Klaus
@loeffelmann.bsky.social
Working for Microsoft on .NET Desktop and the Visual Studio Out-of-Proc Designer. Loving my wife, our dogs, Sushi, #VisualBasic, $WinForms, and Retro Computing (#C64 and #6502 FTW!)
... but that doesn't mean those issues (which ARE SERIOUS ISSUES! Don't get me wrong!) should be tolerated. But here's the thing: When we're able to produce 10x the code as before, and it's only 70% the original quality? Then let's work on AI tools to make (self)-reviewing such amounts feasible.
November 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
... but that doesn't mean those issues (which ARE SERIOUS ISSUES! Don't get me wrong!) should be tolerated. But here's the thing: When we're able to produce 10x the code as before, and it's only 70% the original quality? Then let's work on AI tools to make (self)-reviewing such amounts feasible.
In WinForms the issue of bad code quality has a special impact: The Designer can't open a Form. We need a certain quality threshold, or the generated code is mostly useless. Does it work 100% reliably? Of course not. And disciplincens like the GC are probably not a LLM T-audience for a long while...
November 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
In WinForms the issue of bad code quality has a special impact: The Designer can't open a Form. We need a certain quality threshold, or the generated code is mostly useless. Does it work 100% reliably? Of course not. And disciplincens like the GC are probably not a LLM T-audience for a long while...
What would help is to make this actionable by providing
the problematic code, or - if that would disclose identities - construct comparable issue. I developed a series of Agent Prompts to improve code-Q and minimize _exactly_ this - one of which, #WinForms (ha!), is the first to be shipped in VS.
the problematic code, or - if that would disclose identities - construct comparable issue. I developed a series of Agent Prompts to improve code-Q and minimize _exactly_ this - one of which, #WinForms (ha!), is the first to be shipped in VS.
November 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
What would help is to make this actionable by providing
the problematic code, or - if that would disclose identities - construct comparable issue. I developed a series of Agent Prompts to improve code-Q and minimize _exactly_ this - one of which, #WinForms (ha!), is the first to be shipped in VS.
the problematic code, or - if that would disclose identities - construct comparable issue. I developed a series of Agent Prompts to improve code-Q and minimize _exactly_ this - one of which, #WinForms (ha!), is the first to be shipped in VS.
Ha! Happy birthday!
To many things to congratulate you for lately!!
To many things to congratulate you for lately!!
October 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Ha! Happy birthday!
To many things to congratulate you for lately!!
To many things to congratulate you for lately!!
Impedance mismatch.
Darauf ein Produktrueckstandselement, oder? :-)
Darauf ein Produktrueckstandselement, oder? :-)
May 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Impedance mismatch.
Darauf ein Produktrueckstandselement, oder? :-)
Darauf ein Produktrueckstandselement, oder? :-)
You do not need to share the concrete production code.
In fact, if you would be able to reproduce it with a repro demo as simple as possible (not in context of a big domain-specific code path), that would be more helpful anyway! Maybe share it then as a OneDrive link. I'll follow you, so you can PM.
In fact, if you would be able to reproduce it with a repro demo as simple as possible (not in context of a big domain-specific code path), that would be more helpful anyway! Maybe share it then as a OneDrive link. I'll follow you, so you can PM.
May 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
You do not need to share the concrete production code.
In fact, if you would be able to reproduce it with a repro demo as simple as possible (not in context of a big domain-specific code path), that would be more helpful anyway! Maybe share it then as a OneDrive link. I'll follow you, so you can PM.
In fact, if you would be able to reproduce it with a repro demo as simple as possible (not in context of a big domain-specific code path), that would be more helpful anyway! Maybe share it then as a OneDrive link. I'll follow you, so you can PM.
Sorry that I only saw this now.
Could you please provide a small repro for that, if this is still a thing?
Could you please provide a small repro for that, if this is still a thing?
April 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Sorry that I only saw this now.
Could you please provide a small repro for that, if this is still a thing?
Could you please provide a small repro for that, if this is still a thing?
There is no one-size-fits-all. There are times when I pick WinUI, other when it’s WinForms. For AI Tools, WinForms can be a great choice! On top: There are so many mission critical line of business apps in finance, Insurance, government, health and other industries, we need to keep good care of it!😊
January 22, 2025 at 6:12 AM
There is no one-size-fits-all. There are times when I pick WinUI, other when it’s WinForms. For AI Tools, WinForms can be a great choice! On top: There are so many mission critical line of business apps in finance, Insurance, government, health and other industries, we need to keep good care of it!😊
Can I ask: When did you start your career?
December 26, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Can I ask: When did you start your career?