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.NUTS: Enum Conundrum
on Nov 12, 2008 in performance .NET .NUTS boxing generics enums profiling Welcome to .NUTSI've been avoiding .NET for quite a long time. It's not that I'm an anti-Microsoft zealot, it's just that I used to code in Java at work and I figured that one platform full of frustrating limitations was more than enough. Recently, h...
New Generics Medicines on the Horizon
on Jan 14, 2009 in Diseases Drugs economy health medicine prostate Wellness acid gerd prevacid flomax generics pharmacy I have received a list of medicines that will be going generic during the first quarter of 2009. This is great news at a time when so many are on a limited budget. Remember to always ask your physician for generic alternatives. At this point in t...
Interfacing Outside the Box
on Jan 20, 2009 in .NET boxing generics enums interfaces design patterns structs Happy New Year, everyone! Another hiatus is over and I hope to make it the last one. I've never been the one for New Year's resolutions before, but I guess there's a first time for everything: this year I resolve to post at least once a month.I gave...
Why doesn’t MEF support open-generics for exports? Because MEF is not type based.
on Mar 20, 2009 in Generics MEF I get this question all the time. Recently it popped it’s head on the forums in this thread (which I referred to in my last post) In that thread, Andrew was asking why the following does not work? [Export(typeof(IDomainController<>)...
The Difference Between Generic and Name Brand
on Mar 23, 2009 in Frugality frugal generics name brands store brands I’m sure everyone here uses Generics or Store Brands from the grocery store… or should anyway. But have you ever wondered what the difference was between the name brand and the generic/store brand?? I’m using string beans for the ex...