Monthly Archives: May 2004

Ok, I understand that C++ is hard to parse and so a C++ IDE can’t be as slick as, say, IntelliJ. (Yes, IntelliJ is the gold standard for language-specific programming editors. If you’re coding in java with any other IDE, … Continue reading →

So, I just got back from lunch. In my systray, there is an icon bearing the microsoft office logo. First, I hover: it says: “Microsoft Office Customer Experience Improvement Program” Hmm, I remember something like that popping up a couple … Continue reading →

As long as I’m here – MAKEINTRESOURCE() has to be the most rediculous fucking thing ever. What the hell were you people thinking? Seriously?

After about a year and a half of doing pretty much pure java (though also some time on wx4j (a Java binding for a C++ GUI toolkit), I started a new job doing primarily C++ development. It’s also win32 instead … Continue reading →

No really, it seems like I’m going to have lots of stuff to bitch about with windows. I already have a pretty good rant worked up on what a gigantic motherfucking pain in the ass it is to use MSXML … Continue reading →

Once upon a time, I was young and foolish and ignorant, and writing some code in Visual Basic. (Visual Basic 3. In 1994. Get off my back.) I learned that many people used this weird convention, where, say, a text … Continue reading →

Just as a warning — I just started a new day job, which involves lots of Win32 development, so I imagine I’ll be blogging all kind of useful links for Win32 development, which will make many of you vomit. Don’t … Continue reading →

cd /usr/src && cvs -q update -Pd -r OPENBSD_3_5 groupadd -g 74 _pflogd useradd -c “pflogd privsep” -d /var/empty -s /sbin/nologin -u 74 -g 74 _pflogd groupadd -g 75 _bgpd useradd -c “BGP daemon” -d /var/empty -s /sbin/nologin -u 75 … Continue reading →