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New York Semantic Web meetup
The LinkedData Planet 2008 conference is now over. I think it’s the first industry conference on the Semantic Web (or at least amongst the first few). I was invited by the good folks of the New York Semantic Web Meetup Group to participate in a panel discussion. Tim Berners-Lee was a surprise addition to the…
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In New York for the LinkedData Planet conference
I’m in New York for the LinkedData Planet conference. I am very much looking forward to it. Tim Berners-Lee is amongst the keynote speakers and there are lots of interesting talks. I am going to participate in the New York Semantic Web Meetup panel in the evening. It should be lots of fun.
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Paul Watson was visiting
It was really great to see and spend time with Paul Watson. He was around to give a presentation at the Google Scalability conference. We took the opportunity to also invite him and talk in Microsoft. As always, Paul‘s work at the Newcastle University is state-of-the-art. Great stuff. Paul and co have even launched InkSpotScience,…
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“Software Philosopher”
<half-humorous-half-serious-mood> A recent interaction with my “Web book” co-authors made me think. When we try to reason about architecture, when we try to come up with the essence of good architectures, good systems design, good practices, we effectively philosophize. We’ve been doing it all these years around REST, the Web, Web Services, state, distributed systems.…
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Seattle Innovation Symposium
I spent the last two days at the Seattle Innovation Symposium. What a fascinating event. I was invited to share my observations around innovation in Microsoft. Those who know me and how I feel about some of the things that happen in my company would not have been surprised with my views regarding the lack…
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“Does my Bus Look Big in This?” – Jim and Martin…
Jim and Martin deliver a brilliant performance. Highly recommended.
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Digipede on Mono
Whatever the market/product decision, I think it’s pretty cool 🙂
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ARAX vs AJAX (and the unfortunate perception towards Microsoft)
My company has loooong way to go if the perception towards its practices is to change. The following quote I think summarizes the opinion of many in the tech community 🙁 Indeed, Galbraith said, “As long as Windows/Office dominates Microsoft’s balance sheet, these cross-platform Microsoft plays always feel a bit like the story of the…
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About architects
It was nice to meet with Mark Little at the Jim Gray tribute few days ago. One of the many things we discussed was the concept of an “architect” in computing. He blogged about it and I find myself agreeing with his views.
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Jim Gray tribute
I was at Berkeley over the weekend for Jim Gray‘s tribute. It was an excellent event. Lots of big names in Computer Science were there to celebrate Jim‘s life and career. It is absolutely amazing how many people Jim touched on a personal and professional level. Very moving and fascinating event. I highly recommend the…