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Evangelism - Developer and Platform Evangelism
August CTP of Visual Studio Express Now Available
We just released the August CTP of the Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions. Take it for a spin (on a...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 08/19/2005
Windows Vista Beta 1 Now Available
Windows Vista Beta 1 is now available! MSDN Subscribers can download now RSS Feed for the latest...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 07/27/2005
Windows Longhorn client to be named Windows "Vista"
Watch the video here. Check the Windows Vista home page, and add August 3rd to your calendar for...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 07/22/2005
SIC Notes from Localization talk
The localization talk had three speakers for a one hour session that ran a bit over. Rough notes...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 07/14/2005
At the 15th annual Shareware Industry Conference
I'm way too busy at the Shareware Industry Conference, but here's a quick brain dump. I met with...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 07/14/2005
The NHL's back
Ed emailed me that the NHL owners and players have finally made peace and there will be hockey next...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 07/14/2005
What do Samuel L Jackson, Triumph, and Dave Chappelle have in common?
Nothing, they all just happen to have movie clips that are clogging up my blogging queue. I'm sure a...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 07/10/2005
Stored Procedure Utility - Count Lines of Code and Search Contents
<backstory to get motivation on why I did this>It's review time here for Microsoft employees,...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 07/10/2005
Original Gangsta - VB Rapper
Have you heard of NerdCore hip hop? If not, check out Wired's article Rap Marketing Goes Nerdcore....
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 07/10/2005
Outlook Search Folder to track email ZEB
As anyone who reads Microsoft blogs knows, we get a lot of email, a lot. We're also on email all...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 06/24/2005
Singularity - A C# Operating System
Check out the Channel9 Video on the Singularity operating System. From the C9 page: Singularity is a...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 06/14/2005
Anders Hejlsberg Q and A with Paul Krill
Paul Krill interviewed Anders Hejlsberg, Distinguished Engineer and chief architect of the C#...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 06/14/2005
Clarifications for MacDork
[Please read my Disclaimer] Dear MacDork, You recently blogged about Visual Studio 2005 quoting an...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 06/14/2005
Find podcasts on podfeed.net
podfeed.net is an up-and-coming directory listing for podcasts. There are some great podcasts on...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 06/14/2005
Balazs Fejes has Mono Mania!
Check out Balazs's post on using Mono for Fun. He walks through creating a client GUI end-to-end...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 06/14/2005
Responding to post on OTB and BlueJ
[Please read my Disclaimer] NOTE: I don't own Object Test Bench, I just happened to blog about it as...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 06/14/2005
Visual Studio 2005 Launch - Week of Nov 8
Officially announed at TechEd, VS 2005 will launch the week of November 8th!
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 06/14/2005
Managed Code Game Development & Coding4Fun Articles
Want to learn how to create your own game step-by-step? How about being able to learn from some of...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 05/10/2005
Back from C#/Windows Forms Tour
I'm back stateside after completing the C# talks in Istanbul, Brussels, and Helsinki. I'll blog more...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 05/10/2005
Feedback on the Coding4Fun site
We've gotten a lot of really positive feedback on the Code4Fun email alias and even some like-minded...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 04/21/2005
Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2 Expiration Date
In case you're wondering, all versions of Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2 can be used until May 1, 2006.
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 04/18/2005
C# and Visual Basic for Beginners
** Updated links** Are you or someone you know interested in learning how to program? You can learn...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 04/18/2005
Giving Back To The Hobbyist Community
"The MITS Altair inspired a new generation of technology enthusiasts, including Bill Gates and Paul...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 04/18/2005
Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2 is out!!
Woohoo! Get the Bits MSDN Subscribers can download Visual Studio Team System and Team Foundation You...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 04/18/2005
Channel9 is officially one year old!
Happy Birthday to Channel9! Scoble and company have a set of new videos to celebrate their one year...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 04/06/2005
Free ASP.NET 2.0 C# 2005 Training!
Yes, that's free as in beer. AppDev, a leader in video-based training and SQL Server Reader's Choice...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 04/04/2005
C# and Windows Forms Europe and Africa Tour
Are you a Visual Studio .NET 2003 developer who wants to get a headstart on Visual Studio 2005? Are...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 04/04/2005
You've never really lived until...
...you've dragged an MVP/RD (Scott Hanselman) by force onto a conference room table and held him...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 04/04/2005
Learn how to create your own RSS Reader, Screensaver, Movie Collection, Card Game and more
We have lots of great upcoming Beta 2 webcasts that you should definitely check out. These include a...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 04/04/2005
Microsoft acquires Groove Networks
More sweetness, there's a Visual Studio add-in, and we get Ray Ozzie :) From News.com Microsoft said...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 03/10/2005
Xbox 2 and XNA Studio at GDC
Xbox 2 will have a multicore processor and be able to perform one trillion calculations per second....
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 03/10/2005
Visual Studio Express February CTP Now Available
A new set of Express Community Tech Preview (CTP) SKUs are now available for download. Besides new...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 03/03/2005
My Top 10 Visual C# 2005 IDE Enhancements
My article on VSLive! is now up on the web with my "Top 10 Visual C# 2005 IDE Enhancements". The...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 02/25/2005
Java Developers Migrating to .NET
If you're a Java developer and you're interested in moving to .NET, Brian Keller points out some of...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 02/22/2005
Responding to Richard Grimes article on .NET
Edit #1 - Based on feedback, fixed grammatical errors... I recently ran across an article written by...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 02/22/2005
Help provide real-world testing of your VS 2003 Applications for VS 2005
Jay Roxe is looking for Visual Studio .NET 2003 applications to test against Visual Studio 2005....
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 02/18/2005
My Picks for TechEd 2005
The list of TechEd sessions for 2005 is now up! If you register now, you get a $300 discount...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 02/11/2005
Personal Rant: Fighting for TechEd Sessions and mitigation ideas
<PersonalRant> There was a lot of good sessions and fighting for too few spots TechEd this...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 02/11/2005
My Dream SQL Tool Features
It's interesting to jump back and forth between both programming models as lately I've been working...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 02/10/2005
Don Box responds to James Gosling .NET Bashing
If you're just catching up, ZDNet Australia published this article quoting James Gosling the creator...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 02/08/2005
Using Class Designer & OTB to better understand the .NET Framework
For those of you who don't know, Class Designer (CD) is a Visual Studio 2005 feature that lets you...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 01/27/2005
Most complex data structure ever?
Reader Question: What's the most complex data structure you've ever run into or had to program...
Author: Dan Fernandez - MSFT Date: 01/27/2005