My article on how to properly implement the IDisposable interface and the Dispose pattern has been very well received. There have been several comments that prompted me to review the article against the Framework Design Guidelines, and specifically against the updates made by Joe Duffy.... Read more

I came across a reference to this on Code Project tonight while I was responding to some of the comments on my articles. I don’t know about the rest of you, but I like this idea. Maybe if we all go on strike until our companies adopt it? Hmm…then again... Read more

I just posted a new article on Code Project that explains the proper way to implement the IDisposable interface and the Dispose pattern. Implementing IDisposable is something that often times gets skipped over and when it does get implemented, it is usually implemented simply by following the... Read more

I just saw in the latest issue of eWeek that Microsoft has hired veteran virus researcher Vincent Gullotto to head the Security Research and Response Team (SRRT). Gullotto is a crack anti-virus researcher who has worked with McAfee and Symantec. He will become the general manager for the SRRT... Read more

My wife was watching Real Time with Bill Maher tonight on HBO, when she heard the following statement: I hate to be a conspiracy theorist, but I swear to God, I think it’s in the interest of corporations to keep the people stupid, and the best way to keep... Read more