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· Work , Programming · Comments
Update: Added code to show “null” when a property is null, like Visual Studio does. If you’ve ever used Visual Studio in any iteration in any language, you have most likely used the immediate window. It’s insanely useful and lets you just type an instance of an object and if the object doesn’t have an…
Continue reading Using Reflection to Dynamically Generate ToString() Output →
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Because I program in the 1970’s, part of what I do is programming against modems and serial ports. Specifically, we send medical claims over modem to adjudicators, in the event of unavailable internet access. As a customer, you’ll appreciate having your pharmacy delay you for 20 seconds rather than saying “Sorry; you can’t have your…
Continue reading Strong Name an Assembly Without Source Code →
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Update: Added section at the bottom detailing what not to do. As part of the updater process that I wrote for a current project, a “boot strapper” program queries the database for available versions, and if there is a newer version available, it deletes the current program folder, replaces those files with the new files…
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I know this is a bit late to the game, but this morning, as I’m refactoring a bunch of old code to be shared with a new project, I’m cleaning up the C# 2.0 property declarations we all know and love: public class SaleResponse: Response { protected bool _addressVerificationSuccess; public virtual bool AddressVerificationSuccess { [DebuggerStepThrough]…
Continue reading A Day Late and a Property Declaration Short →
Yesterday, it got up to 93 degrees (Fahrenheit) in our office and I actually started sweating. Now I know how Joan of Arc felt when she was being burned alive at the stake. The air conditioner went out Tuesday (6/30/2009) and they just got the part(s) in today (7/2/2009) to fix it. What follows is…
· Work , Programming · Comments
Update: We figured out how to make it work with the help of our DBA and Jonathan Kehayias (see comments). We increased SQL Server’s MEM_TO_LEAVE property, by adjusting the –g command line switch for the service, to 448MB. This increase of the shared memory pool gave SQL Server enough breathing room for its worker threads…
Continue reading Out of Memory Exception While Attempting to Do SQL CLR →
There was a crane in my parking lot at work when I went downstairs to grab something out of my car! I’m not sure that I’ve ever seen one in real life before. Look at the pictures!
Update 2: The local news covered it. More gross! Update: Kevin Messenger, my coworker, commented and said that they are Mayflies! Gross! What are all these ugly bugs in Shreveport? They were all over our stairs this morning, completely covering them at work. Jenny’s girlfriend said that when she was crossing the bridge into Bossier…
My work allowed all employees to sign up for two free tickets for the Independence Bowl. I’m not normally into football, unless it’s LSU playing, but I figured it was free, and I’ve never actually been to a football game in real life. It was pretty fun. It was Alabama vs. Colorado. Apparently, I’m supposed…
If you read my blog or know me, you know I quit my job at Highland Clinic about a week ago. I also mentioned the CareerBuilder post they had up to replace me. I linked to a saved version of the post in case they changed it. They did change it. The new version (locally…
Today was my last day at Highland Clinic. It was not unexpected, and if you know me well, you knew about it already. I gave only two weeks notice because I didn’t know whether or not they would flip out and fire me immediately, and I wanted to at least be able to have my…
Did the “Drag Pictures” get your attention? Good. 😉 Those pictures are at the end of this post. Read the rest of it before you get to those. Dave Anderson has written a good writeup of a typical Best Buy customer service experience. He and I both worked in the computer area at Best Buy…
I’m lucky to work with a bunch of women who bring food to work all the time. We’re having one of our office parties. I always cop out by buying a 12-pack or two of Diet Coke s. I scored big time today. I got a chocolate bar, coffee mug with Hershey’s Kisses and Swiss…
I’ve known for a while that I was going to have to come in on the weekend. It was supposed to be last week, but it got pushed back. We had to deploy a new version of our practice management software, and the vendor doesn’t have the ability to push it out as an msi.…