The .NET Sweatshop (v2)
"My life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can." - George Bernard Shaw
I've got a fever and the only prescription is more code...
For anyone who has seen the Saturday Night Live "Behind the Music" parody with Christopher Walken...
Author: SandyK Date: 09/09/2005
CodeGallery is here
Since I left patterns & practices six months ago, it's been an interesting experience for me....
Author: SandyK Date: 08/29/2005
Executive Blogging
A lot has been made about Microsoft’s corporate blogging. In fact, since my team owns this site,...
Author: SandyK Date: 08/01/2005
Happy Birthday Amazon!
This week, there's been a lot of press about the 10th anniversary of Amazon.com. The excitement is...
Author: SandyK Date: 07/18/2005
New Workspace for Unit Testers
We've been fixing Workspaces big time for the last two months and I think the results are noticeable...
Author: SandyK Date: 06/30/2005
Sandy's Orlando Bloom -- my first event as the community dude
Ahh, it is that time of year again. TechEd is upon us. This is the event that Microsoft usually...
Author: SandyK Date: 06/03/2005
Addendum to E-vils of E-Mail post
OK, I had no idea Bill Gates was going to do a talk that was similat to my last blog post on the day...
Author: SandyK Date: 05/20/2005
OpenNETCF Application Blocks - Get 'em while they're hot!
OK, it's been way too long since I've blogged. I've been swamped with work as well as a bunch of...
Author: SandyK Date: 05/12/2005
Patience and Impatience
A few weeks ago, my new boss sent out a memo to all of his direct reports on his philosophies of...
Author: SandyK Date: 04/18/2005
Hope Springs Eternal
At last, the baseball season is upon us—and what better reason for a completely off-topic blog post?...
Author: SandyK Date: 04/06/2005
I Stand Corrected - We're Not The First GDN Team
OK, when I am wrong, I can admit it. And I have been informed I have had a few posts that need some...
Author: SandyK Date: 03/31/2005
I Know Why The Caged Workspace Sings
Last week, I saw Alan Cooper speak at the patterns & practices Summit. Knowing I would probably...
Author: SandyK Date: 03/21/2005
Glory and DaNger
But the bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and...
Author: SandyK Date: 03/05/2005
"99 Problems (the Google Re-mix)"
Given so many Microsoft employees blog, I know it’s always a concern when it comes to what we say...
Author: SandyK Date: 02/28/2005
One year of The .NET Sweatshop v2
Well, it was a year ago that I finally moved from blogspot to the world of MSDN bloggers. While I...
Author: SandyK Date: 02/25/2005
Farewell patterns & practices...
As some of you may already know, after 3.5 years, I have decided to move on with my Microsoft...
Author: SandyK Date: 02/17/2005
Yep, it's here...
So I am sure you've heard that Enterprise Library is finally here. You can get to it by going to the...
Author: SandyK Date: 02/07/2005
Exhuming McCarthy
Bill Gates turns 50 this year. He’s become the elder statesman in the industry and has stepped aside...
Author: SandyK Date: 01/17/2005
Don't just use patterns & practices, build it!
You've used the blocks. You've read the guides. Maybe you've wondered where they come from? Maybe...
Author: SandyK Date: 01/10/2005
Inspiration in Indonesia
Most people think of December and the holiday season as the time of genorosity and I suppose I do...
Author: SandyK Date: 01/05/2005
What Microsoft can learn from Linkin Park & Jay-Z
At the end of every blog entry, I always mention the album that is playing on my Dell DJ when I sign...
Author: SandyK Date: 12/27/2004
Smartphone = Smart Sandy
When I first got a cell phone six years ago, I was skeptical about using them. Like many people, I...
Author: SandyK Date: 11/13/2004
Voting Day
Ah yes, that time of the year when everyone, democrat or republican, can rejoice in one common...
Author: SandyK Date: 11/02/2004
$pelling Micro$oft with a Dollar $ign
We spent last week in unfamiliar territory. Typically, we venture out to events with a pretty strong...
Author: SandyK Date: 09/28/2004
You Never Know Who's Reading...
A few weeks ago, I was sitting in a room with Jim Newkirk and Ward Cunningham when we were...
Author: SandyK Date: 09/21/2004
Steve Ballmer Rocks! And (sigh) so does Derek Jeter...
Microsoft held its company meeting today. I always love to tell the story about the first company...
Author: SandyK Date: 09/15/2004
Software Politics
Watching the American presidential campaigns has been an interesting experience. I think I watched...
Author: SandyK Date: 09/07/2004
An XML Ad for the upcoming patterns & practices Summit
I feel like I need to do an entry about the upcoming p&p Summit, but I've got an ethical dilemma...
Author: SandyK Date: 08/31/2004
Flying The Friendly EDRA Skies
I’ve been spending the last few weeks on the road, splitting between business and pleasure. New York...
Author: SandyK Date: 08/23/2004
Wither Application Blocks?
There's been a lot of FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) going on around the application blocks....
Author: SandyK Date: 08/10/2004
patterns & practices Live!
A year ago, when I stepped into my current role on the p&p team, I knew that we created good...
Author: SandyK Date: 07/29/2004
Keep It Simple, Software Guy!
Simplicity is a funny thing. A colleague of mine was showing me an ad for Visual Studio that was set...
Author: SandyK Date: 07/24/2004
Three Years and Counting...
Today is my three-year anniversary at Microsoft. It’s hard to believe. I love telling the...
Author: SandyK Date: 07/16/2004
Software Socialism?
Working with the patterns & practices group has been a really interesting way to spend the last...
Author: SandyK Date: 07/12/2004