December 2007
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Bug in overlapped UDP port unreachable errors?
I’m currently fixing a bug in the UDP side of The Server Framework. The problem is that I’m failing to handle how Winsock reacts when an overlapped SendTo() results in an ICMP Port Unreachable response from the remote host. This … -
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Managed Excel addins
One of my current clients has got me drifting back towards my Investment Banking roots by developing an Excel addin for them. Luckily for me it’s a banking client with a twist compared to my previous banking clients; they’re … -
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Reclaiming my CPU...
I removed the last version of “Norton Anti-Virus” (and all of the other stuff that I’ve been upgraded into over the years) from the last of my machines yesterday. I’ve replaced it with AVG, currently the free version … -
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Secure code on vista only for 'enterprise' developers?
I picked up a book yesterday, Writing Secure Code for Windows Vista. Which seemed quite interesting, and was a nice slim volume that would slip into my hand luggage for my flight to Geneva on Friday night (yay first ski weekend of the … -
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Performance counter mismatch detection
One of the problems with iterative development of servers that include performance counters is that it’s quite easy for the counters that are installed on a machine to get out of sync with the counters that the server is actually … -
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CruiseControl.Net
I’m currently working on two new releases of The Server Framework, the first is a simple release to add support for VS2008 and the second is the next “feature” release. Due to the number of projects and example servers and … -
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Fighting with CruiseControl.Net...
I’ve been trying to get my code to build with CruiseControl.Net this week. It’s taken longer than I’d hoped, but I’m almost there. It became easier when I switched from assuming various parts of CruiseControl.Net …