Brad Abrams
Design Guidelines, Managed code and the .NET Framework
Ajax in the Balance Slides
I have gotten a couple of asks for the actual slides from my AjaxWorld keynote last week. Ajax in...
Author: BradA Date: 03/27/2007
Orcas enables easy offline client apps
I just saw that steve does a couple of very cool screen casts showing off how easy it will be for...
Author: BradA Date: 03/24/2007
Good Response from AjaxWorld keynote
We got some good feedback from my AjaxWorld keynote... If you were there, I'd love to hear your...
Author: BradA Date: 03/22/2007
AjaxWorld Keynote: Ajax in the Balance
I had a great time this morning doing the closing keynote… I talked about how great, productive Ajax...
Author: BradA Date: 03/21/2007
Microsoft joins the OpenAjax Alliance
I am super excited about the fact that Microsoft is joining the Open Ajax Alliance. The ASP.NET AJAX...
Author: BradA Date: 03/20/2007
Great fun at AjaxWorld
Well, I made it in to NYC early this morning for AjaxWorld… So far the conference has been very...
Author: BradA Date: 03/19/2007
NextGenUG PodCast
It was my good luck to run into Dave McMahon and Richard Costall from NxtGenUG today at the MVP...
Author: BradA Date: 03/16/2007
Structuring your project for team development
J.D. Meier has a good post on best practices for structuring your projects (ASP.NET and client) for...
Author: BradA Date: 03/14/2007
Failed Internet Technologies Examples
I was talking to some co-workers recently about what works and what doesn't as far as platform...
Author: BradA Date: 03/11/2007
How to configure Vista to enable ClickOnce publishing
This came up recently internally and I thought I'd share it here in case other are running into it.....
Author: BradA Date: 03/06/2007
MIX07 Buzzcast #1 - Brad Abrams - ASP.Net AJAX
Check it out... They just posted the F-I-R-S-T Buzzcast for Mix07 and I got to be part of it! MIX07...
Author: BradA Date: 03/05/2007
Microsoft Ajax Library on PHP
A reader asked about the reference to running part of ASP.NET AJAX on PHP\Apache in my recent...
Author: BradA Date: 03/04/2007
Video Interview on ASP.NET AJAX
Back in October at the Ajax Experience Conference, I had a chance to sit down with Jack Vaughan from...
Author: BradA Date: 03/02/2007
Free ASP.NET AJAX Online Training
We just published a great set of rich online training for ASP.NET AJAX. It includes lots of great...
Author: BradA Date: 02/23/2007
The FDG in German: Richtlinien fur das Framework Design
I just got a copy of the Framework Design Guidelines in German! I wish I could read it... but I...
Author: BradA Date: 02/22/2007
Family Planning with Cozi
I just stumbled across a great application\service called Cozi. It is basically a family management...
Author: BradA Date: 02/19/2007
Filming AJAX on the .NET Show
Today Matt, Bertrand and I are going to film a .NET Show episode focusing on ASP.NET AJAX. These are...
Author: BradA Date: 02/16/2007
A .NET Valentines
A reader just sent me these two .NET love stores... They are great! .NET - A Love Story.NET Love...
Author: BradA Date: 02/16/2007
Got an ASP.NET AJAX Hoster?
I recently saw a couple of hosters are already offering ASP.NET AJAX support to their customers....
Author: BradA Date: 02/04/2007
More Framework Design Guidelines Reviews
I just noticed Mitch posted a review of the Framework Design Guidelines. .NET Framework Design...
Author: BradA Date: 02/01/2007
Great new Book on ClickOnce
I just got a copy of Brian Noyes book on ClickOnce Smart Client Deployment with ClickOnce: Deploying...
Author: BradA Date: 01/30/2007
What is your Allocation Number?
Rico is doing some very interesting work to get some sort of idea about the allocation overhead of...
Author: BradA Date: 01/30/2007
Another Framework Design Guidelines Review…
I just saw a review from Ross Dargan on the Framework Design Guidelines… He lists his favorite...
Author: BradA Date: 01/27/2007
17th Annual Jolt Product Excellence Awards Nominations Announced
I just noticed that the Jolt Product Excellence Awards nominations were just announced. A few .NET...
Author: BradA Date: 01/22/2007
ISVs and AJAX
As the Daily VodCast notes, I recently had a chance to sit down with James Vastbinder, an ISV...
Author: BradA Date: 01/20/2007
P&P: Web Client Software Factory Released
Web development in the enterprise just got significantly easier! Our Patterns and Practices group...
Author: BradA Date: 01/19/2007
Heading to AJAXWorld in the Big Apple!
I am very excited to be heading to AjaxWorld in New York City March 19-21st. I'll be doing a talk I...
Author: BradA Date: 01/18/2007
ASP.NET AJAX Hands-on Labs
I just noticed that Sascha posted a set of hands on labs for ASP.NET AJAX. They look pretty good… go...
Author: BradA Date: 01/17/2007
What is next for WinForms WSOD in Orcas?
We have had lots of interest in the White Screen of Darn from VS 2005. No one likes dealing with...
Author: BradA Date: 01/16/2007
How to Design Great APIs and Why it Matters
A co-worker of mine sent me this presentation Joshua Bloch (Effective Java)… Joshua was a key API...
Author: BradA Date: 01/16/2007
Real World Customer Experience in Migrating from .NET Framework 1.1 to 2.0
It has been just over a year since .NET Framework 2.0 \VS 2005 shipped, SP1 is out, and Vista (with...
Author: BradA Date: 01/15/2007
Framework Design Guidelines Review
It has been a while since I posted about a review of the Framework Design Guidelines book… But I...
Author: BradA Date: 01/12/2007
Who is using ASP.NET AJAX?
We have not even released yet and we already have a very impressive show case of web applications...
Author: BradA Date: 01/08/2007
The Old New Thing: The book!
I was thrilled to get a copy of The Old New Thing recently. You likely know that Raymond is one of...
Author: BradA Date: 01/07/2007
Building Consensus
One of the core skills of a Program Manager is to build consensus. Microsoft (like many...
Author: BradA Date: 12/23/2006
ASP.NET AJAX support in Visual Web Developer SP1
If you are an ASP.NET AJAX developer, I recommend you grab SP1 of VS2005… Not only does it include...
Author: BradA Date: 12/21/2006
AJAX Security Talks
I recently had a chance to talk to the good folks at SpiDynamic about their DevInspect product which...
Author: BradA Date: 12/18/2006
ASP.NET AJAX RC is Live!
Check it out! We just posted the ASP.NET AJAX RC bis… Just in time for your holiday coding fun…. We...
Author: BradA Date: 12/14/2006
PDC 2007: Save the date…
Folks, something tells me 2007 is going to be a great year for developers… Just as we start the...
Author: BradA Date: 12/12/2006
Building up your documentation Karma
I just saw that the MSDNWiki RC0 just went live! I love this project because it allows us as a...
Author: BradA Date: 12/08/2006
Mix07: What do you want to hear?
Time has come! We need to start the process of picking just 60 breakout sessions for Mix07. While...
Author: BradA Date: 12/07/2006
TechEd Europe Sessions Posted
Some great videos from TechEd Europe were recently posted… If you couldn't make it to Barconlna this...
Author: BradA Date: 12/05/2006
Port25 on ASP.NET AJAX
Sam dropped by the other day and interviewed me for Port25 about ASP.NET AJAX… There is some fun...
Author: BradA Date: 11/30/2006
Patrick Dussud on CLR history
Patrick, one of the founding members of the CLR team, starts a blog by posting a brief bit about...
Author: BradA Date: 11/26/2006
New Job Title: Senior Simplicity Engineer
I am running into some bumps with a couple of different software project I am involved with…. After...
Author: BradA Date: 11/25/2006
Tips on getting ColdFusion and the Microsoft AJAX Library working
Charlie Arehart posted a helpful article on getting the Microsoft AJAX Library working with...
Author: BradA Date: 11/22/2006
Are you wearing?
On the way back from a week of vacation in Europe after Teched Barcelona I finished Rainbows End. In...
Author: BradA Date: 11/19/2006
TechEd: Getting the most out of Windows Forms and Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
I had a good time today during my session on Getting the Most out of WinForms and WPF… The session...
Author: BradA Date: 11/10/2006
Demos for Developer Designer Bless Talk
Thanks for coming.. I had a great time during the presentation.. I took most of the time during the...
Author: BradA Date: 11/07/2006
Mix07 anyone?
Looks like the dates and venue for Mix07 have been announced. Mix07 will be in Las Vegas at The...
Author: BradA Date: 11/07/2006