John Cunningham
@PolyglotJoC
CVP of Engineering for Platforms and Languages - .NET, C++, Java, Rust, Go and Python at Microsoft. One time Debugger Dev. Footy fan.
For all my sci-fi fandom I never watched Farscape. What's the prevailing opinion?
I spent 30 minutes porting @datalust_seq from .NET 7, most of which was cleaning up stray string constants - 😅 - F5 and it runs perfectly, first time. Thanks for not churning us @dotnet! No one ever notices what **doesn't** break, but we appreciate it! ❤️👏 🎉
Announcing .NET 8 RC1‼️ This release includes a new AOT mode for both Android and WASM, System.Text.Json improvements, and Azure Managed Identity support for containers. Here's everything you need to know about this latest update. msft.it/60199dUhN
Always my favourite blog of the year
The .NET 8 performance post by @stephentoub is here! devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/perform… #dotnet #performance
Much of the SR 20 North Cascades Highway will close tonight until further notice. Please avoid the area and never go past road closed signs. They are there for everyone's safety.
🔥HAPPENING TONIGHT: Due to significantly increased wildfire activity SR 20 North Cascades Hwy will close at 10 p.m. Aug. 4 until further notice btwn MP 120 in Newhalem to MP 156 near Rainy Day Pass. Travelers can use I-90 and US 2. For more info: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident-infor…
New updates on our tooling side.
Want to improve your C# productivity in #VisualStudio Code? Try out the new C# Dev Kit extension, now available for public preview in #VSCode! Check out this blog post to learn more: 📖msft.it/6010gi3sa
More laps, less time waiting in line! Our crew recently finished installing more chairs on Armstrong Express which will increase uphill capacity by 20%.
This is gonna be a big deal so early warning that includes a full northbound I-5 closure for about 12 hours overnight. Check the link below for more details.
COMING SOON: A big milestone for the I-5 connection project begins in #Seattle the weekend of May 19⬇️ 🕔Fri. May 19 @ 10pm - Sun. May 21 @ 10am 🚫Northbound I-5 b/t Lakeview Blvd. & SR 520 🚫Reduced lanes on express lanes 🚧Closing for girder setting 🔗wsdot.wa.gov/about/news/202…
Nice one @blowdart . My other half is going to crack up...
With build acceleration: -Build Solution: ~ 26 seconds -Change something in a low-level project -Build: ~ 1.5 seconds 🚀🚀 What does this mean? First builds (empty caches) will not be faster. But subsequent builds are 10X faster because it does not rebuild all projects.
Gusty easterly winds have been making it all the way to portions of the Sound this morning. The wind advisory has been extended to areas along the I-5 corridor (Tacoma, Seattle, Everett). Winds will gradually ease this afternoon & evening. #wawx
Interesting reading. devjobsscanner.com/blog/top-8-mos…
I'm interested in connecting with a couple @VisualStudio power users who participate in our Preview program. Please DM me.
Another year, another .NET release, and another .NET Networking blog post is up: devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-…
Interesting insight from @gossmanster
I'm working on a blog post about a 1963 RAND paper. My favorite quote: ...a further complicating factor arose--the designing of programming languages became fashionable.
"Episode 11 - Graham Wheeler" is now available! 🥳 In this episode we talk about how Graham first got started with #Python, how #Pylance originated, and even how Microsoft ended up with an entire team working on making CPython faster ⚡🐍 🔗: anchor.fm/sad-python-gir…
What version of .NET are you actively using at your job? I have a theory about how far back we need to support compatibility and looking for a few voices here 😊