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Monday, May 19, 2008 9:09 PM

MVP Interoperability Workshop - Registration Problems

Some of you are experiencing the following error when trying to register for the MVP Interoperability and other events: Microsoft has advised that the events back-end system is down today due to maintenance, which may be causing this problem. If you are having problems registering online, please register either by email, or calling in: To register via telephone, dial 0860 2255 67 (CALL MS) To register via e-mail saevents@microsoft.com Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit...
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Monday, May 19, 2008 7:52 AM

MVP Interoperability Workshop - The "Interop Coins"

Have you wondered where all the great artwork for the MVP Interoperability event is coming from? Our MVP for MIIS is also an artist as we can see ... Almero , thank you for all your work and passion you are committing to our event! So what is it with the coins? Register and attend this great event and you will find the solution to this latest question as well. http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032379428&Culture=en-ZA Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it...
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Friday, May 16, 2008 4:36 PM

MVP Interoperability Workshop ... Unwanted? Opportunity? Register now and find out!

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Thursday, May 15, 2008 7:15 AM

MVP Interoperability Workshop ... TFS/Java/WCF/Linux/BizTalk/... join the "happy" techno family!

“Interoperability – a difficult word to say, an easy concept to understand” The Microsoft MVPs from South-Africa invite you to come and discuss the world of interoperability in the development environment, exploring how we can integrate and interoperate with other technologies. The event will allow you to explore new ideas and solutions, collaborating with Microsoft Consultants, Community Leads and Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) from South-Africa who will be giving an independent and...
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Saturday, November 03, 2007 5:42 PM

TFS Post-Installation Planning ... SA Architect Discussion topic?

Based on a planning whitepaper we will publish shortly, I have created a presentation which, although based on TFS, should be a great foundation for a SA Architect SDLC and SLM discussion. Please add your comments to this post, so that we can decide whether to schedule an interactive SDLC/ALM planning discussion during November for SA Architect community members. The content of the whitepaper and presentation is as follows: What is TFS? Why planning? Team Environment TFS Implementation Phases Team...
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Saturday, November 03, 2007 5:34 PM

Software Engineers on their way to Pluto ... A critical look at project SDLCs

The beginning of the end ... the story begins at the end I am a survivor. That sounds a bit like the words of a song or am I imagining that? It was a freezing cold day in outer space, at a distant location on route to Pluto located 4637.6 million kilometres from home. I first woke Team Leader, Byteonaut 906 abruptly out of his deep hibernation sleep … He knew instinctively that something was wrong. As his senses returned and he recognised the anomaly, I prepared to wake the other members of the crew...
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Sunday, September 23, 2007 10:25 PM

Why the heck should I use Team Foundation Server ... a common question

Although I am most likely opening a can of rattle snakes, I will finally give my view on why we should be using Team Foundation Server as one of the possible supporting solutions for our solution team environments. We will keep a bomb disposal unit in close vicinity, in case the topic becomes explosive... Context: Do I make money made from TFS sales? ... No Is TFS the one and only solution? ... No Should TFS, in my humble opinion, be considered as a supporting solution? ... Yes My view: I created...
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Friday, August 31, 2007 9:17 AM

Kenya Day 3 (30/8) - The journey back home and why a "team" is key

After last night's wandering handbag, I hardly slept and got up to switch to Eagle observation mode, keeping a watchful eye on everyone around us. ( Precision Air ) The flight in the Precision Air, Aerospatiale plane was great, although storage space was very, very limited. A quick stop over in Zanzibar and then on to Dar Es Salaam ... an airport that you may want to skip on your next holiday or business destination. There is no transit hall, the customs officers battled with the concept that...
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Friday, August 31, 2007 8:19 AM

Kenya Day 1 (28/8) - IT Solutions ... simplicity, build and delivery

Due to limited access to the Internet, I will have to wait until I am back in SA before posting these blog posts . (Nairobi International Airport) During our flight to Central Africa and "enjoying?!?" an eventful flight from Johannesburg to Nairobi to Mombasa, I started wondering about a presentation covering MSF by Rafal Lukawiecki. It is an excellent session he delivered at TechEd 2007, track DEV210, during which he mentioned the Standish Group and the comparison of IT solutions and roller...
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Saturday, December 23, 2006 8:10 AM

DRP Technology Readiness News Snippet - December 2006 Summary

Sessions covered this month We have completed overview sessions on Windows Workflow (WF), Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and Reporting services (Friday), as well as a WF drilldown and a WCF demonstration during December. Both the Windows Workflow and Windows Communication Foundation technologies have been identified as new and strategic technologies and we are hoping that the demand for drill-down sessions will allow us to jointly explore the technology and build the communities experience...
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Saturday, December 09, 2006 9:37 AM

Technology Readiness Quick Reference Posters

We are working on ways to make the indexing of our quick reference posters easier for members on www.drp.co.za . It is important to emphasise that the PDF formats are suitable for on-screen viewing, whereas the JPG formats are intended for high-quality prints from A4 to A2 in size. Herewith a list of all the available posters for slightly easier indexing than the site currently allows We have also been asked on a number of occassions if these posters can be re-used at events, training and other exciting...
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Friday, December 01, 2006 7:10 PM

We are excited to announce our new Developer Readiness series, Technology Readiness 2007

Have a look at our event announcements on http://www.drp.co.za/Events/tabid/75/Default.aspx , our event list on http://www.drp.co.za/Events/TechReady/tabid/74/Default.aspx and our event calendar on http://www.drp.co.za/Events/EventsList/tabid/53/Default.aspx . The events are hosted at BB&D and we are reserving two (2) seats for registered saArchitect members. We are using the public http://www.drp.co.za website to ensure that "everyone" has access. Please register for the events and...
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Wednesday, October 18, 2006 2:52 AM

Errata: .NET Enterprise Solutions … Interoperability for the Connoisseur

Our second book is finally available and shipping. Packed with a wealth of information covering interoperability it is also littered with TLAs. For those that hate TLAs (three lettered acronyms) as much as I do, we extend an apology for undocumented TLAs within the book. Here are two of the TLAs and their actual meaning: POX – P lain O ld X ml describing basic XML. WXS - W 3C X ML S chema, used to express shared vocabularies, allowing machines to carry out rules defined by humanoids. Share...
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Monday, October 02, 2006 9:27 PM

Test Driven Development … A silver Bullet?

Based on some good critique and comments, this is iteration two of my TDD focused post. Thanks Kevin for your comments ... I hope this iteration explains my thoughts a bit better. In this weeks VSTS bootcamp I was asked whether test driven development really works and whether we have seen any improvements in our development environment. Well … in my humble opinion and experience no methodology has proven to be a silver bullet for anything and while both scrum and test driven development have...
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Sunday, August 13, 2006 9:29 AM

“.NET Enterprise Solutions … Interoperability for the Connoisseur (Book 2 Ready)

The BB&D DRP book 2, titled “.NET Enterprise Solutions … Interoperability for the Connoisseur”, ISBN: 0-620 34680-9, is complete and currently on the printing press. We thank the authors, the contributors, the coordinators and the reviewers for sharing their knowledge and experience, for finally completing this mammoth project and are looking forward to the final product. Books can be pre-ordered by emailing your details and number of copies to be reserved to drpsupport@bbd...
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