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CodeGuru Newsletter
January 15,
2008
http://www.CodeGuru.com


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TOPICS:



–> Editorial
–> Recently Published
Books

–> New on
CodeGuru:
 
       ==>
Controls
              –
Creating a DockablePanel-Controlmanager Using C#, Part
4
       ==>
Language
              –
Function Calls, Part 1 (the
Basics)
       ==>
Mobile
              –
Going Mobile with the Active Template
Library
       ==> .NET
Tip 
              –
Filling Lists with Enums
       ==>
Video –
Silverlight
              –
Creating a Gel (Glass) Button in Silverlight, Part
I
       ==> Visual
Basic
              –
SendKeys


–> Discussion Groups — HOT
Threads
 
       – String
concatenation with backslash not working
(VC++)
       – Access files from a
different drive on the same server
(ASP.NET)
       – WebServices: I don’t
get it (ASP.NET)


–> Highlighted new articles on
Developer.com
 
       1.
Capturing Output Produced by Programs Running in a Child
Process
       2. Mastering Symbian OS
Arrays
       3. Working With Design
Patterns: Memento



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Comments
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Last week I had laser eye surgery. There are various laser surgeries being
performed around the world today with the most familiar likely being Lasik and
Lasek. In fact, these are so familiar now that there are numerous spam emails
that you likely get on a regular basis. For those interested, I actually had PRK
surgery. Regardless, a laser was used to correct the shape of the eye to correct
vision. Granted, for me things are blurry today, but my vision is quickly
solidifying into something much clearer than I had before.


The laser part of my surgery took 39 seconds. That was 22 seconds in one eye
and 17 in another. I was thinking that it was such a quick and easy surgery that
I should thank the doctor that performed it. In thinking a little deeper, I came
to the serious realization that I should in fact be thanking the person that
wrote the program for the laser to work properly. It is in fact the laser that
did the important work. The laser knew where to fry my eye based on input into a
program that told it where to point. That input was actually the output from
other optical machines. It was the embedded program within the laser that really
did all the magic. The doctor helps, but he is simply an assistant to the
laser’s program.


It is interesting to look at various professions, tasks, and events that are
done in the world that really are the result of programmers. Just as the
ophthalmologist running the laser is really reliant up on the computer
programmer that created the system in the laser, so too are many others. Turn
off the computer (the cash register) in a store and the store stops functioning.
Most initial diagnostics on your car are done with computers. In fact, much of
what is happening in your car is done by a computer.


The point of all this? While doctors, policemen, mechanics, and others are
all very important, if you look a bit deeper, it is programmers who are making
things function and actually work for all of them. Programmers are at the core
of most things happening today.


I’d like to personally thank the programmer who wrote the code for the laser
that spent 39 seconds correcting my eyes! I’d also like to thank the programmer
who makes the stop light change when my car pulls up to an intersection. There
is also the programmer who wrote the code to insure the refrigerator stays cold
and the oven stay shot. And there are the programmers who….


Until next week…


Brad!
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Bradley L.
Jones
www.CodeGuru.com
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Recently
Published Books
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For those of you keeping up by reading books. The following are just a few of
the new books that have been recently released. If you’ve read any of these,
feel free to write a review to be posted on CodeGuru. See the submission
guidelines at:


https://www.codeguru.com/review-guidelines.php


–> Professional XNA Game
Programming
      For Xbox 360 and
Windows
      By Benjamin Nitschke for
WROX
      480 pages for $39.99

      http://books.internet.com/books/0470261285


–> Programming C# 3.0
     
By Liberty & Xie for O’Reilly
      600 pages
for $49.99
      http://books.internet.com/books/0596527438


–> Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Inside Out

      By Errin O’Connor for Microsoft
Press
      650 pages for $49.99 w/
CD
      http://books.internet.com/books/0735623236


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New
& Updated Articles on
CodeGuru
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Following are short descriptions of new articles on CodeGuru. If you are
interested in submitting your own article for inclusion on the site, then you
will find guidelines located at


http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3q2d,1,fka1,909i,jorm,i5r0


This week’s CodeGuru posts:


==> Controls


– Creating a DockablePanel-Controlmanager Using C#, Part
4
    By JonnyPoet – 
This is the 4th part
of a series of articles about how to design DockingForms using a DockingManager
written in C#.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3q2d,1,av3l,cblb,jorm,i5r0


==> Language


– Function Calls, Part 1 (the Basics)
   
By kirants –
Begin a journey into the inner workings of how function calls
work on x86 platforms,
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3q2d,1,1ln9,1n1f,jorm,i5r0


==> Mobile


– Going Mobile with the Active Template
Library
    By Nick Wienholt –
Learn how to
rapidly develop applications and add-ins using ATL for Windows CE.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3q2d,1,jsq3,e1wk,jorm,i5r0


==> .NET Tip


– Filling Lists with Enums
    By Jay
Miller –
Most applications developers build have lists or dropdowns that
need to be filled with values for the user to select. This tip will show you how
to use an enumeration to populate your lists.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3q2d,1,m1mq,ia8z,jorm,i5r0


==> Video – Silverlight


– Creating a Gel (Glass) Button in Silverlight, Part
I
    By Jacob Sanford –
Creating Gel buttons
doesn’t require a graphics designer; it just requires a little Silverlight.
(There is also a second part to this video posted that shows how to create hover
affects and how to wire up the button to work.)
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3q2d,1,tj5,kqlj,jorm,i5r0


==> Visual Basic


– SendKeys
    By TT(n) –
The existing
SendKeys class does not have a managed way to activate an external application.
MSDN recommends that you should use the FindWindow and SetForegroundWindow
APIs.However, this alone does not ensure that the desired application will have
keyboard focus while the keys are being sent. This replacement module sends keys
directly to the specified window without error.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3q2d,1,ifx1,1br,jorm,i5r0


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Discussion
Groups
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Check out the CodeGuru discussion forums at:


http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3q2d,1,bcr8,cx5j,jorm,i5r0


Forums include Visual C++, General C++, Visual Basic, Java, General
Technology, C#, ASP.NET, XML, Help Wanted, and much, much, more!


… HOT THREADS …


Some of the current threads with the most activity are:


==> String concatenation with backslash not working
(VC++)
        http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3q2d,1,j2hh,hsjb,jorm,i5r0


==> Access files from a different drive on the same server
(ASP.NET)
        http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3q2d,1,bvgi,iwhi,jorm,i5r0


==> WebServices: I don’t get it (ASP.NET)

        http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3q2d,1,hizk,dx8s,jorm,i5r0


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New
Articles on
Developer.com
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Below are some of the new articles that have been posted to Developer.com (http://www.developer.com).


1. Capturing Output Produced by Programs Running in a
Child Process
    By Richard G.
Baldwin –
Learn how to capture and display the standard output and the error
output produced by programs executing in a child process resulting from a call
to the exec method.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3q2d,1,7jit,brgu,jorm,i5r0


2. Mastering Symbian OS Arrays
    By Alex
Gusev –
It is hardly possible you could avoid using arrays during your
development on any platform and in any language. On Symbian OS, you will be
surprised to find what the SDK can offer you. Learn this now!
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3q2d,1,i8v7,acoy,jorm,i5r0


3. Working With Design Patterns:
Memento
    By Jeff Langr –
The Memento design
pattern presents a consistent solution for storing state, allowing you to build
undo and redo support in your applications with ease.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3q2d,1,37ev,9176,jorm,i5r0


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