June 2008 - Posts

• Off to Glastonbury

  I am at the airport, waiting for my flight to the UK… on my way to Glastonbury 08 . Although some rain is expected again, it doesn’t seem it’s going to be as muddy as last time . (source BBC Weather ) Read More... Posted Jun 26 2008, 08:17 AM by <savas:blog />

• New York Semantic Web meetup

  The LinkedData Planet 2008 conference is now over. I think it’s the first industry conference on the Semantic Web (or at least amongst the first few). I was invited by the good folks of the New York Semantic Web Meetup Group to participate in a panel... Posted Jun 20 2008, 02:14 AM by <savas:blog />

• In New York for the LinkedData Planet conference

  I’m in New York for the LinkedData Planet conference . I am very much looking forward to it. Tim Berners-Lee is amongst the keynote speakers and there are lots of interesting talks. I am going to participate in the New York Semantic Web Meetup panel in... Posted Jun 17 2008, 01:03 AM by <savas:blog />

• Paul Watson was visiting

  It was really great to see and spend time with Paul Watson . He was around to give a presentation at the Google Scalability conference. We took the opportunity to also invite him and talk in Microsoft . As always, Paul ’s work at the Newcastle University... Posted Jun 17 2008, 12:57 AM by <savas:blog />

• “Software Philosopher”

  <half-humorous-half-serious-mood> A recent interaction with my “Web book” co-authors made me think. When we try to reason about architecture, when we try to come up with the essence of good architectures, good systems design, good practices, we... Posted Jun 13 2008, 10:53 AM by <savas:blog />

• Seattle Innovation Symposium

  I spent the last two days at the Seattle Innovation Symposium. What a fascinating event. I was invited to share my observations around innovation in Microsoft . Those who know me and how I feel about some of the things that happen in my company would... Posted Jun 12 2008, 02:04 AM by <savas:blog />

• “Does my Bus Look Big in This?” – Jim and Martin…

  Jim and Martin deliver a brilliant performance. Highly recommended . Read More... Posted Jun 08 2008, 10:50 PM by <savas:blog />

• Digipede on Mono

  Whatever the market/product decision , I think it’s pretty cool :-) Read More... Posted Jun 07 2008, 04:09 AM by <savas:blog />

• ARAX vs AJAX (and the unfortunate perception towards Microsoft)

  My company has loooong way to go if the perception towards its practices is to change. The following quote I think summarizes the opinion of many in the tech community :-( Indeed, Galbraith said, "As long as Windows/Office dominates Microsoft's... Posted Jun 06 2008, 02:40 PM by <savas:blog />

• About architects

  It was nice to meet with Mark Little at the Jim Gray tribute few days ago. One of the many things we discussed was the concept of an “architect” in computing. He blogged about it and I find myself agreeing with his views. Read More... Posted Jun 04 2008, 08:28 PM by <savas:blog />

• Jim Gray tribute

  I was at Berkeley over the weekend for Jim Gray ’s tribute . It was an excellent event. Lots of big names in Computer Science were there to celebrate Jim ’s life and career. It is absolutely amazing how many people Jim touched on a personal and professional... Posted Jun 04 2008, 07:12 PM by <savas:blog />

• goosh - geeky cool

  I just read about goosh on ./ . How cool. And how appropriate that it's a shell hosted in a browser. I am sure there are other similar ones all over but the delivery of this particular one is just cool. (only those who've used a *nix shell will... Posted Jun 03 2008, 12:38 AM by <savas:blog />