Through the Interface

5 years of Through the Interface

Through the Interface turned 5 yesterday (I only realised late last night, as it was a Sunday).

To celebrate this milestone, I've had a look in Google Analytics to determine the 20 most-visited posts over the last five years (or at least since records began – we've been collecting data with our current GA tracking since mid-2008). This only measures posts that have been found directly from an external link or a web search – it doesn't track popularity of posts read via the main page, for instance.

  1. AutoCAD 2008 – 64-bit application migration
  2. Getting started with AutoCAD and .NET
  3. Automatic loading of .NET modules
  4. The New RibbonBar API in AutoCAD 2009
  5. Techniques for calling AutoCAD commands programmatically
  6. Adding XData to AutoCAD entities using .NET
  7. Calling AutoCAD commands from .NET
  8. Import blocks from an external DWG file using .NET
  9. Embedding AutoCAD 2009 in a standalone dialog
  10. A new project wizard for AutoCAD .NET development
  11. DevTV: AutoCAD VBA to .NET Migration Basics
  12. Accessing DWG files not open in the AutoCAD editor using .NET
  13. Getting the ObjectARX Wizard to work with Visual Studio Express editions
  14. Creating an AutoCAD polyline from an exploded region using .NET
  15. Creating a complex AutoCAD linetype containing text using .NET
  16. AutoCAD 2008 - new .NET samples
  17. Creating a partial CUI file using .NET and loading it inside AutoCAD
  18. DevTV: Introductory recordings on Autodesk APIs
  19. An interview with John Walker - Part 1
  20. New APIs in AutoCAD 2009

And here are my own favourite posts – just looking at it in terms of the fun I had working on them. 🙂

  1. Turtle fractals in AutoCAD using .NET - Part 6
  2. Importing and pixelizing images inside AutoCAD using F#
  3. My various Kinect-related posts
  4. Jigging an AutoCAD solid using IronPython and .NET
  5. Importing Photosynth point clouds into AutoCAD 2011 – Part 4

Thanks for all your support over the last half-decade. Please keep the feedback and comments coming!

  1. Jeremy Tammik Avatar
    Jeremy Tammik

    Congratulations, Kean! May Through the Interface enjoy many more half and full decades of ever growing creativity and fun!

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  2. Roland Avatar
    Roland

    Congratulations!

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  3. Doug Redmond Avatar
    Doug Redmond

    Amazing, not only is the blog 5 years old, but the rate of posting has been steady throughout. Now that's really impressive.

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  4. Mark J Avatar
    Mark J

    Only 5 years?
    I feel like I got 50 years worth of help and insight from this blog.
    Thanks and please keep on going.

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  5. sachin Avatar
    sachin

    Congrats and best wishes, I agree Mark...Feel like you covered 50 years worth of help in 5 years! Great work.

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  6. Oleg Avatar
    Oleg

    Congratulations, friend
    Much thanks for your nice work
    Best wishes,
    with regards,
    Oleg

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  7. Tom Nelson Avatar
    Tom Nelson

    Congratulations Kean! TTIF is the go-to blog for AutoCAD developers.

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  8. Balaji Avatar
    Balaji

    Congrats and Best Wishes !!

    Over these years, this blog has helped innumerable developers including me 🙂

    Reply
  9. Shayne Hamel Avatar
    Shayne Hamel

    What a great milestone to hit. 5 Years of helping us to be successful. This blog and your work is an invaluable resource and I thank you for all of the help it has provided me and others, and will continue to provide.

    Reply
  10. danijel Avatar
    danijel

    Thank you Kean for all help!!! Best wishes!!!

    Reply
  11. RICARDO BANDEIRA Avatar
    RICARDO BANDEIRA

    Mr.Walmsley congratulations ! (sorry,I don't speak english)
    I ALMOST CRIED when I did my first "simple palette" using .NET.
    through-the-interface is the initial page of my web browser.
    Thanks and best regards.
    Ricardo Bandeira - Brazil

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  12. Cadnet Avatar
    Cadnet

    The best for Autocad developers, thank you

    Reply
  13. hyunseon Avatar
    hyunseon

    Hi Kean

    Ask earnestly
    Ever, disclosed to The Kinect SDK (Microsoft) want to see using the example in AutoCAD

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  14. hyunseon Avatar
    hyunseon

    OpenNI example, saw a well, But
    I want to Kinect SDK example(C#) in AutoCAD

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  15. Kean Walmsley Avatar
    Kean Walmsley

    Thanks, everyone, for all the kind words. It certainly motivates me to keep on blogging. 🙂

    @hyunseon - I'll be looking at the Kinect SDK as soon as I have my Windows 7 system up and running (a pre-requisite for installing and using the Kinect SDK). More soon.

    Kean

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  16. hyunseon Avatar
    hyunseon

    Thank you.

    It is expected
    Take care always ^

    Reply
  17. kelo Avatar
    kelo

    感谢你的无私奉献，此博客是开启AutoCAD .NET的钥匙，本人受益匪浅。

    Reply

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