Not sure if this is new or not, but this is such an awesome feature I had to blog about it. How many of you have Console.WriteLine or Debug.WriteLine or Trace.WriteLine statements cluttering up your code often for only temporary reasons? I just stumbled upon this tracepoint feature which works like a breakpoint except instead of breaking the code, it just writes a debug message optionally including variable values.
Right click a line of code (only tried C#), Breakpoint -> Insert Tracepoint.
I got my confirmation email today that I got the Tablet PC MVP (Most Valuable Professional) award for my contributions to the newsgroups and Tablet PC Buzz forums (and believe it or not, the Infinotes forum too).
I think this says a lot about the program which I have had my doubts about in the past. For starters, by awarding me with the MVP, Microsoft has made it clear that the award is definitely given for community involvement and not for being a Microsoft puppet. As some of you who browse the newsgroups know, I very often times disagree with Microsoft and stray from the “supported and recommended” practices if it means helping someone out. I also express my views quite openly regardless of whether or not it’s going to piss someone off. The fact that this didn’t disqualify me gives me more faith in the program.
Also, I want to make it clear that I didn’t accept the nomination and change my mind about the program just for the benefits. I already have the MSDN membership and I already have NDA’s with Microsoft and connections to insiders. And I’ll still continue to post when I have time, when I’m qualified to answer, and when I feel like it. I don’t feel any pressure to keep up my post counts.
Thanks again to everyone who nominated me!
Congratulations to the other Tablet PC MVP’s:
Marc Orchant
Craig Pringle
Tracy Hooten
They were also awarded MVP’s yesterday. I read this over at www.tabletpcbuzz.com
I thought Marc and Tracy were already MVP’s but I guess not!