Now that I wrote my VBScript.NET post, I’m finding others have also been addressing the issue. Maybe one more voice helps? An open letter to Microsoft by Danny Boyd Why do hobbyists matter? by Paul Vick Save the Hobbyist Programmer by Kathleen Dollard Actually, I previously read Kathleen’s article and it influenced my essay but when …
Responding to Eric Lippert’s Blog Entry
Thanks Eric for acknowledging my post. Eric, sorry about misusing Mort and Matt. I didn’t see the comments of Peter Torr and your responses until after I wrote my long rambling post (yes I agree, it was long and rambling, intentionally.) Actually, I feel my comments apply both to Matt and Mort. Mort still has …
A Modest Proposal: VBScript.NET, aka “Helping Mort use .NET”
As I alluded to in my recent essay on Transitionality, this is the essay which proved one of the main catalysts for me to start blogging. But first a bit about the alternate title. So Who is Mort, you ask? I referenced him w/o explaining in my prior essay, though I linked to his “creator” …
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