With Microsoft, it has always been a race between features and introduced bugs. VS 2013 seems to be the last relatively stabile version.

Not dead, it got better!

Yeah, I always think it's my finger that has slowed down...

Somewhat the same here ... in my 60's, but learning new things about once a week. The rate has slowed as my employer is doing away with custom code. :(

OK, not at the Universe level, but all the matter speeding from galaxies away from them eventually coalesce to the gravity of nearby influences creating new BIG BANGs. Einstein's greatest personal discovery was that matter and energy cannot be either created or destroyed. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Cthulu discovered that the whole universe was his...

Not in any of the versions of Petzold. Since his updated book was full of additional information and formatted differently, I bought that too.

Not in any of the versions of Petzold. Since his updated book was full of additional information and formatted differently, I bought that too.

Cyclic redundancy...

I spent 10 years as an Environmental Chemist and switched to programming while I got my CS degree. 20+ years now writing code.

His background before this position was hardware and he barely knows our industry. The odds are stacked deeply in my favor that he would never visit Code Project at all.

My current manager is both arrogant and uses an authoritarion management style. He neither shields us from outside abuse nor does he do anything to help work efforts. The problem I that I have had is that I have worked for truly worse and keep sticking my neck out. I have had great managers both technical and non-technical and have found that although it may be a factor, it doesn't determine which is the better boss or manager.

Thank you!

...working with one of them right now...

Genetically Modified Organics. Biggest issue facing mankind is overpopulation and increasing the food supply is the best bandaid (plaster) we have.

Some of the files I work with are streams, and I can use a macro in UltraEdit to separate a .csv into X12 fields or database entries. The column mode is nice as I usually end up reformatting SQL from entry level developers in order to be able to read their code.

I use Notepad++, but paid for and use UltraEdit for any file work. Some features just work better.

LOL! Poorly phrased, but the equally old dude I was referring to sits about 4 feet from me. His mind is partially open as he can create one giant class to do his entire project, but fails to see why anyone would use properties or break classes into smaller explicit classes.

So much for cross-aisle cooperation. Now partisanship will become the standard.

...like the new spaceship operator?

I can't stand that kind of books. Everything in the book is pretty much easy enough on its own and I feel like I have wasted money almost immediately. I get books I can use to expand my horizons in areas I am likely to need a reference for. Everything before that is easy enough by web example or from IDE help.