Comments for BigBeardy.co.uk http://bigbeardy.co.uk A Technology, Games, and other odds and sods blog. Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:47:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on @keanw: a colleague is just starting out programming AutoCAD via .NET and.. by Kean http://bigbeardy.co.uk/2011/08/02/keanw-a-colleague-is-just-starting-out-programming-autocad-via-net-and/comment-page-1/#comment-10509 Kean Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:47:59 +0000 http://bigbeardy.co.uk/?p=941#comment-10509 I can see why it's in some ways simpler to have the namespace imports in a single location per-project, but for my own purposes it's ultimately inferior: the code is less portable (very important when posting code via a blog) and you have less flexibility around how you deal with namespace conflicts (such as System.Windows.Forms.Application and Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Application). So I'm firmly with you on this, Alex. I'm honoured to have influenced you in this area! :-) Kean I can see why it’s in some ways simpler to have the namespace imports in a single location per-project, but for my own purposes it’s ultimately inferior: the code is less portable (very important when posting code via a blog) and you have less flexibility around how you deal with namespace conflicts (such as System.Windows.Forms.Application and Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Application).

So I’m firmly with you on this, Alex. I’m honoured to have influenced you in this area! :-)

Kean

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