Lunch with Ireland’s .NET user group leader

Fun thing. Today we were at Dunne and Crscenzi. Let’s see, we’re at an Italian restaurant in Ireland. Hanging out with a French guy. An Iranian woman. And drinking Italian wine. Hmmm.

Maryam and I had a wonderful evening with Paschal Leloup. He runs Ireland’s largest .NET user group and if you follow his blog, like I do, you know he isn’t one to hold back criticism of Microsoft. We talked a bit about what kinds of problems he’s having in .NET. Tonight we got the user group involved and asked them “how many of you are using the new .NET?” About half the hands went up. Then we asked to see how bad the problems were. “How many of you will give it up and go back to the old version?” None of the hands went up.

  • philip

    stop blogging, and get your arse into the bar here!

  • philip

    stop blogging, and get your arse into the bar here!

  • http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/ scobleizer

    Philip! OK!!!

  • http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/ scobleizer

    Philip! OK!!!

  • http://iblog.typepad.com/iblog_eng/ Ray CHOW

    >,

    we call it EUROPE; Cheers,

  • http://iblog.typepad.com/iblog_eng/ Ray CHOW

    >,

    we call it EUROPE; Cheers,

  • David Corbett

    I had a very enjoyable evening and my mind is opening up to the notion of a marketplace of ideas and opinions that blogs as you describe them may constitute.
    Thanks Robert (and Paschal).

  • David Corbett

    I had a very enjoyable evening and my mind is opening up to the notion of a marketplace of ideas and opinions that blogs as you describe them may constitute.
    Thanks Robert (and Paschal).

  • Justin Wignall

    “How many of you will give it up and go back to the old version?”

    Has anybody you’ve spoken to said yes?

    Glad to see you’re still enjoying the cosmopolitan lifestyle that europe can _truly_ give you. Good wine?

  • Justin Wignall

    “How many of you will give it up and go back to the old version?”

    Has anybody you’ve spoken to said yes?

    Glad to see you’re still enjoying the cosmopolitan lifestyle that europe can _truly_ give you. Good wine?

  • http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/ scobleizer

    Justin: not yet. How about you?

    Great wine. Great beer. Great Channel 9 tours. Great people.

  • http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/ scobleizer

    Justin: not yet. How about you?

    Great wine. Great beer. Great Channel 9 tours. Great people.