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Taking Toddler Steps with Node.js – The Towering Inferno Revisited 16 Aug 2013 | 12:44 am
Soon after I started using Node.js, I ran into the phenomenon of multiple nested callbacks that create some kind of horizontal tower effect. The solution I came up with in order to improve the readabi...
Evolving UX with Small Increments 12 Aug 2013 | 09:53 am
I’ve started noticing more details of UX design in the software I use on a daily basis. Recently I noted an example of reducing a two-click flow to a one-click flow. Note the blue button on my Google ...
Syncing Visual Studio 2013 Settings in the Cloud 3 Aug 2013 | 04:33 am
If you have pulled the Visual Studio 2013 Preview, you have seen that you are prompted for a Microsoft ID login (formerly Live ID) upon first launch of Visual Studio. This is because Visual Studio is ...
.devdiv//AppDays with Microsoft Interns 29 Jul 2013 | 06:57 pm
Internships for big companies like Microsoft are replete with lore and not a few jokes. They are also highly sought after, competitive, and worth every minute of the experience they offer. Never havin...
Byte Magazine Archives 27 Jul 2013 | 03:12 am
Earlier this week I accidentally stumbled on archive.org where they are hosting an extensive backlog of old issues of Byte magazine. This magazine was an American microcomputer magazine, influential i...
Seven Languages in Seven Weeks 20 Jul 2013 | 01:37 am
A while ago, I was thinking about which programming language I wanted to learn next. At first I was doubting between Scala, Ruby or perhaps Clojure. But I couldn’t really make up my mind. So I decided...
Is This a Reference? 11 Jul 2013 | 12:07 am
Turns out, Visual Studio sees the first red box as a legit code reference as shown in red box # 2. Is that what you would expect, Internet?
Authentication error connecting to Git on TFS 20 Jun 2013 | 10:47 pm
I’m throwing this out there since I couldn’t find much on this specific problem. #payingItForward Problem I struggled getting the git command line to authenticate with Git Team Foundation Service onli...
3 Pillars of Pragmatic Agility 18 Jun 2013 | 12:14 am
I recently wrote this article for Visual Studio Magazine’s Agile/Scrum column and it just went to press. In this article, So Long and Thanks for all the Manifestos, I make a case for a new standard fo...
Going Top Gun on Your Code 4 Jun 2013 | 09:05 pm
I am delighted to announce that I can finally talk about the feature our team has been building for the next version of Visual Studio. Yesterday at TechEd North America, we announced the new Head Up D...
