There is a simple pattern that is extremely effective and increases source code readability with practically no downsides. Sadly this pattern is underused and many developers do not even think about it. I am talking of course the ThrowIf methods used to throw exceptions when validating state and arguments.

   Last week I went to Dreamhack Valencia. I took part in this event once in 2014. You can read about it here - Dreamhack Valencia 2014. My impressions did not differ significantly. I am a bit sad that WCS does not allow Koreans to compete for points in foreign tournaments but otherwise the event was pretty much as exciting as the previous one. Yes, I did play and lost 0-2 to Mana and 0-2 to RiSky.

Here are the pictures...

   With C# 7.0 now released, it is time to share my opinion, also known as the correct opinion, on the new features. People who are too lazy or uninformed to form their own opinion can safely use mine. I will not charge you for that. Sharing my opinion is absolutely free. If you are interested in more impartial overview of the features (i.e. if you really want to form your own opinion and risk being wrong) you can read Microsoft's post on the topic and the Stack Overflow documentation article. So let's begin...

    When a man says he will do something he will do it. No need to remind him every six months! My StarCraft II info app for Windows Phone has finally been released. It was supposed to be released in 2012 but... I had more important things to do, OK? Stop judging! As Steve Jobs supposedly said – Great artists ship. Am I not a great artist? Surely I must be. After all I shipped.

    If you have a Windows Phone 8.1 or Windows 10 Mobile device you can download SC2 Master from the Windows Store. If you do not have one of these hard to come by elegant phones from more civilized times you can at least look at the screenshots...

    Не мисля, че някой ще бъде изненадан от носителят на най-престижната награда в гейм индустрията тази година. Id  Software пуснаха невероятна игра, достойна за огромното си име. Не е лесно да оправдаеш очакванията когато играта която ще пускаш носи името DooM. DooM 3 например беше много добра игра, но масово се смяташе за недостатъчна. Игра която би получила само похвали ако се казваше по друг начин беше критикувана само защото не можеше да се мери с прародителя си. С радост мога да съобщя, че общото мнение тази година съвпада с моето - а именно, че DooM е не само модерен, но е достоен за името си и носи усещането на оригинала...