Getting back into the swing of things after
MIX08 has proven
to be fun and productive. I have a number of podcasts that I hope you can find
the time to check out. (It almost seems like we need to make our commutes
longer just so we can consume all the new content that’s being created each
week!)
Interviews with Scott Guthrie and Guy Kawasaki at MIX
First things first if you haven’t had a chance to listen to the
MIX08 Keynote Highlights show I did for pixel8 then you are missing out on a real
gem. We have excerpts from the keynote speeches as well as personal interviews
with Scott Guthrie and Guy Kawasaki. Hear first-hand as Guy Kawasaki checks to
make sure his MacBook Air still works after Steve Ballmer drops it on stage!
Check out the show here:
Version Targeting Controversy
Over the last month the standards community was all in a
stir over IE8’s new proposed version targeting functionality. Causing the most
contention was the concept that the browser would have a default behavior of
rendering web pages as if it were IE7 not IE8. This bruha-ha led me to
standards guru Jeffrey Zeldman and IE Platform Architect Chris Wilson. Each of
these gentlemen were very generous with their time in granting insightful
interviews that shed light on the matter from two different perspectives.
Check out the shows here:
Oh and just before MIX, the IE team announced that they reversed
their decision and will provide the most standards-compliant behavior for IE8
out-of-the-box. Our interview with Chris covers the perspective before and after this decision.
MVC Contrib and Jeffrey Palermo
Jeffrey Palermo has been working with ASP.NET MVC since
before it was even released as a CTP. This experience has paid off. Jeff and his
gang have been building MVC Contrib the go-to-place extra functionality to
plug in to your applications once you spin up a new ASP.NET MVC project.
Another iron in his fire is a new book that’s in the
works: ASP.NET MVC in Action. The code from the book is the basis for what’s
being built at Code Camp Server. Listen to Jeffrey talk about all of this as
well as some tips and common gotchas often encountered while working with
ASP.NET MVC applications:
Just a reminder, if you’re not following me on
Twitter you are missing out on early access to guests on both the Polymorphic
Podcast and pixel8. I'll let you know when someone is slated to come on and you can send in your questions!