Hello.

A quick link to Heath Stewart's blog post on MSDN.

In a previous post, I discussed using the .NET Framework on the Xbox 360. It turns out you can create Media Center applications, install them on your media server, and then control them via the Xbox 360 UI. The processing happens on the Media Center PC. More details are available in an MSDN article.

Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2 is now available for download to MSDN Universal subscribers. I'm excited about this release and will be posting examples soon. Check out the product page and the uninstallation instructions for previous versions if you plan to upgrade.

I finally took my own advice and watched the MSDN videos, specifically "Designing .NET Class Libraries: Member Types." I was impressed with the discussion on .NET class library design principles, especially regarding method overloading and cohesion. I highly recommend checking it out and plan to incorporate these best practices into my own coding.

I'm excited about the new MSDN .NET Framework Developer Center on designing class libraries! It looks like a promising series based on internal Microsoft training, with a focus on API design best practices. Brad Abrams is presenting, and the content is being released weekly. Check out the introductory article!