C# Tea Time
Random ramblings on C#, life at Microsoft, and other technology facets I find interesting.
Keeping master history clean
On a previous team we moved from using our own internal source control provider to Git. Having never...
Author: eric.maino@hotmail.com Date: 10/11/2015
Environment Agnostic Tests
What is an environment agnostic test? This is a test which will execute successfully no matter how...
Author: Eric Date: 04/27/2008
DevDiv Source Control
A question that I was recently asked on a trip was what source control system we use and what it...
Author: Eric Date: 04/12/2008
Disposing Your Finalizers
.csharpkeyword { color: #0000ff; } .csharptype { color: #2b91af; } Yesterday I was bitten by a bug...
Author: Eric Date: 04/09/2008
Orcas Beta 2 Automation Planning
I am in the process of finalizing the C# automation matrix for Beta 2. One of the scenarios that I...
Author: Eric Date: 04/17/2007
Port 25
I was just walking through the hall here at MS an notice a poster with a penguin on it. The first...
Author: Eric Date: 01/31/2007
C# Orcas Bug Bash
Today at work I participated in my first bug bash after being at Microsoft for a little over 18...
Author: Eric Date: 01/25/2007
My First Review
Well it's that time of year at Microsoft and all employees were supposed to have the annual review...
Author: Eric Date: 09/15/2006
Soon To Be Recruiting
Today I booked my recruiting trip to Michigan Tech and the University of Chicago. It was actually...
Author: Eric Date: 09/09/2006
C# Language Service QA Exposed
We recently had a “pep” talk on the Visual C# QA team to talk about what our mission is and what...
Author: Eric Date: 04/25/2006
Windows Hockey Jersey Pictures
Sorry this took a little longer then expected, but here is a picture of the Windows Hockey jersey's....
Author: Eric Date: 01/31/2006
Off Recruiting!
Well I am off on my first recruiting trip while at Microsoft. Ever since I joined the company I’ve...
Author: Eric Date: 01/30/2006
Windows Hockey Jersey Questions
The Windows hockey jersey will be the dark Vancouver Canucks jersey manufactured by Kobe Sportswear....
Author: Eric Date: 01/23/2006
Hockey Challenge 2006
Mark your calendars and grab your skates! Join us March 11th and 12th at Key for the 2006 Hockey...
Author: Eric Date: 01/22/2006
CHAT: C# IDE, November 17th @ 1:00 PM PST
"Expansions, enhanced intellisense, type colorization, refactoring, improved code navigation,...
Author: Eric Date: 11/16/2005
Detroit VS2005 Launch a Success!
I just returned from the Visual Studio 2005 Launch in Detroit, MI and I must say that it was an...
Author: Eric Date: 11/09/2005
MQ... did I hear service pack?
The answer in short is that MQ is not about servicing Whidbey. The MQ milestone is about changing...
Author: Eric Date: 11/07/2005
Whidbey is over... What are you doing now?
Recently I have been asked by many family and friends what I am doing at work now that we have...
Author: Eric Date: 11/04/2005
2006 Imagine Cup is LIVE!
Check out the 2006 Imagine Cup! If you are a student register, compete and make a difference.
Author: Eric Date: 11/02/2005
UPDATE: C# IDE Chat Room Changed
We are currently experiencing issues with the MSDN Chat Room. If you are trying to connect to the C#...
Author: Eric Date: 10/06/2005
CHAT: The C# IDE
"Expansions, enhanced intellisense, type colorization, refactoring, improved code navigation,...
Author: Eric Date: 10/03/2005
Community! It's all about community!
This week there are 3 great summits taking place in and around Microsoft’s Redmond Campus. They are...
Author: Eric Date: 09/29/2005