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It's safe to say that mysterious and reclusive DC member Skrommel single-handedly built the Coding Snacks section of the DonationCoder forum, where people request small custom applications. Coding in the Autohotkey scripting language, Skrommel is also one of the fastest coders we've seen -- when he is on the prowl it's not uncommon for him to finish coding a request before most of us have had time to even read it. He also typically shares his source code along with the compiled utility, which makes it possible for others to extend and customize his tools.
- Number of programs available: 80+
- Last updated: 2017
- Visit skrommel's page to browse his apps and download them here: http://www.dcmembers.com/skrommel.
- Visit skrommel's section on our forum: here.
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Why the Windows Registry ExistsRaymond Chen asks "Why are INI files deprecated in favor of the registry?" then goes on to explain why: http://blogs.msdn.co...523907.aspx#comments Basically a big bullet list of why Windows outgrew .INI files. The registry tried to address these concerns. You might argue whether these were valid concerns to begin with, but the Windows NT folks sure thought they were. Frankly, it makes sense. The NT development team saw a world of commercial software spinning out of control with thousands of unmanaged .INI files crammed into the Windows (well, WinNT) folder and came up with the registry as a solution. Love it, hate it, you're stuck with it -- so here's some salve for your impotent rage: at least now you know WHY they did it. And as usual, the comments are worth a read as well.
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