October 2008 - Posts

posted Tuesday, October 28, 2008 4:58 AM by martin :: (Comments Off)

Microsoft Azure as a driver for efficient programming

Microsoft announced Azure at the PDC yesterday, and it's got me thinking in all kinds of directions. I've been an occasional visitor to StackOverflow.com since it launched a while ago. I can't say I've been an active participant - my reputation is Read More
posted Monday, October 27, 2008 12:17 PM by martin :: 1 Comments

Some Thoughts on Software Performance

In recent years I've done quite a bit of performance and scalability testing of apps on the Microsoft platform.  I know plenty of people who are more knowledgeable about software performance than I am, but at the same time a little knowledge about Read More
posted Tuesday, October 14, 2008 2:04 PM by martin :: (Comments Off)

Mac vs. PC

I have a Mac.  Nothing fancy, just a small MacBook.  I don't think it was a reaction to leaving Microsoft.  In fact, I dual-boot it with Windows Vista.  I need Vista because I am a Windows developer, after all.  Having said that, Read More
posted Tuesday, October 14, 2008 1:59 PM by martin :: (Comments Off)

Microsoft's Bad TV Advertising

I just saw one of the latest batch of Microsoft TV adverts (I'm in the UK by the way).  As usual, it's banal, and leaves me wondering what the heck it was trying to say.  For such a wealthy company, Microsoft has some shockingly-bad TV commercials.  Read More