Somasegar's WebLog

Today we saw another great use of Silverlight and Popfly with Facebook . Our partnership with Facebook provides developers with access to the Facebook data using products such as Popfly and Visual Studio Express. Facebook users will have tools that let Read More...

We recently put out the Microsoft ASP.NET Futures May 2007 release. This release includes an early developer preview of features currently being considered for future versions of ASP.NET and the .NET Framework. This showcases a number of innovative solutions Read More...

Over the years, the number of people who create some form of software has continued to increase. Along with this, our focus at Microsoft has also changed to cater to the growing needs. Today’s generation is seeking an easier way to build, customize and Read More...

I blogged recently about a go-live for IIS7 as part of Longhorn Server Beta 3. One of the core value propositions that we are delivering with Longhorn Server is the next big step on web server capabilities with IIS7. Sometimes, people do ask me about Read More...

In the past, software applications were built using the strength and capabilities of desktop hardware. Hardware has advanced so quickly that software developers did not have to think about making their applications faster with each release – they could Read More...

Yesterday, we released version 2.0 of the Interop Forms Toolkit , one of several Visual Basic Power Packs we have developed over the past year that help bridge the gap between Visual Basic 6 and Visual Basic 2005. The Interop Forms Toolkit 2.0 allows Read More...