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  • How to use C# typeof in Powershell

    Posted on August 21, 2007

    Have you ever missed C#’s “typeof” while working with PowerShell? PS C:\> [System.Type]::GetType("System.Enum") IsPublic IsSerial Name                                     BaseType -------- -------- ----                                     -------- True     True     Enum                                     System.ValueType PS C:\> typeof System.Enum IsPublic IsSerial Name                                     BaseType -------- -------- ----                                     -------- True     True     Enum                                     System.ValueType [Read More]

  • Reading XML document fragments in .NET

    Posted on August 3, 2007

    A document fragment is an XML file that doesn’t have a root element: <E2ETraceEvent xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2004/06/E2ETraceEvent"> <System xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2004/06/windows/eventlog/system"> ... </System> <ApplicationData> ... </ApplicationData> </E2ETraceEvent> <E2ETraceEvent xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2004/06/E2ETraceEvent"> <System xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2004/06/windows/eventlog/system"> ... </System> <ApplicationData> ... </ApplicationData> </E2ETraceEvent> ...   [Read More]

  • I couldn't care less about documentation

    Posted on July 30, 2007

    I’ve been subconsciously hunt by this statement I made during the last MVP Summit among a bunch of very smart people, specially because I’m pretty sure I was misinterpreted as I didn’t have a chance to explain my assertion. [Read More]

  • How to talk to your baby before she can talk to you

    Posted on June 27, 2007

    About half a year ago, Scott Hanselman got me into baby signing. He was so enthusiastic about it that he succeeded in infusing the same excitement in me. I have a 15 months-old daughter Aylen (and a 3 year-old one too, Agustina), which was about 11 months back then. Make sure you read his initial post on baby signing as well as his update when his son Zenzo was 14 months old. [Read More]

  • Open source implementation of Simple Sharing Extensions (SSE) is available now!

    Posted on June 26, 2007

    SSE is an XML micro-format and corresponding sync algorithm that can be embedded in RSS or Atom feeds to allow for two-way synchronization among peers. More important: the algorithm allows for mesh-style synchronization between nodes, with no concept of a “master” copy. This can be game-changing for data-exchange and app-level data interop. But only the future will tell. [Read More]