by Kofi Sarfo
3. June 2009 01:56
Back in 2002 we were trying to learn C# - having felt like we'd conquered VB.NET in 2001 - there was a *thrilling* chance to learn about the .NET programming model by developing creatures and introducing them into a peer-to-peer ecosystem... Terrarium! Welcome home disposable heroes.
I think we spent a week trying to get the friggin' thing to work before someone let us know that it had nothing to do with our ineptitude and everything to do with our beta version of Visual Studio. Cue decision to wait until technology beds down before adoption. Much cooler to be an Early Adopter but it required a level of patience beyond us; we watched and laughed as early versions spat out their problems. Widely anticipated, widely hyped technology seemed to disappear. Late adoption served us well. Looking down Memory Lane:
That was then. WxF looks to have good momentum - read: it's showing up on job specs - so cue once more frustration of technology adoption prior to it becoming mainstream. Pair of Snake Eyes.
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