Since I was not planning on celebrating King’s Day today, I took the oppertunity to update the Autocomplete Console project on Code Project (https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/1182358/Using-Autocomplete-in-Windows-Console-Applications).
It is made a lot more generic, and I’m planning on writing a new, related article on the subject shortly.
Recently, I was working on a project that needed a simple UI. To save time, I decided to use a Windows Console application. After implementing some simple commands, I thought it would be neat to allow the user to use autocomplete functionality (using the Tab key).
After doing some research, this turned out not to be as straightforward as I first thought. A lot of solutions offered for this problem included using the Console.ReadKey method. The problem with using this method is that it will disable a lot of other functionality like using the arrow up/down keys to scroll through the history of typed commands. Functionality I wanted to keep.
After some more Googling, I didn’t find any solution to this problem and I decided to write my own. I decided to write an article about this and post it on CodeProject.com.
Code Project has often helped me out with useful articles. Time to do something in return.
The article can be found here: https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/1182358/Using-Autocomplete-in-Windows-Console-Applications
As it turns out, I’m starting to get “kind of famous”. Last year we were ask to participate in a promo video for Vanderlande. Sure enough, I’m in it (at 3:51):
And now, my appearance is also used in a new recruiting video (at 2:05):
Yesterday was the first day of the training “effective influencing”. A training I’ve had my eye on even when I was participating in the “Professional communication” training.
My main goal during this training is to get a better handle on maneuvering through the political landscapes of the organisation.
I must say I’m very pleased with the first day of the training. Our trainer, Erik Bos is very good at sensing and addressing difficulties. I’m looking forward to the next training day, where we will get the help of a trainer actor to practice specific situations.