Lars Wilhelmsen

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Countdown to Microsoft PDC 2009 – part 2

9 November, 2009 (22:32) | Conferences, Microsoft, PDC'09 | By: larsw

In the first installment of this pre-PDC blog post series, I published the list of the sessions I’ll likely attend and a list of sessions that would be cool to see, but that isn’t really target material (for me).
Microsoft has now published the time & location of each session, and I must say that [...]

Countdown to Microsoft PDC 2009 – part 1

1 November, 2009 (21:22) | Conferences, Microsoft, PDC'09 | By: larsw

So, we’ve reached November 1st – the day after Halloween and it’s only 15 days to the PDC! (Woohoo! )
I’m travelling with two of my colleagues and we’re staying at the Omni from the 14th, send me a message (typically on Twitter: larsw) if you want to hang out before / during [...]

TFB210602: Failed to copy.

27 October, 2009 (21:01) | Bug?, Continuous+Integration, Microsoft, TFS2010, Workaround | By: larsw

Build error: Value cannot be null. Parameter name: path1. Now that’s a cryptic title, right?
First of all; a big thanks to Jason Barile/MSFT that set me in contact with Aaron Hallberg that in turned found a workaround for the bug I’m about to describe.
Second; The bug is [...]

The book shelf of a Connected Systems MVP

12 May, 2009 (18:14) | .NET, Books, C#, DDD, Microsoft, SOA, Software+Craftmanship | By: larsw

A few days ago, Gøran Hansen of Capgemini and a an active member of the Norwegian Microsoft scene – as well as active in the Twittersphere, wrote a blog post called “A Software Craftsman’s Bookshelf” containing a picture of his book shelf with Software Development-related books, as well as a brief review of the titles. [...]

Microsoft Connected Systems MVP 2009!

2 January, 2009 (13:40) | Connected Systems, Microsoft, Microsoft MVP | By: larsw

Yesterday, I received an email I have been hoping for (more than any of the Christmas gifts I got ) with the subject:
Congratulations 2009 Microsoft MVP!
I’ve known for some time that I was nominated for the Connected Systems Developer MVP, so I have really been anticipating the arrival of 2009 – 01 – [...]

Microsoft PDC '08 & Los Angeles; here I come!

15 August, 2008 (18:20) | .NET, Conferences, Microsoft, PDC'08 | By: larsw

Today, August 15th, is the last day you get a discount when you sign up for the Microsoft Professional Developer Conference 2008, held in  Los Angeles, CA.
I have not been sure if I was going to make it to the PDC this year, giving that I’ve just started in a new company and I didn’t [...]

New PDC’08 sessions published – 10 is the new 6!

1 July, 2008 (12:13) | Microsoft, PDC'08, Visual+Studio | By: larsw

Found out through the PDC’08 Facebook group today that they have published 16 sessions. A couple of weeks ago, I read on Don Box’ blog that 10 is the new 6 but I didn’t exactly understand why. It is a mantra of the VC++ team and is refering to the long-living version 6 (with a [...]