As I've written in the past , I've been using VMware (both Workstation 6.5 and Server 1.04) for what seems like ages. They've served me well but I wanted to be prepared for two changes coming up this year. The first is Server 2008 R2, which is 64-bit Read More...

Missed Devscovery NYC? See the Keynote! If you couldn't make it to NYC last week to have a blast at Devscovery , we missed you. One of the most interesting parts was Scott Hanselman's keynote on Social Networking for Developers . Scott, with the help Read More...

In the last two weeks I've gotten many questions about how to automate and program the exception handling the Visual Studio debugger so I thought I'd show how to some cool macros I've created to make it easy. If you're interested in more about making Read More...

If you're not running a 64-bit version of Windows, I bet that at least one of your customers is. While you should be working on porting your native applications to 64-bit, it doesn't look like that many teams have made that step. While it will take effort Read More...

Whenever I teach a debugging class , the first thing I talk about is one of the most important points I make though the entire class: read Steve McConnell's masterpiece, Code Complete 2 nd Edition . I ask for an honest show of hands as to who hasn't read Read More...