As we wrap up the second half of 2009, we in the p&p team wanted to share with you an update on our deliverables; as well as what is our backlog for the first half of 2010. One bit of housekeeping before I jump into the good stuff—a number of you...

Recently, as part of the 15 th anniversary of the GoF book, I met with Larry O’Brien of InformIT to talk about the mission of patterns & practices at Microsoft; about our customers, and the specific areas that we focus on to help them be even more...