Microsoft Session at Cloud Expo
I checked with the Windows Phone 7 team before putting this post out, and got
the OK to write about it. I hit this bug when building out my FriendLinks
Windows Phone 7 application, and was surprised to find it was a bona fide bug
and not a problem with my coding skills. If there was a default value in
the constructor for any new project I start, it would look something like:
codingErrorResponsibilty == this.programmerName;
In any event, here’s the cruxt of the bug. If you are using
HttpWebRequest developing on Windows Phone 7, and you get a 301 redirect
returned from the web server, and that web server sets a cookie, the current
build (as of 03/16/10 at Mix10) of Windows Phone 7 will throw an exception.
In the case of my applications, I was trying to determine the title of the
page as defined by the “
” tags for a given ... (
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Today at Mix10, Microsoft released the developer tools for Windows Phone 7
Series. I’m excited about seeing what apps will get built now that there
is general availability of the Windows Phone dev tools. That’s general
availability, as in for everyone!
Charlie Kindel (if you aren’t, you really should follow him) was nice
enough to get me access to the tools about 3 weeks ago, despite the fact that
he and his team have had plenty on their plate since going public with WP7.
I have spent some time in the last few winks building and tinkering.
A little background on my dev skills.... (more)
New Year 2010 on Ulitzer
In an effort to save a lot of pain and suffering for those people who don’t
want to read an incredibly long blog post, I have a nice little summary
table. The predictions run the gamut of my personal and professional
interests, so they may not be 100% interesting to all people.
99% of All Decade Lists That Come This Year Will Be Wrong Twitter Will Become
A Footnote Real Time Has Had It’s Time Interest Rates Will Begin To Rise
Housing Prices Being To Stall And Then Fall Jorge Lorenzo Will Win MotoGP
World Championship Netbook Market Disappears Apple’s Dis... (more)
In an effort to bolster the economy one job at a time, I have a position on
my team that I need to fill. We’re looking for smart, capable people who
know how to get shit done, and have fun doing it. You must have a
passionate desire to make the lives of developers easier, and help get our
products to market, and make them the best option for developers. If you
know anyone who might fit the bill, let me know. If I hire someone you
refer, I will personally get you a copy of Windows7 (when it ships of
course).
Standard Job Title: Product Manager
Job Category: Marketing
Produc... (more)
This afternoon I was sitting in a meeting discussing a potential upcoming
marketing campaign to target developers. It’s a great concept, and I am
looking forward to seeing it come to fruition. However, during the course
of the discussion, it became clear that ad buys would be the primary driver
of traffic.
My chief concern was that the developer audience uses ad blocker software at
a higher rate than the general population. We don’t have data on it, and
no one was sure how to get it. I asked the community at Hacker News, and
was pointed to this posting about the downloads of... (more)
Brandon Watson is Director of Microsoft's Azure Services Platform Ecosystem. He rejoined Microsoft in 2008 after nearly a decade on Wall Street and running successful start-ups. He has both an engineering degree and an economics degree from the University of Pennsylvania, as well as an MBA from The Wharton School of Business, and blogs at 
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