Back to talking about performance and .NET. Let me give you an example from my own experience regarding skepticism about whether you can write highly performant applications using managed code. The thought is that if it ain’t C++, it can’t be fast. (The same skepticism applies to Java, too.) I can attest first-hand that it […]
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With Windows Forms 2.0 and a bit of ingenuity, you can easily make your application minimize to the system tray – that little area to the left of your clock. So let’s see how it’s done… First stop – the NotifyIcon. The NotifyIcon is a new widget in Windows Forms 2.0, which displays a tray […]
Continuing the series on life in a managed world, I promised you Developer Deathmatch. It was honestly more of a friendly challenge between Rico Mariani and Raymond Chen. This is only one application and your mileage will vary from application to application, but the main point here is to show that managed doesn’t necessarily mean […]
This is the first in a series on life in the managed world. Originally it started as a single post and has been growing tentacles ever since. To tame the beast, I’ll only write about a few tentacles at a time… The performance characteristics of managed code have been an interest of mine for a […]
