PDC, LINQ, Windows Workflow, Atlas…….I think I’m gonna hurl
I think the PDC is a great thing and all, and I’m certainly jealous of
everybody that gets to go, it sounds like a blast, but is it just me,
or is all the blogging about it a little nauseating? I can’t even
count the number of blog titles that I’ve seen that go something like
this “Microsoft Announces LINQ project……”. I especially like
the people who write these posts a day or two after its been announced,
when the first person who posted about probably did it from their
laptop within a good 30 seconds of the announcement, and another couple
dozen in the minutes following. With the advent of blogging
becoming such a high visibility information stream, the PDC blogfest
must be a marketers wet dream……..
rlewallen said,
Wrote on September 16, 2005 @ 7:30 pm
I’ve given up on reading most blogs this week. As soon as the PDC is over, I’ll open my reader back up and do a mass mark all as read. LINQ especially makes me puke. Nobody has done any real work with it yet, so if you blogged about it and it wasn’t Sept 13th, shame on you, and unsubscribed.
Anonymous said,
Wrote on September 17, 2005 @ 1:23 am
That’s silly talk, Raymond. There’s a huge amount of information available on LINQ - 101 code samples, a hands on lab that’s like 40 pages long…
Plus, this isn’t exactly out of the blue. C-Omega has been out for over a year. MS previewed these technologies to MVP’s over the past few years. O/R mapping isn’t a new science. Other languages have implemented similar patterns over the years.
I’d prefer people talk about it now, when it’s pre-alpha, than wait until they can do “real work” with it after it’s been released. Easier to change before it’s released.
breichelt said,
Wrote on September 17, 2005 @ 10:04 am
Yes, LINQ seems to be the one that most people like to “discover” for everyone
rlewallen said,
Wrote on September 17, 2005 @ 9:11 pm
It is silly talk to a degree, I’ll agree with that
Just frustrated with all the repeat information, even though we fully knew it would happen.
Anonymous said,
Wrote on September 19, 2005 @ 4:00 am
No I didn’t visit the PDC and yes, just like Ben am drowning in the Linq is here blogposts. Instead…