Brad Abrams
Design Guidelines, Managed code and the .NET Framework
Even more on .NET Framework 3.0...
I wanted to respond to a few comments.. Keeron asked about what .NET Framework includes exactly....
Author: BradA Date: 06/11/2006
Toward .NET Framework 3.0...
Wow – I am really happy about all the feedback we have received on Soma’s blog about the name change...
Author: BradA Date: 06/10/2006
My team is going to TechEd....
Unfortunately I can’t make it to TechEd this year, but a fair number of folks from my team are...
Author: BradA Date: 06/09/2006
Standard Microsoft Icons
A customer recently asked me if they can use the standard Microsoft explorer icons in their...
Author: BradA Date: 06/06/2006
Framework Design Guidelines Review: The First 30 Pages...
José Lema posts a good review of the Framework Design Guidelines.. He is the first reviewer to...
Author: BradA Date: 06/05/2006
What's my job?
Last months Dr. Dobbs has an interesting article on the changing face of software development jobs...
Author: BradA Date: 06/04/2006
Framework Design Guidelines Review from eggheadcafe
I just saw that the Framework Design Guidelines got a good review from Peter A. Bromberg over at...
Author: BradA Date: 06/01/2006
See you at Web Design World in Seattle
I am very excited to do a keynote at the Web Design World conference in Seattle July 10-12th I am...
Author: BradA Date: 05/30/2006
"GoLive" with WinFX...
Today at WinHEC BillG announced the Beta2 of WinFX with a Go Live license...... The Go Live is great...
Author: BradA Date: 05/23/2006
High-res version of Atlas talk posted
In response to comments I posted a high-res version of my recent Atlas talk... (it is actually the...
Author: BradA Date: 05/22/2006
Why to consider Microsoft for Web2.0
Cool article on Top 13 reasons to CONSIDER the Microsoft platform for Web 2.0 development from the...
Author: BradA Date: 05/22/2006
Slides and demo the Microsoft Atlas talks at The Ajax Experience posted
I posted the slides and demo for my talk on the Atlas Ajax framework that I will do this morning at...
Author: BradA Date: 05/12/2006
The panel at the Ajax Experience Conference
Thanks to the Ben Galbraith and Dion Almaer (and my fellow panelist) for having me on panel last...
Author: BradA Date: 05/12/2006
Lovin the Ajax Experience : Day 1
The Ajax Experience conference kicked off yesterday in beautiful San Francisco... I am having a...
Author: BradA Date: 05/11/2006
A reminder as we start detailed design and implementation...
My team is starting detailed design and implementation work over the next week or so and I know of...
Author: BradA Date: 05/08/2006
Atlas Sesssions from Mix06 online
Check it out, the sessions from Mix06 have been posted... you can see a streaming video of the...
Author: BradA Date: 05/07/2006
Web control Vendors support Atlas
3rd party control vendors are an important part of any successful platform, so I am very happy to...
Author: BradA Date: 05/06/2006
WinForms, Vista and Glass
TimS does a great post on getting the Vista “glass” look and feel in a WinForms app......
Author: BradA Date: 05/05/2006
Information on Offline Client applications with .NET Framework 2.0
Steve posts some good information on getting offline client apps developed with VS2005 and .NET...
Author: BradA Date: 05/02/2006
What customers ultimately buy...
Amazon has a cool new feature on many of there pages called “What do customers ultimately buy after...
Author: BradA Date: 04/24/2006
"Atlas" Control Toolkit now available
One of the things that I really love about Atlas is that it offers a framework approach to ajax...
Author: BradA Date: 04/12/2006
New Book: Professional .NET Framework 2.0
I just got my copy of Joe Duffy’s new book Professional .NET Framework 2.0. Joe was a member of my...
Author: BradA Date: 04/12/2006
Live From Redmond...
INETA (the .NET User Group People) just created a virtual user group called Live From Redmond… We...
Author: BradA Date: 04/11/2006
Atlas April CTP Posted
We just posted the April CTP of Atlas… this is mostly a set of bug fixes that we got feedback from...
Author: BradA Date: 04/10/2006
PM tip# 11: Information is the Currency of Program Management
A huge differentiator between mediocre PMs and excellent PMs is how they deal with information....
Author: BradA Date: 04/10/2006
The Ajax Experience Conference
I am excited to be headed down to the The Ajax Experience Conference May 10-12 in San Francisco....
Author: BradA Date: 04/07/2006
A rare moment in history is passing you by... What were you doing?
A very rare moment in history is passing you by --- the time is: 01 02 03 04 05 06.... that is the...
Author: BradA Date: 04/05/2006
The Beta vs. CTP Dilemma
Over the last couple of years, the CTP or Community Technology Preview has been one of the bigger...
Author: BradA Date: 04/03/2006
Great sample Sudoko game in WinForms...
I just noticed that Stephen Toub posted a great Suduko game. The tablet\ink integration is really...
Author: BradA Date: 04/02/2006
PM Tip #72 Instant feedback...
Update: See the full list of PM Tips. One thing I love about blogs is the instant feedback aspects....
Author: BradA Date: 03/30/2006
Wally got me at Mix....
for an interview that is... I was honored to sit down with Wally McClure (of Beginning Ajax with...
Author: BradA Date: 03/29/2006
Atlas accordion control
Bertrand (dev on the atlas team) is beginning a series explaining how to build the cooler parts of...
Author: BradA Date: 03/29/2006
JavaScript debugging in VS2005
At my Mix talk one of the things I got asked about was the development experience for writing...
Author: BradA Date: 03/28/2006
Build your own map Mashup: step by step example
I just saw JHawk did a great post on using Atlas and Live Local to build a great Map mashup... This...
Author: BradA Date: 03/28/2006
All those .NET Languages...
Someone recently forwarded me a couple of sites that are keeping up with all those .NET languages......
Author: BradA Date: 03/27/2006
Source code for CLRBCL 2.0
Great news... Rotor V2.0 ships... I have found Rotor a great way to look at (mostly) the real source...
Author: BradA Date: 03/23/2006
Mix06: The Atlas Dice Demo
Mix06: The Atlas Dice Demo Rick and I had a lot of fun giving our talk Designing a Better User...
Author: BradA Date: 03/23/2006
Atlas talks at Mix06
If you are headed to Mix06 you will not want to miss the sessions on Atlas... Oh, and BTW, even if...
Author: BradA Date: 03/18/2006
16th Annual Jolt Awards -- Framework Design Guidelines and .NET Framework 2.0
I feel great about the recent Jolt awards... The two most close to home for me are: The Framework...
Author: BradA Date: 03/17/2006
New CLR 2.0 book
I just saw that Jeff Richter’s CLR via C# is in stock on Amazon. This is an update to his very...
Author: BradA Date: 03/11/2006
Webcast on Atlas...
I just noticed that Jonathan Hawkins posted a great new webcast covering the basics of Atlas... You...
Author: BradA Date: 03/09/2006
WinForms, WPF and Working for Microsoft
I had an interview candidate ask me recently what I loved most about working for Microsoft. Oddly...
Author: BradA Date: 03/02/2006
Dr. Dobbs on the Framework Design Guidelines
Dr. Dobbs Bookshelf reviews the Framework Design Guidelines in the current issues. I appreciate the...
Author: BradA Date: 03/01/2006
Windows Vista and Windows Forms
Folks on the Windows Forms team are working hard to make sure Windows Forms applications look great...
Author: BradA Date: 03/01/2006
ClickOnce and Permission Elevation
ClickOnce is a very cool client application delivery system that we shipped in V2.0 of the .NET...
Author: BradA Date: 02/28/2006
Slashdot on Framework Design
Very cool to see Slashdot address framework design, although I am a bit disappointed they didn't...
Author: BradA Date: 02/25/2006
PM Tip #21: Sanity Will Prevail
Update: See the full list of PM Tips. One of the core jobs of a PM is to hold tight to the vision of...
Author: BradA Date: 02/22/2006
PM Tip # 32: Nothing kills excitement like ambiguity
Update: See the full list of PM Tips. As a PM, one of your key jobs is building excitement for your...
Author: BradA Date: 02/21/2006
Video plug for Atlas talk at Mix...
Shanku, Bertrand Le Roy and I recently shot a spot about our Atlas\Ajax presence at Mix... I’d love...
Author: BradA Date: 02/20/2006
Ajax for the rest of us: Atlas, the profile store and web based forms
While Ajax is getting lots of buzz in the new Web 2.0 style applications it enables I was struck...
Author: BradA Date: 02/18/2006