Wednesday, June 07, 2006

Learning C# and the world is such a small place

I'm learning C# at PARC now, specifically parsing XML using C#. Now, I see why people say C# is similar to Java. It is. It uses the same concepts just different syntax. Instead of the java "import" for importing packages, C# uses "using". Exception handling is also very similar to Java as well. The Visual Studio environment is actually quite nice (it's been a while since I worked in Visual Studio), when you write code, it provides a list of variables and methods to choose from, and dynamically tells you what parameters to enter. So, you don't have to search online or through Help while coding.

And the world is indeed such a small place. Just today before going to work, I met this guy who recognized I went to Waterloo because I wore a Waterloo summer jacket. Yes, if you want to get noticed, wear your alma mater's clothing! Anyways, he talked to me and I found out he is also a summer intern but in undergrad and he goes to Waterloo! It's nice to know, that I'm not the only Canadian intern and specifically the only Southern Ontario intern in the Palo Alto area.

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