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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