.Net Smoothie

I’ve been very quiet recently. (I’m trying to not be so loud, Scott. ) You see, I’ve been writing a lot of ASP.Net code for a site I’m working on. And, to be honest, I’ve been having a lot of trouble. The source code for .Net has been very helpful, and I’ve learnt a […]

Have you wondered if and when you should use the new LINQ features in .Net 3.5?
Like, where should I put a new extension method? Should I use Func<T> or a custom delegate? How do I best implement a mix-in (extension methods on an interface)?
Well, Mircea Trofin has just published a new draft of some LINQ […]

One of the biggest questions with Anonymous Types is “can I pass them around?” If not, why not? Can you do something like this, for example:
var GetAnonymousValue() {
return new { Name = “Richard Bushnell” };
}

void Main() {
var value = GetAnonymousValue();
var name = value.Name;}
The answer is simple: no, you can’t […]

In my last post, I demonstrated an extension method for easy creation of ranges, using the 1.To(x) syntax, similar to the Ruby [1..x] syntax. Today I’m writing another copy of a Ruby idea which lets you do a quick loop using a terse and easy-to-read syntax.
Remember, if you want to create your own extension […]

I’m not a real Ruby on Rails developer, but I’ve tried to learn it, just to broaden my perspective. Coming from a C# background, I’m impressed by how easy it is to read Ruby code. In fact, it is usually so compact and self-descriptive, you can understand it just by reading the code. Imagine not […]

Following on from my other posts on C# Mixins, here’s a short one to demonstrate the benefits of Mixins using IComparable<T>.
I don’t know about you, but I can never remember how the CompareTo method of IComparable<T> works. If I remember correctly, it gives back -1 if the value of the compared object is less than […]

My last post gave a simple idea of how to do a Mixin with C#. Rather than repeating what someone else has already done, if you want to see a more complex example of what can be done, check out Create Mixins with Interfaces and Extension Methods by Bill Wagner at MSDN.com.

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