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What should I think about when using transactions with the file system?

In a comment Sahil Malik asked: "Some guidelines around using Transactional filesystem versus otherwise would be helpful. I am sure TxFs has it's uses and advantages but it must have some downsides as well." I interpreted this to be 'what should I think...

Published Thu, Sep 15 2005 10:12 AM by jim-johnson

Filed under: PDC05
A simple class to help hooking up System.Transactions and the transacted file system in Longhorn

In a previous note I showed using System.Transactions with the Longhorn transacted file system. That note had explicit calls to the Win32 services EnterTransactionScope and ExitTransactionScope. That worked to help show the example, but I want to share...

Published Tue, Sep 13 2005 6:46 PM by jim-johnson

Filed under: PDC05
How to get PSPE-like behavior from a non-PSPE database

One of the new features in System.Transactions is the ability for the transaction manager to delegate directly to a resource manager (known as PSPE for Promotable Single Phase Enlistment). Currently, this is only supported by SQL 2005. That, then, raises...

Published Tue, Sep 13 2005 7:58 AM by jim-johnson

Filed under: PDC05
Hope to see you at the PDC!

I'm at the PDC this week, and hoping to talk to anyone interested in what we're doing around transactions. Although I'll be generally around the Fundamentals and Communications track lounges, there are some specific times that I certainly be at the Fundamentals...

Published Mon, Sep 12 2005 1:47 PM by jim-johnson

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How I go about picking projects

Over the years I've been in a number of projects that were very interesting for one reason or another. I've been involved in projects that were real breakthroughs, and also in projects where my goal was to learn something significant while building something...

Published Mon, Sep 12 2005 1:38 PM by jim-johnson
Some thoughts on interviewing at Microsoft

Over the past 2 1/2 years that I've been at Microsoft I've been in a steady stream of interviews. (The overall group that I'm in is large enough that we're pretty much always on the lookout for great people). I've been thinking recently about both my...

Published Mon, Sep 12 2005 1:15 PM by jim-johnson

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What should I think about when using transactions with the file system?

A simple class to help hooking up System.Transactions and the transacted file system in Longhorn

How to get PSPE-like behavior from a non-PSPE database

Hope to see you at the PDC!

How I go about picking projects

Some thoughts on interviewing at Microsoft