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Robert Rossney
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465 votes
25 answers
453k views

Python idiom to return first item or None

24 votes
3 answers
23k views

How to keep the installer's version number in sync with the installed assemblies' version numbers?

24 votes
14 answers
4k views

What's the most unsound program you've had to maintain? [closed]

24 votes
7 answers
38k views

How can I make elements arranged in a horizontal StackPanel share a common baseline for their text content?

20 votes
2 answers
19k views

Why does my adorner not re-render when the element it's applied to changes?

12 votes
2 answers
9k views

Why don't these animations work when I'm using a storyboard?

12 votes
6 answers
33k views

Manage multiple app config files during development

10 votes
1 answer
4k views

How to insert inline content from one FlowDocument into another?

9 votes
13 answers
1k views

What page-image generating technology should I use?

7 votes
2 answers
10k views

How can I get ConfigurationManager to load application settings from multiple files?

7 votes
4 answers
662 views

Why would putting a no-op Converter on a Binding change its behavior?

7 votes
4 answers
2k views

Why is XmlSerializer.Deserialize throwing a System.IO.FileLoadException?

6 votes
3 answers
2k views

Can a base class determine if a derived class has overridden a virtual member?

6 votes
3 answers
2k views

Does LINQ use DataRelations to optimize joins?

5 votes
6 answers
3k views

Why doesn't a Dictionary access nonexistent keys like a Hashtable does?

5 votes
7 answers
8k views

Diagnosing application hang in a production .NET desktop program

5 votes
5 answers
255 views

What's the pattern to use for iterating over associated sets of values?

5 votes
5 answers
2k views

How can I build a Windows application that intercepts and passes through keystrokes and mouse clicks to other applications?

4 votes
3 answers
309 views

What might cause a performance drop after migrating a WPF project from 3.5 to 4.0?

4 votes
3 answers
13k views

What to do about "Error creating window handle" errors in a C# application?

4 votes
2 answers
9k views

Why is the Button's Background changing?

4 votes
2 answers
4k views

Is there a better StringCollection editor for use in PropertyGrids?

3 votes
4 answers
10k views

How do I get IE 7 to open XHTML files?

3 votes
1 answer
336 views

Should I be using Expression Blend to design really dynamic UIs?

3 votes
3 answers
4k views

How can a method know if it's running on the UI thread?

3 votes
1 answer
2k views

How do I make the autocomplete list for a TextBox editable?

3 votes
1 answer
1k views

Why can't I reset the Background of the TextBox in my UserControl?

3 votes
2 answers
3k views

How do I (fully) implement in-place editing in a ListBox?

3 votes
2 answers
279 views

Why is my ComboBox taking so long to drop down when I run my program from within Visual Studio?

3 votes
1 answer
1k views

Why do I get a NullReferenceException when using a style on a ContentPresenter?