Greetings

Greetings from Building 42!

(Yes, the Windows Communication Foundation (as well as the .NET Framework and the CLR) are built in Building 42.)

After years of resisting, I've finally decided to sit down and do the blog-about-WCF thing.

My name is Mike, and I'm a Program Manager on the WCF team.  I work on the design and implementation of the Service Model, including the core programming metaphors (Services, Endpoints, Contracts, Behaviors, Bindings, Addresses) and the core runtime pieces (Dispatcher, Channels, etc.).  I also work closely with the way we map to and from WSDL and XSD.

I plan to use this space to basically rant, but every so often I may make fun of Don or Doug.

My first rant, though, is reserved for the fine poster people at Microsoft.

One of the plagues that, I guess, infects any large corporation is the need for lots and lots of informative posters.  Update Your Benefits!  Cheer Your Local Localization Team!  Etc.

One of my new favorites is the poster entitled “Super Meetings.“  To be frank, the poster basically stands alone:

To quote classic Simpsons: “Unless your being ironic, turn that off now!”

-mike