WalkingCat
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WalkingCat
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The cat walking in the night, by the lake side
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Today is my 1-year anniversary becoming a CPython core developer 🥹🎉!

Not to get too sappy about it but working on CPython changed my life and I'm so immensely grateful to be on this team, working on something so important to me.

All this to say: Python rules, open source is forever.
November 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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On 2014/11/12, at Visual Studio Connect() event, Scott Guthrie announced ".NET Core", the new generation of .NET, as open source, and cross-platform
November 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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🚀 Excited to announce SharpIDE - A Modern, Cross-Platform IDE for .NET!

I'm thrilled to share my latest open-source project, just in time for .NET 10: SharpIDE, a brand new IDE for .NET, built with .NET and Godot! 🎉

🔗 Check it out on GitHub: github.com/MattParkerDe...

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November 11, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Azure HorizonDB for PostgreSQL Private Preview forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Microsoft Forms
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November 12, 2025 at 1:19 AM
On 2014/11/12, at Visual Studio Connect() event, Scott Guthrie announced ".NET Core", the new generation of .NET, as open source, and cross-platform
November 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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🚀 Visual Studio 2026 is officially here!
Faster performance, smarter tools, and AI woven into your workflow.
✅ 4,700 bugs fixed
✅ 300 new features
✅ Modern UI + AI-native design
Learn more and upgrade now: msft.it/63327tMUkz
November 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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OMG System.CommandLine 2.0.0 stable is finally out!
www.nuget.org/packages/Sys...
System.CommandLine 2.0.0
Support for parsing command lines, supporting both POSIX and Windows conventions and shell-agnostic command line completions.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
[SLIDES] IMC 1995 - Introduction to Blackbird - John Shewchuk - 1995/07 www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPIs...
[SLIDES] IMC 1995 - Introduction to Blackbird - John Shewchuk - 1995/07
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November 10, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Jim Gray Tribute @ Microsoft - Rick Rashid, Butler Lampson, David Lomet, Tony Hey, etc. - 2008/01 www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBkm...
Jim Gray Tribute @ Microsoft - Rick Rashid, Butler Lampson, David Lomet, Tony Hey, etc. - 2008/01
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November 9, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Overview of BARC Research: Telepresence and Scaleable Servers - Jim Gray, Jim Gemmell - 1998/06 www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdlF...
Overview of BARC Research: Telepresence and Scaleable Servers - Jim Gray, Jim Gemmell - 1998/06
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November 8, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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20 years ago, Steve Ballmer announced the launch of Visual Studio 2005, SQL Server 2005 and BizTalk Server 2005 www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OZp...
Ready to Rock the Launch - The Microsoft Application Platform - Steve Ballmer - 2005/11
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November 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
20 years ago, Steve Ballmer announced the launch of Visual Studio 2005, SQL Server 2005 and BizTalk Server 2005 www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OZp...
Ready to Rock the Launch - The Microsoft Application Platform - Steve Ballmer - 2005/11
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November 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
TechEd 2005 - SQL Server 2005: Index Creation Best Practices - Kimberly L. Tripp @kimberlyltripp.bsky.social - 2005/06 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cfpq...
TechEd 2005 - SQL Server 2005: Index Creation Best Practices - Kimberly L. Tripp - 2005/06
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November 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Steve Guggenheimer | Microsoft Alumni Voices www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV6-...
Steve Guggenheimer | Microsoft Alumni Voices
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November 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Bob said the word "shifted" again in this interview 🙃 who remembers "Our strategy with Silverlight has shifted"? 😆
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November 6, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Bob Muglia | Microsoft Alumni Voices www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9VZ...
Bob Muglia | Microsoft Alumni Voices
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November 6, 2025 at 1:29 AM
PASS 2005 - SQL Server 2005 OS Foundational Elements - Bob Dorr - 2005/09 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppru...
PASS 2005 - SQL Server 2005 OS Foundational Elements - Bob Dorr - 2005/09
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November 4, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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PASS 2005 - [Keynote] What's Next for Database? - Jim Gray - 2005/09 www.youtube.com/watch?v=apPU...
PASS 2005 - [Keynote] What's Next for Database? - Jim Gray - 2005/09
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November 2, 2025 at 12:21 AM
PASS 2005 - [Keynote] What's Next for Database? - Jim Gray - 2005/09 www.youtube.com/watch?v=apPU...
PASS 2005 - [Keynote] What's Next for Database? - Jim Gray - 2005/09
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November 2, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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Now #PASSDataSummit 2025 and SQL Server 2025 are both around the corner, 20 years ago Bill Baker revealed the launch date of SQL Server 2005 at PASS Summit 2005 😄
November 1, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Now #PASSDataSummit 2025 and SQL Server 2025 are both around the corner, 20 years ago Bill Baker revealed the launch date of SQL Server 2005 at PASS Summit 2005 😄
November 1, 2025 at 3:29 AM
PASS 2005 - [Keynote] SQL Server 2005 - Bill Baker, Len Wyatt - 2005/09 www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5hq...
PASS 2005 - [Keynote] SQL Server 2005 - Bill Baker, Len Wyatt - 2005/09
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November 1, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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I'm writing another book, and the first few chapters are available through Manning Early Access now! For 50% off!

hubs.la/Q03Q9PGP0

More details, and the story of how I came to write it, are on my blog at

ericlippert.com/2025/10/30/i...

It feels great to be writing again after a long break. :)
Fabulous Adventures in Data Structures and Algorithms - Eric Lippert
Author Eric Lippert introduces fabulous solutions using uncommon algorithms and data structures. There’s a lot more to algorithms than the useful-but-boring recipes you recite for every interview. Th...
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October 30, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Check out the comments. This wasn’t well thought out at all.

Announcing the retirement for Office Online Server
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October 24, 2025 at 11:42 PM
TechEd 2004 - Windows XP Service Pack 2: Information for Developers - Tony Goodhew - 2004/05 www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGI7...
TechEd 2004 - Windows XP Service Pack 2: Information for Developers - Tony Goodhew - 2004/05
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October 24, 2025 at 1:45 AM