Article Writing

1-Dec-10 22:17

I have started on an article and I would appreciate a once over from someone who knows some Java. It is incomplete but I'd like to know if it will work as an article with more content or if I should cut and run and convert it to a simple tip/trick.

Is there a way to get some guidance without having to mark it complete only to get shot down in flames for posting an incomplete article...

Panic, Chaos, Destruction.
My work here is done.

or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H

OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre

Luc Pattyn1-Dec-10 22:51

1-Dec-10 22:51

Hi Big Bill,

I've done some Java over the years, and could have a look. What is the subject of your article? Is it focusing on an application domain I could relate to, or is it strictly language/tool oriented?

BTW: I hope it is way better than your subject line. Laugh | :laugh:

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Nagy Vilmos1-Dec-10 23:25

1-Dec-10 23:25

It looks at how to use Enum classes and some fancay tricks that you can do.

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My work here is done.

or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H

OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre

Luc Pattyn1-Dec-10 23:28

1-Dec-10 23:28

I could like something fancy today. Where can I see it? Feel free to send me an e-mail if you must.

Smile | :)

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Nagy Vilmos1-Dec-10 23:44

1-Dec-10 23:44

I've e-mailed it as I don't know how to make it vissible. It is marked editable by platinum members.

Panic, Chaos, Destruction.
My work here is done.

or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H

OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre

Luc Pattyn2-Dec-10 0:15

2-Dec-10 0:15

I don't see it in your (empty) list of articles, so I have no idea how I could read it on the CP site. I did get your e-mail so I will look at it and report back in a few hours.

Cheers.

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Luc Pattyn2-Dec-10 6:27

2-Dec-10 6:27

OK, the jury is out; here is the Belgian verdict:

1.
this definitely is article material. It is interesting to know, and it is bigger than a tip. It also not just solves a little problem, it is background knowledge that may or may not come in handy one day.

2.
I didn't like the title; I'd rather have something more descriptive and to the point. Some day soon, CP will have real search facilities and members will be able to search titles only for instance.

3.
I'd suggest to keep the order of the enum values constant, maybe regular season order would be great.

4.
I have been thinking about similar things in C# and it isn't really there. For one, in C# one can not inherit from enum. So the best I got working was a real class, something like:

		public override void Test(int arg) {
			String forcast = Season.WINTER.getForcast();
			log(forcast);
			log(Season.WINTER.ToString());
		}
	}

	public class Season {
	   public static Season SUMMER=new Season("Summer", "Sun, sun, sun");
	   public static Season WINTER=new Season("Winter", "Snow and ice");

   private  string seasonName;
   private  string forcast;
   private Season(String seasonName, String forcast)
   {
      this.seasonName = seasonName;
      this.forcast = forcast;
      Console.WriteLine("Creating " + this);
   }
   public string getForcast()
   {
      return this.forcast;
   }

   public override string ToString()
   {
      return seasonName + "{" + forcast + '}';
   }
}

which is pretty obvious and actually completely unrelated to enums!
PIEBALD might be the right person to elaborate on possibilities and limitations of enums in C#, although I expect the subject is limited anyway, unlike the Java situation.

5.
Please go ahead!

Smile | :)

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Nagy Vilmos2-Dec-10 6:58

2-Dec-10 6:58

Thanks a lot Luc. I'll carry on with my Opus as time allows.

Panic, Chaos, Destruction.
My work here is done.

or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H

OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre

Luc Pattyn2-Dec-10 7:13

2-Dec-10 7:13

You're welcome.

BTW: any first article (with a positive vote balance) gives you bronze authorship!

Smile | :)

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Luc Pattyn2-Dec-10 6:38

2-Dec-10 6:38

Nagy Vilmos wrote:
editable by platinum members

Just figured it out. I'm barely gold in that department, that is why I can't see it. There's 40 platinum authors, from Sacha all the way down to Pete.

Smile | :)

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Tip/Trick gone

Enver Maroshi23-Nov-10 23:56

Enver Maroshi

23-Nov-10 23:56

Hi, just a question, i created a small tip yestarday (3 lines of code), and it got pending status, and now i don't see it any more under my tips. I can see only one tip, but it should be two of them.

Is it possible that moderator found it useless? Well, the tip sure was small, it contained 3 lines of code which are used to find first date of week - but since it was different than those found on other places (using while) i thought it could be usefull to other people.

This is how tip looked like:

Private Function FirstDayOfWeek(ByVal dayInWeek As Date) As Date

    ' Calculate difference between specified date days of week and first day of week
    Dim Days As Integer = dayInWeek.DayOfWeek - CurrentCulture.DateTimeFormat.FirstDayOfWeek

    ' Add day difference to number of days in week then devide sum with days in week, reminder is number of days we need to substract
    Days = (7 + Days) Mod 7

    ' Substract difference of days from specified date
    Return dayInWeek.AddDays(-Days)
End Function

It sure is small, but is it really useless?

Pete O'Hanlon24-Nov-10 0:13

Pete O'Hanlon

24-Nov-10 0:13

I don't think it's useless, but the name is a little bit misleading. When I glanced at this here, I thought you were merely recreating the FirstDayOfWeek method, rather than one that identifies the first day of week based on a particular date. Repost it as a Tip/Trick with a slightly different name.

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Enver Maroshi24-Nov-10 1:24

Enver Maroshi

24-Nov-10 1:24

Thank you for your response, i see your point and i agree that title is a bit confusing.

I will post a new one with different name and with better description, even better i will steal your description of code (identifies the first day of week based on a particular date). Laugh | :laugh:

But i think that user should get some response like, your tip/trick was deleted and a reason for such action, since i did not understand what happened, i was not sure it got deleted, or was stuck somewhere or something like that.

Pete O'Hanlon24-Nov-10 2:38

Pete O'Hanlon

24-Nov-10 2:38

Are you sure it's been deleted? Have a word on the suggestions forum, and see if anyone knows there.

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Luc Pattyn24-Nov-10 4:04

24-Nov-10 4:04

Hi Enver,

1.
I can see your tip here[^], it is still awaiting approval.

2.
I'd change the title to something like: find first day of week containing given date.

3.
I think it is OK, however it is hardly original. I provided a similar technique as an alternative here[^].

Smile | :)

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Enver Maroshi24-Nov-10 21:09

Enver Maroshi

24-Nov-10 21:09

Hi,

1. This is the new one i created, old one is really gone, lost in cyber universe Smile | :)

2. This was my second attempt of title, as soon as i find edit button on tip/trick i will change title again.

3. Yes indeed, our concepts seem to be the same. Frown | :(

Anyhow thanks for feedback.

Luc Pattyn25-Nov-10 2:02