I did not attend for various reasons. Hell, I may not even be a 'real' developer bt i think some of us are hitting below the belt. Joseph, .net presenters will present .net. Perl presenters will present perl. Java, ditto. So if there were no presenters on other topics, then wth? And I would think twice before calling another techie ignorant, esp in their field. For ur xmas assignment read up on what caused the fallout btn A. Cox and Linus. Aki, please dont give up. On 12/24/09, Murigi Muraya <mmskunkworks@gmail.com> wrote:
On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 3:14 PM, Joseph Wayodi <jwayodi@gmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 10:48 AM, Murigi Muraya <mmskunkworks@gmail.com>wrote:
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What disappointed you at the end? We need developers such as yourself to present what you are doing & learning. Sort of like the video done to demonstrate your LED appliance. We are also learning how to 'meet' as we go along.
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The disappointing thing for me was that it turned out to be a Microsoft tools / .NET forum, and not a general developers forum, as I'd understood it to be. I learnt, too late, that it was actually an expanded AfricaDotNet meeting. The speakers, so-called Microsoft MVPs :), were patronising, and in my opinion, very ignorant.
Let me just say that I won't be wasting my time in future!
Joseph.
Joseph,
Even though you never come back your feedback will help us improve future meets.
With a 90% market share on desktops we cannot ignore the Windows API. What is the ROI on Desktop Linux that just crossed past the 1% market share on desktops?
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/927884/web-app-or-desktop-app-which-is-ea...
Web apps = server side apps = best developed by communities / companies. Yah? Gifted Solo Movers (= Micro ISV's) can focus on desktop or mobile apps but will Web app (stores) not generate more sales for their mobile or desktop apps?
http://www.kalzumeus.com/2009/09/05/desktop-aps-versus-web-apps/
Anyway, this is a discussion for a future event so ....
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