PDC 05: Are the PDC silos going to present a disconnected view of the Microsoft developer platform?
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For example, in the description for sesssion "Choosing the Right Presentation Technology: Avalon, Windows Forms, ASP.NET, IE, and More", there is no mention of InfoPath "12" and the forms server demonstrated at TechEd 2005.
I would encourage everyone attending this session to rate it a 1 of 5 if the new InfoPath forms and forms server is *not* included in the analysis.
Is Microsoft going to present an integrated view of the Microsoft platform or a disconnected one?
Is the PDC going to be one large Microsoft "technology fair" with no strategic intent other than giving each product group a venue to promote their own technology bits? ...leaving developers to guess what is strategic and what is not. (50% probability)
Reference: http://dotnetjunkies.com/WebLog/mwherman2000/archive/2005/02/14/54401.aspx "Why does Microsoft have so many eforms technologies? ...which ones are strategic? Billg and StevenSi offer some answers"
Reference: http://dotnetjunkies.com/WebLog/mwherman2000/archive/2005/02/14/54405.aspx "Microsoft's varied collaboraboration platform strategies: More comments from Billg and StevenSi"
Reference: http://dotnetjunkies.com/WebLog/mwherman2000/archive/2005/07/14/131284.aspx "PDC 05: Why is an Avalon session talking about Document Workflow?"
Reference: http://dotnetjunkies.com/WebLog/mwherman2000/archive/2005/07/14/131282.aspx "PDC 05: What is Atlas and how is it related to the Office forms server, Web Parts and Master Pages?"
Reference: http://dotnetjunkies.com/WebLog/mwherman2000/archive/2005/07/14/131279.aspx "PDC 05: Is ASP.NET: Developing Portal UI Architectures with Web Parts going to include Master Pages?"
Reference: http://dotnetjunkies.com/WebLog/mwherman2000/archive/2005/07/14/131287.aspx "PDC 05: Which of the (currently 9) PDC sessions on workflow represent MS's strategic corporate direction wrt workflow? "
I encourage all attendees to rate any disconnected platform technology presentation as 1 of 5.