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Brad, are you alive?
So you might have been wondering, given that it's been oh... 4 years since my last blog post if I...
Date: 04/12/2010
Visual Studio 2005 US Events
The various Developer Evangelist from around the country will be delivering about 60 technical how...
Date: 04/19/2006
New VB WebCast Series Starting Soon
Jacob Cynamon is kicking off a new WebCast series titled Visual Basic 2005 today to focus on what’s...
Date: 04/03/2006
Updated Free eBook - Introducing Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 for Developers
Early in the BETA period for Visual Studio 2005 we released a free online version of the MS Press...
Date: 04/03/2006
Will work for food....
Do you like to have an impact on the lives of professional developers? If so check out Jay Roxe's...
Date: 02/27/2006
Jackie Goldstein on VB Migration
DeveloperPipeline has recently posted a chat with Software Legend Jackie Goldstein about Visual...
Date: 01/28/2006
Microsoft® .NET Framework 2.0 - Windows®-Based Client Development
I have been asked to pass long some information to folks. If you are interested in taking some of...
Date: 01/27/2006
Microsoft® .NET Framework 2.0 - Distributed Application Development
I have been asked to pass long some information to folks. If you are interested in taking some of...
Date: 01/27/2006
New LINQ Preview Bits Released
The VB team has release a new version of the LINQ preview bits. You can download the January preview...
Date: 01/17/2006
Register Now for the MIX '06 Conference in Las Vegas
This sounds like a cool event for web developers, here is the marketing blurb: Attend the MIX...
Date: 01/16/2006
Visual Basic 6.0 to Visual Basic 2005 Upgrade Guidance Released
Also new out from the patterns and practices group is a set of upgrade guidance for Visual Basic 6.0...
Date: 12/19/2005
New Composite UI Application Block
The patterns and practices team has just released a new Composite UI Application Block. Below is a...
Date: 12/19/2005
Free VB 2005 and ASP.NET Training
With the holiday’s coming lots of people have some extra time on their hands, with this in mind MSDN...
Date: 12/17/2005
Edit and Continue and Rude Edits
The Visual Basic team blog has posted a good entry about Edit and Continue and Rude Edits. Edit and...
Date: 11/14/2005
VBUG 2005 Winter Conference - Reading, UK
When we rolled out the new Developer Center pages with the VS 2005 launch last week one of things...
Date: 11/14/2005
VB 6.0 Upgrading Podcasts
Duncan MacKenzie has posted links to some really good VB 6.0 to .NET Podcasts that he found. You can...
Date: 11/09/2005
Pre-RTM Visual Studio 2005 Automatic Uninstall Tool
You should install the RTM version of Visual Studio 2005 on a clean machine, that is one that did...
Date: 11/09/2005
Feature Pack for SQL Server 2005 Released
The first Feature Pack for SQL Server 2005 has been released. According to the downloads page it...
Date: 11/09/2005
New Web Deployment Project for ASP.NET
New on the ASP.NET site today is a cool thing for deployment -- Web Deployment projects. (Download...
Date: 11/09/2005
VS and SQL Officially Launched
It’s official, Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 are now launched. Not only can the general...
Date: 11/07/2005
LINQ Updates for Visual Studio 2005 (RTM)
Now that Visual Studio is gold and has been RTMed if you are working with the LINQ preview you will...
Date: 11/01/2005
Visual Studio 2005 and SQL 2005 Released
Visual Studio 2005 (Standard, Pro, and Express versions) and SQL Server 20005 has been released and...
Date: 10/27/2005
Code Snippet Channel 9 Video
The VB team has posted a new video on Channel9 about Code Snippets in VS2005. Click here to check...
Date: 10/24/2005
Upcoming VB Chat on VB 9.0 Language Enhancements
There is an upcoming chat on the VB 9.0 language enhancements: Visual Basic 9.0 Language...
Date: 10/19/2005
Ready - Launch Tour 2005
November 7th and the launch of Visual Studio 2005, SQL Server 2005, and BizTalk 2006 is getting...
Date: 10/13/2005
Kid Programming Language (KPL)
There is a new article out about KPL, or the Kid Programming Language. This is a really neat idea...
Date: 09/29/2005
More talk about the future of Visual Basic
Normally I don't like to make entries that are just a collection of links, but this time I will make...
Date: 09/14/2005
My.Blogs Released
Today we just posted the My.Blogs sample. This is a great demonstrations by Chris Mayo and others on...
Date: 09/14/2005
Talking about the future of Visual Basic
Today at PDC the future direction of Visual Basic is being discussed. We have posted some resources...
Date: 09/13/2005
Visual Basic 6.0 to VB.NET Upgrade Guidance - Community Pre-Release
The Patterns and Practices group is working on providing guildance on moving from VB 6.0 to either...
Date: 09/08/2005
Wanted, Dead or Alive!
Ok, got your attention with the title. The Code Snippet team has started a discussion on the MSDN...
Date: 09/07/2005
Free Training CD from AppDev
Even more great offers. Microsoft and AppDev, a leading developer training company, have partnered...
Date: 09/01/2005
Free ASP.NET Learning Challenges for Visual Basic .NET Developers
If you have not already heard, InnerWorkings is providing a collection of ASP.NET learning...
Date: 09/01/2005
C++ 2005 Express and Half Life Moding
I have never been a big computer gamer, that is why I have an XBox, but this announcement yesterday...
Date: 09/01/2005
Free eLearning and Book Chapters
When your whole life is all about Visual Studio, sometimes it's easy to get a little too heads-down...
Date: 08/19/2005
Merge Multiple .NET Assemblies Into One
Here is a great "power toy" for .NET developers, ILMerge. ILMerge will allow you to combine multiple...
Date: 08/19/2005
Want to Customize your menus in Visual Studio 2005? Here's how...
The VB IDE Team has a great post about customizing the menu in VS 2005. Check it out on their blog...
Date: 08/17/2005
PDC Sold Out
PDC is now sold out. If you were planning on attending but did not get a spot you can still get in...
Date: 08/17/2005
Additional Free Refactorings Available for Refactor
If you have registered your free copy of Refactor you are eligible for two new refactorings from...
Date: 08/08/2005
Lots and Lots of Code Samples
We have been busy publishing and posting code samples for Visual Basic 2005 the last week or so. For...
Date: 07/30/2005
Visual Basic Sessions at PDC
If you have not seen the sessions for PDC have been posted for a little bit of time. While there are...
Date: 07/28/2005
Windows Vista Developer Center and BETA 1 Bits are Live
You can visit the new Windows Vista (formally Longhorn) Developer Center and check out some cool new...
Date: 07/27/2005
Developer Division Executive Blogs
Not everyone is aware that a large number of Microsoft Executives and leaders have blogs of their...
Date: 07/22/2005
PDC Early Bird Registration Ending Soon
If you have not already signed up for PDC time is running out for the Early Bird discount. Check out...
Date: 07/22/2005
Windows Vista
So if you have not heard, Windows Longhorn is now offically named. It will be Windows Vista. In...
Date: 07/22/2005
IdeaBlade and Free Version
I spent some time on the phone yesterday with Robert Otto of IdeaBlade. IdeaBlade is a “developer...
Date: 07/15/2005
Free Online Books
For those of you that were wondering if I got stuck in Florida or something after Tech Ed, the...
Date: 06/29/2005
C# Gets “My”, Well Sort Of
If you have read my previous blog about the My namespace in Visual Basic you understand how much I...
Date: 06/15/2005
Visual Studio 2005 Launch Date
If you where not at Tech Ed or missed the press last week the launch date for Visual Studio 2005 is...
Date: 06/14/2005
My First MSDN Article
Now that I have been here for three months I have finally gotten a few minutes to write my first...
Date: 06/14/2005