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• Implicit lambda parameter type inference

  Starting with version 3.0.0.3010, the C# code completion in SharpDevelop has support for implicitly typed lambda expressions. Given a variable "IEnumerable<MyClass> items" and the "Select" extension method from LINQ, typing "items... Posted Apr 01 2008, 09:13 AM by Laputa Filed under: Daniel

• IClass Immutability

  In SharpDevelop 1.1, the IClass interface had a property that was used in several places in the code: Once added to a project content, it was immutable . This was not enforced, not even documented. It just happened that no one changed IClass objects except... Posted Jan 27 2008, 12:30 AM by Laputa Filed under: Daniel

• .NET Framework 3.5 release

  Microsoft just released Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework 3.5. Download .NET Framework 3.5 To develop applications for the .NET Framework 3.5, download SharpDevelop 3.0 from the build server . Note that SharpDevelop 3.0 are not release quality... Posted Nov 19 2007, 10:35 PM by Laputa Filed under: Daniel

• IViewContent refactoring explained (SD2-1234)

  SD2-1234 , titled "Create common way to handle in-memory representations of files that have multiple views" is the issue tracker entry behind a major refactoring of the IViewContent interface. The major new feature introduced is that now it is possible... Posted Okt 01 2007, 09:41 PM by Laputa Filed under: Daniel

• Choosing the target framework in SharpDevelop 3.0

  Visual Studio 2008 uses MSBuild 3.5 which supports multi-targeting: you can use it to compile applications for .NET 2.0, .NET 3.0 and .NET 3.5. But what happens if you open an MSBuild 2.0 project (Visual Studio 2005 or SharpDevelop 2.x project) in Visual... Posted Sep 30 2007, 06:26 PM by Laputa Filed under: Daniel

• Embedding manifests

  From .NET 1.x times, you might remember .manifest files as the way to enable XP visual styles support in your application. Application manifests are important in Vista. If your application does not have a manifest, Vista will treat it as legacy application... Posted Sep 29 2007, 12:08 AM by Laputa Filed under: Daniel

• And now compiling in SharpDevelop is 40% faster

  Yesterday I wrote about how I made compiling 30% faster by using multi-threading to let my dual-core CPU work with both cores. A problem was that I had to use serialize build events to send them back to the host process. MSBuild provides these events... Posted Sep 27 2007, 03:31 PM by Laputa Filed under: Daniel

• Compiling in SharpDevelop just got 30% faster

  [Warning: long post. Short version: Building in SharpDevelop goes multi-threaded, scroll down for benchmark results] SharpDevelop 3.0.0.2694 contains a rewritten build system. It has some new features that might be interesting for AddIn developers, but... Posted Sep 26 2007, 10:05 PM by Laputa Filed under: Daniel

• SharpDevelop 3.0 Feature: Open With

  When you double-click a file in SharpDevelop 2.x, it will get opened inside SharpDevelop. AddIns can add display bindings opening for opening file types (e.g. ResourceEditor for .resx files), but this has the effect of disabling the other display bindings... Posted Aug 10 2007, 08:55 AM by Laputa Filed under: Daniel

• XAML and WPF support in SharpDevelop 3.0

  In revision 2583, I added the XamlBinding and WPF Designer to the setup of SharpDevelop 3.0. XamlBinding is a language binding that integrates .xaml files into SharpDevelop's code-completion infrastructure. Here is an example of SharpDevelop showing a... Posted Jun 24 2007, 05:23 PM by Laputa Filed under: Daniel