摘要:Jim McCarthy（曾经是Visual C++组的Product Unit Manager，《Dynamics of Software Development》的作者）在1994年的一段录像中说过这么一句话：“If there is one thing for which Microsoft should be remembered in software engineering, it's the daily build process”。 Cusumano在《Microsoft Secrets》中提到，最晚在1989年，微软就已经在使用daily build流程了。除了微软，当时也已经在使用或者部分使用daily/weekly/biweekly/monthly build流程的公司还有DEC、IBM、Lotus、Borland等。 根据Garth Wolfendale（现任微软咨询服务的高级顾问及企业架构师）回忆，70年代他在DEC工作时，daily build流程已经在David Cutler领导的VMS项目组里面初露端倪了（"The base-level /frequent/regular/daily build process evolution took root during development of VMS, with Dave Cutler heading the project"）。当David Cutler在八十年代跳槽到微软时，daily build流程也被引入了Windows的开发管理中。...[阅读全文]

摘要:Position: Software Design Engineer (Full-Time Employee) Location: Shanghai Job Description: Do you want to work in a startup environment in a fast growing country? Are you adventurous and driven? Are you looking for a high impact project? Microsoft MSN Technologies, China is building a diverse, world-class engineering team (in Shanghai) responsible for building large scale ecommerce services for MSN and Microsoft. In addition, we will be placing strategic engineering investments to support the dynamic China market. We are looking for high potential Software Design Engineer that can help the development effort of building a High Quality and Trustworthy large scale ecommerce services.  You will......[阅读全文]

摘要:微软是在2000年设立Distinguished Engineer这一职位的。Steve Ballmer在2000年6月30日给全公司的一封信中宣布了这一决定，以及第一批16位Distinguished Engineer的名单，其中：4个来自Windows组，3个来自Developer组，4个来自Office组，3个来自微软研究院。 五年后的今天，这第一批16名“杰出工程师”中有6人离开了微软公司（包括去了Google的Mark Lucovsky），另有1人（Antoine Leblond）转为Office组的Vice President，加上今年刚从Yahoo!加入微软的Gary Flake，目前微软还有10名“杰出工程师”： 姓名 部门 加入微软时间 来自于 Anders Hejlsberg Developer 1996 Borland Brad Lovering Developer 1988 就读于U.Washington电子工程系 Butler Lampson 微软研究院 1995 之前在MIT任教，现在仍兼职 Charles Thacker 微软研究院 1997 DEC Darryl Rubin Developer 1986 ROLM Corporation David Cutler Windows 1988 DEC Gary Flake MSN 2005 Yahoo! Jim Gray 微软研究院 1995 DEC, IBM, AT&T Peter Spiro SQL 1994 DEC Wael Bahaa-El-Din Windows 1994 DEC...[阅读全文]