... @jeff_haden
And don't let your Web folks convince you to use stock photos in order to add visual appeal to the
page. We're all experts at spotting stock phot os.
The pretty boy wearing ... make them up. Describe what
your business hopes to achieve and how you plan to achieve it. Give me the chance to decide if I
want to jump on board with you.
Never try to be something you're ... benefits.
So what do potential customers want to know? At a basic level, first-time visitors want to know
you own a real business with real capabilities. What questions do customers typically ask during
sales...
... of your image, try a print and com-
pare it to what you see on your display. If it’s still too dark,
your display may still be too bright. Continue to adjust
until your prints are close to ... the subject.
They are, to use
language I’ve used
before, photographs
about a person, not
merely photographs
of a person. To do that, and to do it well, you
need to get closer. The most ... Flickr,
that most photographers are aware of. It’s
nice to have your own website though,
and even if you know next to nothing
about web design it’s easy to start your
own photo blog using services...
... Specific Waysto Improve
Your C#
Second Edition
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Capetown ... you. You likely need to attempt to cast those objects
to other types, either classes or interfaces. You’ve got two choices: Use the
as operator or force the compiler to bend toyour will using a ... new language, C#, has so much in
common with a familiar language, such as C++ or Java. C# is another curly
braced language, making it easy to fall into the same idioms you used in
other languages...
...
"SomeSample.Size" is not what you want to display toyour users. But that’s
what you get when you don’t override ToString() in your classes. You write
a class once, but your clients use it many times. ...
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#endregion
// Nested class to provide the
// custom formatting for the Customer class.
private class CustomerFormatProvider : ICustomFormatter
{
#region ICustomFormatter Members
public ... provides the standard
way for users of your class to customize the text output for your type. If
you leave these out, your users are left with implementing custom for-
matters. Those solutions require...
... members of your class. They are easy to read and easy to
get correct. They were added to the languageto specifically address the
difficulties involved with initializing static members in other languages.
Item ... are, stop it. Veteran C++ programmers would
factor the common algorithms into a private helper method. Stop that,
too. When you find that multiple constructors contain the same logic, fac-
tor ... natural to reach for the most famil-
iar tools at your disposal. However, those tools might not be the best tools.
When you find yourself writing any form of a looping construct, ask your-
self...
... structure refers to the same array storage (phones) allocated
outside the object. Developers can modify your immutable structure
through another variable that refers to the same storage. To remove ... meant to store data values, value types are the way to go.
The decision to make a value type or a reference type is an important one.
It is a far-reaching change to turn a value type into a class ... way for users of
your class to construct an object in steps, yet maintain the immutability of
your type.
The Garbage Collector does an efficient job of managing the memory that
your application...
... element: 30
The query does not begin to execute until the first call to MoveNext() on
the enumerator. The first call to MoveNext() executes the query on enough
elements to retrieve the first element on ... elided.
}
}
This is a problem. Your base class snuck a method underneath your class’s
naming scope. There are two waysto fix this. You could change that
name of your NormalizeValues method. Note ... class to the world, that would force
all your users to make numerous changes. That’s where the new modifier
comes in handy. Your clients will continue to use your NormalizeValues()
method without...
... much work to do.
Implementing dynamic behavior can be a great way to approach some of
your programming challenges. When you look at creating dynamic types,
your first choice should be to derive ... The semantics are very easy to implement. Even with this very sim-
ple behavior, it was rather difficult to get right. Expression trees are hard
to debug. They are hard to get right. More sophisticated ... server.
The first example showed you how to parse expressions to convert code (or
at least expressions that define code) into data elements you can use to
implement runtime algorithms. The second...
... learning English. Go out together for coffee and only
speak Englishto each other!
Read short stories out loud and try to see, say and hear the words to reinforce your
memory. Record yourself ... sound add to the lists as you learn more words.
For example words that rhyme with me:-
ImproveYourEnglish Speaking and English Pronunciation Skills
The first rule of speaking English is to speak ... often in English too!
ã Once yourEnglish is good enough, go shopping in some tourist areas.
You'll find lots of shop assistants speak very good English.
ã If you can travel to an English...
... to listen to at home, or try to
understand the words of the pop songs you like. Watching Englishlanguage
television programs or videos are a great way toimproveyour listening skills
because ... VI. Listening Tips for the TOEFLđ iBT Test
The best way toimprove listening skills for the TOEFL
đ iBT Test is to listen as
much as possible to a variety of sources in various ... on your way to becoming a better
listener in class. But you can practice your listening understanding outside of the
classroom, too.
For example, you can borrow cassettes with stories to...