What kind of documentation do you use when you’re programming? How useful do you find it? If you have three minutes to fill in a very short survey on the topic (it’s literally half a dozen questions), we’d be very grateful for your feedback.
Tagged documentation, Greg Wilson, software, survey, technical writing, technology
The $10 million Open Screen Project Fund, announced by Nokia and Adobe, awards grants to help developers create exciting new applications and content over the next two years up to December 2010. The fund also provides marketing and educational support for the Open Screen Project, which aims to establish cross-platform runtimes, remove development and distribution barriers, and innovate through industry collaboration.
More information here
I, as a sponsor, am entitled to 1 extra ticket and I am giving it away: send me an e-mail (the address is on Contact Me page) or leave a comment here telling me why you want to go.
Find information on Democamp here.
Information courtesy of Joey DeVilla:
Garret Serack is a Calgary native who joined Microsoft two years ago as a software developer and program manager – working exclusively on open source at the Microsoft Open Source Technology Centre in Redmond. Garret’s current role at the lab is making PHP run faster on Windows,as well as working closely with the Open Source communities on similar projects. He’s going to be in Toronto on Tuesday, May 12 at Kultura Restaurant at 5:30 p.m. for an informal session to discuss his role at the lab over appetizers and drinks.
Kultura is at 169 King St. East (just east of Jarvis).
If you want to attend, drop a line to Joey DeVilla: joey.devilla@microsoft.com
The Linked .Net Users Group (LIDNUG) is now a BizSpark Network Partner.
BizSpark program run by Microsoft gives you access to all kinds of Microsoft software for development, test and production. There is no cost to enroll and you pay just USD$100 when you exit the program.
LIDNUG is now a BizSpark Network Partner. To get access to BizSpark, send an email, and LIDNUG will respond to you with a code you can use to register.
For more details about what you get through the program, please visit “What Do I Get”.
Startup Eligibility Requirements
An eligible startup must have the following characteristics at the time of joining:
* Actively engaged in development of a software-based product or service that will form a core piece of its current or intended business
* Privately held
* In business for less than 3 years, and
* Less than US $1 million in annual revenue
