How to Learn a New Computer Language?
In one of my previous posts , I mentioned that which computer languages you know and use now might be irrelevant a few years down the road and what makes a good software developer is the ability to apply the…
Category: Coding
Software Development, Programming
Watch Out for Number Conversion Errors
Converting from floating point numbers (e.g. double, single) to integers can be tricky.
Why it is Hard to Give Good Estimates (in Software Development)?
A reasonably sized software project is rarely delivered in time and under budget. This is a known fact in the software industry.
Generating Unique Permutations Programmatically
Download UniquePermutation.zip The numbers of permutations on a set of n elements is n! (see definition).
Computer Languages – They Are More Similar Than You Think
If you are looking for a programming position, chances are that you will be required to have x years of experience in language y.
Implementing a Trie in C#
Download Trie.zip Trie is a tree like data structure that can be used for fast text search.
Weather Forecast, Software and Testing
We were supposed to have a winter storm last Thursday. But as it turned out, we just had some light snow instead.
Three Ways to Reverse a String in C# – Update
In my post a week ago, I mentioned three ways to reverse a string. OK, I really meant three alternative ways to reverse a string.
How to Tab Through Controls on a Form With Alternative Keys Using C# – Update
In my previous post “How to Tab Through Controls on a Form With Alternative Keys using C#” I talked about one way to move the focus among all the controls on a form.
Three Ways to Reverse a String in C#
OK, conceptually, it’s quite easy. A couple of my friends got asked this question when interviewing. Here are what my solutions are:
Test Your Regular Expressions with RegexpBench
Download RegExpBench.zip I created this little utility a while ago. It is a work bench for creating/validating regular expressions.
Color Picker Updated
Download ColorPicker.zip I put this ColorPicker up for download about a year ago. Recently, I have updated it (some minor tweaks), and here it is again.
On Code Generator
Any good things can become bad when overused, and Code Generator is one such example.
A Better Datagrid Combobox Control
Download DataGridComboBoxTest.zip I recently needed a datagrid combobox for a project that I was working on.
On .Net Framework Compatibilities
We recently ran into an interesting issue while running .Net applications compiled with framework 1.1 on machines that have both framework 1.1 and 2.0 installed.