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.