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In The Community: Meet Kate Gregory
In the Community is an ongoing series spotlighting members of the C++ / developer community. This week, meet Kate Gregory. Kate Gregory has been using C++ since before Microsoft had a C++ compiler. She runs a small consulting company in rural Ontario, www.gregcons.com, writing code in C# and C++, advising customers on technological decisions, and writing books and courses on C++. Kate has been a Visual C++ MVP since 2004 and a Microsoft Regional Director since 2002.Follow Kate on her blog, Facebook, Twitter (@gregcons) and Stack Overflow.C++ in 140 characters or less? Control, performance, control, productivity, ...
Jumping into C++
I was a professional developer for years, working initially with C in labs and an engineering firm before moving on to other languages and stints as an enterprise developer and consultant. Other languages and tool were more in demand for the projects I worked on so I gradually moved away from native development and lost touch with the C++ story. It has been years since I developed anything in C or tried using C++. How hard would it be to write a familiar application in modern C++? This blog post shares my experience returning to native programming using modern C++. No printf statements were harmed in this effort....
In The Community: Meet Jeremiah Morrill
This is the third installment of "In The Community," a series spotlighting members of the C++ / developer community. Today we meet Jeremiah Morrill, MVP, developer and community guy.Jeremiah has been in the software development field for 14 years. Over his career, he has moved between languages, operating systems and products but likes to call C++ on Windows "home". He has spent many years helping write custom video and media solutions professionally and loves sharing his knowledge through open-source projects. He has been awarded Microsoft MVP since 2010 for his contributions to Client Application Development an...
Friday Miscellany #4
Welcome to another Friday Miscellany, a collection of interesting links from across the internet curated from social media, conversations and curiosity. If you have something to share, send it to me (ebattali@microsoft.com) for potential inclusion in a future miscellany.Happy clicking!
In The Community: Meet James McNellis
This is the second installment in the "In The Community" series spotlighting members of the C++ / developer community. Today we meet James McNellis, a developer on the Visual C++ team and community guy. James is a developer on the Visual C++ team, which he joined this past July. As a member of this team, he builds awesome C++ libraries and is currently doing work on the C Runtime Libraries (CRT). Prior to joining the Visual C++ team, he was a developer on the Blend for Visual Studio team where he worked on the XAML designer for Windows Store apps. James has been programming in C++ for 15 years a...
Roaming Settings: Give Us Your Feedback!
Let's kick off 2013 with a survey JWe have been researching roaming Visual Studio settings and have a few questions that will help gain insights into what the best experience would be. We have created a survey (https://aka.ms/vsroaming) aimed at understanding Visual Studio settings usage patterns and gathering feedback. The survey should take less than 10 minutes, maybe more if you want to provide a ton of details.Your voice is important. Make sure it is heard!
In the Community: Meet Kenny Kerr
Hello. Welcome to the first "in the community" posts spotlighting members of the C++ and/or developer community. Today we meet Kenny Kerr and a Microsoft MVP who graciously agreed to "go first" :)Kenny is a computer programmer with a bias toward Windows and C++. He enjoys writing and teaching developers how to get the most out of Windows with C++. Kenny has published numerous articles about the Windows operating system, network security, and C++ for MSDN Magazine as well as other publications. He currently writes the monthly Windows with C++ column for the magazine. Microsoft has recognized Kenny's expertise in n...
Registration for C++Now 2013 Opens Today!
Registration for the seventh annual C++Now Conference (formerly BoostCon) opens today, and if you're looking for a great C++ conference to attend this year, you should definitely consider C++Now. I attended last year's conference and it was terrific: in addition to a splendid program of sessions about a wide variety of subjects related to C++, it was an unparalleled opportunity to be able to meet and learn from many C++ experts and to chat with other C++ enthusiasts and learn how others use the C++ language.You can find information about the 2013 conference, including registra...
Friday Miscellany #3
Active in the C++ community? Answering questions, creating demos, sharing code snippets, or hosting a local user group meeting? If you have something to share, send it to me (ebattali@microsoft.com) for potential inclusion in a future miscellany!And now on with the show: And because Murphy was an optimist, share your own laws below or on our wondrous, active, modern yet approachable Visual C++ Facebook page. Thanks as always for your enthusiasm and contributions.