Generic Lists

I'm sure this is an obvious one, but this is a nice use of the new List with Generics:

List<DirectDebitsRequestPayment> payments = new List<DirectDebitsRequestPayment>();

            DirectDebitsRequestPayment payment = new DirectDebitsRequestPayment();
            payment.Amount = new decimal();
            payment.FromAccountName = string.Empty;

payments.Add(payment);

request.Payment = payments.ToArray();

instead of sticking with Arrays using:

DirectDebitsRequestPayment[] payments = new DirectDebitsRequestPayment[1];

            DirectDebitsRequestPayment payment = new DirectDebitsRequestPayment();
            payment.Amount = new decimal();
            payment.FromAccountName = string.Empty;
            payments[0] = payment;

request.Payment = payments;

etc. when you want to add more than one.

Published: 1/18/2007 12:00 AM | 0 Comments | 0 Links to this post

Asynchronous SQL stored procedure command execution in .NET 2.0

I was looking for a way to call a stored procedure asynchronously and Keyvan Nayyeri's article which does just that. This can come in handy where you do not want to increase the timeout of a stored procedure but have some serious processing going on in the database. I'm currently doing a lot of work on batch processes which are triggered when messages are dropped on queues and this should suit me just fine!

Published: 1/16/2007 12:00 AM | 0 Comments | 0 Links to this post

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LOL just got sent a Geek Viral email and actually laughed at it...does that make me a geek too?

Top 10 things likely to be overheard from a Klingon Programmer

10. Specifications are for the weak and timid!
9. You question the worthiness of my code? I should kill you where you stand!
8. Indentation?! - I will show you how to indent when I indent your skull!
7. What is this talk of 'release'? Klingons do not make software 'releases' Our software 'escapes' leaving a bloody trail of designers and quality assurance people in its wake.
6. Klingon function calls do not have 'parameters' - they have 'arguments' - and they ALWAYS WIN THEM.
5. Debugging? Klingons do not debug. Our software does not coddle the weak.
4. A TRUE Klingon Warrior does not comment on his code!
3. Klingon software does NOT have BUGS. It has FEATURES, and those features are too sophisticated for a Romulan pig like you to understand.
2. You cannot truly appreciate Dilbert unless you've read it in the original Klingon.
1. Our users will know fear and cower before our software! Ship it! Ship it and let them flee like the dogs they are!

Published: 1/11/2007 12:00 AM | 0 Comments | 0 Links to this post

Finally the Apple iPhone comes out!

Well, it's taken long enough to get here...but the iPhone is out!

First impressions...the battery life is going to be terrible! With all those components onboard it's going to drain very quickly and normal consumers won't be used to charging everyday! I'm used to it with my O2 XDA Atom, but it's taken some time and is still inconvenient. People will think it is an advantage having one device but once they see their battery drain they'll stop using the music player and go back to a seperate iPod.

I'd get one, the cost question hasn't come up yet...i'm guessing it'll be around $1500 and not sure what the telcos will offer in the way of subsidising as it's going to be extremely popular! Good on Apple! Nokia have held the market for far too long.

As it's OSX I wonder if it's extendible too, ie.making SMS more similar to what people are used to etc. with a normal phone number pad etc. for those speed freaks out there!

iPhone

Published: 1/9/2007 12:00 AM | 0 Comments | 0 Links to this post

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