Paul DiLascia
Paul DiLascia is editor of the Microsoft Systems Journal column C/C++ Q+A He died the night of September 3rd, 2008.
...[some code] looks disgusting, but that's life. (1993/6)
...everything I've said so far is fine and dandy...
To be honest, there's something a little weird about this. (1995/4)
...my Trusty Friends in Redmond...
...blathering store clerks who can't stop saying "Have a nice day"...
...a little-known piece of C++ trivia you can use to impress your friends and loved ones.
OK, I admit it. I'm like you.
So? If you don't like it, write your own [program]. (1995/10)
...you'll screw everything up. (1994/10)
...the harmony of the universe is preserved...
Reusability, man. (1995/10)
..play Beethovens Fifth Symphony if the user clicks the control that contains 'Da-da-da-dum'
...yucky assembly language mucky-muck.
Stop beating your head, you might hurt yourself. (1995/8)
A bug! A bug! Isn’t it just so satisfying to discover bugs in other people’s programs? Especially people from Microsoft. I don’t know why, it’s probably some kind of Freudian code-envy thing.
..your two-year-old could've done that with one thumb in her mouth.
..sometimes you have to be bad
...why are you doing these things? Don't. (1993/12)
You can't expect me to do everything.
..even MSJ readers will tire of watching Bill Gates adjust his glasses. (1995/10)