September 2008 - Posts

Where is the VB Team going to be over the next few months? (Lisa Feigenbaum)
28 September 08 03:26 PM
We have quite a few trips coming up over the next couple months, and we want to connect with you while we’re on the road. Here is our plan. Let us know where we can find you. ;-) October 6-7, 2008 Software Development Conference 2008 : http://www.sdc.nl/ Read More...
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To compare two filenames (Lucian Wischik)
22 September 08 10:17 PM
I once visited an ancient tower in China. A sign said "tread carefully for you bear the weight of history on your shoulders". Our guide explained that the tower was over 800 years old! Oh yes, he said, it was built 800 years ago, had burnt to the ground Read More...
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Did you know? 300+ Visual Studio Tips & Tricks (Lisa Feigenbaum)
22 September 08 08:10 AM
Did you know that Sara Ford just recently passed the 300 mark for her Visual Studio Tips & Tricks? Sara used to be a tester on the Visual Studio Core IDE team, and knows the IDE inside and out! I remember the first time I met Sara was 4 years ago Read More...
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Building a Zune Playlist (Matt Gertz)
19 September 08 11:11 PM
Well, that was… intense. You may have noticed the lack of articles coming from my direction. I have been so buried in work, and so far behind, that when I look forwards all I see is backwards. I work, I drive home, I work some more, and it all seems to Read More...
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"Future Directions of Visual Basic": Don't miss this talk at the Professional Developers Conference! (Lisa Feigenbaum)
19 September 08 01:20 PM
The Professional Developers Conference (PDC) is coming up next month, October 27-30 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The conference will focus on the future of the Microsoft platform. Here is the website for more information: http://www.microsoftpdc.com/ Read More...
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Malay Mail coverage of TechEd SouthEast Asia (Lisa Feigenbaum)
18 September 08 11:00 PM
Here's a brief addition to my Visual Basic Around the World post ... This one's for the folks in SouthEast Asia. The TechEd MVP and Speaker dinner made it into the local Malaysian paper. You can see a copy of the article below. The theme was "Bling-tastic!". Read More...
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Have a background in C#, and starting to write some Visual Basic? (Lisa Feigenbaum)
14 September 08 05:44 PM
Maybe you just started a job at a company whose development is in VB. Maybe you're working with XML, or Office, and heard that VB would be the best language for this project. Or maybe you're just switching over, to understand what millions of developers Read More...
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Are you using Expression Encoder 2 with Visual Basic? (Lisa Feigenbaum)
11 September 08 01:30 PM
Now you can! Expression Encoder just released an update last month allowing VB developers to use the Expression Encoder 2 SDK. Here's the announcement: http://blogs.msdn.com/expressionencoder/archive/2008/07/26/8773569.aspx Expression Encoder is a tool Read More...
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Are you using Windows Presentation Foundation with Visual Basic? (Lisa Feigenbaum)
09 September 08 01:30 PM
After watching this video, you just might be convinced to try it out! VB MVP Billy Hollis demonstrates that Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) is about a lot more than just pretty UI. He shows how the technology can be used in an extremely useful way, Read More...
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Channel9 Interview: Meet the VS "Development Experience" Team (Beth Massi)
08 September 08 12:00 PM
Today I posted another Channel9 interview . This time I met with the team that brings us the "experience" of coding in Visual Studio, also sometimes referred to as the VS IDE Team. I ask them how their design process works, what the top requested Read More...
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Are you using the ASP.Net MVC Framework with Visual Basic? (Lisa Feigenbaum)
08 September 08 08:00 AM
If so here's a great tutorial video for you to check out, by VB MVP Bill Burrows: http://www.myvbprof.com/2007_version/MVC_P4_Tutorial.aspx Here's a description of the tutorial: "This tutorial covers an overview to the MVC pattern using MVC Preview 4 Read More...
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Visual Basic and CSharp IDEs Uncensored (Lisa Feigenbaum)
06 September 08 04:00 PM
Interested in hearing about what the Visual Basic and CSharp program managers *really* think about the two IDEs? Come join Karen Liu and me as we chat about the goals, similarities and differences of the VB & C# IDEs. We also discuss our favorite Read More...
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Visual Basic Developer Center Revamped! (Lisa Feigenbaum)
05 September 08 11:00 AM
Have you refreshed your VB Dev Center page today? If you did, you'll notice a new look on both the Home page and the Learn tab . Also check out the new Forums and Community pages. For more info on the specific changes, please see these blog posts by Beth Read More...
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Visual Basic at TechEd SouthEast Asia (Lisa Feigenbaum)
03 September 08 02:29 PM
This is a follow-up to my presentations at TechEd SouthEast Asia. Please find all the descriptions and materials for the presentations on the following resource page: http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/techedsea Here are some direct links to the materials: Read More...
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Visual Basic at TechEd South Africa 2008 (Lisa Feigenbaum)
02 September 08 03:22 PM
Thanks to those of you who attended my sessions at TechEd South Africa 2008. As promised here are the presentation materials I used, so you try out the examples yourself! I've created a Code Gallery resource page to host the material, with all the session Read More...
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Around the World with Visual Basic (Lisa Feigenbaum)
01 September 08 04:52 PM
I just finished a month-long 'round the world trip, where I was speaking about Visual Basic and meeting with local Microsoft representatives. I started off in Durban in early August, where I spoke at TechEd South Africa 2008. (More info on my talks and Read More...
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