Blvd.

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I saw a bumper sticker just last week that read, "Think Globally, Act Hillbilly." :laugh:

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Gary Strunk wrote:

not locked safely away in a gun safe where it is supposed to be most of the time

And if it's kept handy, I would think that the worst way to be awakened in the middle of the night is by the sound of *someone* thumbing back the hammer of your personal .357 Magnum that is always kept in your nightstand... :omg:

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LenaBr wrote:

Tae Kwon Doh

I thought that was the martial art Homer Simpson teaches? :doh: Kidding! Don't send your daughter after me, please!

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A couple of things to think about. How do the curricula of the two degrees compare? Would one be more useful to you than the other in the career you are pursuing? In most companies I have worked since 1979, the HR weenies were unable to tell the difference between a CS and an IT degree. We all look alike to them. I have worked with more than a few people who jumped ship from some other field (wildlife biology, music, optometry, no kidding), got a masters in CS or IT in an 18-month night school program, and got a job in IT. I have worked with more than a few programmers who had a bachelors in something like accounting or finance. Often, hiring managers like those guys because they have degrees in the same discipline. And don't even get me started on MBAs. You might have a unique opportunity ahead. Get a degree in something you like while working somewhere as a junior coder. Learn the trade (yeah, IMHO it's a trade, don't let the artistes tell you otherwise ;) ), make a little money, and see if you like it.

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I like that much better! Maybe you can turn on the remaining lamps for night sledding? :)

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Christopher Duncan wrote:

I haven’t yet figured out the ultimate fate of the now retired (and $300 bulb-less) projector and screen

Maybe you could call up the local kids charities who want you to donate a car and convince them it's a 1979 Oldsmobile. All you should need is an Olds hood ornament from the junkyard. Then they'll come with a flatbed to haul it away, and you'll have a nice tax deduction to boot.

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Did you also tweet this? It certainly sounds like something that could be found on twitter. :^)

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