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Frank Swiderski on Threat Modeling
If you haven't done so already, check out Frank Swiderski's interview on Channel 9. You can get more...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 07/12/2004
This Week in Security
Here are some of the security events available from Microsoft this week. July 12th, 9:00 AM (PST)...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 07/11/2004
Comparing .NET Generics and C++ Templates on Developer.com
Kate Gregory links to an interesting article by Brent Rector on Developer.com. As Kate says, it's...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 07/07/2004
MS Research Data Visualization Components
Steve Makofsky links to some new data visualization components from MS Research. I told Duncan about...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 07/07/2004
Security Events this Week
Here are some of the Security events taking place this week: Tuesday July 6thChat: Programming with...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 07/06/2004
Craig Skibo on MSDN TV
Yesterday Erica posted an MSDN TV piece featuring Craig Skibo. This one's about creating an RSS...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 07/02/2004
New Update for Download.Ject
This morning we posted a new update for Download.Ject. You can obtain the new update from the...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 07/02/2004
Reminder: C++ Chat at Noon Today
Here are the details: July 1, 2004 12:00 PM (PST)Chat: Secure Programming Enhancements in Visual C++...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 07/01/2004
Jana Carter Posts to the Community Blog
My good friend Jana has added her voice to the Microsoft.com Community weblog. Jana is the product...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 06/30/2004
Big News...
The Visual Studio 2005 Developer Center is live! The Visual Studio 2005 Beta will be available for...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 06/29/2004
This Week in Security
These are some of the security related events taking place on Microsoft.com this week. June 29, 2004...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 06/28/2004
This Week in Visual C++
These are the events taking place this week in Visual C++. June 29th - July 2ndMicrosoft TechEd 2004...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 06/28/2004
Windows XP SP2 RC2 Platform SDK Posted
This weekend we posted RC 2 of the Windows XP SP2 Platform SDK. You can use this to get the headers...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 06/27/2004
Crypto Chat on Wednesday
There's a crypto programming chat on Wednesday, June 22 at 3:00 PM (PST). Click here to add this to...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 06/21/2004
Rakesh Namineni has a Weblog
Rakesh Namineni owns the Class Designer for Visual C++, and so this is a blog I'll be watching...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 06/19/2004
Stephen links to MSDN Mag CHM files
This isn't really specific to C++, but I thought Visual C++ Developer Center readers might find this...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 06/17/2004
Kate Gregory's Latest Column on CodeGuru
Kate Gregory's latest column is up on CodeGuru. In it, she talks about the language changes in...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 06/16/2004
Mike Nash Security Chat Thursday
The monthly security chat hosted by Mike Nash is Thursday, June 17th at 9:00 AM (PST). This is a...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 06/16/2004
Windows XP SP2 RC2 Available
Release Canadidate 2 of Windows XP Service Pack 2 is now available for download. Here's a link and a...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 06/15/2004
Joe Wilcox on VB@the Movies
Joe Wilcox mentions VB@the Movies today as evidence that Microsoft still has charm. :)
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 06/09/2004
State of the Site
I took over as content strategist for the Visual C++ Developer Center just before the PDC last year...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 06/09/2004
Windows Media Player 10 Stuff
So I've been playing with the Windows Media Player 10 Technical Beta and it's pretty impressive. I...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 06/06/2004
MSDN Labs: What's New in Visual C++ 2005
Duncan links to the Visual Studio 2005 alpha documentation up on MSDN Labs. The Visual C++ 2005...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 06/06/2004
Rebecca Norlander Demos XPSP2
There's a great XPSP2 multimedia demo done by Rebecca Norlander on Channel 9. If you haven't...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 06/04/2004
Joe Wilcox on Sasser/Firewalls/XPSP2
Not strictly developer related, but insightful enough for anybody to want to take a look. Joe Wilcox...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 06/01/2004
Kate Gregory: What Do the Language Changes Mean...
I had the pleasure of meeting Kate Gregory in person down in San Diego. She's written an interesting...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 05/31/2004
Windows XP SP2 Platform SDK RC1
Last week we posted the Windows XP SP2 Platform SDK RC1 image on the download center. You can use...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 05/29/2004
MSN Messenger Xbox Live Alerts
This was a great surprise to find when I got back from TechEd. You can now sign up for Xbox live...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 05/29/2004
MLB Online in Wired
I caught this article in Wired: Baseball Hits a Homer Online. I've been using this service through...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 05/29/2004
VS 2005 Team System Overview Article
If you're interested in finding out more about the Visual Studio 2005 Team System, there's an...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 05/26/2004
Visual C++ Team in the Cabana
Members of the Visual C++ team are in Cabana 5/6 answering questions about Visual C++. Stop by if...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 05/25/2004
Threat Modeling Tool Posted
Yesterday, we posted Frank Swiderski's excellent Threat Modeling Tool. We've been using this...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 05/25/2004
MSN Messenger IM Status
Datagrid Girl says that MSN Messenger should have more IM status icons. I agree. [Datagrid Girl]...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 05/21/2004
Antivirus Defense-in-Depth
Yesterday, Microsoft Solutions for Security published a guide dealing with viruses and malware. This...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 05/21/2004
Windows XP Service Pack 2 Weblog
Tony Goodhew has been publishing a Weblog about Windows XP Service Pack 2 that I wasn't aware of....
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 05/19/2004
WTL on SourceForge
The Windows Template Library (WTL) is now available on SourceForge. If you're not familiar with this...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 05/17/2004
TechEd Next Week
I'll be at TechEd all next week. The show is sold out, but if you're going and you're a C++...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 05/17/2004
Eric Fleegal Weblog
Eric Fleegal of the Visual C++ team recently started a Weblog. If you're a regular visitor to the...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 05/16/2004
New Car, Virtual Shopping
Last week I went out and bought a new car. It's our second car, so I didn't have a huge budget for...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 05/12/2004
You don't want to miss this...
Jesper Johansson's latest column on TechNet. The title says it all: Help: I Got Hacked. Now What Do...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 05/12/2004
Windows XP Service Pack 2 Demos
We posted the slides and the demo code from Tony Goodhew's XPSP2 talk on Monday. You can download...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 05/11/2004
XPSP2 Webcasts
Just a reminder, there's an XPSP2 webcast scheduled to begin at 1:00 PM (PST) today. There are two...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 05/11/2004
Mike Nash Chat on Wednesday
Mike Nash hosts his monthly security chat this week on Wednesday, May 13th at 9:00 AM (PST). You can...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 05/10/2004
Visual C++ Toolkit Articles Updated
Yesterday, we updated the Visual C++ Toolkit 2003 articles with the name of the author, Kate...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 05/07/2004
Office 2003 Updates
This is sort of a note to myself. (A Chris Sells thing. Sorry, I can't find the entry where...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 05/02/2004
Insider's Guide to Microsoft Office OneNote 2003
Last year I wrote an little e-book for MS Learning that shipped on the CD for a bunch of Office 2003...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 05/01/2004
What You Should Know About the Sasser Worm
We're currently tracking the Sasser worm and we're posting updated information on Microsoft.com as...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 05/01/2004
Inside Visual Studio .NET Sample Chapter
Today Kent posted a sample chapter from Inside Visual Studio .NET 2003 to the Visual Studio...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 04/30/2004
Duncan Wins the Coveted MSDN Peacock Award
I snapped this picture of Duncan accepting the coveted MSDN Peacock Award from Sara this morning at...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 04/30/2004
Upcoming Visual C++ 2005 Chat
I wanted to get this out early enough so that people can get it on their schedules. There will be a...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 04/30/2004