I've been blogging in one way or another for almost 3 years now, and I've become convinced that if you're doing software development,
especially Microsoft-centric development, and you don't have a blog or at the least a loaded RSS reader... then you're just not doing your job.
About 2 hours ago,
I posted about what I thought was missing in the new Web Project structure... an hour later, I had a comment from the Web Platform & Tools PUM letting me know that not only were they aware of the situation, but a) they're days away from releasing a final version of the Web Application Project add-in that will give me exactly what I want, and b) I need to really catch up on my RSS feeds, because
he blogged about it last week!
I fired off a quick thank you email, figuring that was that - and just as Florida was finishing off UCLA, my
smartphone lit up with a shiny new email in my box. Well, it was none other than scottgu again, only this time brandishing a shiny new copy of what looks like the final version of the WAP add-in!
Well, I'm floored... I post a mini-rant at 6:30, and at 8:30 the Unit Manager for the MS web platform was read my blog, commented, and responded to my email with exactly what I needed. The Oracles, IBMs, etc. of the world really ought to pay attention... Microsoft has great support for production problems in PSS, great large-audience support in the microsoft.public.* newsgroups, and has just about a monopoly on personalized support via the blogosphere...
Scoble would be proud. :)
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