The .NET Sweatshop (v2)

Last summer, I was having a conversation with a friend who worked in Microsoft Research. I knew him from outside of work and we rarely talked shop, but in this specific instance, I was telling him about my projects. The biggest project on my plate was...

I remember reading someone posting a comment to a blog saying that Microsoft hired people like Jim Newkirk only to keep them from doing stuff for the community. Not so. If you want to know what Jim has been doing, check out his blog entry today: http...

For all the good and bad about Microsoft, the most important part of anyone's experience is the set of people you work with and for. Are they passionate, excited, and convinced they can change the world? Do they have that contagious enthusiasm that brings...