Fascinating work. Low level programming is indeed very rewarding.

Edit: Didn't realize that he was deeply involved in MAME, which I spent a hell lot of time during my university years and probably broke one of my keyboards :) I should install and play this weekend. Thanks a lot for the emulation software.

If this is interesting to you, then you'll enjoy Raymond Chen's Old New Thing blog.

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/

> And I’d tell you about the next chapter in my Microsoft adventure if I could, but unfortunately it’s not public knowledge, so that story will have to wait until another time....

Anyone know what work he's hinting at here?

The updated Notepad was just announced, so it’s not that.

He left Microsoft so perhaps a startup?