How to get meld working with git on Windows
Inspired by these instructions, I followed these steps: Install Python 2.6 Install PyGTK All-in-one installer Install meld Then you need to configure git to be able to find and invoke…
Immutable collections with mutable performance
In my last post, I detailed the differences among read/write, read only, frozen and immutable collection types. I described how immutable collections come with a hit to the garbage collector…
New job with Visual Studio Platform & Ecosystem
I have accepted a new position within Microsoft with the Visual Studio Platform & Ecosystem team. Rather than working on the .NET Compact Framework I will be working on "VS10". …
How did Schneier hack my Google Reader?
Somehow the "Schneier on Security" blog feed was injected into my Google Reader environment. I have never heard of this guy, and I certainly don’t have his feed in my…
Looking for a new job
Some internal changes here at Microsoft finds me looking for a new job. I am focusing my search on jobs still here at Microsoft, but I guess I need to…
SPSS.NET wrapper library now hosted on CodePlex
The C# library I wrote that wraps SPSS IO library (spssio32.dll) for managed applications is now hosted on CodePlex. It hasn’t been developed much in the last few years, but…
How to empty a SQL Server database transaction log file
I have 1GB databases that grow several GB log files. How do you safely clear those logs? Well, probably the best practice includes backing them up. That was overkill for…
Initial and abstract impressions for my first week at Microsoft
So I’ve finished my first week here at Microsoft working with the .NET Compact Framework team. They are a very friendly group, and I am happy to be working with…
How to crash IE with just 4 levels of recursion in CSS and JavaScript
I can crash your Internet Explorer 6.0 (with all the latest patches) anytime you visit my page, with no warning at all. Fun stuff. I’m explaining how to do it…
MyNHibernateContrib gets an example web app
My open-source MyNHibernateContrib project, which adds support for generics, two-way collections and nullables to NHibernate, finally got a decent example web app. It is very small (as good example apps…