How We Do Language Design at Microsoft (C#, Visual Basic, F#) 4/27/2018 11:42 PM How We Do Language Design at Microsoft (C#, Visual Basic, F#) Lisa Feigenbaum, Don Syme, Alex Turner, Lucian Wischik Microsoft Corporation DEV328 © 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Panelists Lisa Feigenbaum, Community Program Manager (VS Pro) Don Syme, Principal Researcher (F#) Alex Turner, Compiler Program Manager (C#, VB) Lucian Wischik, Language Program Manager (VB)

Questions Who are the languages’ users? What are the languages’ goals? What are the languages’ directions? How do you manage the day-to-day process? How much does language design come from research? How much does language design come from users? How do you create a new language? How does a language mature gracefully? What language design tips have you learned?

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Resources C#: http://csharp.net Visual Basic: http://msdn.com/vbasic F#: http://fsharp.net

Related Sessions VS Languages Booth DEV372-INT: Meet the Microsoft Visual Studio Professional Team May 17 at 3:15-4:30 PM, by All DEV317: Using Visual Basic to Build Windows Phone 7 Apps May 18, 8:30-9:45 AM, by Lucian Wischik DEV324: C# and Visual Basic Future: Async Made Simple May 18, 3:15-4:30 PM, by Alex Turner DEV323: A Taste of F#: Today and Future May 18, 5:00-6:15, by Don Syme DEV318 - Upgrading Your C# Programming Skills May 19, 2:45-4:00PM, by Mark Michaelis

DEV Track Resources http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/lightswitch http://www.microsoft.com/expression/ http://blogs.msdn.com/b/somasegar/ http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bharry/ http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/en/us/default.aspx http://www.facebook.com/visualstudio

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