AlfredTh

AlfredTh

AlfredTh Look for the hat. Without it I look pretty nondescript.

Check me out on the web at Alfred Thompson's Home Page or at my blog. @AlfredTwo

Niner since 2004

Many years a software developer, then a teacher (high school computer science) for 8 years, lately in academic relations at Microsoft working to support high school computer science programs. Currently looking for the next big career move.

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Forum	Thread	Replies	Latest activity
Coffeehouse	Fred: You Voted, We Listened	87	Apr 23, 2007 at 8:48 PM
Coffeehouse	Channel 9 is NOT dead (from Scoble)	67	Jun 11, 2006 at 7:51 PM
The 9 Guy Around The World	Holmenkollen, Oslo	1	Mar 22, 2005 at 9:43 AM
Coffeehouse	is scoble right	15	Jun 09, 2004 at 6:57 PM
Coffeehouse	College and C#	27	May 12, 2004 at 3:57 PM
Coffeehouse	Why is C# Case Specific?	53	Apr 11, 2004 at 6:20 PM
Coffeehouse	VB.Net + C# code in one project?	2	Apr 09, 2004 at 5:57 PM
Coffeehouse	To what degree does Microsoft use the dev tools they sell us?	23	Apr 08, 2004 at 7:04 PM

Checking In: Larry Osterman - 26 Years of Programming at Microsoft and Counting
Dec 27, 2011 at 9:09 PM

While Larry was in College I was a developer working on the RSTS operating system. Yes it was a PDP-11 Larry worked with in high school.
Ping: Episode 8
Apr 13, 2009 at 2:55 PM

So are you guys on Twitter? Did I miss an announcement?
Rory Blyth: The Exit Interview
Sep 25, 2006 at 7:40 PM

Rory rocks. Robert who?
Kids Programming Language
Mar 04, 2006 at 4:11 PM

One could start with any programming language. Bill Gates started with Assembly language and pretty much stayed with it. But Assembly language is not for everyone. So while C or C++ or VB or C# or even Java will work for some kids most kids really need something a little more designed for them. KPL is one such language.
Mary Snapp: VP and Deputy General Counsel
Jan 25, 2006 at 12:42 PM

One of the things people creating technology today need to know is where technology meets the law. Things like patents, copyright, contracts and concent degrees are becoming more and more a part of taking technology from the lab in the back to the market. I think techies should all be required to know something about how lawyers are getting involved in things. So, yeah, I think this belongs on Channel 9.
Bill Gates - A short chat with Microsoft's Chief Software Architect
Sep 08, 2005 at 2:25 PM

We didn't get to see his office. What's it like?
Peter Wengert - Inside Microsoft Automotive
Jun 16, 2005 at 7:48 AM

Another interesting automotive project is Project 54 at the University of New Hampshire. They are using the Microsoft speech software and building systems on top of Windows XP (regular and Tablet editions) that allow police to control the equipment in their cars using voice commands. It's up and running in all of the State Polie cars and more and more local police cars around the state and the US. Robert if you ever get out to New England again we should see if you can bring your camera to UNH for a demo.