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Glenn Block, Microsoft, USAGlenn is the PM for the new Managed Extensibility Framework in .NET 4.0. Prior to Microsoft, he worked for 10 years in various startups and ISVs wearing many different hats all related to developing software. Glenn has been writing code practically since the time he learned how to ride a bicycle. When he's not writing code, he's working on ways to build better software through learning good software design principles and methodologies. Glenn is a geek at heart and spends a good portion of the rest of this time spreading that geekdom through conferences, and the community through groups such as ALT.NET. When he's not working and playing with technology, he spends his time with his wife and four year old daughter either at their Seattle apartment or at one of the local coffee shops.
Microsoft and ALT.NET - At the crossroadsALT.NET represents a community of thought leaders with a call to action of improving the status quo of how software is developed in the Microsoft developer ecosystem. ALT.NET encourages very strict adherence to agile practices such as BDD (Behavior Driven Development) and tools that map to those practices fairly closely. The result is that they have historically recommend open-source solutions such as NHibernate, Structure Map and Castle's Monorail over Microsoft's platform solutions. How has Microsoft responded at this crossroads? The answer has been is to become part of the community itself . As a result, several efforts have spawned throughout the company which are taking ALT.NET feedback and translating it into action. This includes providing better integration with open-source solutions, and supporting leading-edge ways to develop software. Come to this session and we will talk about what we are doing and how you can get involved.
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