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Project Euler: Problem 21

The last two Euler problems were rather anticlimactic, so let’s just keep going.  read full post

Project Euler: Problem 20

The last Euler problem was pretty trivial, so let’s hope problem number 20 is more interesting…  read full post

Project Euler: Problem 19

Let’s do another Euler problem, shall we?  read full post

C# features: async and await

My recent upgrade to Visual Studio 2012 means I now also have the new features in .NET version 4.5 to play with. The one I was most exited about was the async/await pair of keywords introduced to C#. These two keywords aim to offer a relatively simple way of doing asynchronous programming, without all the headaches this sort of thing normally creates. Today I’ll go over the syntax and semantics of these two new keywords.  read full post

Visual Studio 2012: a first impression

Visual Studio 2012 was released a while ago, but because the success of my master’s project was dependent on my VS 2010 environment, I refrained from upgrading until now. Last week I completely removed Visual Studio 2010, including the laundry list of optional components that get installed, and then switched to Visual Studio 2012 Ultimate (which I had already acquired trough my university some time ago). I haven’t been able to play around with it in-depth yet, but here are some first impressions…  read full post

Master of Science

On February 27, I successfully defended my master’s thesis, which earned me the degree of Master of Science in the field of Computer Science and Engineering, and which also effectively marked the end of two decades worth of formal education.  read full post

Project Euler: Problem 18

Here’s another Euler problem for you!  read full post