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I don't use it because they said to so I certainly won't stop using because they say to.
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Up-voted for its delightful bottom-note of yako-zen.
«... thank the gods that they have made you superior to those events which they have not placed within your own control, rendered you accountable for that only which is within you own control For what, then, have they made you responsible? For that which is alone in your own power—a right use of things as they appear.» Discourses of Epictetus Book I:12
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They used to: Win32 API are documented like they descended from the heavens.
.NET and WPF documentation on the other hand... they give CP a very strong raison d'etre.
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den2k88 wrote: .NET and WPF documentation on the other hand... they give CP a very strong raison d'etre.
Up-voted. Now, that's what I like: the glass is half-full version 
By the same logic, we can say (and, I do say) that the quirks and inconsistencies of the various WinForm Controls enabled a thriving after-market for 3rd. party developers to provide more cohesive, integrated, Controls.
I am not familiar with WPF docs' quality, but, I suspect that the more unified design of WPF (binding model, bubbling event model, vector uber alles, etc.) might result in a more cohesive over-all result.
cheers, Bill
«... thank the gods that they have made you superior to those events which they have not placed within your own control, rendered you accountable for that only which is within you own control For what, then, have they made you responsible? For that which is alone in your own power—a right use of things as they appear.» Discourses of Epictetus Book I:12
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BillWoodruff wrote:
I am not familiar with WPF docs' quality, but, I suspect that the more unified design of WPF (binding model, bubbling event model, vector uber alles, etc.) might result in a more cohesive over-all result.
It should be... instead it's explained in separate bits and pieces hardly connecting with each other. The best tutorial for a WPF beginner is hosted here on CP, MS documentation is fragmented despite being much more verbose.
Dependency properties are great but what do they do? What use are them to me? Attached properties are wonderful but how do they impact my life as a programmer? Which are the contexts I might want to use object X? What are the objects that are meant to be used with X? All questions that go unanswered on .NET and WPF documentation which were always detailed in Win32 API.
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den2k88 wrote: Dependency properties are great but what do they do? What use are them to me? Attached properties are wonderful but how do they impact my life as a programmer? Which are the contexts I might want to use object X? What are the objects that are meant to be used with X? All questions that go unanswered on .NET and WPF documentation which were always detailed in Win32 API.
To me, the types of question you ask here, rhetorically, are exactly the type of question that good developer documentation should answer ! Of course, you still need the summary info.
cheers, Bill
«... thank the gods that they have made you superior to those events which they have not placed within your own control, rendered you accountable for that only which is within you own control For what, then, have they made you responsible? For that which is alone in your own power—a right use of things as they appear.» Discourses of Epictetus Book I:12
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Google is looking into developing a game streaming service that would allow it to stream software to a compatible Chromecast device or yet-to-be-released home console Why? Search them
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Back in the 1800's a home console was someone who dropped by your house when you were feeling down to cheer you up. My how the times have changed. My mom always told me playing too many video games was bad for me and I had to go play outside, well all the kids back in the 1800's did was play outside and now they're all dead. Sorry Mom, evidence defuncts your theory.
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Why do all say playing game is bad. I don't think it is BAD.Thanks for the information.
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New data debunks several myths around which companies lead in open source contributions They're all so secretive!
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Here is an ice cube you do not want to put in your Diet Coke: A solid lattice of oxygen atoms with protons whizzing around inside of it. This ice is not normal on Earth, but might be elsewhere. And scientists have created it in a lab. I usually think of a different phase of matter there
Yes, I'm juvenile. But Herschel should have picked a better name if he didn't want to hear my sniggering.
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I thought it was stinging down there.
(I'll fetch my coat)
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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It may not be the best advert for Azure that Visual Studio Team Services has been experiencing a number of serious issues over the last couple of weeks.
Service Blog – Visual Studio Team Services
Today's "Performance Degradation in West Europe" currently means that none of our team can access remote source control at all.
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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WHY remoting a company code and services outside the company itself will always baffle me. If I'm not responsible for, cannot destroy or physically protect my data then they are not my data.
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Absolutely agree - I have enormous reservations about cloud-computing for a company's internal systems.
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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Why did you post that? Now I am compelled to peruse through all the site and retrieve my trusty Win 3.1 and Win 95 Floppy disks.
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On a site like this, I was bound to catch at least one. 
(And don't forget, you'll need to install Office 6 to ensure it's all working properly)
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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Since 2012 I still have the official thanks on the University site from the professor of Computer Architectures because I built and distributed a self installing bundle of DOS + MASM on Dosbox. Nobody was capable of installing it, understanding it and editing autoexec.bat.
I didn't do it for the glory: I helped A friend in the lab. A friend of his asked him how did he isntall MASM with a fairly loud voice and he pointed the finger at me. While the whole laboratory, 200 people, was watching. I saw the wave surging towards me and I had to think fast if I wanted to survive the following months, so I managed to build a self extracting zip preconfigured 
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Developers rely on software platforms to deliver high-quality software, but find platform providers aren’t doing a good enough job in helping them do so. "Why you gotta be so undemanding?"
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Mozilla just announced that anybody can now create an open gateway to control the internet of things. Enwebben your things!
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Thanks Kent looks awesome
Don't let your mind wander too far.
It's too small to be let out alone.
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I'm finding I am liking Mozilla more and more recently.
The new Firefox is an immense improvement, and pushing for open standards in IoT can only be good.
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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Con artists pushing tech-support scams have an arsenal of ways to lock up the browsers of potential marks. On Tuesday, a researcher disclosed a new weapon that freezes Google Chrome, which, by most measures, is the Internet's most widely used browser. Task Manager is your friend
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