If you like C++ and CLI, you’re going to love ECMA TG5 of TC39. Task Group 5 of Technical Committee 39 is going to tackle C++ bindings for CLI. Since it’s starting from a draft to be submitted by Microsoft, I assume they will be using all the existing keywords like __gc, __value and __property. I wonder if they’ll strip out the double underscore prefix?

BTW, if you think the C++ / CLI combination is a waste of time, I say don’t knock it ’till you try it. If you’re wrapping an existing codebase with a C or C++ API, it’s much easier to expose a managed interface with MC++ than C#. Don’t believe me? Go take a complicated C structure like WSAQUERYSET and implement it via C#.

I did say I was going to go dark for a while. Of course, I wasn’t expecting to burn my hand on the BBQ grill, get a toothache or for my son to come down with what might be Whooping Cough.

One of the things I’ve been up to is updating my blog software. Well, not as much updating as migrating to DasBlog. I’ve made a bunch of changes to support my current functionality as well as my look and feel. I’ve even built a CDF feed for DasBlog. Clemens wants one. DevHawk currently has one. I’m still trying to figure out how to do my projects and articles sections. It does mean that many of my existing links will break, but I am working on path rewrites to minimize the hassle.

While I’ll be using DasBlog on my personal blog, I’ll also be working with ScottW on .Text. DasBlog rocks as a single user blog, but .Text is a great engine for a hosted weblog community.