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When Microsoft showed off XAML as there user interface language for next generation (say, Vista) applications two years ago, it also showed the cumbersome way in which they we’re demoing the manipulation of XAML. Because XAML is XML it can[…]

While we even don’t have our hands on the actual 8.0 release of VB.NET (or C#) we’re already teased with features that are introduced in version 9.0. This overview mainly focuses on the use of LINQ (Language INtegrated Query) in VB.NET,[…]

This post that is, that links to the new WinFX Developer Center. WinFX is the set op managed APIs that will be the core of the new OS, aka “Vista“. It follows the lines of Win16, Win32 and now WinFX.[…]

And why would you want to go there? Well, not for the magnificent scenery. Not that it’s not a pleasant city. It’s just that there isn’t a lot to do over there. Except for me, because I spent most of[…]

Not too long ago, Anders Hejlsberg was interviewed by Microsoft-Watch. An interesting story as such, but not so much as this recent post by Bill. He certainly knows how to convey a message without saying it out loud.

There have been many technical sessions I’ve been to over the last 3 years. What’s beginning to strike me is that the demoware most of these sessions show contains the traditional artifacts of orders and customers. Sometimes it’s a bank. But seriously, how many[…]