Cool: free starter is a PDF with chapters 1-4.
–jeroen
Archive for 2013
Free Chapters 1-4 Professional Android Programming with Mono for Android and .NET/C# | Wrox P2P
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/02/27
Posted in .NET, Android, C#, Development, Mobile Development, Mono for Android, Software Development | Tagged: free chapters, free starter, gadgets, mono, pdf, technology | Leave a Comment »
A few more interesting links on Delphi, C# and CLR history (trip down memory lane; Peter Sollich)
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/02/27
The continuation of the trip down memory lane…
Few people know the name Peter Sollich, as he always chose not to be a public figure (for instance, he is absent on the Outstanding Technical Achievement video).
Peter has been very important for both the Delphi and the .NET worlds: he was the original author of the 32-bit product that became the Delphi x86 compiler.
A few interesting links came up when using his name in some Google searches.
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- Who invented .Net… | LinkedIn.
- Full circle at Microsoft: from the early days of .NET to the new Chakra JavaScript engine « Tim Anderson’s ITWriting.
- The C# Design Process.
- Has Peter Sollich left Borland? – Google Groups.
- Technical Recognition Award.
- Delphi Blogsphere – Google Groups.
- The Oracle at Delphi » Happy Birthday Delphi.
- Who is Peter Sollich? – cppbuilder.
- Delphi’s parser binds symbols and types the tree as it parses. The only thing le… | Hacker News.
- barrkel.
- Craig Stuntz’s Weblog : Two Presentations on .NET Performance.
- Outstanding Technical Achievement: C# Team | Charles | Channel 9.
–jeroen
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Behind the Code with Anders Hejlsberg (via: Cape Cod Gunny Does Delphi: Priceless)
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/02/26
I remember having heard this interview on audio a long while ago, but couldn’t find it back. Now I stumbled across Cape Cod Gunny writing about this great video where Anders Hejlsberg is interviews by Research Channel for an hour. To quote Cape Cod Gunny:
I just watched this interview with Anders Hejlsberg for the first time. This is truly an amazing interview. It’s rather long, about 1 hour, but it is so worth it. I’m not giving anything away… you’ll have to just watch and enjoy.
I am giving a few things away: trip down memory lane, putting big parts of software development history into perspective,
Since Anders has been so versatile, influential and still humble, this is a must watch for anyone in the software field. To quote Research Channel:
This episode features industry luminary, Anders Hejlsberg. Before coming to Microsoft in 1996 he was well noted for his work as the principal engineer of Turbo Pascal and the chief architect of the Delphi product line. At Microsoft, he was the architect for the Visual J++ development system and the Windows Foundation Classes (WFC). Promoted to Distinguished Engineer in 2000, Anders is the chief designer of the C# programming language and a key participant in the development of Microsoft’s .NET Framework. In this show, Anders is joined by a surprise guest. This episode of ‘Behind the Code’ is hosted by Barbara Fox – former senior security architect of cryptography and digital rights management for Microsoft.
Thanks Gunny for pointing me at this!
–jeroen
via: Cape Cod Gunny Does Delphi: Priceless: Behind the Code with Anders Hejlsberg.
(PS: how a video published in the C# 3 era can be so current <g>).
And if you feel for more, here, here, here, here and here are some more, are a few lists of videos where Anders speaks.
From a historic perspective, I like these most:
- 2000: Programming in C# on Vimeo on Vimeo
- 2004: Anders Hejlsberg – Tour through computing industry history at the Microsoft Museum | TheChannel9Team | Channel 9.
- 2004: Anders Hejlsberg – What brought about the birth of the CLR? | TheChannel9Team | Channel 9.
(note the embedded video is broken, you need to click on one of the WMV files) - 2006: Life and Times of Anders Hejlsberg | Behind The Code | Channel 9.
- 2007: Anders Hejlsberg on LINQ and Functional Programming – Charlie Calvert’s Community Blog – Site Home – MSDN Blogs.
(this one is special to me, as Charlie Clavert is such a great guy. He is now back to teaching after having been seriously ill a while ago). - 2008: The future of programming languages | JAOO Community Blog.
- 2010: C# 4.0 and beyond by Anders Hejlsberg | Matthijs Hoekstra | Channel 9.
- 2012: TypeScript GotoCon Aarhus Keynote by Anders Hejlsberg – GotoCon YouTube channel.
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Most common error codes during Windows/Microsoft Update
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/02/25
Finally I found a good list of error codes that you might encounter when doing Windows/Microsoft Updates.
The page is for Windows XP SP3, but the error codes occur in many other update situations as well.
Error code that appears in the WindowsUpdate.log file Error Code description (as it may appear in the Svcpack.log file) Knowledge Base article that describes potential resolutions 0x8007F0F4 STATUS_PREREQUISITE_FAILED 949388 0x80246007 SUS_E_DM_NOTDOWNLOADED 949386 0x8007F003 STATUS_NOT_ENOUGH_SPACE 949385 0x80070005 ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED 949377 0x800706BE RPC_S_CALL_FAILED 950718 0x8007F02B STATUS_NOT_ENOUGH_WITH_UNINST 949375 0x87FF0004 Error_Too_Many_Open_Files 950718 0x8007054F Error_Internal_Error 949384 0x8007001F ERROR_GEN_FAILURE 950718 0x8007F070 STATUS_SETUP_ERROR 950718 0x8007F205 STR_UPDATE_ALREADY_RUNNING 949381 0x8007F004 STATUS_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVS 951244 0x80070001 ERROR_INVALID_FUNCTION 950718 0x80070002 ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND 950718 0x8007F0CC STATUS_KERNEL_NONSTD 327101 0x87FF054F n/a 950718 0x87FF36B7 n/a 950718
Oh and this didn’t solve my problem:
- REGSVR32 WUAPI.DLL
- REGSVR32 WUAUENG1.DLL
- REGSVR32 ATL.DLL
- REGSVR32 WUPS2.DLL
- REGSVR32 WUCLTUI.DLL
- REGSVR32 WUPS.DLL
- REGSVR32 WUWEB.DLL
- REGSVR32 WUAUENG.DLL
–jeroen
via:
- Steps to take before you install Windows XP Service Pack 3.
- Windows XP – Unable to Install Updates from Windows Update.
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#KleintjePils vanaf vanmiddag ook als miniatuur in Madurodam…
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/02/23
Geweldig: nu ook wereldberoemd in Madurodam: Twitter / Kleintje_pils: Persbericht: #KleintjePils ….
–jeroen
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Microsoft Azure: Storage certificate expired?
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/02/23
Reasons like this is why I distrust the cloud: Storage certificate expired?.
From Windows Azure Status: Service Dashboard | Technical Support:
Beginning Friday, February 22 at 12:44 PM PST, Storage experienced a worldwide outage impacting HTTPS operations (SSL traffic) due to an expired certificate. HTTP traffic was not impacted. We executed repair steps to update the SSL certificate and expect HTTPS traffic to notice gradual recovery in many sub-regions. Further updates will be published to keep you apprised of the situation. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes our customers. Status of affected services will be updated in the table below.
–jeroen
via: Windows Azure Status: Service Dashboard | Technical Support.
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How to make a disallowed-by-default Software Restriction Policy
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/02/22
Locking down your Windows system even further than the standard restricted user: How to make a disallowed-by-default Software Restriction Policy.
–jeroen
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Xamarin vs Titanium vs FireMonkey: should cross-platform tools abstract the GUI? « Tim Anderson’s ITWriting
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/02/21
Great post and must read for any X-platform developer: Xamarin vs Titanium vs FireMonkey: should cross-platform tools abstract the GUI? « Tim Anderson’s ITWriting.
–jeroen
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Posted in .NET, Delphi, Development, FireMonkey, Mono for Android, MonoTouch, Prism, Software Development | 2 Comments »
The Missing Windows 8 Instructional Video (awesome 25 minutes, via: Scott Hanselman – G+)
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/02/21
A couple of weeks ago, Scott Hanselman posted a great Windows 8 instructional video.
It contains all the stuff that geeks like me will find out themselves over time, but in a well paced and complete manner:
… to give new users to Windows 8 a near-complete understanding of the major features including the Start Screen, Hot Corners, Full Screen Apps, Desktop Apps, The Store, Browsing, Doing Social Stuff, using the Mouse effectively and exploiting keyboard Shortcuts.
It also shows what a power user like Scott uses besides the standard Microsoft Windows/Office combo.
Oh: and it includes the “Windows-X” shortcut (:
(no: not the mobility center any more)
Recommended watch!
–jeroen
via: (12) Scott Hanselman – Google+ – The Missing Windows 8 Instructional Video. It’s 25 minutes….
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Google Chrome funny error message: trueAre you sure you want to leave this page?
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/02/21
Got a nice error message from Google Chrome today and wonder what the “true” means (:
The text is this:
[Confirm Navigation]
true
Are you sure you want to leave this page?
[Leave this Page] [Stay on this page]
You can use Ctrl-C to copy, then you get the text below:
trueAre you sure you want to leave this page
That means it is not a standard Windows MessageBox, as pressing Ctrl-C there would copy the title and buttons as well.
–jeroen
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The Wiert Corner - irregular stream of stuff 