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| bio | website | developmentfun.blogspot.com |
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| location | Charleston, WV | |
| age | 42 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 10 months |
| seen | May 13 at 18:18 | |
| stats | profile views | 74 |
I work for WV WV Office of EMS as a programmer and web developer. I've been programming since I was twelve. I use C#, Python, VB.net, VBA, VB6, C, C++ and SQL mostly.
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Aug 17 |
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Is there a correct gender-neutral, singular pronoun (“his” versus “her” versus “their”)? +1 for Spivak pronouns. While I disagree with the political overtones, I do like the idea of a third-person,singular gender-neutral pronoun. |
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Aug 16 |
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Is there an American English equivalent of the British idiom “carrying coals to Newcastle”? @ MikeJ-UK, love the link! |
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Aug 16 |
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Is there an American English equivalent of the British idiom “carrying coals to Newcastle”? @MikeJ-UK, I concur. It is possible to nail Jello to a tree, although it won't stay there long. |
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Aug 15 |
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Is the term 'String' too jargony to use in a user interface? Exactly! Expresses the same information in a less esoteric task domain. |
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Aug 10 |
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What is the technical name for quotes? @Anna, it is about what name to use when referring to the symbol which identifies a string literal in computer code. Usually, that symbol is either a double quote or a single quote. |
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Aug 9 |
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What is the technical name for quotes? I agree. I don't like "quotation mark" simply because that word is associated strongly with a 'double quote'. I would rather use a name that describes its function rather than the specific symbol associated with it. It may cause confusion to say QuotationMark ="@". Does that make any sense? |
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Aug 9 |
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What is the technical name for quotes? It is a programming terminology question. While I can see it being germane to both sites, I thought that programmers may have more of an insight, since it is a rather esoteric computer programming reference. |
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Aug 9 |
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What is the technical name for quotes? I thought there was another, single word.... I may be mistaken. I'll let the question simmer a bit more before accepting this answer, to see if any other terms pop up! Thanks! |
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Aug 5 |
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What does “This being…” mean here? @Unreason, I thnk you misunderstood me. What I did in my restating the phrase was unpack the connotative meaning of "This being Silverlight" in a more verbose and clear manner. You are correct that the subordinating conjunction 'Since' sets the expectation, but the expectation is dependant upon the assumed knowledge of the reader as indicated "this being." |
