David Gristwood's Blog

The last time I did any games development was in the 80s when I had a Commodore 64. Things have moved on a little since then, and the recent release of XNA gave me the ideal opportunity to have a little play and revisit the whole area of games development Read More...

I borrowed a copy of a new workflow book "" Programming Windows Workflow Foundation ", sub-titled "Practical WF Techniques and Examples using XAML and C#", by K. Scott Allen. It's not a big book - a little over 220 pages. It's very readable, and provides Read More...

Our UK DPE team inside Microsoft recent set up a new blog Innovation for Partners in the UK which we are all posting entries and useful links. The aim of this new blog is to "help ISV's and custom development partners innovate", so if you are an ISV, Read More...

Next week I'm running two half day briefings, for Microsoft Partners, and in particular ISVs, covering Open XML. This is one of the new features of Microsoft Office 2007, and one the developers will find particularly useful and interesting. This Office Read More...

Next week is Microsoft’s premier event for senior architects, CTOs and senior IT decision makers, and this is the final chance to secure your place. This two day residential conference, at The Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Gwent, provides you with the Read More...