So I noticed an issue with Google Chromium and it not updating the cached entry with new headers on a HTTP 304 response. So I logged the issue last weekend and bang! 6 days later the issue is resolved and I have a new version of the browser on my desktop. Not only was the […]
Using a fullscreen editor to update my blog
So after rediscovering the distraction free editors to write reports, it seemed mad not to use the same environment to update my blog. I really like the fact that the editor only supports plain text and didn’t want to reduce the readability of the plain text by having lots of unneeded markup all over the […]
Fullscreen Editors
So many moons ago I was reading about a fullscreen editor for Mac called WriteRoom. The basic premise is that it is a very limited editor that actively aims to block out all distractions from writing. It achieves this by: Running fullscreen (so no desktop distractions) Supporting plain text only (so no styling distractions) No […]
So how about truly private fields in C#?
UPDATE: Jim pointed out that you can access the field via reflecting over the delegate. (See comment) Damn this is a bit like how java does anonymous access to private fields of the parent class. I wonder if you could use this for some nasty security violations as people tend to think local variables are […]
Pairing with Resharper (Switching Keyboard Layouts in Visual Studio)
So at my current client we have a bunch of Devs that are fairly recent converts to Resharper and a bunch of old hats who know IntelliJ or have used Resharper since Version 1. We are pairing but we know different keyboard layouts and don’t want to decrease productivity by making one lot relearn the other […]
Lean and the fishing industry
This could be just verbal diarrhea, but I was watching Autum Watch last night and it struck me that the issues with over fishing and the fishing industry as a whole have a lot to do with all the waste inherent with manufacturing processes that use economies of scale to maximise profits. There is waste all over the […]