PDC2003_bruce's Microsoft PDC 2003 NotesNeed to update the RSS feed- October 29, 2003 Apparenly, BlogWorkx does some funny stuff with the RSS feed when it generates the feed from my posts. When I consume the feed using VoxLite, all the formatting is gone. I need to see if there's something I can do with the ASP code.http://bbblog.home.att.net/pdc2003/200310archive006.htm#1067422065006 MS Research general session- October 29, 2003 Some very cool stuff!! My Notes: Only 10 years since we had the browser (April 1993) Key research GPU: Geometry Amplification (2-D representation of 3-D surfaces for softer rendering) Precomputed Radiance Transfer (translucency, glossyness computations in real time) View-dependent displacement mapping Storage: Now that 1TB of storage on developer PC's isn't unreal and according to research, 90% of new data is stored on disk (vs. paper, optical, tape, &8230;) 1998: TerraServer-3TB Web...http://bbblog.home.att.net/pdc2003/200310archive006.htm#1067421829006 Wednesday: What's on tap- October 29, 2003 OK, another day down, two more to go. I didn't blog much later yesterday because I was involved in fighting the crowds for seating in some very popular sessions. Overall, the organization of this conference hasn't been too swift. The network (wired and wireless) has been sketchy at times--DHCP problems over and over again. A number of sessions have been closed because of full attendance-10 minutes before the session began! Maybe I'm nitpicking... On the schedule for today: General session.http://bbblog.home.att.net/pdc2003/200310archive006.htm#1067420742006 Whidbey: OK, some cool stuff- October 28, 2003 One very useful feature is the Class diagram tool. You can design classes graphically or in text or both. Unfortunately, the diagrams are not UML compatible, because they are made specific to the language. Compared to the Visio Enterprise Architect diagramming tool, this is geared towards bringing that function into VS.NET. I don't know why we need two solutions. How about one good onehttp://bbblog.home.att.net/pdc2003/200310archive006.htm#1067357010006 Whidbey: Making developer tools easier- October 28, 2003 In the Whidbey-related talks so far, there's one basic theme coming out: Whidbey is looking to deliver functions that developers want in a suite of tools. It doesn't seem so much about technological leaps but rather a jump in making the tools more functional for more developers. Things like folding text editor for source code (not just classes and methods, but also other entities like HTMLXML tags). Making intellisense work across all facets of the editor (not just classes, but also code...http://bbblog.home.att.net/pdc2003/200310archive006.htm#1067349980006 I had to do it- October 28, 2003 I had to take the step to Office 2003 particularly for Outlook. I tried on Sunday and Monday to VPN in from the CommNet network here at the PDC and sync my email. No dice. Outlook just kept timing out trying to process my spam rules and download the messages. Not good. Obviously, part of the problem is the heavily loaded CommNet network. I even made sure I tried to sync using a wired connection during a low period of low utilization. So, last evening, I considered upgrading to Outlook...http://bbblog.home.att.net/pdc2003/200310archive006.htm#1067341729006 Yes, the SharePoint Portal SDK is out- October 28, 2003 I can't seem to locate the SDK via the normal web pages (downloads, SharePoint MSDN Library, etc.), but I did get the link via another blogger. SharePoint Products and Technologies 2003 SDK Enjoy.http://bbblog.home.att.net/pdc2003/200310archive006.htm#1067340492006 Sessions for today- October 28, 2003 Well, let's see. This morning started off with two general sessions: one on Whidbey and another on Yukon. Shortly, the break-out sessions will begin. Here's what I'm planning on attending: Top Five Programming Tasks Using The Windows SharePoint Services Object Model 15 minutes to grab some lunch Visual Studio "Whidbey": New IDE Features for Building ASP.NET Web Applications Visual C "Whidbey": IDE Enhancements for the C Developer WinFS: Using Windows "Longhorn" Storage ("WinFS") in Your...http://bbblog.home.att.net/pdc2003/200310archive006.htm#1067339539006 West coast versus East coast- October 28, 2003 I have discovered one thing particular advantageous of coming to a west coast conference from the east--I don't have a problem waking up at 7am! (well, at least for a few days I don't). Waking up at 7am to get to the convention center for breakfast by 8am hasn't been a problem. If I had this schedule on the east cost, I'd be hurting right now. On the flip side, those 10pm sessions are a bit tougher...http://bbblog.home.att.net/pdc2003/200310archive006.htm#1067332982006 It's 10pm...do you know where your developers are- October 28, 2003 A major geek social event. Yes, it is 10pm and I'm in the weblogging session. It's just about to get started. Right now it's like a big cocktail party -- one where people know about other people, but are meeting them face-to-face for the first time. So far there's about 200-300 people here. Some of the topics: problems of the past (XML-RPC in the vein of Radio UserlandLive Journal) versus Echo Atom as a new approach (Sam Ruby is leading this effort) versus RSS A general observation:...http://bbblog.home.att.net/pdc2003/200310archive006.htm#1067295848006 |