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re: Making the LINQ (Preview) Project Templates appear in VS2005 (and other template "tricks")

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re: First Blog, First Post

BiddexExp23 — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 02:09:48 GMT

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Andrew Gubert

re: Making the LINQ (Preview) Project Templates appear in VS2005 (and other template "tricks")

raistlin — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:24:25 GMT

@Yadira: I don't know if you still want this information given the fact that .NET 3.5 has been released as well as the express editions for Visual Studio. However, to answer your question, the files are in the installation of the LINQ CTP.

re: Making the LINQ (Preview) Project Templates appear in VS2005 (and other template "tricks")

Yadira — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 23:40:04 GMT

Thaks for the information, but can you tell me where can i download those files ??

Thanks again .

Use String.Compare -- sometimes

Reggie's Ramblings — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:55:32 GMT

Use String.Compare -- sometimes

re: .NET: Performing case-insensitive string comparison

raistlin — Thu, 31 May 2007 05:53:24 GMT

@lamia: I think it's safe to assume that they are equivalent. :)

re: .NET: Performing case-insensitive string comparison

lamia — Wed, 30 May 2007 10:05:01 GMT

In Java we have

String s1 = "";

String s2 = "";

s.equalsIgnoreCase(s2);

I wonder if it's totally equivalent to what you tried to achieve there in C#...

re: Is IT certification still relevant?

TuldokLambat — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 03:18:56 GMT

I view certifications as snapshot of your glory at that point in time, admit it sirs, we're not always on top of the game and its good to have something concrete and say, hey, i've been there and i was good at it. If not for those li'l sheet of papers who would have known you were good back then. ;)

re: Is IT certification still relevant?

raistlin — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 05:18:31 GMT

you have a point. yun nga lang, we can't overlook the fact that there are some who feel the need to "polish" their resumes. :D that's why some employers, sometimes have doubts on the contents of an resumes submitted to them. oh well.

re: Is IT certification still relevant?

cruizer — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 03:32:24 GMT

hmm kung honesty system rin lang, we better just rely on our honesty in putting stuff in our CVs/resumes. no need for certifications! :P

re: Is IT certification still relevant?

raistlin — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 03:06:03 GMT

About technology vendors not doing anything about their leaked questions:

Could it be that they're relying on the "honesty system"? I mean, given that, it might make some sense why they're not doing anything about the fact that their questions are being leaked.

Let's face it, a person is only fooling himself by getting certified only through the use of the leaked material. But still, it doesn't help those who really studied and put in the effort to get certified on their own merits.

re: Is IT certification still relevant?

raistlin — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 03:01:09 GMT

@lamia: I guess the main goal why anyone would want to be certified is to have some "proof" of ones aptitude in a certain technology. However, given the proliferation of, as cruizer put it, "leaked questions" (at least from some certification exams) it somehow puts the credibility of a certification into some doubt.

@darwin25: well, said. I agree with you. Although, one thing that might also be good is to have an actual on-the-spot programming exam. Say give a candidate 3 hours to finish a simple program that's designed to more or less serve as a measuring stick for his aptitude.

@keithrull: that's even worse. this is the first time i've heard of that. but i guess, for some people, nothing is too low. I guess they have they have their own reasons as well. Personally, I don't know if I'll be able to live with myself if I got "certified" that way.

@cruizer: exactly what i've realized! very disappointing, right bro? The vendors should really improve the security of their certification systems. Leaked questions is one thing, but not doing anything about it is another. I mean, how hard can it be to come up with another set of questions if you discover that your exam has been leaked?

re: Is IT certification still relevant?

cruizer — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 23:51:25 GMT

personally I wanted to pursue an MCSD track (for .NET 1.1) and I took the first step by taking one exam early this year. I got so disappointed that all questions were in the braindump that I used for review -- I thought these braindumps were just reviewers, but they were LEAKED QUESTIONS! I mean...these braindumps have been around for a couple of years and Microsoft did not do anything to like change the questions?!

that's when I realized that certifications are just money-making schemes for vendors, not really something that's for us IT professionals. I am no longer interested in taking up another certification exam until I see changes/improvements in this front.

re: Is IT certification still relevant?

keithrull — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 16:53:57 GMT

a coworker of mine in a previous company that i worked for told me that he knows someone who got his certification by paying somebody $300 in mexico(we are in san diego, california). the scheme was that you pay this guy and he'll use your name and take the exam. if he pass you get the credit if he fails he'll take exam again for free.

re: Is IT certification still relevant?

darwin25 — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 09:55:27 GMT

I think that certifications should be awarded by a governing body of established IT professonals. Certification exams should not be initiated by product vendors. The qualifications process should include a thesis and summary of verified achievements as an IT practitioner.