Joel From CanadaJoel Semeniuk's BlogRay Ozzie at Mix08- January 31, 2008 Just heard that Ray Ozzie will also be talking at Mix this year. If you don't know, Ray Ozzie is Microsoft's Chief Architect - taking over after Bill Gates. I've followed Ray's career for a very long time - since the days of Lotus Notes (which he created) and Groove (which is still ahead of its time... even though Microsoft has done absolutely nothing with the product since they purchased it - which is sad). I have to admit, Ray Ozzie isn't the most exciting presenter in the lineup -...http://weblogs.asp.net/jsemeniuk/archive/2008/01/31/ray-ozzie-at-mix08.aspx Behaviour Driven Development Video- January 28, 2008 Good watch...http://weblogs.asp.net/jsemeniuk/archive/2008/01/28/behaviour-driven-development-video.asp... Silverlight in Winnipeg- January 28, 2008 Miguel Carrasco is speaking at the Winnipeg .NET UG on Jan 29th about Silverlight and WPF. You should check it out if you are in the area. For more info - www.dotnetwired.comhttp://weblogs.asp.net/jsemeniuk/archive/2008/01/28/silverlight-in-winnipeg.aspx Tool for Code Reviews- January 28, 2008 Check out this tool from SmartBear http:www.smartbearsoftware.comcodecollab.php I can see this being a great tool for remote teams. If you have experience with it, let me know.http://weblogs.asp.net/jsemeniuk/archive/2008/01/28/tool-for-code-reviews.aspx I'm speaking at DevTeach-Toronto May 12-16- January 28, 2008 DevTeach is a world class conference (I'm not just saying that because I'm speaking at it - really) that originally was held in my favourite Canadian city - Montreal. This year, DevTeach has branched out to Vancouver and Toronto. This year I'll be giving two sessions: 1. How to make Scrum Really Work 2. Using Excel, the BDC, Dashboard Web Parts, and TFS This conference is JAMMED with some amazing speakers and sessions. Mike Diehl, who works with me at Imaginet, is also...http://weblogs.asp.net/jsemeniuk/archive/2008/01/28/i-m-speaking-at-devteach-toronto-may-1... Mix is almost here- January 28, 2008 I've heard a lot of great things about MIX from other MS RD's who have gone in the past. This year I decided I'm checking it out for myself. http:visitmix.com2008default.aspx The conference is from March 5-7 (which is perfect since it doesn't blow an entire week - or weekend for that matter) in Vegas at the Venetian. There are a bunch of sessions that I'm going to try to attend - likely more than I'll have time for. Will be interesting staying at the Venetian as...http://weblogs.asp.net/jsemeniuk/archive/2008/01/28/mix-is-almost-here.aspx Automated Acceptance Testing Video- January 18, 2008 Elisabeth Hendrickson provides a lightning talk regarding how important automated acceptance testing is. For what it's worth, I agree with her. Automated acceptance tests are very important. So, why don't more teams do this It has been my experience that many teams evolve quickly to perfect a developer centric view of testing - focusing on the testing of interfaces, classes, methods, etc. Teams work hard to integrate these tests into automated builds and..http://weblogs.asp.net/jsemeniuk/archive/2008/01/18/automated-acceptance-testing-video.asp... I'm still an RD!!- January 3, 2008 Just like Guy (congrats Guy) Check me out on The Region I can't even remember how long I've been an RD - I think it is 5 years now. Being a Microsoft Regional Director has been extremely rewarding - mostly because of the peer network I've formed through the group - not to mention the amazing treatment we get from Microsoft and the influence we get to have on new and emerging technologies and products. Microsoft Regional Directors rock!http://weblogs.asp.net/jsemeniuk/archive/2008/01/03/i-m-still-an-rd.aspx Cynergy Labs: Project Maestro (wireless glove interaction with WPF)- January 3, 2008 Very cool - check it outhttp://weblogs.asp.net/jsemeniuk/archive/2008/01/03/cynergy-labs-project-maestro-wireless-... Team Based Development Video from TechEd- January 3, 2008 Last year I presented on Team Based Development at TechEd - I found a link to the recorded presentation today. You will be prompted to download the video.http://weblogs.asp.net/jsemeniuk/archive/2008/01/03/team-based-development-video-from-tech... |