tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10748614.post2718486962857060270..comments2024-02-28T12:34:09.691-05:00Comments on FrazzledDad: Another Great Open Source Mind Joins MicrosoftJim Holmeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05869146736565695900noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10748614.post-38602088219060746192008-07-16T13:28:00.000-04:002008-07-16T13:28:00.000-04:00Why Visual Studio? Why not SharpDevelop? The battl...Why Visual Studio? Why not SharpDevelop? The battle for open source extends to the tools as well. This is why Castle is so significant for open minded .NET developers. It shows there are non-MS tool alternatives for leveraging the power of .NET.<BR/><BR/>This is a reason why I stick to SharpDevelop for developing <A HREF="http://nxbre.org" REL="nofollow">NxBRE</A>. Sure I would love sometimes to have all the nice bells and whistles of VS.NET. But on the other hand, I feel relieved from MS commercial strategies, like the inane binding between VS versions and .NET versions.<BR/><BR/>Let us see how MS can negotiate the open source challenge. Hiring Hammett is a great and promising move, for sure!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13987512594987806769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10748614.post-42391863039942836442008-07-16T11:25:00.000-04:002008-07-16T11:25:00.000-04:00This is good. I don't know why Microsoft wouldn't...This is good. I don't know why Microsoft wouldn't completely embrace open source. Think about it -- people who are experts writing code for your platform FOR FREE!!! What could be better than that if you're a business?<BR/><BR/>Still waiting for the day that I start up Visual Studio and the Start Page contains article about how to use NHibernate or Castle or something like that.Jon Krugerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17967382331944684749noreply@blogger.com