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Recent Blog Posts

I was tagged in: operation-algorithm python c

12/13/2009 8:51:22 PM

This is the second in my series of algorithm posts in trying to become a better programmer. Counting sort is possibly my favorite of the sorting algorithms because it looks so complicated at first glance, but its actually very simple and graceful. ....

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I was tagged in: operation-algorithm scheme c

11/23/2009 2:18:19 PM

This is the first post in my quest to be a better programmer. Quicksort is one of the 'standard' sorting algorithms. Its fairly easy to implement, and normally runs fairly quickly. I've implemented quicksort in both C and Scheme, although I think my Scheme implementation is more of a pseudo-quicksort due to a reluctance to break from the functional style encouraged by Scheme syntax. ....

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I was tagged in: operation-algorithm scheme c

11/19/2009 4:28:46 PM

In an attempt to be a better programmer, and even better student, I'm undertaking a new mini-project: I will make a series of blog posts whereby I describe a particular (well known) algorithm, then provide an implementation in 2 different programming languages. ....

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I was tagged in: pyramid twitter

6/3/2009 5:07:30 AM

Pyramid scheme picture So I was casually browsing blogs and twitter posts this morning and came across a bunch of links to a new twitter application called Tweeter Getter. Essentially this is a twitter pyramid scheme to get you *thousands* of followers. ....

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I was tagged in: new-york usa moving

5/29/2009 5:00:51 AM

I move to New York City in July with my soon-to-be fiance and while we're very excited, the amount work required in order to make it happen is staggering ....

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About This Site

This is the website of Matthew Rathbone, a .NET developer from the UK. It contains (or will contain) a record of key projects, his musings on various programming topics, and key contact information.


This site has been created using ASP.NET and C# 3.5


Why So Much About VBA?

In my first job I used VBA quite heavily, looking back its clear that better online resources would have improved the quality of my work, and increased my understanding of more complex languages.


I've come a long way since that time, so instead of starting yet another C# or .net blog, I thought I would contribute to the VBA community and hopefully help a few people out.


I recognise that VBA is a long way from C, C# or even modern Visual Basic, but applying concepts from these languages to VBA could be interesting, useful, and even a little fun.

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