Bait and switch leaves a sour taste
I am surprised at a new trend (ok, so only based on 2 experiences recently) but companies will make their product available for free (as in beer), get a lot of users and market share - then discontinue the free edition and start charging.
TestDriven.NET
AVG
WhileI understand the appeal of such a strategy, it does leave [...]
Presentations at WinProTeam - ADO.NET interfaces, Gentle.NET, LINQ, Refactoring
Unfortunately my co-presenters were not able to make the WinProTeam presentation due to unforeseen circumstances so I went it alone. This meant that the topics had to change a little but the audience seemed agreeable. The schedule for the evening changed to:
ADO.NET Interfaces
This is a favorite topic of mine since many people still seem to [...]
Thycotic is presenting at the WinProTeam Vienna meeting tonight (Wednesday 11/1 6-9pm)
Three sessions will be presented by Jonathan Cogley and John Morales of Thycotic Software at the WinProTeam User Group meeting in Vienna, Virginia tonight.
Theme: Data Access Strategies for your .NET Development
1. ADO.NET Interfaces and how to be database agnostic Ever wanted to support Oracle and SQL Server for your software product? We will look at [...]