Developing the Future
A blog for PA, DE and NJ tech students and faculty
Come work with me!
So, I often say that I have the best job at Microsoft, I get to work with smart and talented people...
Date: 03/21/2013
Part 3 of 9: Design Aesthetics
Missed the rest of the series? Check out: Part 1 Part 2 -------------------------- For...
Date: 03/12/2013
Part 1 of 9: Creating a Complete Windows 8 Game (minus the game) - Overview
Emphasis on the word: COMPLETE. (I’m going to generalize a bit here…just for...
Date: 01/14/2013
Register now for Wowzapp 2012!!
Be part of the app revolution Join thousands of developers worldwide, November 9-11, 2012, for...
Date: 11/06/2012
An first person developer perspective from //build
Conrad Zimmerman, a local PA student developer has had the awesome opportunity to attend //build on...
Date: 10/31/2012
HackReady.Phone Episode 3 of 7: Understanding Windows Phone’s Application Lifecycle and State Management
You can view the webcast On-Demand: https://aka.ms/HackReadyPhone3 This part of our Windows Phone...
Date: 04/10/2012
HackReady.Phone Webcast Series is coming soon!
Join us for HackReady, the new online learning series designed for developers to bring you the vital...
Date: 03/26/2012
Vote for the Big App on Campus
A few months ago we announced a promotion called Big App On Campus targeting US student developers:...
Date: 02/25/2012
Resources from the HTML5 and Windows Phone 7 Developer Camps
My awesome fellow ADE, Tara Walker (https://blogs.msdn.com/tarawalker) just posted about ALL the...
Date: 12/16/2011
Imagine Cup Interview in Geekadelphia
I had the most flattering opportunity to be interviewed in Geekadelphia about the Imagine Cup. ...
Date: 05/12/2011
Windows Phone Student App-a-thon!
Thinking about developing apps or games for the Windows Phone 7? If you publish your...
Date: 04/22/2011
Support Computer Science Education Week 2011!
The U.S. Department of Labor predicts that computing-based jobs will be among the fastest growing...
Date: 11/29/2010
Philly XAML Meeting – Windows Phone 7
Thanks to all who came out to last night’s Philly XAML meeting! Though Dave couldn’t make, I...
Date: 08/13/2010
Please pardon my appearance
It's time to start blogging again! However, I'm not used to the "new and improved" MSDN Blogs, so...
Date: 08/10/2010
MSDN Webcast: Enterprise Library 4.1
Thanks for joining today's webcast on the Enterprise Library! An hour is a short time to get through...
Date: 06/25/2009
MSDN Webcast: Composite Application Guidance (PRISM) for WPF and Silverlight
Thanks for joining me today, even though I went a little over time! Resources:Watch the webcast...
Date: 06/18/2009
MSDN Freedom Roadshow: Windows 7
I hope you enjoyed learning about some of the new features in Windows 7 and how to take advantage of...
Date: 06/12/2009
MSDN Webcast: Silverlight Controls Framework
Thank you for joining my session today! Here are some links to get you started. To watch the...
Date: 06/11/2009
MSDN Webcast: XNA Game Studio 3.0
I hope you enjoyed today's webcast on XNA Game Studio 3.0, here are some resources to explore!...
Date: 06/04/2009
MSDN Webcast: ADO.NET Data Services
If you missed today's webcast, you can catch it here:...
Date: 02/24/2009
MSDN Webcast: Tips & Tricks for the Visual C# Integrated Development Environment
Thank you for joining me today on my webcast! If you missed it you can view it On Demand:...
Date: 02/23/2009
In Jersey? MSDN Suburban Roadshow is tomorrow 2/12!
For you all New Jersey-ans, Peter Laudati (https://www.peterlaudati.com) and Bill Zack are kicking...
Date: 02/11/2009
MSDN Webcast: Overview of ASP.NET MVC
For anybody that missed the webcast today on ASP.NET MVC, you can view the On Demand recording here:...
Date: 02/10/2009
MSDN Webcast: ASP.NET 3.5 and Visual Studio 3.5 Overview
Here is the link to the slides and completed demos from todays webcast:...
Date: 02/05/2009
Upcoming MSDN Webcasts
I am pretty busy with a whole lot of MSDN webcasts coming up. If you haven’t had the opportunity to...
Date: 02/03/2009
MSDN Webcast: Tips & Tricks for the Visual Studio Debugger
If you missed my webcast today on Tips & Tricks for the Visual Studio Debugger, you can watch it...
Date: 02/03/2009
She's Geeky Unconference this weekend in NYC!
Last October, Lynn Langit, a fellow DE, told me about an unconference she attended called She's...
Date: 12/04/2008
Windows 7 Beta 1 for MDC Attendees
Breaking news!!! Attend an upcoming MSDN Developer Conference and you will receive a Windows 7 Beta...
Date: 12/02/2008
Upcoming December Developer Events
Here's where I'll be in December, hope to see you there!3rd, geekSpeak: Cloud Services 101 with...
Date: 12/02/2008
ALM Workshop this Friday in King of Prussia
If you're interested in learning more about Application Lifecycle Management, one of Microsoft's...
Date: 11/18/2008
Lucky you, Philadelphia: MSDN Event, SQL Roadshow, Virtualization Roadshow - ALL THIS WEEK!
It's a full week of events in Philadelphia! On Tuesday, the 11th, we kick things off with an MSDN...
Date: 11/10/2008
Live Services Jumpstart 2009 – Washington, DC,November 13th and 14th
We have 80 people registered for this event next week in Washington, DC but still have a few seats...
Date: 11/07/2008
MSDN Developer Conferences!
If you missed Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference this year, I have some great news for...
Date: 11/02/2008
Upcoming November Developer Events
November 4th – MSDN Freedom Roadshow, Newark, DE – CANCELLED November 8th – BarCamp PhillyRegister...
Date: 10/31/2008
Resources for MSDN Event: SQL 2008, VSTO, Silverlight 2
Hi all, I was going to prepare a long post about resources for my recent MSDN Event content, but...
Date: 10/10/2008
Upcoming October Developer Events
Now that David has joined our team, we’re excited to announce a new initiative, the MSDN Freedom...
Date: 09/29/2008
Coming to Pittsburgh: Our first MSDN Freedom Roadshow!
Dani, David and I are putting on our first roadshow of this fiscal year, whoohoooo! We will be at...
Date: 09/08/2008
MSDN Event Resources
I had a great time kicking things off in NYC for this quarter of MSDN Events! In case you missed...
Date: 08/27/2008
Influence our products, chat with Microsoft Experts!
A great way to gain insight into a technology and to give direct feedback to the product team...
Date: 08/21/2008
MSDN Events are back again!
After quite an exciting Heroes Happen Here Launch, MSDN Events are here again! This quarter we have...
Date: 08/11/2008
Yay! Philly Geek Dinner
Whooohoooo, geek dinners are coming to Philly! A geek dinner is just that: eat dinner with fellow...
Date: 07/17/2008
"Look What You Can Do with Silveright 2" Part 6: Adaptive Streaming and More
The last part of webcast series didn't focus specifically on one facet of Silverlight 2, but rather...
Date: 06/27/2008
"Look What You Can Do with Silveright 2" Part 5: Testing Framework
In the fifth part of our series, we examined Unit Testing in Silverlight 2. Not only did we release...
Date: 06/25/2008
"Look What You Can Do with Silveright 2" Part 4: Web Services Support
Today we discussed consuming Web Services in our Silverlight 2 applications using ASMX Web Services,...
Date: 06/23/2008