Here is part 3 of the Java vs. C# series which should have been called "Why C# Is Better Than Java". I remind you to read part 0 in order to get familiar with the motivation behind the articles. Part 1 and part 2 are also recommended...

   C# has a lot of features that are kind of obscure but are really cool when you need them. When I was young and reckless I once declared one particular C# feature stupid and useless. Less than a week later I had to use this feature to avoid writing some ugly code and realized how useful and deep the feature was. Since then I have learned not to question Anders's (Hallowed be His name!) wisdom even when I do not understand it. A few days ago I was astonished to find a new use for another feature that I thought I fully understood. According to the C# designers when they evaluate a feature they favor features that have multiple uses over features that solve only one problem. It seems like I underestimated the C# team once again and by now I should have known better. The feature in question is explicit interface implementation...

    Lets end this once and for all! In .NET it is ID and not Id. I did not make this up. It is in the framework design guidelines despite the fact that the .NET Framework contains counterexamples. I have a proof:


I recommend seeing the full video if you are a .NET developer but the issue in question is described on the slide on 52:25.

   Here comes part 2 of the "Java vs C#" series. I still want to remind you to read part 0 and part 1 because they contain my motivation and important side notes but if you do not feel like reading them just remember that I only compare the C# and the Java language and claim that C# is better but do not compare the Java and .NET platforms and do not claim anything about the platforms as a whole (at least not in these articles). Read on to find out why Java's approach of letting methods be virtual by default is wrong...

   Когато обявиха, че ще има фестивал от серията Sonisphere в България бях изпълнен с ентусиазъм, който затихваше на етапи. Първо получихме кофти хедлайнери вместо например Maiden като в някои други страни. После взеха да отпадат групи, а именно най-интересната група от втория ден Mastodon както и великите Black Sabbath от първия. Накрая се оказа, че групите нямало да свирят по два часа какъвто слух плъзна в началото, а различно и разбира се набедените хедлайнери ще свирят най-много. Хмм... дали беше слух или информация от организаторите? Все пак реших да посетя първия ден от фестивала - концертът на Slayer...