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Billy Hollis on the Future of Software Development

Posted by James Vastbinder on Nov 03, 2006 12:34 PM

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InfoQ speaks with Billy Hollis, prolific writer and speaker on all things Visual Basic.NET and .NET in general. Billy shares his thoughts on Windows Forms, WF, Data Binding as well as why he doesn't use Data Binding. He provides insight on when developers should use Patterns and Practices Application Blocks and prognosticates his view of the future of .NET.

View: Billy Hollis Interview (33 min)

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Great Interview! by Charles Verdon Posted Nov 3, 2006 11:47 PM

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    Great Interview!

    Nov 3, 2006 11:47 PM by Charles Verdon

    Looking forward to more

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