remeter Remeter: a Small Budgeting Tool https://Remeter.org: the general idea is to think about money in terms of what comes in and what goes out.
bites Blogness Just a quick note to say that I've restored my blog presence. Much of this content, maybe all, is from a number of iterations ago, versions of me that I identify with but who are no longer me. I'm leaving it mostly untouched.
C# Cilador Weaver 0.1.5 Released Cilador Weaver v0.1.5, a Fody addin for writing custom mixins in C#, is now available via NuGet and direct source and binary download.[1] If you're a C# developer, please test it and provide feedback :-) Cilador Weaver was formerly known as Bix.Mixers This release addresses a
C# Cilador Weaver 0.1.4 Released Cilador Weaver v0.1.4, a Fody addin for writing custom mixins in C#, is now available via NuGet and direct source and binary download.[1] If you're a C# developer, please test it and provide feedback :-) Cilador Weaver was formerly known as Bix.Mixers Don't be fooled by
C# Cilador Weaver 0.1.3 Released Cilador Weaver v0.1.3, a Fody addin for writing custom mixins in C#, is now available via NuGet and direct source and binary download.[1] If you're a C# developer, please test it and provide feedback :-) Cilador Weaver was formerly known as Bix.Mixers This release fixes a
C# Cilador Weaver 0.1.2 Released Cilador Weaver v0.1.2, a Fody addin for writing custom mixins in C#, is now available via NuGet and direct source and binary download.[1] If you're a C# developer, please test it and provide feedback :-) Cilador Weaver was formerly known as Bix.Mixers This release fixes a
writing Developer's Guide to Communicating Technical Value Why does a developer need to communicate his or her value to a client? When I returned to my undergrad alma mater a few years back to speak to the local ACM chapter about software engineering in the real world, the subject matter was not technical. I spoke to them
C# Cilador Weaver 0.1.1 Released Cilador Weaver v0.1.1, a Fody addin for writing custom mixins in C#, is now available via NuGet and direct source and binary download.[1] If you're a C# developer, please test it and provide feedback :-) Cilador Weaver was formerly known as Bix.Mixers [1] As indicated by
C# Cilador Weaver: Approaching Release The Bix spinoff project that provides C# mixins is nearing release. I have very good test coverage with no known bugs. Cilador Weaver was formerly known as Bix.Mixers Updated 2014-04-20 to remove generics support from the initial release What's Done? Mixin target types are marked with an attribute that
C# Bix Updates: Mixin via Cloning and Fody Bix now supports C# interface-based mixins on the master branch. I am currently working on a feature branch where the mixer functionality has been spun off into a new project called Bix.Mixers.Fody. That's pretty much what I have to say. Feel free to read on for the long
writing Baby Shoes: A Communication Exercise The Request I was sitting on the couch in the front room yesterday when I recieved the following text out of the blue from my wife. I don't remember precisely what I was doing when the message came in, but the odds are good that I was watching an episode
C# Bix Field Initialization Question I've added a field called Mixers into the IMixes interface in Bix. This field needs intialized. No problem, I thought at first, I've definitely seen a property for initial value on fields. Right? So I set an initial value in the reference assembly like this. (The attributes are because the
bites A Boy Named Sy You need to know about A Boy Named Sue, a song written by Shel Silverstein and made famous by the man in black himself. Fun story, right? But who would name a boy Sue for real? Well, funny story... I was talking to a Danish couple who came into the
C# Reference Assembly for Bix Mixers In building the Bix CecilMixer, which uses Mono.Cecil to perform the post-compile mixing (a.k.a. code weaving) step, I've found myself making heavy use of ildasm to examine compiled assemblies. Up until now, I've mostly been creating code similar to what I want on an ad-hoc basis, compiling
bites Exiting the Bus Last week on my way to work, I stood at the front of the venerable 4A bus waiting and balancing as the driver slowed for the St Kjelds Plads stop. I had adopted a leisure stance, and the obviously in-a-rush patron behind me was cramping my style. As the bus
C# Introducing Bix: The Business Mix I've got a new project called Bix that I'm working on during what free time I can carve out. The idea is that rather than inheriting all of the infrastructure for a framework from base type, you can use .NET attributes to pick which framework behaviors you want mixed in
bites Breakin' the law My 8-year-old niece asked me last week why I don't have a girlfriend. "I don't know," I said, "I just don't." She seemed to let it drop after that, and I continued to talk to my sister. My niece, however, was not content to let it
bites The chickens are not organized! I'm in a shuttle bus riding to Rochester from Minneapolis right now. (I'm blogging from my phone.) So we just drove past a truck packed with cages which were, in turn, packed with chickens. As we passed the truck, I watched the chickens. Some were poking their little chickenheads out
bites Check and mate I collect talented people. One day I will buy an island and invite them all to move there. Or perhaps I'll grow large enough that the earth becomes my island.
bites Too early, the morning So I woke up this morning and bought The Man Suit, authored by the illustrious Zachary Schomburg. Now I have to forget about it so I'm surprised when it shows up. I love surprises.
bites Lockjaw Last night I dreamed that I was running around a place where I lived, not my current apartment, but a place with blue overtones and lots of shadows. I couldn't open my mouth, and I was having trouble breathing. My teeth were stuck together, and I was panicked. Every time
bites A New Years Toast Raises Glass Here's to the past; may it administer lessons gently. Here's to the future; may it comfort us to our dotage. Here's to beginnings; may they bring stories both fulfilling and uninteresting. Here's to endings; may they bring satisfaction and closure.
writing Interview With a Man Who Is Completely Satisfied With His Life Interviewer: Hi Man: Oh. Hello there. Interviewer: So...you're satisfied with your life? Man: Completely. Interviewer: ... Man: ... Interviewer: ... (hums something tuneless...doodles a bit) Man: ... (looks around curiously) Interviewer: ... (checks out a girl as she walks by) Man: So...should I just start talking...? Interviewer: Nah. I think you're boring.
bites Boxes of Stuff I received several boxes of books and random other things from my dad, and I spent the evening looking through them. Some finds: A NES controller; a ninth grade assignment to write my own eulogy, in which I blamed a faulty parachute for my death; a how-to book for breeding
writing Verbal Vomit who k-new new if ever their birds came to real flight patterns of might ants' hills with mothballs and month long brawls effervescent reticent plankton mustachioed henchmen jumping and swinging light saber-backed black cats and gnats once gargoyled grotesques dressed for tai kwon do lessons conch shells and bloody blue
