Archive for April, 2009
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
How to Beat Down an “else” Statement in Three Keystrokes
Suppose you want to get from something like this: if ( cond ) { doSomething(); } else { goSomewhere(); doSomethingElse(); comeBack(); takeANap(); } To [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Productivity by Jeffrey
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
I miss paper
I do my best to keep up with the latest technology and I like to read a lot about what’s going on in the world of programming. However, I also have a limited amount of time to read. Lately, I’ve been taking a hard look at my reading habits. This is usually made up of [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Other by Scott Hackett
Thursday, April 16th, 2009
Interactively Write and Test Regular Expressions
Sometimes it’s hard to figure out the exact regular expression to write that will get the job done. With the Regex Evaluator tool window, SlickEdit provides a convenient method for creating, saving, and re-using tests of regular expressions. To display the window, from the main menu, click Tools > Regex Evaluator. Enter some sample text [...]
