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using System;
using System.Runtime.Serialization;
using System.Security.Permissions;

namespace FooProgram
{
    // Recommended practice to derive from Exception rather than ApplicationException
    // Recommended practice to make exceptions serializable
    [Serializable]
    public class BoilerplateException : Exception, ISerializable

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Option Strict On
Option Explicit On

Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Imports System.Runtime.CompilerServices

Module ConvertWithSign
    ' These extensions allow conversion from an unsigned type to the equivalent 
    ' signed type, and vice versa, while preserving the sign bit.
    '

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Option Strict On
Option Explicit On

Imports System.Reflection

Module Gists

    Public Function GetDictionaryOfProperties(ByRef o As Object) As Dictionary(Of String, Object)
        Dim Properties As Dictionary(Of String, Object) = New Dictionary(Of String, Object)
#If Not USE_LOOP

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using System.Reflection

public class Gists
{
    public Dictionary<string, object> GetDictionaryOfProperties(o As Object)
    {
        Dictionary<string,string> Properties;
        
        Properties = (from x in o.GetType().GetProperties() select x).ToDictionary 
                ( x => x.Name, x => x.GetGetMethod().Invoke (o, null));

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#include <stdio.h>

int main (int argc, char *argv[])
{
    // Get the compiler name and version, where easily obtained, for a more
    // informative output
    char *compilerName;
    char *compilerVersion;
#if defined(__clang__)
    compilerName = "Clang/LLVM";

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What is Toby?

Toby is grouchy. Toby wonders why you think you need so many damn tabs open at the same time anyway.

How does Toby work?

By finishing stuff (and with coffee). Then I can close some of those tabs.

Who uses Toby?

Hello magazine says that people that like to be in control of everything all of the time (like browser tabs) might be using Toby.

What are the benfits of using Toby?

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using System;
using System.ComponentModel; // For INotifyPropertyChanged interface
using System.Runtime.CompilerServices; // For CallerMemberName, could use nameof() otherwise

namespace FooProgram
{
    public class BoilerplateNotify : INotifyPropertyChanged
    {
        public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
        

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Option Strict On
Option Explicit On

Imports System.Text
Imports System.Runtime.CompilerServices

Module PaddedVersionToString
    ''' <summary>
    ''' Converts the value of the current Version object to its equivalent 
    ''' String representation. Specified counts indicate the number of 

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// The System.Uri class can convert paths to URIs using new Uri(pathString).AbsoluteUri;
// However, that does not work if the path contains some characters, e.g. the percent 
// sign or spaces. This method corrects that, it is taken from, explained and MIT 
// licensed, here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/35734486/1292918

public static string FilePathToFileUrl(string filePath)
{
  StringBuilder uri = new StringBuilder();
  foreach (char v in filePath)
  {

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namespace Foo
{
    /// <summary> 
    /// A class showing the bolierplate code for a singleton
    /// </summary>
    public sealed class BoilerplateSingleton // sealed to prevent derivatives adding non-singleton copies
    {
        // this class is a singleton, this field holds the single instatiated 
        // object. It is instantiated lazily, only being created when a 
        // reference to the object is requested via the Instance property