Thread locking is one of those things where one moment I understand it with crystal clarity and the next moment become a blithering idiot. One day I know it is going to stick.
In the mean time here is an interesting article by Jeff Moser on how locks lock,
This is one of those things that has been of a point of contention for a while but this morning has really got my goat. why don't software vendors give the pricing of their product up front? Think about it. How many times have you gone to a vendor's web site and had to have drill to forever to get an actual price for the product you are interest. Are they ashamed of the price? Is their software so horrendously expensive that they think it will scare you off before you have even considered it? Who knows what they are thinking I am just as likely to not buy their product because I need a compass to find the price.
My example for today is Scooter Software and their product Beyond Compare. The product was mentioned by Scott Hanselman as his favourite diff tool so I thought would check it out since I am always on the look for new tools to add to the armoury. Anyway when you follow the link you are presented with a nicely designed little web site but no where can I find the price. So where is it? In this particular case you need to chose to purchase the product before you'll actually find out the price. Imagine if supermarkets operated that way.
So here is a word of advice to all those online software vendors, make the products pricing easy to find. Either have it on the front page or at least a link to a page with the pricing. Cost is one of the things that is considered before someone purchases something but I tell you now I will be less inclined to purchase something if I don't know how much it will cost.
