Friday, June 13, 2008 - Posts

posted Friday, June 13, 2008 5:27 AM by martin :: (Comments Off)

The Campaign Against .NET Obfuscation

I've started a one-man campaign. In fact I started it years ago when .NET obfuscation first appeared. I don't like any of the .NET obfuscation technologies. I don't think obfuscation is worth bothering with, and it makes the developer's life just a little Read More
posted Friday, June 13, 2008 5:25 AM by martin :: 1 Comments

Why I Don't Use Windows Forms DataBinding

I have two reasons to eschew Windows Forms databinding. Complexity and Performance. As is usually the case, these two are related. You see, Microsoft designed databinding to accommodate a wide variety of controls, and an equally wide variety of datastructures. Read More
posted Friday, June 13, 2008 5:21 AM by martin :: (Comments Off)

Simplicity in Software

I think most of us developers would agree that keeping our software as simple as possible is a noble aim. I guess there are some developers who like to make things unnecessarily complex, but I for one hope not to spend too much of my life maintaining Read More