;)

Matt
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That just looks like generated code (albeit poorly generated unless it is also obfuscated). I say, get a new application for generating the stuff. That is atrocious!

Matt
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Where are the Goto statements in C++/C#??

Matt
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I concur. Regardless of the language; when something is no longer useful, it should be deprecated, then removed. In the case of VB.NET, many things haven't even made it to deprecation, while others have been in the deprecated phase for years and versions upon versions. If you think about it, one of the absolute biggest problems that Microsoft deals with is supporting backwards compatibility. They just need to grow a pair and cut the old "features" off at the knees. Move on! We cannot ever expect to receive a truly greater product if it continues to support these old (and completely useless) ideas. The problem is, if they did move on and drop useless ideas, Microsoft would face a hailstorm from the "beginners" and the 61-year old original-COBOL programmer that just can NOT bring himself to learn something new.

Matt
(Find your own niche! This one's mine.)

I think I'm going to have to go with touch. It is, by far, my favorite sense. It's certainly not as used as sight and hearing, but the favorite. I figure, if sight went, I could still code after some practice with a screen reader. :)

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No offense was taken up here, I'm sure. However, the format is irrelevant. Data integrity enforcement is better than validation. For input; provide three separate inputs for a date. Take it even further by offering lists of only valid values, if that is acceptable for a given situation. For display; output the full year, one or two digits for the day and the name or abbreviation of the month in any order you wish. Your users will be able to understand the date regardless then. These are simple methods that are well worth the effort. ;)

It's almost identical to "Shark Shark" for the Intellevision years ago. :-)

I actually get asked the reason all the time. It's almost a pain because after I tell them my reason(s), they try to sell me with their polished and rehearsed script as if they were pitching to a new customer. So annoying. If you want them to know your reason, I suggest verbalizing it, as Paul mentioned.

I think here is really there. Unless, of course, there is actually here. Take the red pill. Just be sure it's covered by your HMO.