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MVP Profile: <\/font><\/span>https:\/\/mvp.support.microsoft.com\/profile=DD672B90-7677-4A03-968D-3407491C3860<\/font><\/a> <\/p>\n <\/span><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n Website: <\/font><\/span>http:\/\/steeleprice.net<\/font><\/a> <\/p>\n <\/span><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n ·<\/span> <\/span>How long have you been using VB?<\/p>\n <\/font><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Since V1. In 1992, I was looking for a replacement to QBasic when developing a Point of Sale Application for Windows.<\/p>\n <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n ·<\/span> <\/span>What industry do you work in?<\/p>\n <\/font><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Software Development. We are very diversified in our client base, touching Medical Records, Financial Services, Home Automation, Factory Floor Control, Online Gaming, Media and Training.<\/p>\n <\/i><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/font><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n ·<\/span> <\/span>How big is your development team?<\/p>\n <\/font><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n We are a small shop in terms of size. <\/span>We leverage Code Generation heavily to compensate for not having code monkeys to type in all the repetitive code that goes along most applications.<\/p>\n <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n ·<\/span> <\/span>What kind of apps do you most commonly build?<\/p>\n <\/font><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Line of Business Web Applications.<\/p>\n <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n ·<\/span> <\/span>What’s the most interesting app you’ve ever built?<\/p>\n <\/font><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n That’s Top Secret. \ud83d\ude42 I am doing my most interesting app development right now! Think Silverlight, Home Automation and Green Technology. Details will come out soon.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/i><\/font><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n ·<\/span> <\/span>Please tell us about an app that you’re working on at the moment.<\/p>\n <\/font><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Currently one of my applications is a system for helping Non-Profit Organization raise funds and advertise. <\/span>We built the Proof of Concept in Silverlight 1.1 and are currently re-engineering for release in Silverlight 3.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/i><\/font><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n ·<\/span> <\/span>What other technologies do you most commonly use?<\/p>\n <\/font><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Code Generation, this is a pretty broad definition… I use many technologies depending on the needs of my client. Some of those include: Silverlight, WCF, ASP.Net, ASP.Net MVC, MEF and nHibernate.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/i><\/font><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n ·<\/span> <\/span>What are some of your favorite VB features?<\/p>\n <\/font><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n XML Literals, Background compiler, Linq syntax in VB, Case Insensitivity.<\/p>\n <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n ·<\/span> <\/span>What do you like most about VB as a programming language?<\/p>\n <\/font><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n I like VB because I can use it everywhere I work (asp, silverlight, office) and still retain a sense of familiarity with my syntax. <\/span>VB code is much easier for me to read and review than other more cryptic languages. <\/span>Also pretty much EVERYONE can read and understand my code… even the perl developers. I can’t really say that about any other language.<\/p>\n <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/font><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n For other interviews in this series, please visit <\/font><\/span><\/b>http:\/\/imavb.net<\/font><\/span><\/b><\/a>. <\/p>\n <\/font><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n