Author: Anders Abel

Dynamic Overload Resolution

Both when coding in C++ and C# I’ve had problems with overload resolution being static. There are workarounds, for example the visitor pattern but it requires quite an effort to implement. More importantly it cannot be implemented without changing the visited element. With C#4’s dynamic keyword there is finally a better solution. To illustrate the problem… Continue reading Dynamic Overload Resolution

Disarming Different Estimates with a Deck of Cards

Yesterday I got hold of a deck of cards, specially made for playing planning poker at sprint planning. I’ve been through many sprint plans before but never actually played planning poker with cards. I’m stunned by the difference it made. Without the cards, I’ve always been careful that everyone settles their own opinion first, before… Continue reading Disarming Different Estimates with a Deck of Cards

Debugging a WCF Service Using a 32 Bit Dll

Recently I was involved in a problem where we had a WCF service referencing a 32 bit dll. The service was set to to “Start WCF Service Host when debugging another project in the same solution”. Unfortunately that ended up with an exception. Could not load file or assembly ‘My32BitLib, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null’ or one… Continue reading Debugging a WCF Service Using a 32 Bit Dll