UPDATE: And then I saw this. Oh well, there went my idea. Have you heard about Goat Simulator? How about Rock Simulator? With the advent of indie game devs we’re getting lots of great games but occasionally a few questionable ones show up. When I first heard about Goat Simulator I thought it was a… Continue reading Cat Simulator Version 1
I recently found out that I was one of the MVPs of the year for our group. Wow what an honor!! Given the caliber of MVPs one cannot help but be humbled by this. Unfortunately other obligations prevent me from attending the ceremony to receive the award. I found out later that one of the… Continue reading MVP of the Year and Connect
Tech Ed was great this year. Already mentioned a few topics that were of great interest. Here’s some more topics that deserve further attention. F# Ever heard of functional programming or a functional language? No? Not surprised. It is one of several categories that language designers use to identify languages. Functional languages have their basis in mathematics so they look… Continue reading Tech Ed 2011 Summary
TechEd is half over and I’ve only been able to attend a few sessions. Nevertheless there’s lots of new stuff coming down the pike. Here’s my favorite things thus far. Note that no release dates (or even guarantees) are available yet. Juneau (aka SQL Server Data Tools) Remember when VS2010 came out and suddenly none… Continue reading Tech Ed NA 2011 (Halfway) – Cool New Features
Recently I read a blog post from Keith Ward about Computer Science education. It struck a cord for a couple of reasons. Firstly I’m a computer professional by day and a CS professor at night. I teach both basic computer and programming courses at my college. I’ve been teaching for years. Secondly I’ve seen the… Continue reading Computer Science Education