Kathy Kam
Acropolis vs SCSF/CAB FAQ
Glenn Block from the Patterns and Practices team (the guys who made CAB) blogged about some common...
Author: KathyKam Date: 06/06/2007
Introduction to Acropolis Layouts
Once you start an Acropolis applicaiton, you can see in the Acropolis Wizard, the fourth page allows...
Author: KathyKam Date: 06/06/2007
Acropolis Buzz...
While I am busy here at TechEd, our early users have been busy blogging about Acropolis. Check out...
Author: KathyKam Date: 06/06/2007
"Acropolis" at TechEd Orlando 2007
I just want to let everyone know all the Code Name "Acropolis" related content at Tech Ed. If you...
Author: KathyKam Date: 06/05/2007
Annoucing "Acropolis" for building composite client application!
After months of blogging silence, I am happy to be able to blog again. As I have mentioned before,...
Author: KathyKam Date: 06/04/2007
Bye bye "System.TimeZone2", Hello "System.TimeZoneInfo"
Did I catch your attention? I know I haven't posted anything interesting in a while. I am currently...
Author: KathyKam Date: 03/29/2007
Tech Ed 2007 - June 4th to 8th
I am excited to annouce that I'll be presenting at Tech Ed 2007 in Orlando! Though I blogged alot...
Author: KathyKam Date: 03/29/2007
MVP Summit 2007
Wow.. time flies. I still remember the MVP summit from last year. I attended it 2 weeks before my...
Author: KathyKam Date: 03/17/2007
PDC '07... save the date!
Microsoft will be holding the next Professional Developers Conference (PDC) October 2-5, 2007 in Los...
Author: KathyKam Date: 12/13/2006
Haven't posted in a while
Sorry I haven't posted in a while. It has mainly been two reasons.The site hosting MSDN blogs was...
Author: KathyKam Date: 11/28/2006
Orcas October CTP available - Hello, "System.DateTimeOffset"!
Once again, I am very excited that the new CTP is available. :) My second feature for Orcas is...
Author: KathyKam Date: 10/30/2006
WinForms learning...
So a few posts ago, I said I'll teach myself WinForms. It's been about a month since then... and I...
Author: KathyKam Date: 10/17/2006
eLearning clinics for .NET FX 3.0 are FREE for a limited time!
With all the discussion surrounding TimeZone2, I haven't gotten a chance to blog about my WinForms...
Author: KathyKam Date: 10/11/2006
API Naming - Most debated name on the BCL are...
So.. in my previous post, I asked "which two names wa the most debated names on the BCL". Well, the...
Author: KathyKam Date: 10/09/2006
Naming Guideline Discussion
Yeah.. Krzysztof have finally blogged about the controversial naming guidelines around TimeZone2!...
Author: KathyKam Date: 10/06/2006
Designing System.TimeZone2 - Part 2 (Dynamic Time Zone support)
There are some great discussion on the differences between System.TimeZone and System.TimeZone2 and...
Author: KathyKam Date: 10/05/2006
Designing System.TimeZone2 - Part 1 (API naming and new class or not)
Didn't I say it two weeks ago that API naming is the most difficult thing? :) My BCL post on...
Author: KathyKam Date: 10/04/2006
System.TimeZone2 Starter Guide is now posted!
I have posted my starter guide on the BCL team blog! I'll post a follow up and advance usage guide...
Author: KathyKam Date: 10/03/2006
Orcas September CTP available... Hello "System.TimeZone2"!
I am so excited that the CTP is finally available! As soon as you crack open the bits, you'll find...
Author: KathyKam Date: 09/28/2006
Teach myself WinForms and WPF...
In the next two weeks, I will be spending some time to learn WinForms and WPF to expand my .NET...
Author: KathyKam Date: 09/27/2006
API Naming - API Design
Before becoming a PM, I attended one of those annual Program Manager conference in Microsoft. I...
Author: KathyKam Date: 09/25/2006
Feedback requested~
Today, Rob Relyea posted a "Feedback please" post on MSDN forum, and on his personal blog requesting...
Author: KathyKam Date: 09/22/2006
Is modifying System.DateTime reasonable for a Time Zone/Offset aware DateTime object?
So, in my previous "Designing Time Zone Conversion" post, a few readers asked whether we can update...
Author: KathyKam Date: 09/05/2006
Answer of the month: IsDaylightSavingTime() or not?
Answer: static DateTime GetAnswer() { DateTime utc = new DateTime(2006, 10, 29, 8, 30, 0,...
Author: KathyKam Date: 08/11/2006
Partial Answer: "Double Trouble"
I am so sorry for not posting the answer to "Double Trouble" sonner. Vacation and busy work schedule...
Author: KathyKam Date: 07/31/2006
Quiz of the Month: IsDaylightSavingTime() or not?
Question: Given your machine is in Pacific Time (PST) Time Zone, what is MainProgram.GetAnswer so...
Author: KathyKam Date: 07/28/2006
I'm going on vacation for 2 weeks, and so is my blog!
I am so excited about my vacation on August 1st to August 17th. Since I will be on some beach in...
Author: KathyKam Date: 07/28/2006
More DateTime related discussions during pre-Whidbey release
While doing my System.DateTime and System.TimeZone investigation, I come across some old discussions...
Author: KathyKam Date: 07/27/2006
IronPython RC1 released!
Hot off the press! IronPython RC1 has been released. If you haven't played with it yet, you really...
Author: KathyKam Date: 07/25/2006
Lang.Net Symposium (aka Compiler Lab++)
Remember how I ran the Compiler back in March? Well, on Monday July 31th, we have a bigger and...
Author: KathyKam Date: 07/25/2006
What are your Line of Business (LOB) Applications?
Aside from my DateTime/TimeZone projects, I want to study what are the essential controls in...
Author: KathyKam Date: 07/19/2006
Back from a long blogging break...
Wow.. it's been a month since I last posted. My apologies. June was a tough month... the BCL team...
Author: KathyKam Date: 07/07/2006
What's new in .Net Frameworks 2.0?
I've had several people asked me... "what's new in .NET Frameworks 2.0"? We actually do have a...
Author: KathyKam Date: 05/16/2006
Want to work on the BCL?
Since Whidbey shipped, our team has been trying to fill some open headcounts in all disciplines. The...
Author: KathyKam Date: 05/15/2006
API Design: The why of "StringBuilder.AppendFormat()" design
"Why does StrignBuilder.AppendFormat() need anything more than AppendFormat(string, object[])?" --...
Author: KathyKam Date: 05/11/2006
Meet the BCL Team
Have you ever wonder who are the people behind the BCL? MSDN has this "Meet the BCL Team" page. The...
Author: KathyKam Date: 05/10/2006
Quiz of the Month: Double Trouble
Without compiling and running this program. Can you tell me what the output would be? class...
Author: KathyKam Date: 05/08/2006
New-ish CLR/Reflection Blogger
I mentioned a while back that I change from being a PM for System.Reflection and...
Author: KathyKam Date: 04/27/2006
Answer of the month: Type.FullName
Answer: It will assert. Why: Well, first of all... there is one big reason why the assert would...
Author: KathyKam Date: 04/26/2006
IronPython Beta 6 shipped!
Ah.. my old team has just shipped Beta 6!Congrats! To those of you who haven't played with it... you...
Author: KathyKam Date: 04/21/2006
Blogging: Tips for a successful post
As a relatively new blogger, I am still learning what are good topics to blog. One of the metric I...
Author: KathyKam Date: 04/17/2006
win $10,000 or read a new book about .NET
It has been a busy week for me and a quiet week for .NET news. Here are some happenings around this...
Author: KathyKam Date: 04/14/2006
Quiz of the month: Type.FullName
I once had a dev manager who loves puzzles and quizes. During our team meetings, he will write some...
Author: KathyKam Date: 04/07/2006
BCL Blog Re-launch!
As I have mentioned in an earlier post, the BCL Team was going to relaunch the BCLWeblog. Last...
Author: KathyKam Date: 04/04/2006