Looking Back; Looking Forward
I’m going to be showing my age here a bit but I remember when Visual Basic (VB) was born. To this day I still recall memories of using v3.0 (circa 1993) to add an icon to a bland gray beveled button...
View ArticleAnders Hejlsberg – Pure Genius
If you have no idea who Anders is (for shame!) then like any true computer geek you probably turn to Wikipedia. Yes, you know you’ve made it when you get your very own wiki page. Seriously though,...
View ArticleVisual Studio LightSwitch
Full disclosure: I’m a big proponent of Visual Studio but when it comes to creating data screens over and over again is, what’s the word I’m looking for – tiresome. Combine that with having to find and...
View ArticleAspirin for Developers: Microsoft All-In-One Code Framework
Developers worldwide get All-In-One code reliefEvery day, developers scour the Internet to make short work of typical programming tasks, only to find questionable, if not unreliable, sample code. Enter...
View ArticleVisual Studio 11
I’ve been using the Visual Studio (VS) Developer Preview a lot lately and while there is no doubt that some items may change when this gets to the Release To Manufacturing (RTM) stage, it’s clear that...
View ArticleRoslyn CTP Released
I’ve wrote quite a few blog posts about Anders Hejlsberg (i.e. Visual Studio Asynchronous Programming , Visual Studio 11 ) and deserving so as he’s one of those people that once you meet him you soon...
View ArticleWindows Server AppFabric Logging
Using Windows Server AppFabric makes it easier to build, scale and manage Web and composite applications that run on IIS but when it comes to error logging, tracing and performance analysis, things can...
View ArticleTechnical Readiness
Fortunately I’ve had the chance to attend many events dealing with technology but my favorite, for a number of reasons has to be a semi-annual internal Microsoft conference held in Seattle that brings...
View ArticleCapturing Webcam Images
It seemed like a simple task really; capture a still image from a webcam and save it to a file. Unfortunately something that appeared so simple was quite complex. If you’re familiar with C++ and want...
View ArticleWindows Azure Community Event
On November 14, 2012, Microsoft will be hosting Windows AzureConf, a free event for the Windows Azure community. This event will feature a keynote presentation by Scott Guthrie , along with numerous...
View ArticleWindows 8 App Contest
The holidays are definitely for spending time with family and friends however for me, when there’s an app/dev contest to win I can’t help but think about coding. It started innocently enough as a few...
View ArticleBuild 2013 Developer Conference
I can't believe almost 6 months has passed since the last Build conference . This year the event will be held between June 26–28 in San Francisco where Microsoft will share what's next for Windows,...
View ArticleHoly //BUILD Batman!
I thought the previous //BUILD conferences ( 2012 | 2011 ) had a lot of content but this year definitely surpassed it. Although I couldn’t do the whole conference justice in a single blog post, here...
View ArticleVisual Studio 2013 RC Available
The latest and greatest installment of Visual Studio is now available for download . There have been several product enhancements (new tools for line of business applications, Web applications, games,...
View ArticleVisual Studio 2013 RC Available
The latest and greatest installment of Visual Studio is now available for download. There have been several product enhancements (new tools for line of business applications, Web applications, games,...
View ArticleTeam Foundation Server 2013 Power Tools
It seems just yesterday that I mentioned the Power Tools for TFS 2012 and the benefits that it provides. Fast forward to today and the Power Tools for TFS 2013 are now available and have all been...
View ArticleBuilding a Release Pipeline with TFS
Leaders in the world of online businesses have shrunk the timeline for software delivery from months to days or even hours. No matter what size business you have, customers now expect features such as...
View ArticleTFS and VS 2013 Released
2013 is shaping up to be another big year for releases especially around the developer tool sets. Visual Studio (VS) and Team Foundation Server (TFS) have been substantially updated and both pack a lot...
View ArticleWindows Azure SDK v2.2 for .NET
With the recent release of Windows Azure SDK v2.2 for .NET, this version of the SDK extends Visual Studio 2013 to enable an end to end experience for developers to target Windows Azure, including...
View ArticleWindows Azure HDInsight Now Available
It seems as of late that I’ve been on an Azure kick which, if I’m honest is because I’ve been doing a lot of work in that space. Of course I haven’t forgotten my ALM and TFS roots (I submit exhibit B9...
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