Brad Abrams
Design Guidelines, Managed code and the .NET Framework
Framework Design Guidelines: Capitalization Rules for Identifiers
Continuing in the series of discussing topics from the Framework Design Guidelines… Expert from...
Author: BradA Date: 10/21/2005
The SLAR (vol2) on System.AssemblyLoadEventHandler
Continuing in the series sharing some of the information in the .NET Framework Standard Library...
Author: BradA Date: 10/19/2005
Headed to the Seattle Code Camp this weekend...
I will be giving a talk at the Seattle Code Camp this weekend, basically a shorten reprise of my PDC...
Author: BradA Date: 10/17/2005
Mobilized Software has a good review of the Framework Design Guidelines
Mobilized Software has a good review of the Framework Design Guidelines... Check it out… A couple of...
Author: BradA Date: 10/15/2005
Framework Design Guidelines: Design Methodologies
Continuing in the series of discussing topics from the Framework Design Guidelines… Expert from 2.2...
Author: BradA Date: 10/14/2005
New Blog for the true CLR geek...
David just started a blog the truly geeky CLR folks will love…Like all great blogs, he is talking...
Author: BradA Date: 10/13/2005
The SLAR (vol2) on System.Assembly
Continuing in the series sharing some of the information in the .NET Framework Standard Library...
Author: BradA Date: 10/12/2005
Book Recommendations from the PDC CLR Panel
At the PDC during the CLR Futures panel an attendee asked the panel what books they recommended on...
Author: BradA Date: 10/11/2005
Librarian Action Figure
Did you know they even made a librarian action figure? Will this one is the famous (?) Nancy Pearl....
Author: BradA Date: 10/10/2005
Framework Design Guidelines: Powerful and Easy
Continuing in the series of sharing information from the Framework Design Guidelines… Expert from...
Author: BradA Date: 10/07/2005
The SLAR (vol2) on System.AppDomain
Continuing in the series sharing some of the information in the .NET Framework Standard Library...
Author: BradA Date: 10/05/2005
An interview with Krzysztof on the Framework Design Guidelines
Krzysztof was recently interviewed about framework design in general and the Framework Design...
Author: BradA Date: 10/05/2005
Framework Design Guidelines in stock...
Today I noticed that Amazon has the Framework Design Guidelines in stock (finally)... you can also...
Author: BradA Date: 09/30/2005
The SLAR (vol2) on System.Reflection.AmbiguousMatchException
Continuing in the series sharing some of the information in the .NET Framework Standard Library...
Author: BradA Date: 09/28/2005
New CLR blogger Kathy Kam
While it is not a requirement to start a blog when you join my team… there is certainly a lot of...
Author: BradA Date: 09/27/2005
Thanks Miguel...
Sorry for the belated thanks.. I am OOF for a few weeks. But thanks Miguel for the book plug for the...
Author: BradA Date: 09/26/2005
Sudoku fun on the plane...
On an airplane ride recently when I ran across a Sudoku puzzle in the local newspaper…. Seemed easy...
Author: BradA Date: 09/25/2005
Sudoku solver in C#
using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Text; using System.IO; namespace...
Author: BradA Date: 09/25/2005
What's the differnece between CIL and MSIL?
I was recently asked what the difference between CIL and MSIL is… the short answer is not much. They...
Author: BradA Date: 09/20/2005
WinForms PDC follow-up
Jessica did a great post listing the frequently asked questions she received while at the PDC this...
Author: BradA Date: 09/20/2005
A great Sparkle blog...
FYI – one of the designers on Expression Interactive Designer “Sparkle” just started a blog…...
Author: BradA Date: 09/19/2005
PDC: Download slides for the breakout sessions
Folks at the PDC can download slides from breakouts by going to… you guessed it CommNet… Here is the...
Author: BradA Date: 09/15/2005
Getting ready for the PDC Panel: Looking Ahead to the Future of the CLR
By far the thing I like most about the PDC is hearing from customers… that means the Q&A part of...
Author: BradA Date: 09/15/2005
PDC2005 WinFX Namespace Poster
The MSDN folks keep giving this morning… They just posted a highres version of the namespace poster...
Author: BradA Date: 09/15/2005
PreCon: Designing Reusable Class Libraries Slides posted
As promised, the good folks at MSDN have posted our precon slides. Please take a look. Remember that...
Author: BradA Date: 09/15/2005
PDC: Yes, we want your feedback on the keynotes
Several folks have asked about how to provide feedback on the keynotes… I am told there will be an...
Author: BradA Date: 09/15/2005
The ingenuity and practicality of the PDC attendee
While I certainly think Windows Vista, Office “12”, WWF, Linq, VSTA and Expression are cool… I am...
Author: BradA Date: 09/15/2005
SLAR2 gets a review..
Check out the recent review of the SLAR2 from https://www.larkware.com/
Author: BradA Date: 09/14/2005
Download the WinFX September CTP...
You will love this drop of WinFX… it has the Windows Workflow Services stuff in there as well as...
Author: BradA Date: 09/14/2005
To blue shirt or not...
I am conflicted about my wardrobe for the week here at the PDC and I thought I would ask for your...
Author: BradA Date: 09/14/2005
Our first look at the Framework Design Guidelines book...
Here is a very cheese picture of Krys and I as we see for the first time real copies of the...
Author: BradA Date: 09/13/2005
PDC: What do you think of the updated WinFX poster?
If you check out your attendee bag you will find a couple of posters… One of which is an updated...
Author: BradA Date: 09/13/2005
PDC: Where is Commnet?
At the PDC you constantly hear about this wonderful place called “CommNet” where you see the...
Author: BradA Date: 09/13/2005
PreCon: Designing Reusable Class Libraries
Krys and I had a great time at our precon yesterday… It was especially fun to give away copies of...
Author: BradA Date: 09/13/2005
PDC Birds of a Feather Posted...
One of the things I love most about the PDC is hearing from developers using our platform… and there...
Author: BradA Date: 09/12/2005
CLR Sessions at the PDC....
I wanted to provide you a “cheat sheet” for the sessions given by CLR team members… More on where...
Author: BradA Date: 09/11/2005
Info for folks attending PreCon: Framework Design Guidelines: The Art of Building a Reusable Class Library
Krzysztof and I have been working hard to make this educational and entertaining precon. I hope to...
Author: BradA Date: 09/10/2005
One-on-Ones with the CLR team at the PDC
Joe blogged about the opportunity to meet one-on-one with the CLR team at the PDC. This is a great...
Author: BradA Date: 09/09/2005
And now the phone on your desk can run .NET too...
Check out the new release from Verizon… https://www22.verizon.com/verizon-one/tour/ Verizon One is a...
Author: BradA Date: 09/08/2005
Future release focus groups at PDC2005
I just love it when things come together.. I have been completely slammed out the last couple of...
Author: BradA Date: 09/07/2005
A couple of PDC questions...
A reader asked me a couple of “logistical” questions about the PDC… I thought I’d respond by posting...
Author: BradA Date: 09/06/2005
The SLAR (vol2) on System.Net.Sockets.AddressFamily
Looks like the SLAR vol2 finally made its way to book sealer’s warehouses which means everyone that...
Author: BradA Date: 09/05/2005
PDC Prep: Talk on how to give a talk
As we are in full-swing in talk preparation for the PDC, I thought I’d reference a great talk on,...
Author: BradA Date: 09/02/2005
PDC Panel: Looking Ahead to the Future of the CLR
I am super excited to get the opportunity to moderate the Looking Ahead to the Future of the CLR...
Author: BradA Date: 08/29/2005
ROTOR Exceptions and XP SP2
Possibly old news, but I wanted to archive the answer here for posterity. XP SP2 made some security...
Author: BradA Date: 08/28/2005
The things we do to make PDC great....
Monday we start our 2nd set of dry runs for nearly all the breakout sessions content at the PDC....
Author: BradA Date: 08/28/2005
What's the CLR doing at the PDC?
Check out these great channel 9 spots… My only regret is that the PDC is sold out so we will not see...
Author: BradA Date: 08/26/2005
Sample Chapter from the SLARv2 posted
DevX.com recently posted a sample chapter of .NET Framework Standard Library Annotated Reference,...
Author: BradA Date: 08/25/2005
Bonus One-On-One sessions at the PDC
Coming to the PDC? Looking for a way to maximize your time? I have just the idea for you. The truly...
Author: BradA Date: 08/25/2005
My PDC interview on Channel9
The channel9 guys just posted an interview we did focusing on the PDC. Check it out… Love to hear...
Author: BradA Date: 08/24/2005