Not just that, but be consistent in your if statements if you don't want braces issue. i.e. ALWAYS use the braces, even in the above !condition case. Personally I find Resharper is an excellent tool to help "flatten" you code by suggesting inverting your if statements.

if (!condition)
{
return;
}

condition
? DoThis()
: DoThat();

And now? All in all none of this really matters. As long as everyone on the project sticks to a predetermined coding standard, then the format doesn't matter as much, as long as its consistent. Consistency in code can resolve a huge amount of misunderstanding.

Basically it all depends on how advanced a user you are, and what your requirements are. Personally I find LibreOffice is more than up to the task for my needs. I prefer it to OpenOffice for personal reasons. If your requirements are more basic, I recommend Google Docs. The collaboration and sharing features are excellent, and its always nice having cloud access to your stuff when you are out of home/office. On top of which you can access and use it on your phone if necessary. I use GoogleDocs for most of my needs, and keep Libre around, just in case there is a new docx/xlsx from a client that I need to open, and docs is on the fritz.

I still see a lot of POS systems out there that are DOS based. Reason being? They are stable They get the Job done They are small Their shortcuts once learned make sense, and make data entry easy There really are a lot of legacy applications that still have fairly wide adoption because of their original well thought our design, and the fact that the role they fulfill hasn't changed over the years. [edit] Woohoo, this is my 1000 point in Code Project! [edit]

I agree completely with Mark here. The point isn't to test the interviewers knowledge on what you think is important technical knowledge at that point in time. Its to test the companies requirements from you. What are your expected goals in the next 3 months? What are their key performance indicators used? What technologies are you expected to be working in or proficient in? What is your expected role within the company? If they are actually part of the SDLC process, then you can ask what their average working day is like. There are a ton of relevant questions that will show them how professional you yourself are, and also give you extremely relevant information in return on whether the company will be a good fit for you. Any monkey can show of technical knowledge, and even learn it. Always remember, don't burn bridges. You don't know who they are connected to or if a few year later you may want a job with them, and their resources department has you red flagged an uncooperative.

I sometime do some work from home. Here are my personal preferences. 1. Either VPN to your companies Source Control system, or set up a free Bit-Bucket account online, and sync your files with your companies source when you can. Fortunately we use bit-bucket already, but I also have a personal account for private code. 2. Next you need to make sure you have a stable internet connection. 3. Peace and quiet. You need to make sure you have a environment that is not distracting. Spouse watching TV, Children making noise, Neighbors doing construction. All these can interrupt your productivity. Dogs Barking. 4. You need self dedication and control. Its easy to get distracted at home. So make sure you set yourself strict work schedules. I hope this helps. [edit] Oh as as others have said, if you are on a laptop, and backup your source regularly (as you should!!!!) then a UPS isn't really necessary [/edit]

Remember, windows is for the masses, not just the power users. Otherwise we would all just be called users. Personally I actually enjoy a lot of windows 8 (Except NewUI which I find stupid on my dev machine!) But they have improved a lot of system functionality. Saying that though, I really really miss the prettiness of Windows 7. I want my transparency options back.

I couldn't agree more. I've had to write many a batch file in my career. Sometimes, the old simple solutions are the best.

If you are on 7 then don't bother upgrading. However the 8 experience isn't bad at all, you even get used to the charms, just wish I had the option to remove metro and all apps. My 8 machine is my dev machine, and I have yet needed a reason for Modern UI or any apps. However we have people in the office that get an windows 8 machine and immediately downgrade, this I think is a mistake. Rather get used to the new, you will need to at some point, and you will soon realize that its not bad at all.

Its headline grabbing no more. I read an 8.1 review today (from the Code Project newsletter) where the reviewer was basically just trying to get readers, while imposing an unbelievably biased opinion. I live in the hopes that one day reviewers/bloggers and general tech writers will stop pandering to to the lowest common denominator.

Brisingr Aerowing wrote:

I use the search feature a lot (Start Screen > Type > Click).

Thank you, I was browsing the comments to see if anyone wrote this. I used launchy on windows XP, I used the search function on the start bar in Windows 7, and I use the same now on the start screen of windows 8. The Start Bar or Start Screen are becoming irrelevant. Mac OSX has spotlight, and Ubuntu has their app search system too. Once you get in the habit of quick typing for the app you want, you will soon learn how much quicker this is than manually looking for the app and clicking on it. Windows 8 has some really nice features that windows 7 doesn't have. That said, windows 7 is prettier. Otherwise for what I use them for there really isn't much difference. (until you are forced to use SQL 2012) :D

Agreed, the Access Violation errors are the absolute worst.

AspDotNetDev wrote:

"@" is optional when specifying parameters.

Actually I believe the "@" symbol only became optional in .Net Framework 2.0 and above, before that it was a requirement. Please don't take my word for that, but its coming from a rusty memory of my own personal experience.

+1 from me

Just make sure that is supports the C++11 stuff you want to use :laugh: I was quite surprised at what it still doesn't support.

Brisingr Aerowing wrote:

This is a server, so no GUI

:thumbsup: I'm so glad someone mentioned this! :-D

Personally I loved 2005/2008. I didn't mind 2010, but it was slow. I took one look at 2012, and decided I didn't want to use it unless I'm forced to. 2003 and earlier were just plain horrid (though most of my opinion on it is based on coding in .Net 1.1.)

:-D you get a +1 from me

I wonder if anyone commenting here, is actually one of the developers of the site. :laugh:

Exactly