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Atlas march CTP has been launched.

http://atlas.asp.net/default.aspx?tabid=47

Also, Atlas has its own site now :D.

http://atlas.asp.net/docs/Default.aspx

Enjoy! I sure will :)

• Feather and down are padding, changes and contingencies will be real events.
• There are no good project managers - only lucky ones.
• The more you plan the luckier you get.
• A project is one small step for the project sponsor, one giant leap for the project manager.
• Good project management is not so much knowing what to do and when, as knowing what excuses to give and when.
  
  

Sufletul conferintei a fost, ca de multe alte ori, Zoli. Iata blogul sau: http://itboard.ro/CS/blogs/zolis_tool/default.aspx

Atlas on the market!! :)

 Nikhil Kothari provides a brief overview of ASP.NET "Atlas", a framework to build rich Web apps on top of ASP.NET 2.0. The demo shows an app that uses the new server controls from the December CTP to incrementally enrich standard ASP.NET pages and an app that shows client-centric app development.

If you are completely new to development or want to learn something new on ASP .NET, this page provides the learning materials necessary for you to begin Web development with ASP.NET. You’ll find the resources that will help you get your first Web application built quickly, and more.

 http://msdn.microsoft.com/asp.net/learning/learn/newtodevelopment/#Multimedia

IT specialists are also humans :) Yes, they are. Apart from the general image of skinny men with thick glasses, IT people are not only about coding and late hours at the office. Sometimes they are more driven and passionate about their work. I myself have never seen a colleague that, when he/she loved the project that was working on, didn’t stay at the office overtime or worked even on weekends at home.
But that does not mean that other people are not as passionate about what they do as IT people are. Of course not, and this isn’t my point.
My point is a tricky one – when does the passion stop? And why?
Can it be boring tasks? But all tasks have an end, don’t they?
Can it be underpayment? But there is also room for negotiation – at anytime, as long as you know that your progress is worth it.
Can it be bad management? But even Managers can take a hint :)
What if it’s all this and more? What if there is no light at the end of the tunnel? Or what if that light has been promised so many times that only by hearing about it makes is a little dimmer every time?
There comes a time when determination is not of help any more. There comes a time when daily routine tasks are the straight way to… apathy. And when that happens, it’s no stair way to heaven :)
Well, that would be the issue. What about solving it?
Compromise is a general way of making people work together or live with each other’s opinions. But what is often forgotten is that compromise should go both ways – as this is its definition to begin with. There shouldn’t be compromising the compromise bit by bit until one half of the deal gets so small that you can’t even see it any more :(
Where do we draw the line, you ask? Definitely not always on the edge. Work is important, progress is important, resources are important, money is definitely important… but none of the above are more important than people. Because no people, no fun :)
I am not one of those who think that everyone is replaceable. I never believe that to be true. Moreover, I think that if you search for a team and you put heart into it, you will find what you are looking for and you will be able to create the work environment that you want and need.
So, spirits up! There is no situation you cannot deal with, no answer you cannot find, no issue you cannot solve. There is always a way. A better way. You just have to find it.
“The road is out there”… somewhere :)