Earlier today I wrote that: “ The C++ destructor model is exactly the same as the Dispose and using patterns, except that it is far easier to use and a direct language feature and correct by default, instead of a coding pattern that is off by default...

Keith Duggar asked: Ok, I'm missing a basic point here. So, out of curiousity: 1) Is there any overhead associated with using 'T%' in place of 'T&'? No. 2) Are there things that can be done with 'T&' that cannot be done with...

According to PC Magazine’s John Dvorak there is no such thing as a disruptive technology. “The concept of disruptive technology goes to the top of my list as the biggest crock of the new millennium...There is no such thing as a disruptive...

This post brings together three related questions and answers posted recently on comp.lang.c++.moderated. They all have to do with the relationship between % (tracking reference) and & (unmanaged reference). First, Dietmar Kuehl asked about this...

I’m going to echo various interesting pieces of newsgroup discussion here. Check out the newsgroups for the full threads. On comp.lang.c++.moderated, Dietmar Kuehl <dietmar_kuehl@yahoo.com> wrote: I have thought about integrating GC...

We've made our webcasts available as a RSS feed on ths blog site. Every month we'll post the upcoming month's webcasts here for MSDN, MSDN Architecture Webcasts including patterns & practices live! webcasts , TechNet, Security, Office Systems, and...

I wanted to let you all know that I will be presenting 4 webcasts in August: If you can't attend my live events, check out my “mirrors”. I am presenting the first quarter content as webcasts for my developer audience that I don't have the...

The Smart Client Architecture Guide is now available in PDF format for download here . It includes the promised Performance Chapter.

Had to chuckle at this one, a high-tech amplifier for iPod... Check out the article - Mike

I'm presenting at the Microsoft Academic Faculty Summit 2004 on Monday, so what's the worst possible thing that could happen late Friday afternoon ? - yep, you guessed it, a total machine meltdown, I have no clue what happened, I was uninstalling ActiveSync...

Just announced by Rob Howard of Telligent Systems (and former caching guru from the ASP.NET team at Microsoft): One of the largest Microsoft Open Source projects (previously known as ASP.NET Forums) Community Server :: Forums has just been released! More...

"Longhorn's Avalon technology will rely heavily upon 3D graphics, not only in terms of performance, but also in terms of stability. Where 3D was once primarily the domain of gamers, game developers, and workstation gurus, 3D graphics is now the lynch...