Monthly Archives: February 2011

No it’s not an assembly language

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Clive Tong

I keep coming across articles that talk about C# being the assembly language of the .NET platform. Sadly though, C# is just a lens through which we look at the platform, and there are various places where C# doesn’t express … Continue reading →

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Can you say that a different way?

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Clive Tong

The news that Reflector is going to cost money from version 7, has caused the creation of some projects with the aim of generating new versions of this tool. One interesting example is ILSpy which is based on a degree … Continue reading →

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If it’s broken, fix it.

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Clive Tong

Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change The World by Jane McGonigal I bought this book to read on the plane while flying to the US. It was a fun read. I don’t claim … Continue reading →

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How do you build a football?

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Clive Tong

Euler’s Gem: The Polyhedron Formula and the Birth of Topology by David S. Richeson I’ve always been fascinated by topology. The idea that certain simple properties constrain the shapes that can be constructed in the real world seems amazing to … Continue reading →

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