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Sometime in my annual holiday-trance I got this idea that there should be an add-in for Visual Studio, or a stand-alone C# program, that took what you can do now in Albahari's LinqPad [^] to another level.
edit ... Let me qualify that by saying that I don't mean to imply this whatever should attempt to provide the incredible range of facilities that LinqPad does !
This came about as I struggled to visualize what was happening internally as I was fiddle-fuddling writing an Extension on IEnumerable. If you want to see the specific code I was working on, I've posted a question on the C# forum about it: [^].
What I kind of glimpsed-in-me-head (but, certainly can't imagine creating myself with my rapidly declining vision) was a kind of visual flow-chart that somehow would help me grasp what was going on ... perhaps with some kind of animation, perhaps not.
In a sudden attack of domainitis, I registered the name LinqVisible.com for a year.
I will be very happy to transfer this name (free, of course) to the first person this year who writes a CP article on a VS add-in, or stand-alone C# tool, that somehow will assist people to understand the internal operations of Linq in ways that LinqPad does not.
cheers, Bill
«Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.» Benjamin Franklin
modified 9-Jan-16 8:03am.
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Great idea and incentive, Bill! I'd get started on this right away if I had the time.. I hope someone will actually do it and write an article on it.
Cheers
Sascha
If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't. — Lyall Watson
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"linq'ish" sounds like "inept" in German -- Andreas Gieriet
Real developers don't use Linq.
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PIEBALDconsult wrote: Real developers don't use Linq.
Reading real developers write assembly in Notepad? 
If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't. — Lyall Watson
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He's telling you that he uses VB6.
This space for rent
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Since nobody else seemed to care (I guess they didn't catch your vision of the Linq visualization) maybe I'll still have a chance at it even when only starting in some months
If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't. — Lyall Watson
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I've ranted enough about my coworkers, the mess happening at work etc etc. And I've always enjoyed the anonymity. My mates never going to trace me out here , read my messages and manipulate things out of it. That's great!
But now I'm thinking to write some articles here and share the link to mates. The risk of people getting into my message history and find out, in each my rants , which character they would fit into and turn hostile elements at work place. Though the chances are less someone would snoop into these, but it's possible. So I'm gonna create a "Professional account" that I'd just use it for writing articles alone.
If there was an option to mark a message as "Never show up in message history" that would save me from this circus, possibly.
- Update : The key purpose of this message is to suggest , there could be an option in the Message editor to mark a message as "Don't list in history". Not just about creating multiple accounts on the go. I just stated the problem!
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy.
modified 9-Jan-16 8:24am.
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You could always go back and edit your 'dodgy' messages and reduce the probability of them being discovered....(I say reduce rather than remove because obviously internet cache's could still have them)
but that would take some effort...
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DaveAuld wrote: but that would take some effort...
The big effort here would be to ask the same to everyone else who replied to the thread quoting my original post. lol
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy.
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Another case of publishing something on the interweb that you would not want to say!
I make sure I grumble just as much in the office as I do here.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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hehe.. the new account shall pop up with an anonymity levels as high as an UFO! 
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy.
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I've often thought an anonymous account to really let rip would be desirable.
However, using my real name, or something very close to it, keeps me from saying things or revealing details I may later regret.
I think.
I don't think I've ever put anything up here I wouldn't, or haven't, said in the office.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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While my moniker is obviously not my name I often reference articles, including mine, in my work so they all know who I am including at least 3 levels of management!
I'm reasonably circumspect with details of the company I work for out of a desire to retain the job, however bitching about the work environment is done both here and in my bosses ear! Open plan is for chooks!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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I don't think anyone who doesn't know me could work out who I work for from what I've put on here.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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chriselst wrote: I don't think anyone who doesn't know me could work out who I work for from what I've put on here.
Give over! Everybody knows its GCHQ!
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Mycroft Holmes wrote: While my moniker is obviously not my name
What?!!!  Sure, next you are going to try and convince us that your profile picture is not really you either. 
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Give us a kiss sweetie!
My mirror is not sure if it is not an improvement 
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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My mother always told me that you shouldn't say something behind someone's back that you wouldn't say to their face.
And mostly, I try to keep to that - because I can see the sense in it: if you don't have proof then don't say it. And conjecture and surmise are not the same thing at all.
I'd use my real name here (I was going to, but it was taken when I joined) - but it's not difficult to find out who I am, or the approximate (to within about 5 miles) location of my house. Heck, it's in an "interview with..." article! 
Sometimes, it means biting your tongue and saying nothing for a while - but I also follow the Dilbert concept of email with posting: Obligatory Dilbert[^]
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Mycroft Holmes wrote: Another case of publishing something on the interweb that you would not want to say!
I make sure I grumble just as much in the office as I do here.
I just don't give a faarrrkkkk about what I say and who reads it.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Michael Martin wrote: I just don't give a faarrrkkkk about what I say and who reads it.
We noticed.
«Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.» Benjamin Franklin
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There is no saying how your words could be misinterpreted by someone somewhere. Internet shaming is all the rage, and potential employers could find out about you from what you post.
A separate anonymous account is the only safe method to post what you honestly think.
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Just make sure there's about a 100 posts between your article and your last rant.
I don't think coworkers will actually check your message history (they really have better things to do).
But the few that do certainly won't go back a 100 messages.
I've posted some sh*t on here about coworkers in the past.
Even I can't find the posts anymore, let alone coworkers or employers
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Just create 2 accounts. I think you need a separate email address per account. I have been thinking about doing the same thing, for a while now. I could never use Slacker007 for anything "serious".
There are quite a few members here, that do the same thing, already.
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This is why I always use my real name online - as a reminder never to post anything that I would not want my employer/neighbours/friends to read.
I think that the possibility of this happening is an important moderator on the level of ranting/abuse. I would therefore vote against such an option. After all, we can only be judged by our posts, warts and all.
OTOH, I would not require everyone to use their "real" names because of possible repercussions in some countries.
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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Vunic wrote: So I'm gonna create a "Professional account" that I'd just use it for writing articles alone.
That's a good idea. I have the opposite problem. I often hit the Cancel button after I've written a rant about the retard brilliant person I have to work with. I need to create a "can't track back to me" account. Then again, just writing it seems therapeutic enough so that I have the wherewithal to actually Cancel the post.
But then I'll just forget to check who I'm signed is as and post the wrong thing on the wrong account.
Marc
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