Response to Readability

JP put out another post requesting comments on a Readable (Fluent) approach he’s currently using. I tried to leave a comment, but the system wouldn’t accept anything I used for the captcha… so here goes:

JP writes:


  Run.the<wire_up_global_error_handling>()
   .then<initialize_the_container_for_the_user_interface>()
   .then<initialize_the_user_interface_registry>()
   .then<initialize_the_ui_images_registry>()
   .then<initialize_the_main_menus>()
   .execute();

Here are my humble comments: + “Run” & “execute” seems redundant + The underscores are nice to look at but CamelCasing is also easy to read (for me), and easier to type … I suppose if you’re using your AutoHotKey ninja tricks like JP does, this would be minimum overhead.

So, for the full comparison in code:


  Start.by<wireUpGlobalErrorHandling>()
   .and<initializeTheContainerForTheUserInterface>()
   .and<initializeTheUserInterfaceRegistry>()
   .and<initializeTheUiImagesRegistry>()
   .finally<initializeTheMainMenus>();

Hopefully JP gets this via a trackback.

Author: Brett Veenstra | Category: Programmer | Comments Off August 2008

Resharper 4.0 Release Candidate Available

JetBrains has just posted their Release Candidate for Resharper 4.0.

I’m excited to see this and already have my C# tax ($99) lined up for it’s official release!

I’m officially a convert from the CodeRush/Refactor Pro camp… I just found Resharper more discoverable than CodeRush. CodeRush definitely has a slicker UI, but Resharper lets me work more like myself (renames/namespaces/interface-based architecture) in Visual Studio.

Author: Brett Veenstra | Category: Programmer | Comments(0) June 2008

May Challenge – 2/2 Up – Mustang

I just had to take a shot of the classic Mustang badge. Enjoy. A little tweaking in PhotoShop CS3 and we can take an 8MB file and turn it into 80MB, that’s progress!