Anders Hejlsberg

What is Roslyn? Traditionally, compilers are black boxes – source code goes in one end and object files or assemblies come out the other end. The Roslyn project changes that model by opening up the Visual Basic and C# compilers as APIs. These APIs allow tools and end-users to share in the wealth of…

Anders wanted to hear from you to get a sense of what's on your mind with respect to C#. We asked you for questions and, as usual, you delivered -> this is your interview, Niners. Thanks for the great questions. Special thanks to Anders for taking an hour out of his insanely busy schedule…

Microsoft Technical Fellow and C# creator Anders Hejlsberg explains the new C# and VB.NET asynchronous programming model, available as Async CTP now, which makes async programming much easier for .NET developers.

Where are programming languages going today and in the future? In this talk Anders shares his views of the trends that influence programming languages in general and C# in specific. This keynotes session is presented by Anders Hejlsberg during Microsoft DevDays 2010 in The Hague in…

In this talk Microsoft Technical Fellow and C# Chief Architect Anders Hejlsberg gives an overview of the new features in C# 4.0, including dynamic typing, co- and contra-variance, named and optional parameters, and improved COM interoperability. Anders will also discuss some of the ideas that…

Lang.NET Symposium 2009 was held on Microsoft's campus (make sure you watch the talks, which are available for your viewing pleasure). We were of course there and conducted several interviews with some of programming language design's brightest thinkers. Here, the great Anders Hejlsberg, father…

Anders Hejlsberg, Microsoft Technical Fellow and C# Creator, reflects on Channel 9 at 5, Channel 9's birth, Niners, and to the future of Channel 9. Happy Birthday, Niners!!! Cheers!!

It's always a pleasure to get a chance to sit down and geek out with Anders Hejlsberg. Anders is a Microsoft Technical Fellow (a Technical Fellow is the highest ranking technical position at Microsoft) and programming language design master. He's the creator of C# and one of the founders…

There's going to be some great stuff going on in the bookstore @ PDC -- including some book launchings, book signings and more. Anders Hejlsberg, who will be signing copies of the C# Programming Language on Monday, October 27 at 3:30 PM, will only be around for 30 minutes, and we're…

This is the second year I've been lucky enough to take part in the cross-platform software engineering conference JAOO. Like last year, I was very fortunate to get to sit down with a few key players in the programming languages design field and watch several technical presentations…