Section: Blogs

Halo for the PC

Nov 28, 2003 1 min.

I’m getting a little tired of playing with people I don’t know… so if anyone is into playing Halo feel free to try to track me down or if someone felt like it, we could even set up our own game(s)… my Halo name is, boringly enough, “Duncanma” so you can try to find me online using Game Spy (installed with Halo)…

A flexible line graph class library in C#

Nov 28, 2003 1 min.

A pretty cool library for drawing 2D graphs, with a demo project and an associated article, appeared on Code Project last week… you might want to check it out. A flexible line graph class library in C# (Code Project) by JChampion

Visual C# “Whidbey”: Language Enhancements

Nov 28, 2003 1 min.

If you think we are talking about Whidbey too much… don’t read this post 🙂 The powerpoints and demos are both online for Anders Hejlsberg’s talk on the changes to C# for the Whidbey release: In “Whidbey”, the Visual C# language will be extended with a variety of constructs across a broad spectrum of research and industy languages. Learn the ins and outs of how generics provide improved code reuse, iterators simplify implementation of enumerator patterns, anonymous methods ease work with delegates, and partial types provide easier development and code maintenance.

Space Invaders in C#

Nov 26, 2003 1 min.

from Gus Perez (via Dan Fernandez); Gus wrote Space Invaders in C# (source). Sweet!

Eric J. Smith’s CodeSmith Utility

Nov 25, 2003 1 min.

I use this program all the time, but I paved my machine recently and didn’t have it installed… It took me awhile to figure out the web site for the tool, so I thought I would post it for everyone’s enjoyment! For those that haven’t had the pleasure of using this utility, here is a quick description: CodeSmith is a FREEWARE template-based code generator that can generate code for any ASCII-based language.

C# Splash Screen

Nov 25, 2003 1 min.

From CodeProject.com (via James Avery’s Blog); A Pretty Good Splash Screen in C# – Tutorial on how to build a full featured splash page (includes fading, progress bar, etc)

Questions about the C# Site

Nov 24, 2003 1 min.

I’ve received a few emails and blog comments wondering how to submit comments on the MSDN C# Developer Center, suggestions for new comments, etc. so I thought I would quickly mention that anyone who has any comment at all about the site should feel free to email me. There is also a Contact Us link on each page of MSDN if you have any comments that go beyond the C# developer center itself.

C# Programmable Calculator

Nov 24, 2003 1 min.

If you were a big fan of programmable calculators in University (or highschool, I guess it depends on how much $$ you were willing to spend on a calculator back then) then you should like this; C# Programmable Calculator is a Reverse Polish Notation (RPN) calculator with custom buttons programmable in C#. There is a shareware version available for download or you can register to get additional features…