Gordon Hogenson
Content Developer at Microsoft
Duvall, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolGordon Hogenson is a content developer at Microsoft with 12+ years of experience translating complex engineering into clear, actionable documentation for Visual Studio and the .NET ecosystem. He has progressed through roles from SDET and programming writer to content publishing manager, combining technical rigor with editorial leadership. An active contributor to high-profile repos like MSBuild and the Visual Studio docs, he focuses on improving code comments, samples, and deprecation guidance to boost maintainability and developer experience. His background in chemistry (M.S., University of Washington; B.S., Harvey Mudd) underscores a methodical, research-oriented approach to problem solving that he applies to code and docs alike. Based in Duvall, WA, he quietly bridges deep technical detail and user-facing clarity across C++, C#, XAML, and build tooling.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.S.), Chemistry, Master of Science (M.S.), Chemistry at University of WashingtonB.S., Chemistry, B.S., Chemistry at Harvey Mudd College
Github Skills (19)
c-language10
msbuild10
net10
dotnet10
vba10
asp-net10
mfcc10
dotnet-core10
cprogramming-language10
csharp10
mfc10
documentation10
activex9
build29
wpf8
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
MicrosoftDocs/visualstudio-docs
Oct 2016 - Jan 2023
This repo is the home of the official documentation for Visual Studio.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:195 reviews, 7064 commits, 2460 PRs in 6 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Gordon's contributions primarily involve modifications to code snippets and documentation related to Visual Studio. These changes cover a range of areas, including C#, Visual Basic, and XAML, indicating a focus on application development within the Visual Studio ecosystem. The commits suggest involvement in examples and tutorials, updating code samples, and fixing minor issues within the documentation and code. The user also appears to be involved in data-tools and code quality, with changes around WPF and SQL.
scriptingvisual-studio-extensiontechnologiesvisual-studio-for-macsubscriptions
MicrosoftDocs/cpp-docs
Oct 2016 - Oct 2020
C++ Documentation
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:459 commits, 11 PRs, 108 pushes in 4 years
Contributions summary:Gordon's contributions primarily involve restoring documentation within the C++ documentation repository. The code changes reveal the implementation of ATL (Active Template Library) and MFC (Microsoft Foundation Classes) code snippets related to hosting ActiveX controls, prime number calculation and menu modifications. These changes suggest a focus on providing detailed, working examples within the documentation to assist users in utilizing the different areas of Microsoft's C++ frameworks. The edits indicate that the user also worked on integrating HTTP requests and associated cancellation features.
cppc-plus-plus
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