The coder Mihai has switched back and forth between C# and Java a few times now. Whenever switching, you notice how your brain gets used to the conventions used hitherto… I just recently began work on yet another Java project and was being pounded with IDEA’s error highlights on the (lowercase) “string” variables. You get [...]
Years ago, someone on Undernet’s #java was telling us that his Java methods followed an old C pattern: variable declarations at the top, code to initialize and use the variables down below. (Surprisingly similar to the var debate, isn’t it?) Is it good, or bad? Well, if variable names are cryptic enough that you can’t [...]
After installing and uninstalling ParetoLogic Data Recovery, you may get a popup warning about once a day, stating: Error loading C:\Program Files\Common Files\ ParetoLogic\UUS2\UUS.DLL The specified module could not be found. The error is due to a scheduled task; it is not a virus, or malware, or spyware. To get rid of the problem: open [...]
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As many frustrated build admins know by now, Microsoft has done a poor job of distributing the proper build tools with the .NET Framework. MSBuild is in there now, but MS has failed to see the importance of including MSTest; either that, or the idea was lynched by their marketing department. This leaves us with [...]