http://reddevnews.com/rss-feeds/desmond-file-blog.aspx Early response to the Visual Studio RC are glowing, but Silverlight 4 developers are urged to stick with Beta 2 for now. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2010/02/vs2010-rc.aspx Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:29:32 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2010/02/vs2010-rc.aspx Microsoft says the IDE will now ship on April 12, about three weeks after the initial target. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2010/01/vs2010-to-launch-in-april_0.aspx Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:29:02 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2010/01/vs2010-to-launch-in-april_0.aspx Microsoft says the IDE will now ship on April 12, about three weeks after the initial target. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2010/01/vs2010-to-launch-in-april.aspx Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:29:02 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2010/01/vs2010-to-launch-in-april.aspx Developers working with the SL4 beta have been impressed with what they've seen. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2010/01/silverlight-4-beta-gets-thumbs-up.aspx Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:06:58 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2010/01/silverlight-4-beta-gets-thumbs-up.aspx Microsoft expects to delay its upcoming IDE by "a few weeks" past the original March 22 release date. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/12/vs2010-delayed.aspx Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:46:29 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/12/vs2010-delayed.aspx I talked with Stephen Chapman, a long-time Microsoft watcher and author of the Microsoft Kitchen blog (formerly UX Evangelist), about his thoughts on the Microsoft Professional Developer Conference last month. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/12/after-pdc-seven-questions.aspx Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:26:06 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/12/after-pdc-seven-questions.aspx PDC09 was at times redundant and visionary. But on the whole, PDC09 was a valuable bookend to the ambitious PDC08 show last year. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/11/pdc-impressions.aspx Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:46:33 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/11/pdc-impressions.aspx Microsoft Research's Cuzz project aims to help developers quickly find hard-to-reproduce flaws in concurrent code. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/11/microsoft-cuzz-parallel-testing.aspx Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:42:04 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/11/microsoft-cuzz-parallel-testing.aspx Microsoft at PDC offered a look ahead at a simpler, faster and more standards-friendly ASP.NET http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/11/future-of-aspnet.aspx Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:38:49 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/11/future-of-aspnet.aspx http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/11/random-keynote-tidbits.aspx Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:05:44 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/11/random-keynote-tidbits.aspx http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/11/ray-ozzie-as-pitchman.aspx Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:55:33 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/11/ray-ozzie-as-pitchman.aspx http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/11/moving-to-dallas.aspx Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:33:06 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/11/moving-to-dallas.aspx SharePoint Conference 2009 kicks off the developer's version of the hectic holiday retail season. Expect to hear a lot of news between now and PDC09 in November. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/10/welcome-to-the-busy-season.aspx Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/10/welcome-to-the-busy-season.aspx Microsoft Senior Director of Developer Marketing Dave Mendlen provided an early glimpse at VS2010 Beta 2 and details about the final release of the new IDE and .NET Framework 4. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/10/vs2010-details-emerge-with-beta-2.aspx Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:33:51 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/10/vs2010-details-emerge-with-beta-2.aspx Things are picking up in the IT space, as cash-strapped IT shops are finally releasing budgets that have been held for quarters. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/10/hair-raising-recovery.aspx Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:21:44 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/10/hair-raising-recovery.aspx RDN, the twice-monthly publication for development managers, will be integrating its print operations into VSM. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/01/better-together-rdn-merges-with-visual-studio-magazine.aspx Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/01/better-together-rdn-merges-with-visual-studio-magazine.aspx Redmond is folding the product into SharePoint Server, which can only help developers and admins. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/01/microsoft-performancepoint-when-bad-news-is-good-news.aspx Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/01/microsoft-performancepoint-when-bad-news-is-good-news.aspx Should Microsoft tweak the language of leave it alone? Readers share their thoughts. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/01/developers-debate-c.aspx Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/01/developers-debate-c.aspx Programming languages follow the laws of evolution, too. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/01/c-and-darwinian-theory.aspx Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/01/c-and-darwinian-theory.aspx What will Steve Jobs' absence mean for Apple, its customers and third-party developers? http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/01/apples-ailing-transition.aspx Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/01/apples-ailing-transition.aspx IT orgs compile a list of the top 25. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/01/most-dangerous-programming-errors.aspx Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/01/most-dangerous-programming-errors.aspx Microsoft's full-page print ad hits all the wrong notes. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/01/an-irrepressibly-irritating-ad.aspx Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/01/an-irrepressibly-irritating-ad.aspx Recent developments are casting a shadow over the ALM company. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/01/pondering-borland.aspx Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/01/pondering-borland.aspx Outshined by Apple, Google, and RIM, what's the case for Windows developers to devote resources to Redmond's mobile platform? http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/01/microsofts-mobile-mess.aspx Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/01/microsofts-mobile-mess.aspx A frequent RDN contributor departs for greener pastures -- and possibly some quality time with SharePoint. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/01/moving-to-microsoft.aspx Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2009/01/moving-to-microsoft.aspx Perl as Voodoo? C as Judaism? http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/12/if-programming-languages-were-religions.aspx Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/12/if-programming-languages-were-religions.aspx The suite is aimed at bringing parallel tools and concepts to Windows developers. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/12/intels-parallel-studio-goes-beta.aspx Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/12/intels-parallel-studio-goes-beta.aspx Microsoft is pitting LINQ to SQL against the ADO .NET Entity Framework, and it's leaving some developers uneasy. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/12/digital-darwinism.aspx Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/12/digital-darwinism.aspx One company is betting against the odds and rolling out a new product suite for developers...right in the middle of an economic downturn. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/12/can-components-stretch-your-dev-dollar.aspx Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/12/can-components-stretch-your-dev-dollar.aspx How will it fare against the other major RIA offerings? http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/12/javafx-launches-in-uncertain-times.aspx Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/12/javafx-launches-in-uncertain-times.aspx As IT budgets grow tighter, 2009 promises to be the year of cloud computing and cost-cutting new technologies. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/12/2009-whats-next-for-developers.aspx Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/12/2009-whats-next-for-developers.aspx Scott Guthrie lets slip a few details about the next version of Silverlight. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/11/threes-the-charm-with-silverlight-3.aspx Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/11/threes-the-charm-with-silverlight-3.aspx Microsoft Regional Director Andrew Brust takes the wheel of a new magazine section. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/11/introducing-redmond-review.aspx Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/11/introducing-redmond-review.aspx It's still in pre-beta, but Windows 7 is already looking good. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/11/wonking-on-windows.aspx Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/11/wonking-on-windows.aspx Tell us your first impressions of the upcoming OS. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/11/windows-7-shoutout.aspx Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/11/windows-7-shoutout.aspx Oslo is the latest milestone in Microsoft's move toward model-driven development. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/11/oslo-making-models.aspx Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/11/oslo-making-models.aspx Microsoft is finally, officially, ending its licensing of Windows 3.x. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/11/rip-windows-31.aspx Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/11/rip-windows-31.aspx Advances in Web development and publishing have made this a campaign to remember. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/11/get-out-the-vote.aspx Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/11/get-out-the-vote.aspx PDC 2008 marks a key milestone in Microsoft-based development. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/10/pdc-leaving-los-angeles.aspx Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/10/pdc-leaving-los-angeles.aspx Microsoft is kicking into high gear its effort to support parallel programming across C++ and .NET stacks. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/10/pdc-pushing-parallel.aspx Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/10/pdc-pushing-parallel.aspx Microsoft Research's Rick Rashid http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/10/pdc-day-3-keynote-researching-microsoft.aspx Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/10/pdc-day-3-keynote-researching-microsoft.aspx Attendees are getting so much information about important products and updates that a little confusion becomes inevitable. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/10/pdc-day-3-when-it-rains-it-pours.aspx Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/10/pdc-day-3-when-it-rains-it-pours.aspx Microsoft's Windows VP admits Vista could've been better...but promises Windows 7 definitely will be. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/10/pdc-sinofskys-mea-culpa.aspx Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/10/pdc-sinofskys-mea-culpa.aspx Microsoft previews much more than Windows 7 on Day Two of PDC 2008. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/10/pdc-microsoft-a-model-citizen.aspx Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/10/pdc-microsoft-a-model-citizen.aspx Microsoft strides into cloud-based application development, but doesn't stray far from its playbook. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/10/pdc-windows-azure-goes-live.aspx Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/10/pdc-windows-azure-goes-live.aspx C# 4.0 will offer support for dynamically typed objects and "vastly improved" COM interoperability, among other features. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/10/pdc-anders-gets-dynamic-on-future-of-c.aspx Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/10/pdc-anders-gets-dynamic-on-future-of-c.aspx Windows 7 and Microsoft's cloud computing initiative are expected to take center stage. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/10/professional-developers-conference-2008-preview.aspx Sun, 26 Oct 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/10/professional-developers-conference-2008-preview.aspx Microsoft isn't slowing down as PDC nears. In fact, in terms of news, the company's on a roll. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/10/pdc-incoming.aspx Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/10/pdc-incoming.aspx .NET developers can finally get to work on Silverlight-based apps with the release of Silverlight 2. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/10/silverlight-rising.aspx Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/10/silverlight-rising.aspx An alternative to Windows Forms gets previewed at VSLive! http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/10/aspnet-mvc-goes-beta.aspx Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/10/aspnet-mvc-goes-beta.aspx New version launches, but we already want to know what comes next. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/10/silverlight-and-a-look-ahead.aspx Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/10/silverlight-and-a-look-ahead.aspx .NET-based development is moving further away from Windows with the advent of Silverlight 2, Mono 2.0 and Moonlight. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/10/net-outside-the-box.aspx Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/10/net-outside-the-box.aspx Microsoft's Somasegar thinks the next version of VSTS will make testing easier. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/10/drilling-into-vsts-2010-testing.aspx Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/10/drilling-into-vsts-2010-testing.aspx Microsoft decides to package the jQuery JavaScript library into Visual Studio and ASP.NET. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/10/jquery-surprise.aspx Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/10/jquery-surprise.aspx More details about the newest versions emerge. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/09/visual-studio-2010-and-net-40-winning-the-name-game.aspx Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/09/visual-studio-2010-and-net-40-winning-the-name-game.aspx Frequent RDN contributor Andrew Brust gets Microsoft's top regional director award. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/09/friends-in-high-places.aspx Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/09/friends-in-high-places.aspx Chrome, Firefox and Safari are already on the JavaScript bandwagon. When's IE going to catch up? http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/09/brendan-eich-browsers-sharpening-javascript-performance.aspx Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/09/brendan-eich-browsers-sharpening-javascript-performance.aspx With the economy in a slump, what can developers due to soften the blow? http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/09/managing-the-meltdown.aspx Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/09/managing-the-meltdown.aspx The new browser might cause more trouble for IE's competitors than for IE itself. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/09/google-chrome-firefox-killer.aspx Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/09/google-chrome-firefox-killer.aspx Oslo, Software plus Services, and Chrome were all hot topics. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/09/vslive-ny-thats-a-wrap.aspx Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/desmond-file/2008/09/vslive-ny-thats-a-wrap.aspx