http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/Dev/App_Themes/C9/images/feedimage.png http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums Channel 9 keeps you up to date with the latest news and behind the scenes info from Microsoft that developers love to keep up with. From LINQ to SilverLight – Watch videos and hear about all the cool technologies coming and the people behind them. http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums en Sat, 25 May 2013 10:25:46 GMT Sat, 25 May 2013 10:25:46 GMT Rev9 6 -6 -1 This is very idle curiosity: Who comes up with codenames (Longhorn, Whistler, Whidbey), and how do they do it?

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/4932-Naming-conventions/4932#4932 Wed, 28 Apr 2004 05:51:27 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/4932-Naming-conventions/4932#4932 ravidew 6 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/ravidew/Discussions/RSS I think should be the marketing people right?

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/4932-Naming-conventions/a3914a4ff0364ba1aa669dea010f7364#a3914a4ff0364ba1aa669dea010f7364 Wed, 28 Apr 2004 06:46:36 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/4932-Naming-conventions/a3914a4ff0364ba1aa669dea010f7364#a3914a4ff0364ba1aa669dea010f7364 chuawenching 6 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/chuawenching/Discussions/RSS I read some time ago in a UK Pc magazine, all the names happen to exist at a ski resort in canada.

http://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/

You can even go out and eat at a place called Longhorn http://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/nightlife/

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/4932-Naming-conventions/5f2bba7ec3fa48d8834d9dea010f738e#5f2bba7ec3fa48d8834d9dea010f738e Wed, 28 Apr 2004 12:46:24 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/4932-Naming-conventions/5f2bba7ec3fa48d8834d9dea010f738e#5f2bba7ec3fa48d8834d9dea010f738e mitch 6 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/mitch/Discussions/RSS Yes, all the names are locations.  Someone told me once about how with Visual Studio, it has to do with their distance away from Seattle.  Everett isn't too far away, Whidbey is quite a bit further away and Oracas a bit further away than Whidbey or something along those lines (I'm no geography expert) 

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/4932-Naming-conventions/503b78cf6d9846b087819dea010f73d3#503b78cf6d9846b087819dea010f73d3 Wed, 28 Apr 2004 15:56:33 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/4932-Naming-conventions/503b78cf6d9846b087819dea010f73d3#503b78cf6d9846b087819dea010f73d3 Erik Porter 6 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/HumanCompiler/Discussions/RSS I'm not associated with Microsoft, but my company (based in Alameda, CA) used to codename based on moutain ranges.  Must be a popular theme.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/4932-Naming-conventions/a5bc1e4594f54dd19ad29dea010f73fc#a5bc1e4594f54dd19ad29dea010f73fc Wed, 28 Apr 2004 19:02:20 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/4932-Naming-conventions/a5bc1e4594f54dd19ad29dea010f73fc#a5bc1e4594f54dd19ad29dea010f73fc object88 6 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/object88/Discussions/RSS Nice. Thanks Mitch. I didn't know it was related to locations. Cool!

Does it mean Microsoft staff always have holidays there?

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/4932-Naming-conventions/5f6bdf9aef304d83a3d19dea010f7425#5f6bdf9aef304d83a3d19dea010f7425 Thu, 29 Apr 2004 01:44:44 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/4932-Naming-conventions/5f6bdf9aef304d83a3d19dea010f7425#5f6bdf9aef304d83a3d19dea010f7425 chuawenching 6 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/chuawenching/Discussions/RSS