If you enjoy C++, you should also enjoy the Astoria Seminar: Extraordinary C++ to be held on September 23-26, 2007 in Astoria, OR, USA. The event seems to have plenty of seats available, so you haven’t missed out (yet).
Disclaimer: I have no affiliation with the event, and I won’t be speaking or attending. But I feel confident [...]
Archive for August, 2007
Plug for the Astoria Seminar
Posted in C++ on August 31, 2007 | 1 Comment »
More Visual C++ Q&A: A New Compiler Front-End
Posted in C++ on August 11, 2007 | 4 Comments »
A few days ago, I blogged to answer to someone’s question about "where is Visual C++ going" by giving a number of resources and links, primarily about this year’s release now in public beta.
But their real question was about "where is Visual C++ going beyond VC++ 2008," and in particular whether we will continue to invest [...]
A Not-So-Innocent Diversion: Trial By Media
Posted in Opinion & Editorial on August 9, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Breathless celebrity "news" reporting isn’t enough… apparently we also need a direct invitation to trial by media. From McNews:
This is a perilous question in deceptively casual clothing. There should be nothing "Quick" about a question involving children’s lives. (Spears’ name is immaterial – one could as well replace "Britney Spears" with "Anyone’s Name," including yours or [...]
Visual C++ Q&A
Posted in C++ on August 8, 2007 | 4 Comments »
In a comment on another blog entry, "Dev" asked:
When are the Visual C++ team going to make some big announcements on the new C++ features coming after Visual C++ 2008. I know you are very active in the new C++0x world, but people are really worried about what MS is doing or not doing with VC++ [...]
Effective Concurrency: How Much Scalability Do You Have or Need?
Posted in Concurrency on August 3, 2007 | 2 Comments »
The second Effective Concurrency column in DDJ just went live. It’s titled "How Much Scalability Do You Have or Need?" and makes the case that there’s more than just one important category of throughput scalability, and one size does not fit all. From the article:
In your application, how many independent pieces of work are ready to [...]
The Pit and the Pendulum
Posted in Software Development on August 2, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Don’t fall into the pit of thinking there’s no pendulum, or that the pendulum can be nailed to one side.
Earlier today, Michael Swaine wrote an article commenting on the "trend" of Google Gears, Adobe AIR, and Microsoft Silverlight. Here’s the opening blurb and intro paragraph:
Return of the Desktop
Is the rediscovery of the desktop [...]
