I have returned from Amsterdam, didn't have time to post while I was there, it was a long hard week of seminars, sessions, hands-on-labs and beer. Lots of beer. I have never seen so much Heineken in my entire life.
New products announced include SQL Server Express, a replacement for MSDE. There is also a new VB product called VB.NET Express, which is aimed at enthusiasts and students, but which is based on the new VB.NET interface. This stuff is good, it all but writes the code for you, all you have to do is work out what you want to do and supply the variable names. With predictive text and text snippets, plus intellisense, this is the programming environment you have been waiting for. The new stuff for SQL looks good too, with queries constructed in VB and not SQL. Very powerful.
There was a great opening keynote speech, with African drummers leading the audience (all 7000 of whom were issued with drums) in a mass drumming session. 7000 drummers make a lot of noise! There were also opportunities to top up your drumming experience with lunchtime drum clinics. We were all allowed to keep our drums and take them home, and were issued with bright orange bags with a clip on so you could attach your drum. There were a lot of people heading through Schipol on Friday night with orange bags and attached drums.
posted by Pete Gilbert @ 8:56 am
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