Mike Swanson's Blog
Measuring API Usability from Dr. Dobbs
A nice article on Measuring API Usability in a recent issue of Dr. Dobbs. Thanks to Brad Abrams for...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 04/28/2004
User Interface Process (UIP) Application Block - Version 2
The User Interface Process (UIP) Application Block - Version 2 was recently released to MSDN on...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 04/19/2004
Microsoft Architects Journal
This looks like the start of some good higher-level architectural guidance in the form of a journal:...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 04/15/2004
C# Frequently Asked Questions
The C# team and other members of the C# community are answering some Frequently Asked Questions via...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 04/15/2004
Ron Jeffries Test-Driven Development WebCast on April 15th
Ron Jeffries, author of Extreme Programming Adventures in C#, will discuss the application of...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 04/08/2004
Channel 9
Every other blog has already announced the arrival of Channel 9, so I won’t go into much...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 04/06/2004
Great Microsoft Developer Tools Roadmap
The Visual Studio Developer Center has published an excellent Microsoft Developer Tools Roadmap....
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 04/06/2004
Cool New Microsoft Optical Mice
Check out a photo of our cool new Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer and Wireless Optical mouse...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 04/06/2004
New .NET Show: Longhorn and WinFS
Get the scoop on the new and powerful WinFS file system with the latest episode of the .NET Show. I...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 04/01/2004
Newsmap
Want a new way to visualize the news? Here’s a web application called Newsmap that takes...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 04/01/2004
SphereXP
Can’t wait for the rich user interface in Longhorn? In the meantime, check out SphereXP. I...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 04/01/2004
Visual Studio 6.0 SP6
For those of you who have yet to make the full transition to .NET, Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 6...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 03/30/2004
New MSDN TV: Data with ASP.NET in Visual Studio 2005
There’s a new episode of MSDN TV where Scott Guthrie introduces some of the new ASP.NET data...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 03/27/2004
Intel IT Manager Game
Okay…this is interesting. Intel has posted its IT Manager Game. Play the role of a manager...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 03/26/2004
Visual Studio 2005 Community Technology Preview for MSDN Universal Subscribers
If you’re a MSDN Universal Subscriber, you can now download Visual Studio 2005 Community...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 03/25/2004
VSLive! 2004 Updates
VSLive! 2004 is currently underway in San Francisco, and FTPOnline’s VSLive! Show Daily has...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 03/25/2004
Updated Junk E-Mail Filter for Outlook 2003
A more recent filter definition for e-mail that is considered “junk” by Outlook 2003 is...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 03/23/2004
Data Access Application Block Version 2
We’ve released a second version of our Data Access Application Block which implements a lot of...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 03/23/2004
Windows XP SP2 Technical Preview Program
We’ve launched a technical preview program for the upcoming Windows XP Service Pack 2. This is...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 03/21/2004
Windows Forms Markup Language (WFML)
If you’ve been following the Longhorn technology discussions, you’ve no-doubt heard...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 03/08/2004
Whitehorse Class Designer
Keith Short has posted some information and a couple of screen shots to his blog of the new...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 03/05/2004
BizTalk Server 2004 Webcasts
BizTalk Server 2004 was released this past Monday, and MSDN has posted 8 on-demand webcasts that...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 03/05/2004
New .NET Show on Indigo
You’ve probably heard about our upcoming technology called Indigo and how it offers secure,...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 02/29/2004
Migrating to ASP.NET
We’ve published some migration guides to help developers move to ASP.NET from ASP, JSP and...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 02/27/2004
Windows XP SP2 Training Course for Developers
Related to my recent post about the developer impact of Windows XP Service Pack 2, we also have an...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 02/25/2004
Returning Empty Arrays
Wesner Moise has a good blog entry about returning empty arrays instead of nulls. I agree with him....
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 02/24/2004
SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000) Deployment Toolkit
You can now download a release candidate of the SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000)...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 02/23/2004
Developer Impact of Windows XP Service Pack 2
If you're a developer, you'll want to read about the changes in Windows XP Service Pack 2 so that...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 02/23/2004
Free .NET Code Coverage Tool
As you probably know, we don't ship a code coverage tool with Visual Studio .NET. However, it is...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 02/23/2004
Whidbey IDE Enhancements for C# Developers
MSDN TV has a new 20-minute episode that covers some of the Whidbey IDE enhancements. I've been...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 02/20/2004
ObjectSpaces First Look
The project I've been working on for over a year now uses an object-relational mapping layer to...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 02/20/2004
Longhorn Architectural Vision
Looks like the .NET Architecture Center has posted some streaming video clips that help explain the...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 02/20/2004
Wayback Machine
Okay...I'm not sure why I ran across this site, but I've been having so much fun looking up old web...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 02/19/2004
Code Complete, 2nd Edition
If you call yourself a developer, I hope you've read Steve McConnell's excellent Code Complete. It's...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 02/19/2004
Windows Security Update CD
You can now order a free copy of the Windows Security Update CD which includes critical updates...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 02/18/2004
The NxOpinion Project
As many of you know, I've been working with one of our Microsoft partners, Sagestone Consulting, for...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 02/18/2004
Our Official Statement Regarding the Illegal Posting of Windows Source
By now, I'm sure you've heard about the Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0 source code that's been...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 02/18/2004
ReSharper
Luke Hutteman has some first impressions on the ReSharper VS.NET plugin on his blog. If you've ever...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 02/16/2004
Whidbey Beta
Read about the upcoming Whidbey release schedule on Chris Garty's Weblog.
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 02/16/2004
What's New with FxCop
If you're interested in Microsoft's FxCop tool, it's worth following Michael Fanning's Blog. It...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 02/16/2004
Handy Visual Studio .NET Features
Incremental Search Type Ctrl-I to enter this mode. The cursor should turn to binoculars and an...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 02/16/2004
In Case You Missed PDC 2003
If you missed the PDC in Los Angeles last year, you can find many of the presentations at...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 02/16/2004