explores a novel interface to a system administration task. Instead of creating an interface de novo for the task, the author modified a popular computer game, Doom, to perform useful work.
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Why it is not replaced by COM, how it works, network DDE, links to other sources of information. DDE is support is being removed from Windows (Windows 7 x64 seems to have an issue with it)
A file system filter driver intercepts requests targeted at a file system or another file system filter driver. By intercepting the request before it reaches its intended target, the filter driver can extend or replace functionality provided by the origin
The FOOL workshops were initiated in 1993 with the assistance of grants from the NSF and ESPRIT to bring together researchers from around the world to discuss the theoretical foundations of object-oriented languages.
Guy Steele's keynote at the 1998 ACM OOPSLA conference on "Growing a Language" (mostly about JAVA) discusses the importance of and issues associated with designing a programming language that can be grown by its users.
by Robert L Read - To be a good programmer is difficult and noble. The hardest part of making real a collective vision of a software project is dealing with one's coworkers and customers.
Almost every application with GUI needs icons. And they better be sexy. And stylish. And consistent. And small. Here are few tips for programatically creating icons using Java 2D features