October 1997 American Programmer 10 | 1997 In This Issue: OverviewIntroduction/Letters to the Editor: American Programmer October 1997Learning from MicrosoftMining and Sharing Best Practices: The Microsoft Approach to Winning the MIS MarketMonkey Spectacles: An Allegorical TaleMicrosoft Developer Tools Usability: Designing in Internet TimeMicrosoft's Weaknesses in Software Development