A Shaggy Dog Goes for a Breath of Fresh Air

[Estimated Reading Time: 10 minutes] It has been a frustrating week for me in some regards. It all started with the news of Microsoft acquiring Nokia. At first I paid it no real attention. I have never had a Windows Phone and my few experiences of Windows on any sort of mobile or handheld device had not left me particularly interested. But for some reason after a day or two I found myself thinking I should take a look at Windows Phone (and Windows 8, for that matter).

Using History to Make Sense of the Present

[Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes] In a recent post on interop in .NET framework, Jeroen Pluimers wrote “I don’t see COM as the first class citizen it was in the VB6 era.” I always find it funny when the .NET camp start poo-pooing COM and dismissing it as yesterdays technology that some people just can’t seem to let go of (apologies to Jeroen if this was not his intention in this case).