linksys wireless hardware

i've now been part of the 802.11 wireless revolution for the better part of the last year. i can honestly say that things have worked out very well. i have a linksys router and access point. i also have 3 computers using linksys wireless adapters. for those who don't know, linksys products rock. if anyone knows of a company that makes better home networking products, please let me know. the latest edition to my wireless network family is a usb adapter. installation was a breeze and i had it working in about 5 minutes. needless to say, it exceeded my expectations. sorry if i sound like a commercial for linksys -- i just wanted to express how great i think their products are.

microsoft plans to end support for vb 6

according to news.com, microsoft plans to end support for vb 6 at the end of this month. well, this shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone following the microsoft development platform. vb 6 has been a dying language since the advent of vb.net. it's no secret that microsoft has wanted vb developers to switch to vb.net for quite some time. as a matter of fact, microsoft would like c++ developers to switch to c# as well. i think that microsoft became frustrated with the slower than anticipated adoption rate of vb.net, thus decided to "help it along" ;). i happen to share the view that vb.net and c# are far more elegant and less error prone languages than vb 6 and c++ for desktop and web applications. now, i feel much better about beginning to learn c# in 2001.

.net design guidelines for class library developers

in the world of programming, consistent programming style within an application is very useful in terms of readability, productivity, and maintainability. to this end, microsoft has published design guidelines for .net class library developers. guidelines, as such, are not to be taken as rules cut in stone, but rather suggestions that could lead to better code.

honing up on c#

c# is a programming language created by microsoft. i've been teaching myself c# (on and off) since 2001 i've been re-reading a book entitled c# class design handbook. it's a pretty good book for intermediate c# programmers.

i suppose i should explain what my blog name means

i wanted to name my blog comp_sci_kid, but blogger wouldn't let me do that :(
i think of "comp sci kid" as a cool, but nerdy nickname that i gave myself. i majored in computer science at brown university, so the moniker is somewhat fitting.

i finally joined the revolution

in hindsight, i suppose i had to get on the blogger bandwagon sooner or later. the timing is right because i didn't have much to say before now. you'll see what i mean in due time.