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Friday, Nov 7, 2003, 5:17 PM in .NET
New SharpReader uses Genghis
Here. Luke wanted to add a new feature to SharpReader (which was just updated today [1]), so he turned to Genghis. Come one, come all. Genghis offers free features for everyone! BTW, the new feature was toast windows. [1] http://www.sharpreader.net
Friday, Nov 7, 2003, 4:55 PM in .NET
Don Box Shows K&R Hello, World in XAML
Here. I think Don wins the prize for most obfuscated "Hello, World" implementation, but he does drive the point home nicely that XAML has nothing to do with Avalon and everything to do with declaring classes in .NET. Of course, most folks will think of XAML for declaring Avalon UI, but who knows what fun things will come out of the truth?
Friday, Nov 7, 2003, 4:44 PM in .NET
WinFX Application Written in Standard ML
Here. I have no idea how this SML application works, but it's cool that it does.
Friday, Nov 7, 2003, 4:42 PM in .NET
MSDN TV: What is WinFX?
Here. Watch Brad Abrams and learn the object-oriented, managed API for the breadth of Windows "Longhorn" and how it relates to the work you are already doing on the .NET Framework.
Friday, Nov 7, 2003, 4:32 PM in .NET
Cool Longhorn Diagrams from the PDC
Here. Check out the Longhorn Architecture Diagram and the WinFX Namespace Diagram from the PDC for a look at what we're building. Also, check out an early snapshot of the WinFS Schema: http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/7/a/27ab8218-e3d8-4261-b8e4-6ffc7bd8f199/winfsschemadiagram.vsd
Friday, Nov 7, 2003, 2:19 PM in Tools
The Visual C++ Team Wants You!
Here. The VC++ team has a bunch of cool work they need doing and they're looking for candidates. Don't be shy. Apply today! And if http://microsoft.com/jobs is too slow for you, feel free to send your resume and a bottle of Scotch (OK, that last part is optional : ) to Terry Leeper, a friend of mine on the VS team desperate for help: tleeper@microsoft.com.
Thursday, Nov 6, 2003, 11:24 AM in .NET
DonXML Dives into XAML
Here. Don "XML" Demsak has been diving into XAML head first, using it for it's graphics language features and comparing it to SVG along the way. Very cool stuff.
Wednesday, Nov 5, 2003, 10:11 AM in .NET
A List of What Makes WinFS Cool
Here. Serge posts a list of what he thinks makes WinFS cool along with links to more info.
Wednesday, Nov 5, 2003, 8:17 AM in .NET
Develop Managed VSIP Extensions to VS.NET
Here. Want to develop deep extensions to VS.NET as a Visual Studio Integration Partner for free? Want to develop those extensions using managed code with new managed samples and a new wizard? Then check out the VSIP Extras Beta and have fun!
Tuesday, Nov 4, 2003, 9:15 PM
re: Author anxieties over RSS
Here. In my post last night [1], I was using exaggeration to make a point. The point was that the new openness of Microsoft product teams is a *good* thing. The evidence of this new openness is the blog, which puts all kinds of "why" knowledge on the web in google form for future developers. I was crying wolf a bit when I said that blogs/openness would put authors like me out of work. It might put some authors/consultants/speakers out of work, but as Mike Abercrombie at DevelopMentor used to say, "There's always room in the market for quality." Or, in other words, there will always be a need for *good* books, articles, conference talks, training courses, etc. I'll just have to try to write well from now on, that's all. : ) [1] http://www.sellsbrothers.com/spout/#Time_For_An_Exciting_Career_In_Electronics P.S. I appreciate all the offers of encouragement and hugs that I got from this post [1]. It's nice to know folks care and hard to believe that anyone would ever consider me "subtle." On the other hand, I was accused of claiming to have invented Java the other day, so maybe I need to post another naked picture or something... : )
Tuesday, Nov 4, 2003, 9:03 PM
Microsoft to offer bounty on hackers
Here. "Microsoft will announce on Wednesday that it will offer two $250,000 bounties for information leading to the arrest of the people who released the MSBlast worm and the SoBig virus, CNET News.com has learned." Holy cow! Did Microsoft just create a new profession: the cyber bounty hunter?!?
Tuesday, Nov 4, 2003, 1:25 PM in .NET
PDC Break-Out Session Videos
Here. Looks like the folks that video taped the break-out sessions at the PDC have a DVD of the videos. Even if you did get to go, like me, you probably didn't get to see everything you wanted. Now just gotta talk to boss into it...
Tuesday, Nov 4, 2003, 11:55 AM in .NET
.NET Rocks! hosted by MSDN
Here. Because of increasing popularity, Carl Franklin asked the community for some help mirroring the audio from his .NET Rocks! internet talk show. MSDN has answered the call and is now mirroring the audio for each of the past .NET Rocks! shows and will be mirroring it into the future. Enjoy (I know I do).
Tuesday, Nov 4, 2003, 9:42 AM in .NET
Preview: Microsoft's Windows Longhorn
Here. ExtremeTech has a review of the PDC Longhorn bits. [radio.weblogs.com/0001011/]
Tuesday, Nov 4, 2003, 9:33 AM in .NET
XAML's not your father's UI mark-up
Here. Don Box says it nicely: "XAML is just an XML-based way to wire up CLR types - no more no less."