Want to learn how to create your own game step-by-step? How about being able to learn from some of the best? DigiPen is presenting an 8-Part webcast series on Game Development using Visual C# 2005 Express Edition. From the abstract: Presenters demonstrate the key stages in developing a game engine through the creation of a top-down shooter game...

I'm back stateside after completing the C# talks in Istanbul, Brussels, and Helsinki. I'll blog more about this later, but the trip was fun, although I desperately need a vacation (which should start once I finish uploading my VPCs for TechEd).    

Did I mention I love Scandinavian airlines (SAS)? I *LOVE* them. I plan to fly them any time I travel across the atlantic Why? Besides being  good airline, their fleet has been equipped with wireless internet access throughout the plane (and the entire transatlantic fleet). That's right, for $30 US you can work and surf your entire...

We've gotten a lot of really positive feedback on the Code4Fun email alias and even some like-minded readers who are interested in contributing content. I think this is great and I'm really excited about having the community contribute. We've also gotten some not-so-good feedback that we've taken and addressed. Request: Add an...

In case you're wondering, all versions of Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2 can be used until May 1, 2006.

"The MITS Altair inspired a new generation of technology enthusiasts, including Bill Gates and Paul Allen, who were among the first of these early hobbyists to realize that the key to the future of personal computing lay in the unlimited potential of software." - Source Back in 1975, Microsoft started out as *the* hobbyist company for a...

Are you or someone you know interested in learning how to program? We've created a series of videos in Visual Basic and C# for absolute beginners that walks you through creating "Hello World" to a fully functional RSS Reader application using Visual Basic or Visual C# Express Beta 2. Learn how to write code and create...

Woohoo!   Get the Bits MSDN Subscribers can download Visual Studio Team System and Team Foundation You can also Order Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2 Download Visual C# 2005 Express Beta 2 for Windows/Console Development Download Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Beta 2 for Web Development Download Visual Web Developer Express 2005 Beta 2...

Happy Birthday to Channel9! Scoble and company have a set of new videos to celebrate their one year anniversary which look pretty interesting. Check them out at: Anders Hejlsberg on C# Scott Guthrie demoing ASP.NET 2.0 Rico Mariani on creating the .NET Framework  

Yes, that's free as in beer. AppDev, a leader in video-based training and SQL Server Reader's Choice winner, was kind enough to provide a portion of their Exploring ASP.NET 2.0 Using Visual C# 2005 courseware available for free! I've personally the ASP.NET 2.0 using C# videos and I thought it was really great stuff. It even covered...

Are you a Visual Studio .NET 2003 developer who wants to get a headstart on Visual Studio 2005? Are you interested in learning about the new features and capabilities in Visual Studio 2005? Then you should definitely attend the C# and Windows Forms user group tour. See below for sessions and cities... Agenda8:30 – 9:30    ...

...you've dragged an MVP/RD (Scott Hanselman) by force onto a conference room table and held him down while he's forced to drink Microsoft Brand(tm) Kool-Aid. I can only imagine what the people with ajoining offices to the conference room thought when they heard Scott's screams while we recorded this...

  We have lots of great upcoming Beta 2 webcasts that you should definitely check out. These include a 3-part beginner series on creating an RSS reader from scratch using Visual C# or Visual Basic Express Edition, the screensaver, movie collection and blackjack card game starter kits. You can find the full list and descriptions on the...

Xbox 2 will have a multicore processor and be able to perform one trillion calculations per second. Not only that, you can use XNA Studio, built on Visual Studio Team System to develop games. Sweetness. Quoted from the Microsoft press release A well-balanced system that will deliver more than a teraflop of targeted computing...

If your a Java developer and your interested in moving to .NET, Brian Keller points out some of the newly available training options and how to sign up for the free training.