April 2005 - Posts

• VS 2005 bootstrapper

  Keeping up with C#-related projects for the entire Microsoft platform and tools (from device to data center!) is an important part of my job. I typically squirrel away documents (magazines; printouts; electronic versions; you name it) until I either have Read More... Posted Thursday, April 28, 2005 12:50 PM by scottwil | 1 Comments

• Jason Zander on compatibility

  Jason Zander has an excellent new blog entry on compatibility that is definitely worth a read. Providing a smooth upgrade path from VS 2002 and 2003 is a key goal for VS 2005, aka Whidbey, and we need your help to deliver on this. Jason's post ends with Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 27, 2005 4:19 PM by scottwil | 1 Comments

• Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2!

  I'm very excited to blog that Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2 has been released. Our team has been hard at work on this high-quality beta release, and are proud that it is now available. We hope you enjoy it, and we look forward to your feedback! Please see Read More... Posted Sunday, April 17, 2005 9:55 PM by scottwil | 8 Comments

• Recommended Reading for Program Managers

  In early 2004, I compiled a recommended reading list for program managers . I started with a list of my own -- a handful of favorites -- then emailed all of the Group Program Managers in the Developer Division to ask them for their recommendations, then Read More... Posted Thursday, April 14, 2005 10:31 PM by scottwil | 4 Comments

• MSDN Forums for C#

  MSDN has a new web-based threaded discussion system in Beta called Microsoft Forums . Josh Ledgard just blogged about it and included an email he sent to the product team outlining the new features/benefits. Here are the C#-specific groups: Visual C# Read More... Posted Monday, April 11, 2005 11:43 AM by scottwil | 0 Comments

• InfoWorld on Java IDE's

  Java is the #1 competitor for C#, and the Java platform is the #1 competitor for .NET. So it should be no surprise to readers that my group (C#) is highly interested in what's happening in the world of Java IDE's. The most recent InfoWorld has a review Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 06, 2005 11:02 AM by scottwil | 3 Comments