Hi.
I've spent the last 19years programming. I began with COBOL, moved into writing XBase databases using Clipper, on to VB, JET, and and SQL. I am just now moving over to ASP.Net 2. Oh, I know that some will feel that I should have kept up-to-date, etc, etc. But at the end of the day I am writing code to pay the mortgage, send the kids to school etc. And maintaining legacy software has been quiet good to me. I come from a generation where we had to write all or own code. There was no internet, there were no forums and if you had a problem you found a way of solving it! Then the internet and e.g. Phil Barnett's Oasis site ( http:// www.the-oasis.net ) among others came along. To this day every time I think of xBase I thank Phil Barnett and other site operators who volunteered much of their time to run websites, They allowed me to learn much, and to some extent share my programming experiences with others.
Now, simply because a customer wants a particular application written within a web-framework, I have taken time out and began learning ASP.NET. The amount of support which is out there is astounding! Microsoft's videos and tutorials are ( to me anyway ) excellent! But, bottom line this is a way of helping MS to sell its products. These MS resources are paid for out of the marketing budget!
On the other hand DNN seems to be based largely on volunteer effort. And I am amazed at what seems to be negative comment by a few posters because some piece of code has not been completed to a deadline! If I get anything at all, a few snippets, a thought process, anything at all I will be delighted! I feel that a few of those shouting for updates, etc, should probably go back and learn how to write the code they need to complete their tasks! Those who shout the most are probably those who volunteer the least!
To the DNN team, keep up the good work, and I'm grateful for anything I get from the site.
Morke