Brad Abrams
Design Guidelines, Managed code and the .NET Framework
.NET Framework Client Profile
As I mentioned a few days ago, with .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 Beta we are taking some MAJOR steps...
Author: BradA Date: 05/22/2008
Enhanced Mix08 Videos Posted
We recently finished the post product work required to get enhanced videos posted. The videos...
Author: BradA Date: 05/16/2008
Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 "SP1" Beta
VS2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 offer a ton of customer value from Linq to Ajax and much more. The...
Author: BradA Date: 05/06/2008
Accessing the ASP.NET Authentication, Profile and Role Service in Silverlight
In ASP.NET 2.0, we introduced a very powerful set of application services in ASP.NET (Membership,...
Author: BradA Date: 05/03/2008
Check out popfly game creator
The Popfly guys are at it again. They just launched a very cool game creator tool that lets...
Author: BradA Date: 05/02/2008
Job Openings Working on the .NET Framework Product Team
The single biggest factor for success on any project I have been apart of in the last 10 years at...
Author: BradA Date: 05/01/2008
Reusable WPF Transitions Project is live!
Jared Bienz has been working on getting some cool WPF transitions code posted to codeplex. The...
Author: BradA Date: 04/29/2008
Managed Extensibility Framework
Krzysztof recently announced on his blog that we have begun working on an extensibility framework...
Author: BradA Date: 04/28/2008
Where should the ASP.NET team release stuff?
One of the things I love about working on the ASP.NET team is that the team is very focused on...
Author: BradA Date: 04/26/2008
Silverlight FlickR Example
In this example I will demonstrate a very simple call to the FlickR REST APIs from a Silverlight...
Author: BradA Date: 04/25/2008
InfoQ Interview: Framework Design Studio Released
InfoQ recently did an interview with Krzysztof Cwalina about Framework Design Studio. Check it...
Author: BradA Date: 04/25/2008
Updated ASP.NET Dynamic Data Bits Posted
We just posted some updated bits and samples for ASP.NET Dynamic Data... I encourage you to go pick...
Author: BradA Date: 04/24/2008
End-to-End Data Centric Application with Silverlight 2
I have been having some fun with an end to end Silverlight 2 demo recently and I thought I'd share...
Author: BradA Date: 04/18/2008
Thank you North Carolina!
I had a great trip in North Carolina… In addition to a fun time with my extended family, I had...
Author: BradA Date: 04/11/2008
Geek Happy Hour in Raleigh, NC
Brian Hitney just announced that we are going to have a geek happy hour on Monday evening (April...
Author: BradA Date: 04/05/2008
Framework Design Studio Published
Krzysztof Cwalina and the gang have been working on a tool to make it easier for Framework designers...
Author: BradA Date: 04/04/2008
Silverlight Extensibility: The Calculator
Scott is a devlead I work with and he has been experimenting with how to have an extensibility...
Author: BradA Date: 03/27/2008
Silverlight 2 DataGrid walk-through posted
Scott Morrison (the PM for the Silverlight DataGrid) recently posted a very good walk through of...
Author: BradA Date: 03/21/2008
Stand alone FXCop download
As many of you know, FxCop is static code analysis tool that we originally wrote to ensure the .NET...
Author: BradA Date: 03/19/2008
A Start at Test Driven Development with Silverlight 2
As you likely heard, we have released the source code for all of the Silverlight controls as well as...
Author: BradA Date: 03/18/2008
Number of Types in the .NET Framework
Occasionally I get asked how big the .NET Framework is in terms of surface area for...
Author: BradA Date: 03/17/2008
Silverlight 2 Developer Poster
At Mix08, the Silverlight 2 Poster was a hot item given out in many of the session. If...
Author: BradA Date: 03/16/2008
Brad Abrams' pixel8 Interview Podcast posted
I just noticed that the good folks at Pixel8 posted a podcast I did with them a while back. It was a...
Author: BradA Date: 03/15/2008
Using Silverlight 2 on a production Web Server
I recently ran into an issue with using Silverlight 2 on a production web server. ...
Author: BradA Date: 03/14/2008
Framework Design Guidelines: LINQ
Wow, it feels like old times... I am happy that we are posting a new proposal for additions to...
Author: BradA Date: 03/13/2008
Great new Silverlight Control Skins
One of the great things about Silverlight is that the controls are very skinable.. that is you can...
Author: BradA Date: 03/12/2008
Single source code base for Silverlight and WPF solutions
At Mix08, several people asked me about the possibility of creating a single source base for both...
Author: BradA Date: 03/11/2008
ASP.NET MVC in CodePlex and Extensible Unit Testing
Phil has some good thoughts on ASP.NET MVC preview 2 and beyond. A couple of key things that I think...
Author: BradA Date: 03/10/2008
Cool Silverlight Momentum Video Posted
If you watched the Mix keynote, I am sure you saw the very cool Silverlight Momentum video that...
Author: BradA Date: 03/10/2008
Mix 08 Sessions Published
The great folks here running Mix have done a excellent job getting the videos for the Mix session up...
Author: BradA Date: 03/07/2008
Silverlight and WPF Control Developer Huddle at Mix08
I just ran into Ted Glaza from Ajax Control toolkit and Silverlight Controls fame and he is...
Author: BradA Date: 03/06/2008
Mix08 Session Overview: Building Great AJAX Applications from Scratch Using ASP.NET 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008
I am really looking forward to my Mix08 session this year... It is going to be fun to building an...
Author: BradA Date: 03/06/2008
Tips for Installing Silverlight 2 Beta
Walking around Mix08 today I had a chance to help a few people with some install issues. In...
Author: BradA Date: 03/06/2008
Silverlight 2 Controls
As ScottGu announced in the Mix08 keynote today, we now have a full, rich set of controls built in...
Author: BradA Date: 03/05/2008
asp:MediaPlayer and asp:Silverlight controls update
As I am sure you have heard, we just published the Silverlight 2 Beta 1. In addition to all...
Author: BradA Date: 03/05/2008
ASP.NET MVC Preview 2
A few weeks ago, ScottGu blogged about the ASP.NET MVC Framework roadmap... I am...
Author: BradA Date: 03/05/2008
Mix 08 Schedule Picks
I know there are quite a few folks on there way to Vegas right now for Mix08... I...
Author: BradA Date: 03/03/2008
Visual Studio 2008 Launch: Live Chat Today
The Visual Studio 2008 Launch fun continues! There is a around the clock chat going on to give...
Author: BradA Date: 02/28/2008
At the Visual Studio 2008 Launch in LA
I am already having a great time at the Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and Sql Server 2008...
Author: BradA Date: 02/27/2008
Heading RTP in North Carolina...
In April I will be going to see some family in North Carolina and I thought I'd take the opportunity...
Author: BradA Date: 02/25/2008
Islands of Richness with Silverlight on an ASP.NET page
While I certainly think there are tons of interesting scenarios for a Silverlight application that...
Author: BradA Date: 02/18/2008
The NBA All-Stars go Silverlight
I just noticed the NBA All-Stars went with Silverlight for the update to their video site. Now you...
Author: BradA Date: 02/17/2008
The CodeProject gets Silverlight Support
You have likely run across the CodeProject before, at least in a web search for some source code.....
Author: BradA Date: 02/15/2008
Aptana gets Microsoft AJAX Library Support
Wow - check it out... Aptana (the "other" IDE for web development) just got support for the...
Author: BradA Date: 02/14/2008
Great ASP.NET AJAX Web Portal Starter Kit: dropthings.com
I was very excited to see that Omar AL Zabir, co-founder & CTO Pageflakes has created a very...
Author: BradA Date: 02/13/2008
Heading to ALT.NET in Seattle
I just signed up for ALT.NET Seattle April 18-20! I am really looking forward to the unconference...
Author: BradA Date: 02/13/2008
Who Wouldn't Want a Silverlight Valentines?
Check out the very cool Silverlight based Valentines day card site.. Send one to your sweetie today!...
Author: BradA Date: 02/12/2008
Mix08 -- Almost sold out...
I just head that we are very close to selling out Mix08, so if you want to be there for all the...
Author: BradA Date: 02/11/2008
Cool new WPF application: Cayra Mindmapping tool Free!
Check out this cool new new mind mapping tool that uses some of the great layout and graphics...
Author: BradA Date: 02/09/2008
Microsoft Ajax Library Book Published
I recently got a copy of Microsoft AJAX Library Essentials: Client-side ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 Explained...
Author: BradA Date: 01/31/2008