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One Long Strange Trip: Visual Studio Magazine and Me

The January Visual Studio Magazine marks the first time the C# Corner is written by Patrick Steele . I’ve bowed out after a long run with the magazine and its predecessors. The most important part is that...

Posted 29 January 2010 02:26 PM by wwagner | with no comments

Filed under: Effective C#, SRT Solutions, Me, C#, .NET General, C# General, DevCenterPosts

My CodeMash 2010 experience

I have enjoyed reading other posts about how much people enjoyed CodeMash . It is my favorite yearly conference. The people are brilliant, and energized about technology. It’s also one of very few events...

Posted 20 January 2010 03:52 PM by wwagner | 1 comment(s)

Filed under: User Groups, Me, C#, News

My CodeMash 2010 Schedule

A new year means it’s time for CodeMash.  Tomorrow I begin the annual geek pilgrimage into the water park for tech knowledge.  I’m amazed at how much the conference has grown, and the strength...

Posted 11 January 2010 02:13 PM by wwagner | 3 comment(s)

Filed under: Me, upcoming attractions, .NET General, local interest

It’s time to look ahead to 2010

Before I discuss my 2010 predictions, it’s important to provide a disclaimer using my 2009 predictions.  One of my predictions was spot on.  At the end of this post, I said: “Of course, I’m probably...

Posted 31 December 2009 07:23 PM by wwagner | 4 comment(s)

Filed under: Me, upcoming attractions, SrtInsights

Advice for Public Speakers

A friend of mine asked me for some pointers relating to giving technical talks recently. We had a great discussion and I thought that some of the advice was general enough that I would share it here. Many...

Posted 26 October 2009 11:01 PM by wwagner | 5 comment(s)

Filed under: User Groups, Me

Reflections on Executive Briefing: Natural User Interface and Social Media

Once again, we brought together a small group to discuss two more upcoming topics for the software industry. This time it was Natural User Interfaces and Social Media. The most interesting observation...

Posted 25 June 2009 11:56 AM by wwagner | 1 comment(s)

Filed under: Me, local interest, Software Engineering

Reflections on our Software Development Jam

Yesterday, we hosted a Software Development Jam at Automation Alley in Troy, MI (North suburbs of Detroit, MI for those readers not in the Michigan area). We billed the event as a way for developers to...

Posted 16 June 2009 03:28 PM by wwagner | with no comments

Filed under: SRT Solutions, Me, local interest, Software Engineering

MSDN Developer Conference -- Detroit: January 22

There is still time to register for the MSDN Developer Conference in Detroit, this coming Thursday. If you missed PDC, this is a chance to get a look at the major content announcements from that conference...

Posted 19 January 2009 06:03 PM by wwagner | 1 comment(s)

Filed under: Me, C#, upcoming attractions, C# General

Posted: Code and Slides from CodeMash

I’ve just uploaded my code and slides from both talks at CodeMash. I was somehow lucky enough to have two talks at CodeMash: Extending and modeling the type system using Extension Methods. Slides CodeSamples...

Posted 12 January 2009 11:04 AM by wwagner | with no comments

Filed under: Me, C#, C# General

The Technology Industry in 2009 (One man’s opinion)

It’s time to consider what 2009 will bring for the technology industry. It’s more than just an idle exercise: In order to stay relevant, I need to make some reasonable predictions about what I should be...

Posted 04 January 2009 11:05 PM by wwagner | 1 comment(s)

Filed under: Me, Software Engineering

Is Inshoring a relevant strategy for Michigan’s Software Industry?

Dianne Marsh and I have been sharing time writing a monthly column for the Ann Arbor Business Review magazine.  This last month, I wrote about the trend for ‘inshoring’: Outsourcing software development...

Posted 16 December 2008 09:52 PM by wwagner | 2 comment(s)

Filed under: Me, articles, local interest

Interview with .NET Zone live (includes sample from More Effective C#)

More Effective C# was one of the better selling books at PDC, which triggered Alan Ashcraft to sit down and chat with me about C#, writing, helping customers, and being a general nerdy person. The full...

Posted 12 December 2008 03:57 PM by wwagner | with no comments

Filed under: Effective C#, Me, C# General

Charlie Calvert and I on Deep Fried Bytes

Deep Fried Bytes #19 went live on Friday. Charlie Calvert and I got cornered by Keith and Woody while at PDC for a quick chat about C# futures, our book, and other cool stuff was announced at PDC. We had...

Posted 16 November 2008 08:10 AM by wwagner | with no comments

Filed under: Me, C#, .NET General

Starting a Company? We (and Microsoft BizSpark) can help

Yesterday Microsoft formally launched BizSpark, a new program that is designed to help increase the chances of success for startups in the software business. The timing couldn’t be better for the Michigan...

Posted 06 November 2008 12:30 PM by wwagner | 2 comment(s)

Filed under: SRT Solutions, Me, upcoming attractions

A question on the Kindle

Dear readers, I noticed that More Effective C# is available on a Kindle edition . I don’t have a kindle, and I’m curious what people think of the experience with a programming book in a Kindle edition...

Posted 06 November 2008 11:05 AM by wwagner | with no comments

Filed under: Me, books