October 2007 - Posts

Working for Microsoft: Week 1
Initially I was planning to blog every day or so about my experiences within Microsoft, but alas, this has been the first free moment I've had so far after my last post.  The reason?  Well, as I mentioned in a previous post, the first three Read More...
Working at Microsoft: Day 1
Well, I have officially been in the Seattle area for about 24 hours. My flight in was fine and yes, the weather was cold and rainy. I'm very happy that I picked up a raincoat before I left. After arriving and checking into my long term housing, I Read More...
Releasing the Source Code for .NET
I was just about to head to sleep when I read this great post by Scott Guthrie. Apparently, Microsoft will be releasing the source code for the BCL (Base Class Libraries), ASP.NET, WinForms, etc. when .NET 3.5 and VS2008 (aka Orcas) is released later Read More...
Developers Love Their Tools...
Seriously, I think there are few things that Developers are more passionate about than the tools and toys they use to code. Carl has compiled a great list of Free Visual Studio 2005 Addins. You can read the list here. The addins that I use on a (almost) Read More...