Paul Cornell
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This blog is no longer being maintained
I've decided not to maintain this blog anymore. This means that I won't be adding any new posts nor...
Date: 02/21/2014
Small Basic #19: Syntax Cheat Sheet
Here's my list of how to create and access things in Small Basic. I use this when I need to jog my...
Date: 04/02/2010
Day/Week/Month Time Management System
Mark Forster, creator of the popular AutoFocus time management system, has come up with a new...
Date: 02/11/2010
Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Release Candidates are Here!
Get more information and download them here.
Date: 02/09/2010
Small Basic v0.8 is Here!
From the Microsoft Small Basic blog: The Small Basic v0.8 release features: Addition of details...
Date: 02/08/2010
Small Basic #18: Digital Clock
I created a digital clock to demonstrate the Microsoft Small Basic Clock object. You can do any of...
Date: 01/07/2010
Small Basic #17: Silverlight-Based Small Basic Program Runner
You can now run Microsoft Small Basic programs in a Microsoft Silverlight-based viewer from a...
Date: 01/07/2010
Small Basic #16: Downloadable Code Examples (So Far)
Here are the Microsoft Small Basic code examples that I've created so far. If you have Small Basic,...
Date: 01/04/2010
Small Basic #15: The Turtle
Microsoft Small Basic provides a Turtle object that lets you draw on the graphics window with a...
Date: 12/30/2009
Small Basic #14: Mouse and Keyboard Events
If you're interested in creating basic text-based programs, Microsoft Small Basic has TextWindow and...
Date: 12/29/2009
Small Basic #13: Math Facts Guessing Game
It's that time in my childrens' lives where they need to practice their basic math facts under a...
Date: 12/29/2009
Small Basic #12: Shapes
The Microsoft Small Basic Shapes object allows you to do the following with shapes in the graphics...
Date: 12/28/2009
Small Basic #11: The Graphics Window
The Microsoft Small Basic graphics window allows you to do the following, as demonstrated in the...
Date: 12/28/2009
Small Basic #10: File Input and Output
As demonstrated in the following code, you can use the Microsoft Small Basic File class to create...
Date: 12/23/2009
Small Basic #9: Arrays
Microsoft Small Basic supports arrays, which allow you to store items in temporary computer memory....
Date: 12/22/2009
Small Basic #8: Math
Microsoft Small Basic supports several mathematical functions, including not only simple addition,...
Date: 12/22/2009
Small Basic #7: Odds and Ends - Sound, Program, and Stack
A few more Microsoft Small Basic classes with very methods and properties are: The Sound class,...
Date: 12/22/2009
Small Basic #6: Odds and Ends - Desktop, Dictionary, Flickr, ImageList, and Network
Some Microsoft Small Basic classes have very few methods and properties. Among them are: The Desktop...
Date: 12/17/2009
Small Basic #5: Clocks and Calendars
Microsoft Small Basic has a few clock-related properties for the date, year, month, day of the week,...
Date: 12/17/2009
Small Basic #4: Working with Text
Here is some code demonstrating how to use all of the Microsoft Small Basic Text class's...
Date: 12/17/2009
Small Basic #3: Keywords
The For, To, EndFor, Step, While, EndWhile, If, Then, Else, ElseIf, and EndIf keywords are used to...
Date: 12/16/2009
Small Basic #2: Working with the Text Window
This is the first of many posts that demonstrates how to use Microsoft Small Basic to program...
Date: 12/15/2009
Small Basic #1: Introducing Small Basic
I was recently asked to participate in an initiative to help students and beginners learn how to...
Date: 12/15/2009
Outlook 2010: Macro for Moving Selected Items
It has been a really long time since I wrote Microsoft Outlook VBA code. But when a customer last...
Date: 12/07/2009
.NET Framework 4: The Managed Extensibility Framework
Two video reviews today! .NET Framework 4: Creating Extensible Applications with the Managed...
Date: 11/16/2009
MSDN Subscriber Benefit Changes
The following e-mail just went out to all MSDN subscribers. Here's a copy of the e-mail in case...
Date: 11/03/2009
.NET Framework 4: Fixing PIA Pains with Type Equivalence
In this 12-minute video, you'll learn how "type equivalence" in the Microsoft .NET Framework 4...
Date: 10/28/2009
Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2: How to Download and Install
In this 20-minute video, you'll learn how to perform a single-server installation of Microsoft...
Date: 10/21/2009
Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework Beta 2 Downloads Now Available
See https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/dd582936.aspx. Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2...
Date: 10/21/2009
Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 Documentation is Now Available on the MSDN Web Site
See https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd831853(VS.100).aspx. You can switch between the...
Date: 10/21/2009
Team Foundation Server 2010: Getting Started in Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2
Visual Studio General Manager Jason Zander has an excellent post on getting started with Team...
Date: 10/21/2009
Visual Studio 2010 Packaging Announced
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Date: 10/20/2009
Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Beta 2 Announced, and MSDN Gets a New Look
For the announcement of Beta 2 for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and Microsoft .NET Framework 4, see...
Date: 10/19/2009
.NET Framework 4.0: Monitoring Workflow Services
In this 11-minute video, you'll learn how to track workflow service events for health monitoring,...
Date: 10/13/2009
Visual Studio Team System 2010: An Introduction to Manual Testing
In this 25-minute video, you'll learn about the new features in Visual Studio Team System 2010 for...
Date: 10/12/2009
Simplifying My Computer: Outlook
I’ve been trying to simplify my computer so that I can work faster and with less distracting visual...
Date: 10/08/2009
.NET Framework 4.0: Simplifying Data-Driven Web Applications
In this 21-minute video, you'll learn about some improvements planned for dynamic data in the .NET...
Date: 10/08/2009
Visual Studio 2010: Web Tooling Improvements
In this 16-minute video, you'll learn about some of the new web tooling features in Visual Studio...
Date: 10/07/2009
.NET Framework 4.0: Service Discovery with WCF
In this 24-minute video, you'll learn about how Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) in the .NET...
Date: 10/06/2009
Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0: Overview of Planned Features
In this two-hour video, you'll get an extensive rundown of some of the features planned for Visual...
Date: 10/05/2009
Visual Studio Team System 2010: Functional UI Testing
In this 17-minute video, you'll look at a new type of test coming in Visual Studio Team System 2010...
Date: 10/02/2009
AutoFocus Version 4 Now Available
AutoFocus version 4 (AF4) is now available. In summary: Start writing a list of your undone tasks,...
Date: 09/30/2009
Autofocus: Why I Like AF2 So Much Better Than AF1
Why do I like Autofocus 2 (AF2) so much better than AF1? I like the notion of one big list of tasks...
Date: 07/27/2009
OneNote Replica of Todopaper
Someone recently asked how Microsoft Office OneNote could possibly be used as a replica of popular...
Date: 07/27/2009
Autofocus: Differences Between Versions 1 and 2
I’m really enjoying working with the Autofocus (AF) method by Mark Forster. It has allowed me to...
Date: 07/24/2009
Autofocus Version 2 Now Available
See https://www.markforster.net/blog/2009/6/27/autofocus-2-time-management-system-af2.html. (Version...
Date: 07/22/2009
F#: Introduction
In this 18-minute video, you'll take a brief look at the basic F# data types, and you'll explore...
Date: 05/29/2009
Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1: How to Install
How to download and install Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1:...
Date: 05/29/2009
Kanban: Scrum-ban
Scrum-ban: https://leansoftwareengineering.com/ksse/scrum-ban/. "The idea of using a simple task...
Date: 05/29/2009
Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1 and .NET Framework 4.0 Beta 1 Screen Shots
Jason Zander (General Manager of Microsoft Visual Studio) has posted several screen shots of...
Date: 05/19/2009