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Richard Deeming11-Dec-19 1:10

Richard Deeming

11-Dec-19 1:10

honey the codewitch wrote:
Expressions lib in .NET only handles expressions, not statements

True when they were first introduced in .NET 3.5, but .NET 4.0 added support for statement blocks.
Expression.Block Method (System.Linq.Expressions) | Microsoft Docs[^]
Generating Dynamic Methods with Expression Trees in Visual Studio 2010 | C# FAQ[^]
Expression API Cookbook[^]

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honey the codewitch11-Dec-19 2:08

11-Dec-19 2:08

That's cool. Still, I can't render whole programs with it.

When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.

Jörgen Andersson11-Dec-19 4:19

Jörgen Andersson

11-Dec-19 4:19

Ha, I bet you could if you tried hard enough.
Yes, it would probable be the wrong tool. But still... Smile | :)

Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello

Forogar 11-Dec-19 3:36

Forogar

11-Dec-19 3:36

Could you make a version that I could write something in Fortran-77 and convert it to C#? Wink | ;)

I only ask because I used to really enjoy writing in FORTRAN in the old days, but perhaps that was more because of what I was writing than what I was writing it in, hmmm... (An expert system for flight test analysis of jet fighters - whooooosh!) Cool | :cool:

Not really serious - just wondering.

- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

honey the codewitch11-Dec-19 3:38

11-Dec-19 3:38

Probably not. The trouble is the runtime libraries are entirely different. If it weren't for .net languages all sharing the same BCL this wouldn't be feasible at all.

When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.

Forogar 11-Dec-19 3:51

Forogar

11-Dec-19 3:51

I wasn't really serious (but..?).

I am very impressed with your project as, I think, many other here are.

- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz11-Dec-19 4:31

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz

11-Dec-19 4:31

My condolences. Poke tongue | ;-P

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dandy7211-Dec-19 9:19

11-Dec-19 9:19

The more I read about your endeavors (and better yet, accomplishments), the more I'm wondering why you're not on MS's payroll, showing them how to make VS not suck so much.

Although I do understand you were with them for a while...?

honey the codewitch11-Dec-19 9:20

11-Dec-19 9:20

Yeah I was. I was actually on the visual studio team for about 9 months.

I wrote some of the codegen stuff, but then it got changed a bunch and dumbed down, IMO.

When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.

dandy7211-Dec-19 9:25

11-Dec-19 9:25

You sure have found your niche, and I wish I still had the drive to see personal side-projects through like you do.

Or are you employed in some field that requires this sort of thing?

honey the codewitch11-Dec-19 9:33

11-Dec-19 9:33

I'm not. What I am is crazy, as in schizoaffective and that makes me disabled which leaves me with barely working, which leaves me with time.

I can't work in software anymore but I've been coding since I was 8 and I love it, so here it is.

Going crazy wasn't all bad - madness is underrated, but like I said, it leaves me with time to fill. Smile | :)

When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.

dandy7211-Dec-19 9:44

11-Dec-19 9:44

It's always better to say you enjoy your afflictions rather than "suffer" from them. Smile | :)

honey the codewitch11-Dec-19 9:54

Is there a Firefox add-on that can stop webpage processing from transferring to another page?

11-Dec-19 9:54

I agree with that.

When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.

swampwiz10-Dec-19 13:31

swampwiz

10-Dec-19 13:31

My local rag seems to be trying to get readers to fork over money to see content by having some of its pages jump over to a subscription page. This can be defeated by clicking on the stop button quickly enough, so I figure that this is something that an add-on could do.

Here is an example of a page doing this:

Man in critical condition after swallowed bag of heroin blocked airway: Kenner police | Crime/Police | nola.com[^]

Re: Is there a Firefox add-on that can stop webpage processing from transferring to another page?

Richard MacCutchan10-Dec-19 22:00

Richard MacCutchan

10-Dec-19 22:00

Why would anyone here, many of whom make a living from software, want to help you cheat? If something is pay per view then pay for it.

Re: Is there a Firefox add-on that can stop webpage processing from transferring to another page?

Nelek10-Dec-19 22:43

Nelek

10-Dec-19 22:43

Richard MacCutchan wrote:
If something is pay per view then pay for it.

Or don't view it (the option is valid too Wink | ;)

)

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Re: Is there a Firefox add-on that can stop webpage processing from transferring to another page?

musefan11-Dec-19 1:14

Re: Is there a Firefox add-on that can stop webpage processing from transferring to another page?

11-Dec-19 1:14

I disagree for 2 reasons:

1. If pressing "stop" on your browser is enough to allow you to view the paywall content, then they deserve to lose money

2. I have no sympathy for media outlets. The about of click-bait no-news articles that get spammed everywhere is extremely annoying. Why should anyone have to pay to read something that is designed solely to get people clicking on it just to make the website owners more money. You want to sell news, then right some actual, well researched news.

Richard MacCutchan11-Dec-19 4:38

Richard MacCutchan

11-Dec-19 4:38

1. Maybe they need to recruit a more experienced developer.
2. If they present valid news then what is wrong with paying?

Re: Is there a Firefox add-on that can stop webpage processing from transferring to another page?

musefan11-Dec-19 4:45

Re: Is there a Firefox add-on that can stop webpage processing from transferring to another page?

11-Dec-19 4:45

1. No doubt

2. As I said, I can't stand the tactics of newspaper websites (in fact it applies to pretty much any form of marketing that tries to pray on peoples stupidity/inexperience to make money).

So although they are not all as bad, the few that are genuine have to suffer the fallout of the ones that I dislike. It's just being lazy on my part for sure, to brand them all the same, but it's not worth the effort to pick and choose.

Richard MacCutchan11-Dec-19 5:13

Richard MacCutchan

11-Dec-19 5:13

I was referring to some of our mainstream dailies: Times, Telegraph, Guardian (spit), Mail (more spit) FT, Express, etc.

Re: Is there a Firefox add-on that can stop webpage processing from transferring to another page?

musefan11-Dec-19 5:23

Re: Is there a Firefox add-on that can stop webpage processing from transferring to another page?

11-Dec-19 5:23

Yep, they are pretty much the exact ones I avoid. Their click bating articles are terrible. They may have some genuine news hidden among them somewhere, but I have no intention of supporting them while I go looking for it.

I really wish Google had a feature to blacklist certain websites Sniff | :^)

dandy7211-Dec-19 9:21

Re: Is there a Firefox add-on that can stop webpage processing from transferring to another page?

11-Dec-19 9:21

musefan wrote:
I really wish Google had a feature to blacklist certain websites

If you're halfway serious about this, then your local hosts file is your friend...

musefan11-Dec-19 21:35

Re: Is there a Firefox add-on that can stop webpage processing from transferring to another page?

11-Dec-19 21:35

Full serious, but I am talking about making the websites not appear in Google search results. I guess you are just talking about blocking access to the sites?

dandy7214-Dec-19 9:00