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XML Nested Comments Algorithm
The Next Quantum Leap in Software
Dynamic Snippets in the VS 2005 XML Editor
XML Notepad 2007
SgmlReader 1.7

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Intelligent Reaction

Faith

Perfect Symmetry
People of Faith

Games

WPF Tetris Fun...



Mon, 31 Dec 2007 06:34:02 GMT

XML Nested Comments Algorithm

XML comments have the annoying property of not nesting. So in XML Notepad I implemented the following algorithm.
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Sun, 17 Jun 2007 00:46:41 GMT

WPF Tetris Fun...

Windows Presentation Framework makes creating small games a breeze.
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Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:54:39 GMT

The Next Quantum Leap in Software

When are we going to see some real quantum leaps in software technology. We've been doing basically the same thing for 30 years with blocks of code containing variables, loops, assignment statements, expressions and method calls.
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Thu, 26 Oct 2006 06:57:47 GMT

Dynamic Snippets in the VS 2005 XML Editor

Many folks don't realize that the XML Editor in Visual Studio 2005 supports "dynamic snippets" where it expands all required elements and attributes when you hit the TAB key...
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Wed, 17 Jan 2007 07:49:39 GMT

XML Notepad 2007

XML Notepad 2007 provides a simple intuitive user interface for browsing and editing XML documents...
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Sun, 25 Jun 2006 01:13:02 PST

Perfect Symmetry

Why do butterflies have such perfect symmetry?
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Fri, 23 Jun 2006 01:35:02 PST

People of Faith

Why do secular humanists keep bashing those who believe in Intelligent Design? Adam makes a very irrational comparison between the Pope of the dark ages and the "leaders of this country", the Terry Shiavo case, the cowardly fanatic Islam terrorists who murder innocent women and children and the "education board of Kansas" and 1.2 billion muslims who condone Fatwa and the Catholic Pope who is against abortion...
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Fri, 23 Jun 2006 01:35:02 PST

Intelligent Reaction

Ok, I have huge respect for Adam Bosworth - but this time I can't bite my tongue any longer! He talks about how the old model of software development is gone - the world no longer wants elite programmers sitting around dreaming up big new platforms with thousands of API's. He said this doesn't work because it's too easy to believe your own B.S. But is he really recommending a reactionary "run like mad" model for building software? Can this really result in good products? I think he actually contracticts himself several times...
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Fri, 29 Sep 2006 06:34:03 GMT

SgmlReader 1.7

SgmlReader is an XmlReader API over any SGML document including HTML and OFX for example. A command line utility is also provided which outputs the well formed XML result. HTML is an SGML grammar, so you can use this tool to convert HTML into well-formed XML.
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