Last post from Orlando

It seems only fitting that I should write the last post (probably) from Orlando.
I have had a very interesting week with many good breakout sessions to less good sessions.

During the week I have mostly followed the same schedule as the other guys however I did attend a few more sessions about .NET Micro Framework, which is a very interesting area that I did not know about before going here. In short it is a variant of the .NET framework for small embedded devices with much more limited resources than those using Windows CE. In fact the Micro framework runs without an OS, it is that low level but still enables you to write managed code in C# and using Visual Studio. No more need to use strange and complicated tools for coding, downloading and debugging! I am very impressed by what Microsoft has accomplished here. This is an area I certainly will dig in to deeper and we are in fact bringing back four (4), yes four copies of a newly released book on the subject. They were giving them out for free just to promote the .NET Micro framework.

So too summarize the week it has been a very interesting and inspiring week. Starting with watching Bill Gates kick off with the keynote and attending various sessions about Windows CE, Windows Mobile, .NET Framework, XNA game programming, inspirational architectural speakers to hands on labs! Microsoft has really put in a lot of money on this event and with over 700 different sessions and labs how can it go wrong! And next week they continue with another conference! I wonder if Ericsson would ever be able to do something like this!

Well time to go to sleep, the clock is 1.43am right now so maybe its time! :)
Cheers
/Peter