Chris Smith

Seattle, WA

blog.aChrisSmith.com

Age: 30

Author of "Programming F#" by O'Reilly.

I used to work at Microsoft on the F# team. Now I kick it old school at Google.

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Can I answer my own questions, even those where I knew the answer before asking?

support faq etiquette asking-questions self-answer asked Aug 5 '08 at 16:54

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What does %~d0 mean in a Windows batch file?

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How do I disable the 'Debug / Close Application' dialog on Windows Vista?

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How do I attract developers to an Open Source project?

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Do you use design patterns?

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Will new Minecraft features appear in existing worlds?

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Windows equiv of the 'head' command

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Where does the period go when using parentheses?

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How to properly license open source software

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Simple animation in WinForms

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