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I’m a VB !

Check out the growing set of video and text interviews with leading VB developers at the I’m A VB site.   You can find my interview at Jackie VB .

Using Speech Recognition to Program in Microsoft Visual Studio

We have just posted a very cool video showing off some of the work we have been doing with Voice Recognition. At Renaissance, we try to allocate time for our developers to explore new tools and technologies that are not necessarily related to their current...

Renaissance April 2009 Newsletter now available

The April 2009 edition of the Renaissance Computer Systems Ltd. newsletter is now available at  http://www.renaissance.co.il/newsletters/NewsApr09.pdf In this Newsletter: Renaissance sponsors Internet and Mobile Boot Camp Speaking of Startups… Tools...

Just Released – Visual Basic QuickStarts and How-to Topics for PrismV2 (Composite Application Guidance for WPF and Silverlight)

The Microsoft Patterns and Practices group just Released a set of Quick Starts and How-To documents for using Prism in Visual Basic - Visual Basic QuickStarts and How-to Topics for PrismV2 (Composite Application Guidance for WPF and Silverlight) This...

Giving Presentations – From 1 Hour Down to 2 Minutes

As someone who has been been on the developer conference speaking circuit for over 10 years, the standard session time of an hour and a quarter (75 minutes), including time for Q&A, is pretty much ingrained in me.  Even VSLive conferences, who...

The Official Release Version of ASP.NET MVC 1.0 is Now Available

The official version of ASP.NET MVC 1.0 is now available for download here . I’ve already suggested that you check out the free 184-page book chapter on building an app with MVC by Scott Guthrie.

Everything's amazing, nobody's happy

This is a great video clip from comedian Louis CK’s appearance on the Conan Show. Sometimes we takes things, especially technology, too much for granted…

Renaissance to Sponsor Internet & Mobile Boot Camp

My company, Renaissance Computer Systems , just posted a press release announcing that we are sponsoring a special event for startup companies next week – the Internet & Mobile Boot Camp , being run by Boot Camp Ventures on March 16 th 2009, in Tel...

March 2009 Meeting of Israel Visual Basic User Group

This month we take a look at design and architecture, rather than specific technologies. Konstantin Triger, a Senior Consultant at Sela, will take a look at the deadly sins of performance, particularly from the design perspective.  It is important...

Renaissance Case Studies Now Available

A few weeks ago, The Renaissance Computer Systems web site was updated with a set of case studies describing our roles in several recent projects.  Check out Renaissance Case Studies and let me know if you have any comments.
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