Anna Liu's Weblog
A day as an architect at Microsoft Australia
Lots of friends and family aften ask me the question "what is it exactly that you do?" so I thought...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/26/2006
Security and Web 2.0
In a past blog, I talked about the importance of building 'quality' Web 2.0 applications, that is,...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/26/2006
Windows Live Local - Australian Map Data is out
Within minutes of hearing about its release from Frank Arrigo, I've already put it to good use -...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/24/2006
Get started on the next big thing!
Patrick forwarded me this latest article from Cringely. Yet another observation that is consistent...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/23/2006
on MSDN frontpage
I was pleasantly surprised to find all these Australian news items on the international MSDN home...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/21/2006
Person to Person Lending online
I came across these new ways of borrowing and lending money online via Prosper and Zopa from John...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/16/2006
Integrating CORBA and .NET applications
This question came up again recently, so I thought I'd blog about it. In general, you should build...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/04/2006
Best industry experience report award at ASWEC
Kevin Francis - MVP solution architect won a best industry experience report award at ASWEC. Kevin's...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/27/2006
Essential Software Architecture
I had the privelege to write a book forward late last year. The book is called "Essential Software...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/26/2006
Kai and Liam
At ASWEC, people wanted to see my babies' photos. After seeing them, everyone says that I should put...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/23/2006
Software Factory automates Software Product Line
Linda Northrop's Software Product Line keynote at ASWEC set the scene perfectly for my presentation...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/23/2006
Industrializing Software Development Practice
Linda gave an outstanding keynote titled "Reuse that makes business sense" at ASWEC this week. She...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/22/2006
Building Partitioned Enterprise Architecture Iteratively
This article on Enterprise Architecture is written in the usual witty Roger Session style, full of...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/17/2006
Buy versus Build
I had a very interesting meeting with some customer architects recently, who are in the middle of...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/13/2006
Chinese Jabberwocky
Patrick just reminded me of this funny poem I wrote a few years ago for a party we went to... It is...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/09/2006
Web 2.0 Beta software - Is 'good enough' really good enough?
There seems to be a new trend of releasing Beta software onto the web, and then sit back, watch the...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/08/2006
Get early access to MS Architect Journal issues
I just got MS Architect Journal Issue 7 in my inbox this morning! way before they are released...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/06/2006
Chatting to Gianpaolo
Gianpaolo is on holidys in Sydney at the moment. He was very nice to pop by my office to chat for an...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/06/2006
the end of the 'Enteprise' as we know it
Web 2.0 will change the shape of the Enterprise, and it will bring about the beginning of the...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/02/2006
Research meets Practice
I'm giving a feature presentation on Software Factories at the 2006 Australian Software Engineering...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/30/2006
Call for Management and Reporting System/Process ideas
Frank Arrigo just announced our new team structure, so far it's been great fun being part of the big...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/30/2006
Enterprise Architecture lessons learnt
The Sydney Architect Council is a quarterly event that I run that consist of a close-knit community...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/27/2006
Frank Arrigo's new girl
It's official now, I'm Frank Arrigo's new girl. It's very exciting to be part of the greater...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/24/2006
Evaluating Service Oriented Integration Technologies
ever since my article on Evaluating Service based integration technologies appeared on the Microsoft...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/21/2006
International Women's Day Luncheon
Over 350 people joined together to celebrate the success, leadership and influence achieved by women...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/21/2006
Web 2.0 and Software Architecture
Since I returned from maternity leave, I've been chatting to lots of colleagues about all the...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/26/2006
SPARK at MIX - Live in Vegas!
Norman Guadagno just told me about this wonderful inititative to be held at MIX - "SPARK is unique...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/08/2006
VB6 Migration Resources
Recently, quite a number of architects have asked me VB6 migration questions, so I thought it might...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/06/2006
Advanced research with DSL tools right here DownUnder!
Liming just told me about the exciting research work he and his colleagues are NICTA are doing in...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/02/2006
Returning to lots of exciting technologies and events!
Am still busy in catching up mode - with many exiciting technologies to play with such as Windows...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/02/2006
Back in action!
Sorry I've gone dark for such a long time... but I've had a very good excuse - been busy looking...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/30/2006
Must Read for Architects!
The Microsoft Architects Journal is a great periodical for all enterprise and application architects...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/30/2005
PC Mechanic
Wow, can't believe it's been 2 months since I last blogged... time simply flies when you're having...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/11/2004
Software development as an engineering discipline
I'm currently working out at a customer site in Parramatta (a small city about 25 km west of...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/10/2004
Links to resources mentioned in my TechEd presentation
Many thanks to Nick Lothian for reminding me this. Here are the links to cool SOA related topics...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/08/2004
My first TechEd Australia presentation!
I wish I had a lot more time to spend at TechEd... the dreadful thing was due to existing customer...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/05/2004
My First Blog!
Blogging for the first time, all the way from TechEd Australia 2004! It's wonderful atmosphere here,...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/05/2004