Brent Rockwood

Everybody makes mistakes. Here’s how to move past them and, in many cases, avoid making the same ones over and over.

I took a sick day yesterday.  Somehow, I always manage to get some work done anyway.  I hope I never get really sick.  I don’t think local hospitals have broadband.

If you submit a comment here, you may get an error.  I’m looking into it.  At any rate, your comment is not lost and I will be able to approve it.  Sorry for the inconvenience. 

Here’s a simpler example of the previous post.  This won’t compile either.  Once again, the compiler reports that not all code paths return a value.  Is it wrong?
string ThisWillNotCompile(bool input)
{
if (input)
[...]

Consider the following C# program.
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
ThisWillNotCompile(MyEnum.Foo);
}

private static string ThisWillNotCompile(MyEnum input)
{
switch (input)
[...]

This enterprising soul was standing in front of the Nova Scotia Legislature, across the street from my office.  We spotted him from above, thanks to his shiny silver shoulder pads.  He was kind enough to let me take his photo.
 

It might not seem like much, but if you’ve lived in Halifax in the spring, you understand.