For example, in 2010 we are planning to add more “craftmanship” oriented content, courses on design patterns, practices (Agile, Scrum, etc), and other things that the ALT.NET community might care about. We’ll also be expanding our language coverage, cloud platform coverage, and may include some open source coverage if it’s compelling for Microsoft developers. We have a very aggressive content plan for 2010.

We really respect what Rob and team are doing with TekPub and think there’s actually some good synergy between the two companies (both based on content focus and price), as the author noted in the original post.

When I talk to developers and mention a pattern or principle then most of the times I get a blank stare back, now instead of pointing them to some _really_ _good_ books it would be easier to point them to a screen cast. Because developers don’t want to read, it needs to be easy

Truth is we haven’t rolled out our mainline MS stuff yet – but it’s coming. We are very interested in *not* overlapping with Pluralsight and others – Aaron and Fritz (my wife calls him “French”…) have talked a lot with us and there is definitely a difference in audience simply based on what Pluralsight does currently.

I am guessing the default IoC (if they even know what it is) is Unity?

Perhaps that is a good distinction between Pluralsight and TekPub; TebPub targets the more Alt.Net crowd where Pluralsight does not?

Honestly, that’s not on the radar. Here’s the thing: I have been stunned by my 18 months as a trainer and consultant by what I have found in the enterprises of the world.

I have not found developers who need another option for IoC or a new technique for writing tests, but rather people who simply have never heard of these things. The software craftsman in me dies a little everytime I get a blank stare about what unit tests are, and he’s taken a lot of damage.

So, here is my pledge and what I want to do in my career: Help developers care.

For many, this is simply getting them jazzed about their day-to-day existence as a developer. In my experience, this is a mix of agile software development and craftsmanship.

Light their fires with the basics and help them understand that there is a better world out there. One filled with passionate people like yourself who read blogs, want to learn, and accept that none of us will ever be a master.

If I can do that, they’ll find the Castle Project all on their own.

Wow. Where did that come from?

David,

It’s really great to see increasing interest in tutorials and courses about OSS in .NET

Kudos for that guys. When do you plan to create tutorial about Castle Project?

I agree that we need to beef up some content around patterns and practices, and popular .NET OSS offerings. I’ll say this: Stay tuned!

Moving into 2010 we should have some alternatives for you.

Honestly, that’s not on the radar. Here’s the thing: I have been stunned by my 18 months as a trainer and consultant by what I have found in the enterprises of the world.

I have not found developers who need another option for IoC or a new technique for writing tests, but rather people who simply have never heard of these things. The software craftsman in me dies a little everytime I get a blank stare about what unit tests are, and he’s taken a lot of damage.

So, here is my pledge and what I want to do in my career: Help developers care.

For many, this is simply getting them jazzed about their day-to-day existence as a developer. In my experience, this is a mix of agile software development and craftsmanship.

Light their fires with the basics and help them understand that there is a better world out there. One filled with passionate people like yourself who read blogs, want to learn, and accept that none of us will ever be a master.

If I can do that, they’ll find the Castle Project all on their own.

Wow. Where did that come from?