---
title: "Welcome Philip , Interviews, \"as\" Vs. Casting"
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2003/5/9/welcome-philip-interviews-quotasquot-vs-casting.md"
canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2003/5/9/welcome-philip-interviews-quotasquot-vs-casting.html"
published: "2003-05-09T11:55:00"
updated: "2003-05-09T11:55:00"
tags: [".Net Quotations", ".NetWeblogs Site"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "Philip Rieck has joined our ranks. Welcome,Philip! I don't know him personally, but his first post here pointed to his previous blog, in which I've found a nice post . It talks about interviewing programmers, and has a…"
usage: "Licensed under CC BY 4.0 — reuse, quote and adapt with attribution (Roy Osherove, link to the original page)."
license: "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
---

# Welcome Philip , Interviews, "as" Vs. Casting

By Roy Osherove May 9, 2003 In [.Net Quotations](https://osherove.com/blog/category/net-quotations), [.NetWeblogs Site](https://osherove.com/blog/category/netweblogs-site)

**Historical article** · Originally published May 9, 2003; technical details may be outdated.

[Philip Rieck](http://dotnetweblogs.com/prieck/) has joined our ranks. Welcome,Philip! I don't know him personally, but his [first post](http://dotnetweblogs.com/prieck/posts/6749.aspx) here pointed to his previous blog, in which I've found a [nice post](http://www.nfission.net/weblog/PermaLink.aspx/591dd14c-1e8b-42b7-8ba4-e1ae62f31f4e) .

It talks about interviewing programmers, and has a little tidbit about using the "as" keyword and the difference between "as" and using a specific Cast. I must admit that although I did know about the "as" keyword, I didn't know the difference between using it or using a cast (or maybe I've read it somewhere and forgot..).

Anyway, It's a nice read . I'll be keeping an eye on his posts...

Update:

I can be reached either through the "contact" link on the weblog, or at this address:
\[email removed\]

P.S

Hey Philip, have you noticed how the link to your blog reads..?

[http://dotnetweblogs.com/prieck/](http://dotnetweblogs.com/prieck/)  ;)

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