While doing the Vista Test Pass, I noticed a lot of timing and synchronization issues in the tests, and they have a lot to do with Application.DoEvents , which allows your application to handle other events that might be raised while your code runs. It...

It's been a fast week, working on the Vista Test Pass. I was browsing through today's blogs when I saw an entry by my recruiter, Julia Colvin , that talked about moving between positions at Microsoft, more specifically between the three disciplines of...

Yesterday was my first Microsoft Annual Company Meeting, and it just blew my mind. It was unlike any other meeting I've been to, and was more like a huge concert, held in the 47,000-seat Safeco Field (considered by many to be the best baseball park in...

The title says it all. Download it here: http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/rc1/en/download.htm Please note that you need a product key to install it, which is currently available to Customer Preview Program (CPP) participants only. If you...

IronPython 1.0 has been released yesterday! I fondly remember using Python when I was in college and asking my professor why it wasn't taught in any of the courses. It's a powerful, interpreted, interactive, object-oriented, extensible programming language...

Today is Friday before the long Labor Day weekend, and I wondering what to write. It's not for lack of new exciting updates, it is just the matter of their confidentiality. One thing I can say though: .NET Framework 3.0 (formerly WinFX) RC (Release Candidate...