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ALT.NET “Mean” – How do we fix it?

I’m watching the video that Scott Hanselman graciously recorded of the “ ALT.NET: Why so mean? ” session at ALT.NET Seattle. I’m rolling my eyes a lot at the discussion because it seems to miss a lot of the basic points and the severity of the minor crisis...

Published Sun, Mar 03 2009 2:21 PM by chadmyers

Filed under: ALT.NET, Mean

VAN Tonight (14-JAN-09, 9PM CST, GMT-6)

Sorry for the late notice, things have been bonkers at work. Zach Young has the details : Subject: VAN Meeting for 1-14-08 Start Time: Wednesday, Jan 14, 2009 9:00 PM GMT-06:00 End Time: Wednesday, Jan 14, 2009 11:45 PM GMT-06:00 Attendee URL: http:/...

Published Wed, Jan 01 2009 5:18 PM by chadmyers

Filed under: ALT.NET, LiveMeeting, VAN

VAN (Virtual ALT.NET Meeting) Update

Zach has suggested the catchy name VAN for the online ALT.NET meetings and it’s sticking, so I’ll start calling it that now, too. I apologize for last week. I dropped the ball at the last minute and forgot to update my blog with the fact that neither...

Published Mon, Dec 12 2008 9:16 PM by chadmyers

Filed under: ALT.NET, LiveMeeting, VAN

ALT.NET Online Open Meeting 10-DEC (featuring Jeremy Miller)

Zach Young has set up another LiveMeeting space for Wednesday (10-DEC-2008). Last week we had a surprise visit from Scott Bellware (thanks Scott!) and discussed, among many other things, funding open source projects in .NET and managing projects...

Published Tue, Dec 12 2008 2:32 PM by chadmyers

Filed under: ALT.NET, LiveMeeting

ALT.NET Online Open Meeting 3-DEC

Zach Young has set up another LiveMeeting space for Wednesday (3-DEC-2008). Subject: ALT.NET Virtual Conference Start Time: Wednesday, Dec 3, 2008 9:00 PM GMT-06:00 End Time: Wednesday, Dec 3, 2008 11:45 PM GMT-06:00 ATTENDEE MEETING URL Some suggested...

Published Tue, Dec 12 2008 10:41 AM by chadmyers

Filed under: ALT.NET, LiveMeeting

ALT.NET Online Open Meeting Update for 26-NOV

I just talked with Zach Young earlier today and given the fact that Thursday is a major holiday in the U.S. (Thanksgiving), we will not be hosting an ALT.NET meeting this Wednesday night (26-NOV). That doesn’t mean it can’t happen. Anyone with a...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2008 7:23 PM by chadmyers

Filed under: ALT.NET, LiveMeeting

ALT.NET Online Open Meeting

As you may recall, last week I announced the ALT.NET Online Open Meeting . We met last Wednesday night and had a pretty good chat about all sorts of topics. I think at one point we had 45 people attending! The topic started with OpinionatedMVC...

Published Fri, Nov 11 2008 9:13 AM by chadmyers

Filed under: ALT.NET, LiveMeeting

Announcing: ALT.NET Online Open Meeting

For a few months now, Zachariah Young , various other folks, and I have been meeting online via Skype+SharedView or LiveMeeting (depending on the size of the crowd) every Wednesday night to discuss various .NET and general technology-related issues. We...

Published Mon, Nov 11 2008 10:46 PM by chadmyers

Filed under: ALT.NET, LiveMeeting

ALT.NET, a year or so later from an observer and occasional participant.

First, check out the altdotnet.org site, and it’s short, concise, and poignant statements: We are a self-organizing, ad-hoc community of developers bound by a desire to improve ourselves, challenge assumptions, and help each other pursue excellence in...

Published Mon, Sep 09 2008 10:43 PM by chadmyers

Filed under: ALT.NET

Why Microsoft Won't/Can't/Shouldn't Lead

That's a rather sensationalistic headline, I admit, but it's true and here's why: Any sufficiently large service-based organization is a pure reflection upon its constituency. That is, any sub-optimization, moral bankruptcy, intellectual dishonesty...

Published Wed, Jun 06 2008 11:00 PM by chadmyers

Filed under: Misc, ALT.NET, Self-examination

ALT.NET Podcast EP2 on Microsoft

The altnetpodcast crew released the second part of the discussion that Mike Moore , Jeremy Miller , David Laribee , and I had about ALT.NET, continuous improvement, and the relationship between Microsoft and the .NET community at large. Please check it...

Published Sat, May 05 2008 8:35 AM by chadmyers

Filed under: ALT.NET

ALT.NET Podcast on Continuous Improvement

Mike Moore recently put together a podcast about ALT.NET and Continuous Improvement featuring Jeremy Miller , David Laribee , and, in order to make the other guys sound smarter, me. Please check it out and let us all know what you think! From what I understand...

Published Tue, May 05 2008 8:16 PM by chadmyers

Filed under: ALT.NET

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ALT.NET “Mean” – How do we fix it?

VAN Tonight (14-JAN-09, 9PM CST, GMT-6)

VAN (Virtual ALT.NET Meeting) Update

ALT.NET Online Open Meeting 10-DEC (featuring Jeremy Miller)

ALT.NET Online Open Meeting 3-DEC

ALT.NET Online Open Meeting Update for 26-NOV

ALT.NET Online Open Meeting

Announcing: ALT.NET Online Open Meeting

ALT.NET, a year or so later from an observer and occasional participant.

Why Microsoft Won't/Can't/Shouldn't Lead

ALT.NET Podcast EP2 on Microsoft

ALT.NET Podcast on Continuous Improvement