ASP.NET Podcast Show #115 - Interview with Josh Holmes RIA Evangelist for Microsoft
Show Notes:
· Josh's new role.
· Started as a community archectual evangalist.
· With MS for about 18 months.
· Involved with RIA.
· Silverlight, ajax, wpf, sharepoint, mvc.
· 20 states.
· cross compile silverlight app to wpf.
· .net in the browser, 20 controls, wcf, linq, datagrid, more mature development.
· SL1: windows XP forward & MacPPC and forward. javascript & xaml.
· SL Mobile: Nokia & Phones with SDKs.
· SL2: wintel macs & forward. Windows XP and forward on the intel platform. Moonlight through Novell on Linux within 6 months.
· Silverlight tools for VS 2008.
· Expression Blend 2 for Silverlight 1.
· Expression Blend 2.5 CTP for Silverlight 2.
· What's happening in the community.
o TechEd 2008.
o Joe Healy's betweener weekend.
o PDC 2008.
o Cleveland Day of .NET.
o Lansing Day of .NET.
o Bar Camps.
o Agile Summer Camp in Lansing.
o Give Camps. http://www.GiveCamp.org. Started in Dallas. 85 developers across 13 charities.
o July 11-13 for Ann Arbor Give Camp.
o Indianapolis Give Camp.
o DevLink in August.
o eRuby Conference August 16-18 in Cleveland. erubycon.com
o Twin Cities CodeCamp.
o http://www.DayOfDotNet.org
o http://www.riapalosia.com. - Zach Dorman - May 30-31.
o http://theumlguy.com - Martin - virtually free.
o new stuff coming down the pipe.
