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Hey all- I'm writing an article where I really really want to tear apart some mscorlib code. I don't want to be too much of an ass about it, but I also want my disgust with (what I believe is) Microsoft's complete disregard for doing the right thing to show clearly in my article.
My question to you all is- Is it OK to submit an article that is not necessarily dry and/or politically correct, and by extension not necessarily "professional"? Can I put things like "WTF??????????" in my article, as an expression of my disgust?
I'm not asking permission for going on the verbal equivalent of a shooting spree--- rather, just asking where the community stands with regard to articles that contain a significant amount of, say, subjective analysis?
Thanks!
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IMHO, an objective analysis (hoewver negative) would be much better received (and more useful  ) than a rant. If you want to rant (and there's nothing wrong with that), submit a link to your personal blog post.
/ravi
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Hi Ravi- I completely agree with your statements.
To put more information into this- the intent of the article is not to rant. It is to point out what is wrong, and how to implement things correctly. However, in the process of looking at the implementation provided by MS, I keep shaking my head, writing WTF over and over, then deleting it and being more "dry".
The article is all about what not to do, providing specific examples of how MS did the wrong thing, why those things are bad, and how to do things correctly. The entire article could be written in a black-and-white, dry manner.
I just wonder if a bit of "color" would be OK, or if the CodeProject community rejects subjective statements (like "WTF!!!") outright.
Thanks for your reply!
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Color away!
/ravi
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Nothing increases your reputation as a writer half as much as filling your articles with tired old cliché! I'm sure that you'll be rewarded richly! 
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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This is a hard call ... "WTF" will resonate with most serious developers but the "???????" is going to make you look like some student who deals in text-speak! (And you will lose respect as a result)
If you are angry about the sh1t then I'm sure you can get that over with a little bit of "coloured phrasing" ... I'd say try to keep it "not too much".
It's going to be more about the content to be honest ... a justified rant with some work-arounds the M$ failures should be well-received. But if you just want to have a rant then a blog feed would probably be more appropriate.
I'm looking forward to reading it in whatever format
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Your article will probably be read by some thousand members. Some of them might like it, some might not mind it, some might dislike it. I'd be in the "don't mind" department. But maybe you can transform some of your WTF's into witty remarks that clearly show your opinion about it while being more entertaining to read at the same time?
If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't. — Lyall Watson
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Yeah, you don't want to diminish your own credibility by over-using sophomoric idioms.
There is a lot to dislike about .net (I intend to post a Tip on some nonsense I found last week), but on the whole it's very well done.
On yet a third hand, it's been out for fifteen years now and is ready to be replaced by something better.
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too bloody right. I'm down for that sort of article
B
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So... what's so wrong in mscorlib?!
Seems to have been used successfully in a ahem number of applications after all.
Are you some kind of pattern Nazi or something?
modified 31-Mar-16 23:09pm.
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Super Lloyd wrote: Are you some kind of pattern Nazi or something?
They are always the worst ones, aren't they?
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Keep it professional. That means a balanced and informative article. Remember, all articles published on CP can be viewed by the wider IT community, and that means people outside of CP can read our articles. We don't want people who got here through a Google search to find an unprofessional article.
If you want to rant, then CP provides a blog as part of your profile. Otherwise keep it professional. By all means, describe your frustration and challenges that you faced along the way, but do so in a way be-fitting for a CP article.
"There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult." - C.A.R. Hoare
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Don't forget that many different nationalities will be reading your article, and they are likely to have different sensibilities. Rather than WTF, you could using something "Why Microsoft? Seriously, why?" which shows your lack of respect for that piece of code in a way that's not going to be too off-putting for your readers.
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote: and they are likely to have different sensibilities
I have zero f*cks to give about that.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: I have zero f*cks
Perhaps a different cologne and some deodorant would change that.;P
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The only fix I'm aware of is for everyone to grow a pair and learn how to handle their overly developed and liberal-nurtured sensitivities. My advice to that kind of person - The world is hard. There are no "safe places". Man the f*ck up.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Go for it! Anyone who would publish a travesty like MFC and ATL, and expect developers to use it, can never be forgiven. I spent $$$ on books that weigh more than I do and never found anything useful in them. Let the bashing begin!
Will Rogers never met me.
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Don't let concern for other people's sensitivities cramp your own special writing style. Both barrels, man. Both.F*ckin.Barrels.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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A while ago I heard that some symbols in Tutankhamun's grave appeared to be more adequate for a woman's tomb. Tutankhamun died at a young age and probably had not yet a tomb of his own, so they may have burried him in his mother's tomb, which was never found.
I just heard in the news that they have scanned the walls for hidden sealed passages and a press conference has been announced for today. So, what are the bets? Did they find anything?
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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Either way Tut was entombed in his mummy's pyramid! 
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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I knew someone would wrap it up like that.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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virang_21 wrote: moe study is needed
Nyuck nyuck nyuck...
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Well it is not like the sites name is "http://english.ahram.org.eg". So obviously they might make spelling mistakes. Well that or they actually meant that they need to study the strong feelings towards characters in manga, anime or video games (Moe[∙∙∙])
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I saw her last week, playing Bingo at the Riverside Casino. I'm betting they found nothing more in that sealed passage than Geraldo Rivera's career. 
Will Rogers never met me.
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