Karls Blog

While I like a lot of what Microsoft do, I agree with this short video that some of their packaging is a little... non stylie :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAGr3mVVUwE&search=microsoft%20ipod

Makes me proud to be an Aussie!

Most of the new applications we are starting to build now (well, since the 2.0 Framework went gold actually) at WDG are being built on ASP.NET 2.0. I saw an interesting post on /. about a large team of around 300 devs moving all their 1.1 code to 2.0 and how to best manage this process. In one of the comments, I found this very interesting link to a MSDN article:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/asp.net/default.aspx?pull=/library/en-us/dnbda/html/bdasamppet4.asp

The PetShop example site is a really good way to see how Microsoft plan, build and deploy n-tier apps. I've been interesting in the PetShop application for a few years now as it was the original Java vs .NET sample application. The article is an excellent read for anyone who needs to migrate a bunch of 1.1 code to 2.0, as well as detailing some of the new features and why they chose to use them.

Some older details of the .NET v Java scenarios can be seen here:

http://www.gotdotnet.com/team/compare/

http://www.gotdotnet.com/team/compare/petshop.aspx

Some news that may interest you:

"Microsoft Expression is a family of professional tools for the design and production of enhanced user experiences and rich content for the Windows and Web platform.The family consists of three new designer centric products to be launched during 2006/7.

Join WDG and Senior Product Manager, Wayne Smith from Microsoft Redmond for a pre launch seminar and demonstration."

More details can be found here:

http://wdg.com.au/expression/

Details:

• Date:  Thursday 16 February ‘06
• Time:  6pm to 8pm
• Venue:  CITC, Mezzanine Level, 257 Collins St, Melbourne
• Registrations:  Register directly with the VSTSUG by e-mailing Joe Sango at jsango@teamforce.com.au;  closing date for registrations is COB Tuesday 14 February.

PRESENTATIONS:

• Karl Kopp (WDG Director), Adventures with Team Foundation Server and the new Dev’Garten initiative
• Team Foundation Server extensibility overview and discussion

Please note:  Pizza and drinks will be served.  There is no cost to attend this meeting, but space is limited and pre-registration is essential so that accurate catering numbers can be determined.

If you want to be a part of the community, visit our website (http://melbourne.vstsug.org/) and register!