June 2007 - Posts

Generic Methods as Casts
07 June 07 10:56 AM | kcwalina | 3 Comments   

Somebody just asked me which of the following API design alternatives is better. They both do what we could call “casting.” // Generic Method “Cast” var foo = someInstance.SomeMethod<IFoo>(); // Simple Cast var foo = (IFoo) someInstance.SomeMethod(); Read More...

Filed under: General API Design, General Programming

Framework design lecture avaliable for download
01 June 07 01:38 PM | kcwalina | 3 Comments   

I have good news for all who asked about an off line version of the API design lecture I blogged about a few weeks ago . After literally a hundred emails and comments on the blog (thanks for pushing me to get this done), weeks of trying to get this setup, Read More...

Filed under: Design Guidelines, General API Design