From a long lost t-shirt. Think Monty Python & the Holy Grail: We're programmers of the Round Table. We code when e're we're able. We write specs and subroutines With crashes rebootable. We dine well in our cubes a lot. Eat pizza...

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When I joined Microsoft this story was already very famous. There have been a few instances since then where people would reply to mysterious DLs saying take me off this and then the flury of replies. However, someone who has been here long enough usually...

Kang Su Gatlin is featured in a new episode of MSDN TV. This episode features some cool demos so it's really worth a look: Using High Performance Features in Visual C++ In this episode, learn how to make use of some new features added to Visual...

Let's start by talking about Rename. I view Rename as being one of the “Tier 1” refactorings – the refactoring we absolutely must provide, and which must be of the highest quality. They must be fast, reliable, and easy to use. You’re...

So I've been thinking about this, and although it seems like CS101 to transform a recursive algorithm into an iterative one, and example might be worth while. The natural one to attack would be the generic binary tree traversal iterator. So here goes...

Don't forget that if you are new to Web services, or you want to learn more about the internals of the [WebMethod] attribute and serialization, The basics of Web services security, and WSDL, attend the Tech Ed Pre-Con session with Aaron Skonnard. You...

I was asked today what happens with a SQL Transaction log when a document is opened, modified and changed. Specifically, will the log reflect the changes, or will they reflect the entire document. After pinging the product group, the response I have gotten...

White paper here . on blogging and marketing. It's a long one, which I haven't had time to read through yet, but I'm working on it. I have to be in the right frame of mind and it's sunny out right now, so I am not there yet.

I'm going to TechEd this year! I have never been to San Diego before but I have seen Shamu, or one of them anyway. I'm doing a session on Smart Client Architecture which will form part of an unofficial 'virtual' track of sessions on Smart Clients... ...

As I mentioned the other day, we are working on a Smart Client Architecture Guide to be published under the PAG umbrella. The guide covers the following topics... Chapter 1 - Introduction Definition of a Smart client. Types of Smart Clients. How to...

There's an MSDN Security Webast coming up on Monday at 1:00 PM (PST) that sounds really good. Here's a link to the registration page and a bit of information: MSDN Webcast: Computer Crime and Security The typical misconception is that a hardware...