Andrew, pft, I don't get KPI's or High Fives every time someone buys Microsoft products, my measurements are more on developer awareness. "Did johnny x know that WPF exists, and has an average understanding of it" "Yes", "congratulations, theres ya bonus".
I'm over simplyfing it but basically as longs developers are aware of the technologies that are relevant to their day to day lives, the sales pitch is left to the other guys. So it's not a sales pitch, because i couldn't care one way or another if you "buy into it" i only care if you learn some of the things in the proposed sessions. So if you walk away going "yeah, MS is not for me" ...great, at least you made an informed decision! (tick in my box). If you walk away going "hey, MS is rocking my boat" .... great, at least you made an informed decision! (tick in my box). If you walk away thinking WPF can run on OSX after the proposed sessions. "I get a x in my box". It's pretty simple, and a win/win. Microsoft's paying me to show you guys how to put both fingers in both barrells, they're footing the bill. So the way I see it, it's thumbs up all around, provided I don't screw up and show you guys bogus stuff. So no, it's not a sales pitch. On 1/25/07, Andrew Muller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm sorry Scott but how is this not a sales pitch, this is what you > were hired by Microsoft to do... > > On 25/01/07, Scott Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey Kids, > > > > Since the Ted vs Barnes blog thing, I've been getting a lot of emails > from > > CF`ers of old, who are looking to broaden their horizons somewhat. So > with > > that in mind, I thought It may be worthwhile to float an idea past you > all > > and see if it's got legs (since Microsoft haven't been invited to WebDU, > > this maybe an alternative approach). > > > > I'm thinking of doing a bit of a national tour (need to work out how I > can > > hide that in terms of expense report(s) heh) but, I'm willing to > showcase > > some of the new Microsoft goodness that will compliment the average > > Coldfusion Developer out there (so make sure its relevant to you guys > and > > not try and turn you into hardcore ASP.NET developers overnight), while > at > > the same time answer any questions you might have and debunk a myth or > two. > > > > Essentially, bring some context back to the conversation that may > compliment > > the average CF Developer out there as I know it's somewhat confusing as > to > > how all the Microsoft pieces fit and whether or not they are relevant. > > > > Given that Coldfusion 8, is going to have native .NET support > > ( > http://ray.camdenfamily.com/index.cfm/2006/10/24/ColdFusion-Net-Integration > > ) (cfObject type=".NET" is freakin sexy), this could also be an > advantage to > > folks who have to play with both .NET and JAVA daily. (So bring an open > > mind). > > > > I promise, it's not a sales pitch, but a show & tell - that doesn't > involve > > mapping technology or flicker - that i'll promise ;) > > > > Let me know if you're keen (either here or offline, if you fear being > labled > > a MS Fanboi) and I'll organise some of the MS HQ's (free beer + pizza) > and > > see if i can bust open the schwag basement and get some give-aways in > the > > room. It's likely to happen various times in the next two months (Sydney > + > > BNE in March, and will see if I can find an excuse to be in Melbourne > around > > then, but won't be in Perth until June - unless I can find another > excuse > > before hand). > > > > I'll also ping some of the other of the MS Team to come along aswell. > It's > > just an idea at this point, so let me know (seriously) if folks would be > > keen. > > > > (scbarnes at microsoft.com) > > > > -- > > Regards, > > Scott Barnes > > Developer Evangelist, > > Microsoft. > > > > > > > > > > -- > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Andrew Muller > http://www.webqem.com > > > > -- Regards, Scott Barnes http://www.mossyblog.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
