Sightseeing in Shanghai
I just concluded a week in Shanghai and begin the journey home tomorrow. I had the pleasure of working with a lot of very smart (and very polite) Microsoft developers in Beijing and […]
Mousewheel Zooms in Silverlight 1.1
Yesterday I was asked how one can do mousewheel zooms in Silverlight 1.1 given that 1.1 doesn’t provide any mechanism for registering managed handlers for mousewheel events. It can still […]
Sights and Sounds of Beijing
I arrived in Beijing last night for the start of a two-week stint in China. This morning I spent a few hours sightseeing. Work doesn’t start until tomorrow, and I figured that […]
Silverlight, SOHCAHTOA, and Me
My newest Wicked Code column in MSDN Magazine is now online. The title is “Silverlight Tips, Tricks, and Best Practices,” and it contains useful information for building better Silverlight apps. I previewed […]
Thoughts on ASP.NET’s New MVC Framework
I took a break from Silverlight to spend some time with Microsoft’s new ASP.NET MVC framework. It’s one of the features of the ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions Preview, and as such, […]
Silverlight, Super-Heroes, B-25 Mitchells and More
What a week! I returned home after a week in India only to come down with the crud that’s going around. Between the congestion and the jet lag, I’ve had […]
“It’s Always a People Problem”
I don’t read many blogs, but one that I’m addicted to is Jeff Atwood’s Coding Horror. I don’t know how Jeff finds the time to write so many lucid blog […]
Silverlight Rocks on .NET Rocks
In December, I had the privilege of spending an hour or so with Carl Franklin and Richard Campbell on .NET Rocks. We talked about Silverlight and R/C aircraft. (Turns out […]
Catching Up During the Holidays
It’s been a while since I found time to write a blog post. I’ve been occupied with a heavy teaching load, customer visits, and all the business stuff that’s necessary […]