The opinions re the IT Conversations revenue model continue to come into the wiki, as do controbutions to the Tip Jar. Amazing. Thanks to everyone!
Steve Gillmor survived Thanksgiving (I think) and posted his thoughts on this and other podcasting issues on his ZDNet blog. But I wonder if we really can trust someone who both (a) claims to have been there during the ’60s and (b) says he can remember it. (I’ll only claim the former.) While the rest of us are heads-down in the midst of solving day-to-day podcasting problems, I’m glad we have Steve’s perspective of what’s really going on here. Remember, none of this caught him by surprise. He either saw it coming or made it happen–I’m not sure which.
Jon Udell has posted an audio interview on his Infoworld weblog with Ward and Jack:
On Friday I had a talk with two of Microsoft’s patterns & practices leaders: Ward Cunningham and Jack Greenfield. Ward (along with Kent Beck) ignited the patterns movement with a seminal paper at OOPSLA 1987. Jack developed NeXT’s Enterprise Objects Framework (now Apple’s WebObjects), was a chief architect at Rational, and is now a Microsoft architect for enterprise frameworks and tools.
The focus of the discussion was Jack Greenfield’s notion of software factories — a way to accelerate the process of codifying software patterns, and creating the tools and frameworks that enable people to apply those patterns.
Keep up the audio, Jon! I know the developers in the audience will be listenting. You’re da man.