Monthly Archives: October 2008

FeatureModelDSL v1.0 released / Lançada a FeatureModelDSL v1.0

Posted on October 30, 2008 by awfurtado

  For those interested in creating feature model diagrams, I’m pleased to announce the first release of my implementation of the FeatureModelDSL: http://www.codeplex.com/FeatureModelDSL. The original design of the language was proposed by Gunther Lenz and Christoph Wienands in the Practical … Continue reading →

Posted in Software Engineering | 19 Comments

Redmond MSP Summit 2008: do you keep building your professional skill set? / Encontro de MSPs 2008 em Redmond: você mantém a evolução do seu conjunto de habilidades profissionais?

Posted on October 24, 2008 by awfurtado

  A couple of weeks ago, the first Microsoft Student Partner (MSP) Summit took place here in Redmond, in which some of the most talented (and luckiest) student partners of the world had a chance to get in touch with … Continue reading →

Posted in Career | 12 Comments

The Oslo Project / O Projeto Oslo

Posted on October 18, 2008 by awfurtado

  For those who are not aware about Microsoft’s Olso Project yet, check it here and here. Oslo is supposed to be Microsoft’s new platform for model-driven development, based on executable (live) models. It encompasses a tool (to manipulate models), … Continue reading →

Posted in Software Engineering | 5 Comments

The day my laptop exploded / O dia em que meu laptop explodiu

Posted on October 16, 2008 by awfurtado

  Some "urban legends" seems to be so unrealistic that you never think it may happen to you. That was my thought so far. Was. These days, a new battery bought for my old Toshiba laptop thought it was in … Continue reading →

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Spherical Multi-touch computing / Computação multi-toque esférica

Posted on October 14, 2008 by awfurtado

  A couple of months ago, I’ve commented about Microsoft Tech Fest 2008, an internal Microsoft event which demonstrated some technologies being created by Microsoft Research centers all around the world. Here you have a video of other cool technology … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers and Internet | 19 Comments

MEF – Managed Extensibility Framework

Posted on October 9, 2008 by awfurtado

  Today at PreDC (a preliminar version of Microsoft’s PDC, where presenters can rehearse their stuff) I was introduced to MEF, the Managed Extensibility Framework. If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you may have noticed that almost … Continue reading →

Posted in Software Engineering | 9 Comments

From onions to parking lots: the magic of accountablity / De cebolas a lotes de estacionamento: a mágica da prestação de contas

Posted on October 7, 2008 by awfurtado

  Disclaimer: apart from some MSF references, this post contains personal non-technical thoughts only, please save your time jumping to the next post/blog if you’re looking for technical content today. I deeply wish that people and organizations were always accountable. … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | 13 Comments