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Welcome to PDC08!
I can't believe it, it is PDC time again!  We are back in LA Oct 27th-30th, I hope you can make it! You can register here: http://www.microsoftpdc.com/Registration/ You can check out a very small sampling of session here: http://www.microsoftpdc.com/Agenda/Sessions.aspx Read More...
Posted 28 May 08 09:21 by BradA | 5 Comments   
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PDC08: I can't wait!
We just announced that PDC 2008 will be in LA Oct 27-30... I just love the PDC... it is a HUGE conference and is very developer focused. My team is actively working on some great stuff that will come out right around the PDC... So folks on my team are Read More...
Posted 08 December 07 03:18 by BradA | 1 Comments   
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PDC 2007: Save the date…
Folks, something tells me 2007 is going to be a great year for developers… Just as we start the planning process for Mix '07 , I saw that we announced the dates and location for PDC 2007… As most of you know, we only hold the PDC when there is big developer Read More...
Posted 12 December 06 08:39 by BradA | 0 Comments   
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Book Recommendations from the PDC CLR Panel
At the PDC during the CLR Futures panel an attendee asked the panel what books they recommended on the CLR… I promised to blog the list that the panel suggested.. so here it is (a little late). Notice this is NOT meant to be an exhaustive list… this is Read More...
Posted 11 October 05 07:33 by BradA | 5 Comments   
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WinForms PDC follow-up
Jessica did a great post listing the frequently asked questions she received while at the PDC this year… I only hope more teams do the same thing. This is an excellent resource! http://blogs.msdn.com/jfoscoding/archive/2005/09/19/471492.aspx Read More...
Posted 19 September 05 10:27 by BradA | 1 Comments   
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PDC: Download slides for the breakout sessions
Folks at the PDC can download slides from breakouts by going to… you guessed it CommNet … Here is the particular URL: http://microsoftpdc.com/content/downloads.aspx It typically takes 24 hours or so from the time the session is given until they are posted. Read More...
Posted 15 September 05 04:19 by BradA | 4 Comments   
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Getting ready for the PDC Panel: Looking Ahead to the Future of the CLR
By far the thing I like most about the PDC is hearing from customers… that means the Q&A part of any presentation is what I find most interesting. So it is no wonder that panels are my favorite format at the PDC… because they are nothing but Q&A… Read More...
Posted 15 September 05 02:12 by BradA | 4 Comments   
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PDC2005 WinFX Namespace Poster
The MSDN folks keep giving this morning… They just posted a highres version of the namespace poster we gave out here at the PDC. Enjoy! I’d still love to hear you feedback … Read More...
Posted 15 September 05 11:23 by BradA | 8 Comments   
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PreCon: Designing Reusable Class Libraries Slides posted
As promised , the good folks at MSDN have posted our precon slides. Please take a look. Remember that plagiarism is the highest form of flattery [:D] I’d be honored if you used these slides to push good design practices at your company… I’d love to hear Read More...
Posted 15 September 05 08:33 by BradA | 7 Comments   
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The ingenuity and practicality of the PDC attendee
While I certainly think Windows Vista , Office “12” , WWF , Linq , VSTA and Expression are cool… I am personally blown away by the ingenuity and practicality of the attendees here at the PDC. Let me give you an example… But first, some background.. as Read More...
Posted 15 September 05 01:28 by BradA | 0 Comments   
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To blue shirt or not...
I am conflicted about my wardrobe for the week here at the PDC and I thought I would ask for your help ;-). The question is whether I should wear the blue shirt or not. On the one hand the “official” policy is for Microsoft speakers and staff to wear Read More...
Posted 13 September 05 11:42 by BradA | 10 Comments   
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Our first look at the Framework Design Guidelines book...
Here is a very cheese picture of Krys and I as we see for the first time real copies of the Framework Design Guidelines book at the PDC book store… Read More...
PDC: What do you think of the updated WinFX poster?
If you check out your attendee bag you will find a couple of posters… One of which is an updated version of the WinFX poster we first did at the 2003 PDC. Joe Duffy and I worked on it (with help from many others)… It was good fun to take a top-down look Read More...
Posted 13 September 05 04:30 by BradA | 6 Comments   
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PDC: Where is Commnet?
At the PDC you constantly hear about this wonderful place called “ CommNet ” where you see the schedules, get announcements, fill out evals , etc. But did you know you can access comment from any machine? As long as you are registered at the PDC with Read More...
Posted 13 September 05 03:24 by BradA | 5 Comments   
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PreCon: Designing Reusable Class Libraries
Krys and I had a great time at our precon yesterday… It was especially fun to give away copies of the Framework Design Guidelines book. Krys and I (and the great folks at AW) worked double time to get the book ready for the PDC. It was an amazing high Read More...
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