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What is ALT.NET? David Laribee explains

By Chris R. Chapman at January 18, 2008 23:58
Filed Under: alt.net, javascript

Just noticed this podcast interview with David Laribee today - it's a concise description from the founder of the ALT.NET on what it's all about and where it's headed.  With the mail list careening this way and that, it's worth going back to first principles with Dave for the the gestalt:

ALT.NET is a community that is forming up from within the developer ranks around .NET technologies, but around more values and principles rather than products...

We are a self-organizing, ad-hoc community of developers bound by a desire to improve ourselves, challenge assumptions, and help each other pursue excellence in the practice of software development.

This message really resonates with me as it identifies the convictions I've always held as a developer - not the other way 'round.

For more info on ALT.NET, check out the AltNetPedia - there's a lot of resources there, even if you're not sure whether you're ALT.NET, a Mort or a 501.

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2/5/2008 4:43:22 PM #

Sam

Wow, this is really interesting. I think the general idea has been expressed in many different terms over the years. I do want to do open source and community stuff. I want not just to make one great program but learn to make many great programs, and help others do the same.

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