johnc

Sydney, Australia

http://www.obviouscode.com

A former Java, Cold Fusion, VB, Infopump, OpenROAD, asp, jsp, php, javascript, actionscript, C, C++ developer.

I now pretty much stick to C#, nodejs and Java for Android, but explore off the beaten track when required.

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Create Generic method constraining T to an Enum

c# generics enums generic-constraints asked Sep 17, 2008 at 1:56

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344 votes

What is the difference between String.Empty and "" (empty string)?

.net string double-quotes empty-string asked Sep 30, 2008 at 1:59

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303 votes

How to do joins in LINQ on multiple fields in single join

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209 votes

Why does ASP.NET webforms need the Runat="Server" attribute?

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133 votes

Very slow compile times on Visual Studio 2005

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120 votes

.NET List<T> Concat vs AddRange

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105 votes

What is the C# equivalent of NaN or IsNumeric?

c# parsing asked Jan 13, 2009 at 3:32

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81 votes

Limitations in running Ruby/Rails on windows

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65 votes

LIKE clause in CYPHER Query

neo4j cypher asked Dec 11, 2012 at 21:40

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64 votes

Why did Tyrion visit the Wall?

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