I just got word last night that: 1) My MVP status has been renewed for a third year, and 2) I am now officially a Team System MVP ! Thanks to Noah Coad , everyone on the product team and everyone in the MVP program for your support! Interestingly enough, Etienne Tremblay and I appear to be the only Team...

The Toronto Code Camp 2006 website is now online! ( http://www.torontocodecamp.com ). The event is slated for January 14th, 2006 and promises to be very exciting. If we can pull this event off, you can bet there will be many others in the near future. The new website has many features including: General...

I just read a fantastic post by Jim Minatel outlining the process of developing and writing Professional WinFX Beta . The entire story is true - it was quite a challenge to keep up with the changes affecting Longhorn at the time. I recently got a physical copy of the book in my hands and I'm really pleased...

Chris Dufour (from the East of Toronto .NET User Group ) and I are in the process of setting up a Toronto Code Camp in early January 2006! All the infrastructure is in place - all we need is a location. Expect a website by October 8th - we will be opening up a call for speakers and general registration...

On October 24th, I'll be appearing on BlaBla DotNet , a French radio show on the topic of software development. I'll be chatting with Mario Cardinal about Team System, and more specifically the features of MSF Agile and CMMI (I wrote the MSF chapter in the upcoming book Professional Visual Studio 2005...

I just finished my schedule for TechEd . It was incredibly challenging trying to narrow down what sessions to attend, what time slots to staff the Author/Publisher Community Lounge and bookstore and my BOF. There is such a huge selection of great topics to choose from and so little time to see it all...

In the last little while, I've started getting more opportunities to speak. As a result, I've experienced for the first time the much talked about and dreaded "demo meltdown". Two days in a row no less! Fortunately, the presentations went extremely well despite the technical issues. Issues ranged from...