Searching for string within a file with Delphi
To search for a specific substring within any type of file, we can use this rather complex function.
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JSR 308 Animosity
I’ve come across two blog posts that leave me perplexed: “When Should You Jump? JSR 308. That’s When.”, and “What Hath Java Wrought”. I don’t... more »
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Firefox 3 Themes
Here are some screen shots of the new themes for Firefox 3 for Vista, Linux, OS X and XP.
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Web Parts the Simple Way - Use User Controls
One of the first questions I usually get about SharePoint development is how to make the WebPart development process simpler. My answer to that is... more »
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Don't Use ExtJS
A former user of ExtJS suggesting not to use ExtJS because of licensing issues
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I'm Pro-Choice... Pro Programmer Choice, that is
The three most “personal” choices a developer makes are language, tool, and OS. No. That may be true for somebody who works for a large... more »
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Software Developers Never Change
Whenever I am tasked with looking over a fellow developers code I always keep the following in mind, in order to ground myself: your program (n): a... more »
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A New Look For Zebra Striped Tables
After reading A List Apart's article about if zebra striping (Link) makes any significant impact on speed/accessibility, I thought I would knock a... more »
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The New Yorker publishes an article proving the patent system is broken
Quotes Bill Gates: "They also came up with this idea to stop hurricanes. Basically, the waves in the ocean have energy, and you use that to lower the... more »
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The Ghost of OpenGL 3.0
OpenGL 3.0 seems to become more and more of a promise that’s bound to be broken; like a friend who promises you to give back the money you loaned him,... more »
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Why is it so F#...ing Difficult to Buy Visual Studio!?
I remember going through something like this with Visual Studio 2005 but back then I've swallowed my pride and called my local "pusher" and got the... more »
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Delphi Jumps Ship: Welcome Embarcadero
As you probably know by now, Delphi has a new owner. After 25 years of Borland Turbo Pascal and later Borland Delphi, after the Inprise fiasco and... more »
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So long Borland.. it has been a true rollercoaster ride with lots of fun on the way!
What does the future bring for the sell of CodeGear to Embarcadero? My take on it.
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Borland (Finally) Sells CodeGear to Embarcadero
Borland's management has been accusing the tool division for dragging down profitability for a long time. With this transaction, we will finally able... more »
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7 Types of Development Articles that Set Kittens on Fire
Everyday, I attempt to read 20 or 30 web development articles, usually via dzone, del.icio.us, and the drupal planet. Admittedly, its a perverse and... more »
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The Virtue of Junk Code
Brett Schuchert wrote a fine article yesterday on the subject of refactoring, or cleaning up your code. And though I agree with most of his arguments... more »
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Does Flash irk me?
Recently my mailbox seems to contain a few messages of people mailing me about Flash. Many readers will likely assume that I have a natural distaste... more »
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IEBlog : IE and Windows XP Service Pack 3
Important information on XP SP3 from Microsoft. If you are running IE7, SP3 will prevent uninstalling it and rolling back to IE6. If you are running... more »
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It's Your Bug. But It's Not Your Job Anymore.
If a previous employer called to ask you about a bug in the code you'd written for them, how much time and energy would you be comfortable investing... more »
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Five things I like in .Net that I miss in Java
Things Java can take from .Net
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Resize images with Java - high quality and working solution
Java utility method that takes image and resize it (to smaller image) to specified dimension with the same quality as Photoshop resized image.
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How To Kill A Community
If you don’t understand Open Source licensing, don’t start an Open Source project. Keep your code! ExtJS, a JavaScript framework for building business... more »
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Ext JS and the fun with Open Source licenses
There has been a lot of noise revolving around Ext JS and the open source license decisions. Under the original license (LGPL-ish) many thought that... more »
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Sun, just give up. Java on iPhone will suck.
It is not surprising that Sun is making such a fuss about trying to get Java onto the iPhone / iPod Touch platform. They must be thinking "Holy crap,... more »
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Software Development as profession? Not Yet, Probably Never
In Scott Bain's book: Emergent Design: The Evolutionary Nature of Professional Software Development, we're asked to consider should Software... more »
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