notice most of these "stars" are
trainers, speakers, evangelists (from the marketing
dept.). yawn.
could not agree more !
Out of hand link doesn't work for me...?
What am I missing?
sorry. fixed the link.
Right on. And most of this hero-worshiping love-fest is
focused on things that aren't even going to be used by
real companies for many, many years. If only MS (and the
.NET community) would put the same effort (blogging or
whatever) towards the technologies that their real
customers are using....not just the customers that exist
to support these technologies.
Rory: well said. I do not agree with the "Don
Box Started it" thing. I like how the community
has been building up. I just don't want to see it being
driven into a frenzy of celebrity sightings and
autographs. It almost feels like this is all getting
commercialized.
I like your resons for why this is a contest and to keep
the number of people low, but it still smells funny to
me. kinda like "Let's see who jumps the highest
and we'll give them a carrot - you get to sit with
us". Feels a bit..... humiliating? dare I say
it?
Sure, you can always say "If you don't like it,
don't come", but is that really what you want?
Maybe sometimes people are not liking things for good
reasons? Maybe a second look at all this *is* needed? an
*objective* look? can you do that? can I?
neither one can, I think. But if at least we all talk
about it, we get a broader picture.
1. Doesn't everyone wanna be a rock star?
2. NEVER knock the chance for a free meal.
Yes, it is just you.
BTW: another way to let a small crowed into the dinner:
First N people who apply - can get in.
"First N people who apply - can get in.
"
Roy, will you change the rules for your contest, too?
First 3 people to apply get the prizes? If so, please
consider this my application. :)
Rory,
"Anyway, how else are you going to get to meet
up with these people? The project leads? The people who
are deciding what stays and what goes in (for example)
System.Xml?
At your local coffee shop? I don't think so."
Well it depends, at MY local coffee shops I could. My
local coffee shops are in Redmond, Bellevue, and Seattle
though. ;)
Roy,
Is there NOTHING you won't find fault with? Look, I
think that you have interesting things to say sometimes,
and I know you do a great job with your software, but
I'm utterly puzzled by your occasional need to unload
about something someone else is doing. Whether it's Rory
getting invited to the MVP summit, or this thing, you
seem all too ready to get your knickers in a hitch over
the smallest things. Is there any chance that you could
just lighten up...just a little? Please?
This stuff is getting old.
One only has to look at www.softwarelegends.com to see
how pathetic this hero-worship stuff can become.
I mean...really....The site just reeks of arrogance.
Every industry has people who are well known and well
respected. But very few industries, outside of
athletics, props up a web site that that looks like a
virtual altar for the thousands of unwashed masses to
come and worship.