> On Thu, 6 Mar 2008 17:02:29 -0800, Clark, Michael (OFM) > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I heard somewhere that the C# operation of boxing and unboxing > [...] > > was named in honor of Don Box of Microsoft (one of the COM deities). >
It may have come from the 2001 PDC This post from Steve Holak mentions it http://discuss.develop.com/archives/wa.exe?A2=ind0110D&L=DOTNET&P=R13041 &I=-3&m=27348 Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 15:29:41 -0400 From: Steve Holak Subject: Re: .NET Framework Code Going Gold today I'm at the PDC, and we've been given gthe RC of the .NET Professional Edition. Anyone robust enough to attend the XP launch here at 7am PDT thursday will get a retail copy of XP professional as well. Other things I learned at the PDC: The COM team members that worked on .NET felt so bad about making Don Box's "IUNKNOWN" license plate obselete that they named the process of "boxing" after him. =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor® http://www.develop.com View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com
