Alex Lowe's .NET BlogTaking feedback to the next level.....NET Application Foundation.......- February 25, 2004 Stefan Demetz wants Microsoft to create an Apache Foundation like organization for .NET developers. Here are a few observations (and my personal opinion) regarding the .NET community: Personal opinion: Microsoft should be a supporter and active participant in the .NET community. Microsoft should NOT be the community. That said, you obvioiusly can't please everyone - people complain that Microsoft is too involved but they also complain when they feel Microsoft isn't engaged enough. We have.http://blogs.msdn.com/alowe/archive/2004/02/24/79559.aspx Developers are not clueless.......- February 24, 2004 Ok, so I've now seen a bunch of posts on the subject of "why developers don't build scalable systems". Sure, it's been phrased different ways: &8220;Why don't .NET developers grok scalable distributed computing &8220;&8221;Disinterested Programmers &8220;&8221;The Middle 70%&8221; Ok, enough links and enough beating on this poor dead horse. I'd like to point out that I do believe that distributed computing technologies are important, just not to everyone. I also would agree that there are...http://blogs.msdn.com/alowe/archive/2004/02/24/78878.aspx Are you using the Microsoft JVM- February 24, 2004 Are you using the Microsoft JVM If you should know that (the quote below is from here)...... &8220;In a settlement agreement reached in January 2001 to resolve a dispute over Microsoft's distribution of its Java implementation, Sun and Microsoft agreed to limit the duration of Microsoft's use of Sun's source code and compatibility test suites to support the MSJVM. Because some developers and enterprises have expressed concern about their ability to eliminate dependencies on the MSJVM in the...http://blogs.msdn.com/alowe/archive/2004/02/23/78831.aspx To Webcast or to hold a local event- February 24, 2004 I would like to know if developers are more likely to watch a webcast or attend a local event (assuming the topic is the same and it is of interest to them Personally, I like the local events because there is more to be gained from the event than just technical information. The networking and other small talk can be very beneficial. On the other hand, it is nice to be able to sit back and watch a webcast in the convenience of my cube or reclining chair at home. What is more useful to you...http://blogs.msdn.com/alowe/archive/2004/02/23/78829.aspx Do you subscribe to MSDN Flash- February 24, 2004 Is MSDN Flash useful to you Do you subscribe If you do, what do you likedislike about the newsletterhttp://blogs.msdn.com/alowe/archive/2004/02/23/78826.aspx James Avery on Sam Gentile on Distributed Computing- February 15, 2004 James Avery has written my thoughts on Sam's post better than I could in this post. Enterprise Services and Remoting are things that every &8220;Enterprise Developer&8221; should be aware of and using in many of their applications. That said, not everyone is an &8220;Enterprise Developer&8221; working on large applications that need Enterprise Services and Remoting. I would like to point out, because James didn't, that Sam also notes in his post that not all applications...http://blogs.msdn.com/alowe/archive/2004/02/15/73450.aspx Different part of the world means a different DevDays...apparently......- February 15, 2004 I've seen a few posts in the blogosphere regarding the DevDays events that have occurred throughout the world. The one thing that is very apparent is that you are not guaranteed to see the same content or even get the same &8220;goodie bag&8221; from one DevDays to another. In fact, you are not even guaranteed to have paid the same price. I'll be honest and tell you that, while I have a few ideas of why this is the case, I'm not involved in the planning of DevDays...http://blogs.msdn.com/alowe/archive/2004/02/15/73441.aspx |