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Added. It will be available in the next release.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Recently I had a delightful exchange of messages with SledgeHammer007 around the issues of skills in "algorithmic" thinking, knowledge, and implementation vs. what you might call "coding with intimate knowledge of platform structure." And, indirectly, the issue of folks coming to coding from an academic background vs. self-taught programmers.
007's final (patient) message to me in that series[^], had a very interesting kind of "time-line" overview of the way the focus of interviews have changed over the last years, as we all have become web-bifidal (web bi-focal ? webifried ?).
In other posts in that series of exchanges I experienced '007 as speaking, eloquently, about the difference between the scenarios of being hired as a programming team member vs. being hired as a "programming lead," and the dynamics of being interviewed by a project manager vs. technical peers.
This triggered the "odd idea" of floating the idea of a forum devoted entirely to job interviews: hopefully, it might include :"fresh" reports from interviewees, discussion of 3rd. party vendors who claim to prepare you for getting certain types of coding jobs by offering whatever for sale, relative value of "certifications" from Microsoft and others, etc.
Discussions on head-hunters, on-line job-sites like "RentACoder," etc. ?
Tips and tricks on handling the usual absurd questions asked in HR screenings like: "tell us about a time you had a problem in the workplace with a co-worker, that interfered with your work, and what you did to resolve it ?"
Just a thought.
best, Bill
"Our life is a faint tracing on the surface of mystery, like the idle, curved tunnels of leaf miners on the surface of a leaf. We must somehow take a wider view, look at the whole landscape, really see it, and describe what's going on here. Then we can at least wail the right question into the swaddling band of darkness, or, if it comes to that, choir the proper praise." Annie Dillard
modified 6-Feb-12 8:55am.
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Nice idea 
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I support that idea as there is a natural professional interest in it for developers and would keep the Lounge what it was meant to be, a place to hang around to discuss non work related issues.
Cheers!
"With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine."
Ross Callon, The Twelve Networking Truths, RFC1925
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Manfred R. Bihy wrote: a place to hang around to discuss non work related issues.
eh?
The Lounge is definitely a place to discuss work related issues. In fact that's it whole reason for being: a place where developers can hang out and talk about their life as a software developer.
It's not a place to have your technical questions answered - those go in the programming forums - but it is a place for technical discussions.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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BillWoodruff wrote: n other posts in that series of exchanges I experienced '007 as speaking, eloquently,
This was your tell. 
I think you may be referring to Sledge (in your link)
-- Steve
"the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)
"No, that is just the earthly manifestation of the Great God Retardon." - Nagy Vilmos (2011)
"It is the celestial scrotum of good luck!" - Nagy Vilmos (2011)
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Just think, you could soon have your own spanky-dank forum to play with.
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Corrected, thanks !
My apologies oh One of Slacker flavour '007: but you are both so brilliant; I'm sure you can understand how I can get dazzled by the lights of both your intellects and confuse you. Or, it could be early Alzheimer's.
best, Bill
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool." Richard Feynman
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BillWoodruff wrote: you are both so brilliant
BillWoodruff wrote: I can get dazzled by the lights of both your intellects
Now, if I can get all of CP to see the light, what a wonderful world this would be. 
"the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)
"No, that is just the earthly manifestation of the Great God Retardon." - Nagy Vilmos (2011)
"It is the celestial scrotum of good luck!" - Nagy Vilmos (2011)
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Worthy discussions that I think would fit into the Work and training issues[^] forum nicely.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Hi Chris,
I'm biting my tongue so I don't suggest a Jokes forum which I guess would be like liposuction for the Lounge.
best, Bill
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool." Richard Feynman
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Add kins? Atkins?
Luc Pattyn [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum
Fed up by FireFox memory leaks I switched to Opera and now CP doesn't perform its paste magic, so links will not be offered. Sorry.
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Thanks Luc, I have altered the reference to Liposuction, which I think is more relevant.
best, Bill
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool." Richard Feynman
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cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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When I'm typing or editing a long message, the vertical scroll bar kicks in as it should. I'm scrolled down a few pages with something highlighted and move the mouse out of the editor and whamo, the editor loses vertical position and caret position and goes to some random location (usually the top of the page).
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JSOP was experiencing this with IE7. I've never been able to replicate it. Which browser are you using?
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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IE8 & IE9.
You know what it might be? If the mouse innocently moves over the hot buttons at the button perhaps. The B I U S small BIG, etc. That does seem to mess up the scroll position, but I wasn't able to dupe on my home PC where it completely loses the scroll position. Home is XP & IE8. Will try to repro at work on IE9 & Win7.
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One thing I have been able to replicate is that, when clicking outside of the edit window, and then clicking back in, the cursor is reset to the top of the text you've entered.
I haven't been able to find any script in our code that cares about losing focus. Are you running any add-ins that may cause the focus to be lost?
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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I searched here, and noticed SA Kryukov raised this question before, but did not receive an answer:[^].
After the OP made a graceful apology for a remark I reported as "abuse:" I deleted the comment I made telling the OP I had reported his comment, and made another comment accepting his graceful apology, but I am concerned that I see no way to "undo" the reporting of the message as "abuse."
In the spirit of "all's well that ends well," I'd like to make sure no negative "remnant" (blue glow of Cerenkov radiation ?) is left behind for posterity (posteriority ?).
thanks, Bill
"Our life is a faint tracing on the surface of mystery, like the idle, curved tunnels of leaf miners on the surface of a leaf. We must somehow take a wider view, look at the whole landscape, really see it, and describe what's going on here. Then we can at least wail the right question into the swaddling band of darkness, or, if it comes to that, choir the proper praise." Annie Dillard
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Top-notch idea. Like in the orginal thread, I've accidentally reported one member.
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Yes, this needs to be added.
[Edit: progress a few steps]
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
modified 13-Feb-12 11:35am.
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If you have a number of files, and you click the rename button for example the last file, it tries to rename the first file, by showing the enter box against the first file and not the one you want to rename. It does this on both the first step file list, and the second step file list.
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Thanks for the report. We're working on revamping the submission wizard as we speak.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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One of the servers had a bad case of ASP.NET indigestion.
We use WebForms (yeah, old school) and one of the issues is that web controls and pages get compiled in an order that can sometimes get things mixed up. A page can suddenly become convinced that a webcontrol simply doesn't exist because that control may have been compiled as part of a different page and the wiring gets screwed up.
This generally happens at deploy time, but it sorts itself out quickly (or I kick it firmly). Once it's compiled that's it - no more problems.
However, for some reason the pages completely forgot who they were wired up to and we had that error happen. No deploy, no recompile, no nothing. Just spontaneous craziness.
I'm forcing a full recompile now that will fix it.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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