Welcome to MSDN Blogs Sign in | Join | Help

Browse by Tags

All Tags » Programming practices   (RSS)

New book: Microsoft Application Architecture Guide, Second Edition

We’re happy to announce that Microsoft Application Architecture Guide, 2nd Edition (Patterns & Practices) is available now. You can buy it in hard copy via online retailers (ISBN: 9780735627109) or download it from the Microsoft Download Center .

Author news: Steve McConnell speaking in Bellevue, WA

Steve McConnell, author of Code Complete (voted the single most influential book every programmer should read at stackoverflow.com), is speaking about “Secrets of world-class software organizations.”

I. M. Wright podcast: “Right on schedule”

"My older son can now drive. This adds two new worries to my life—how ancient I feel and thoughts of my son in a ditch somewhere. To mitigate the second worry, my wife and I enforce a curfew and insist my son call if he's running late."

I. M. Wright podcast: “My experiment worked! (Prototyping)”

"It's summertime. Time to sit out in the sun and daydream, perhaps on a vacation or a weekend afternoon. When your mind is relaxed at times like these, you often think of beautiful new ideas."

New book: Engineering Software for Accessibility

We’re pleased to announce that Engineering Software for Accessibility is now available as a free download or as a hard-copy book available via online retailers.

Ed Wilson: Lessons learned from testing 200 scripts

Ed shares some lessons learned after writing all 200 Windows PowerShell scripts for the Windows 7 Resource Kit.

Author news: Prosise and Richter and Robbins, oh my!

Long-time industry experts and Microsoft Press authors Jeff Prosise, Jeffrey Richter, and John Robbins will be presenting multiple classes this month at Devscovery, which features 33 in-depth sessions.

Alan Page: Patterns for testing

Alan Page, one of the authors of How We Test Software at Microsoft, refects on the use of patterns for software testing.

Ross Smith: Portfolio selection and game theory in defect prevention

Today we’re happy to offer a guest post by Ross Smith, Director of Test, Windows Security, at Microsoft, and one of the authors of "The Practical Guide to Defect Prevention" (Microsoft Press, 2007).

Author news: Steve McConnell’s State of the Practice Survey

Steve McConnell, author of "Code Complete" and "Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art," would like your input regarding software practices.

I. M. Wright podcast: “Opportunity in a gorilla suit”

"It's annual review time at Microsoft. We differentiate pay between high, average, and low performers in the same roles. Thus, it's time to calibrate those who've made the most of their opportunities in the past year with those in the mainstream of solid engineers and those who haven't quite kept pace with peers."

I. M. Wright podcast: “The VP-geebees”

“It's the end of the fiscal year. Most engineers associate this time with performance review season, but for principal-level engineers and higher it's also executive review season. Time to waste weeks of your life writing slides for executive presentations that will be rewritten five times before they are never presented."

I. M. Wright podcast: “Lead, follow, or get out of the way”

“We're closing in on midyear career discussions again. It's time to place your hopes and humility in the hands of your hierarchy."

Guest post: Donis Marshall on the Visual Studio Profiler

Donis Marshall adds to the coverage in "Solid Code" (Microsoft Press, 2009) by covering the Visual Studio Profiler in today's guest post.

I. M. Wright podcast: “I hardly recognize you”

"The annual engineering awards are being given out this week at the Microsoft Engineering Forum. Annual reviews will soon follow. These are great opportunities to recognize impactful work. It's too bad most managers are tragically ignorant of how to recognize their employees or truly why they should."
More Posts Next page »
 
Page view tracker