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A Conversation with Charles Petzold

Earlier this month I posted a blog post that followed up on the Editor's Note column (A Quarter...

Author: Michael Desmond - MSDN Magazine Date: 01/26/2012

Rachel Appel's New Web Dev Column

This month MSDN Magazine launches a new online column focused on HTML5 and Web development, called...

Author: Michael Desmond - MSDN Magazine Date: 01/20/2012

Don't Get Me Started on Higher Education

This month's Don't Get Me Started column (Lowering Higher Education), by the ever-irascible David...

Author: Michael Desmond - MSDN Magazine Date: 01/11/2012

MSDN Magazine December Issue Preview

It's been four full days since Thanksgiving, and I'm still recovering from tryptophan poisoning....

Author: Michael Desmond - MSDN Magazine Date: 11/28/2011

MSDN Library: More Windows Phone 7 Guidance

Last week I mentioned that the MSDN Libraries had posted a few new articles focused on Windows Phone...

Author: Michael Desmond - MSDN Magazine Date: 11/18/2011

New Windows Phone 7 Content on MSDN Library

Don't look now, but the MSDN Library features new content focused on Windows Phone 7 application and...

Author: Michael Desmond - MSDN Magazine Date: 11/14/2011

MSDN Magazine November Issue Preview

The November issue of MSDN Magazine will be hitting the street next week, so it's a good time to...

Author: Michael Desmond - MSDN Magazine Date: 10/26/2011

Lisa Feigenbaum on Asynchrony and Language Evolution

Last week I posted a Q&A I had with Mads Torgersen, principal program manager on the C# and...

Author: Michael Desmond - MSDN Magazine Date: 10/18/2011

5 Questions: Pause and Play with Await

This month's issue of MSDN Magazine includes three feature articles covering the new asynchronous...

Author: Michael Desmond - MSDN Magazine Date: 10/13/2011

A Mango Harvest: Windows Phone SDK 7.1 Released

Microsoft on Tuesday announced that the next version of Windows Phone is en route to customers. As...

Author: Michael Desmond - MSDN Magazine Date: 09/27/2011

MSDN Magazine: October Issue Preview

By now, some of you may already have the October issue of MSDN Magazine in hand. Regardless of when...

Author: Michael Desmond - MSDN Magazine Date: 09/27/2011

From the MSDN Library: Master WCF for More Advanced Applications

Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) allows extensive control over the messaging functions of an...

Author: Michael Desmond - MSDN Magazine Date: 09/22/2011

Learn More About F#

Visual Studio 11 Developer Edition was released with a pre-release version of F# 3.0, the latest...

Author: Michael Desmond - MSDN Magazine Date: 09/20/2011

BUILD: All That is Old is New Again

Watching Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer cap the Day 2 keynote address at the...

Author: Michael Desmond - MSDN Magazine Date: 09/16/2011

Microsoft Drops F# 3.0 Developer Preview

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, Microsoft drops yet another developer...

Author: Michael Desmond - MSDN Magazine Date: 09/14/2011

Fresh Agile Guidance on the MSDN Library

The BUILD Conference in Anaheim may have people's heads spinning, but that doesn't mean all the...

Author: Michael Desmond - MSDN Magazine Date: 09/14/2011

Will BUILD Live up to its Advanced Billing?

Microsoft sure knows how to fill a room. The company has had September 13 circled on everyone's...

Author: Michael Desmond - MSDN Magazine Date: 09/13/2011

5 Questions: No Browser Left Behind: An HTML5 Adoption Strategy

Every month, the 5 Questions blog series follows up on features and columns published in the current...

Author: Michael Desmond - MSDN Magazine Date: 09/08/2011

Exit Interview: Dave Mendlen, Senior Director of Visual Studio

During his 15 years at Microsoft, Dave Mendlen has become something of a fixture in the development...

Author: Michael Desmond - MSDN Magazine Date: 09/07/2011

Talking About the Security Development Lifecycle

Last week, the Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) group in Microsoft released an update...

Author: Michael Desmond - MSDN Magazine Date: 09/02/2011

MSDN Magazine Web Site Gets a Makeover

No, your eyes aren't playing tricks on you. The MSDN Magazine Web site has gotten a makeover. One...

Author: Michael Desmond - MSDN Magazine Date: 09/01/2011

Stormy Weather

As most everyone knows, Hurricane Irene thundered up the Eastern Seaboard on Saturday and Sunday,...

Author: Michael Desmond - MSDN Magazine Date: 08/29/2011

Black Flies in the Code

I'm just returned from a week-long family trip to the coast of Maine, where we stayed in a seaside...

Author: Michael Desmond - MSDN Magazine Date: 08/15/2011

BUILD Conference Sells Out

I'm registered to attend the highly-anticipated Microsoft BUILD conference, scheduled for September...

Author: Michael Desmond - MSDN Magazine Date: 08/04/2011

The First Day of School

There's nothing like starting a new job. Like the first day at a new school, suddenly all the...

Author: Michael Desmond - MSDN Magazine Date: 08/03/2011

Update to March MSDN Magazine Editor’s Note

My March Editor’s Note column contains a how-to if you want to ensure you don’t get your article...

Author: Keith Ward1 Date: 03/11/2011

‘Contraction’ Resolution

I recently wrote a blog entry about the use of contractions in MSDN Magazine. First, I want to thank...

Author: Keith Ward1 Date: 03/10/2011

Contraction: Distraction?

I was told by an author that using contractions (e.g. “we’ll” instead of “we will”, “you’re” instead...

Author: Keith Ward1 Date: 02/15/2011

Clarification to January Editor’s Note

Several readers have pointed out an inaccuracy in my January Editor’s Note column, and I thought it...

Author: Keith Ward1 Date: 01/28/2011

Helpful Windows Phone 7 Tips

I recently got an email from Sean Iannuzzi, a veteran developer who’s now doing work on Windows...

Author: Keith Ward1 Date: 12/09/2010

Windows Phone 7 Launches

It’s finally here. Windows Phone 7 was announced Monday, with a host of vendor partners ready to...

Author: Keith Ward1 Date: 10/15/2010

Windows Phone 7 Reaches Technical Preview Stage

Windows Phone 7 development continues at a fast pace. Last week saw the release of the Developer...

Author: Keith Ward1 Date: 07/19/2010

Windows Phone 7 Developer Tools Beta Released

Brandon Watson has announced the release of the Windows Phone 7 Developer Tools beta. As Watson...

Author: Keith Ward1 Date: 07/12/2010

.NET: Fated to Succeed?

My colleague Mike Desmond, the inimitable editor in chief of Visual Studio Magazine, has an...

Author: Keith Ward1 Date: 07/09/2010

More Feedback on CompSci Education

I blogged yesterday about feedback related to my July Editor’s Note column. I said more was coming,...

Author: Keith Ward1 Date: 07/07/2010

Reader Feedback: Is CompSci Education Failing?

My “Editor’s Note” column for MSDN July is getting strong reader feedback, and I wanted to share...

Author: Keith Ward1 Date: 07/06/2010

Third Tech Preview of IE9 available

The third technical preview of Internet Explorer 9 is available now. According to Neowin, the big...

Author: Keith Ward1 Date: 06/24/2010

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