Microsoft LatAm offers free .Net online training
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#1 Posted by CheeseCow on 09 Feb 2003 - 08:59
- Isn't this just Microsoft trying to lock devs into their .Net software solutions?
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#1.2 Posted by Rambo2000 on 09 Feb 2003 - 14:47
- MS offers until they lock you in and then force when they have you in there nest, thats there idea.
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#1.3 Posted by shockz on 09 Feb 2003 - 16:21
- [neoquote=#1.0 by CheeseCow]Isn't this just Microsoft trying to lock devs into their .Net software solutions?[/neoquote] No.
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#1.4 Posted by JaggedFlame on 09 Feb 2003 - 18:26
- [neoquote=#1.2 by Rambo2000]MS offers until they lock you in and then force when they have you in there nest, thats there idea.[/neoquote] No, that's [i]your[/i] idea. This amazes me. They can't even offer training courses for their technologies with the morons attacking them.
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#1.5 Posted by Rambo2000 on 10 Feb 2003 - 15:29
- No Jagged, it's not my idea, it's every companys dream idea to lock everyone into there market, all companys would do the same if we let them, if everyone thought like you, we'll all be paying through the nose to companys like Microsoft, good job not everyone is that blind.
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#2 Posted by neural-shock on 09 Feb 2003 - 10:31
- great... for once people do remember portuguese and spanish people from the european side of the atlantic
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#3 Posted by captnshrms on 10 Feb 2003 - 03:31
- Seems like the new trend, I just got done with a project for Dell's Latin/South America online, and although I wasn't privy to any economic data there, my rough estimate would be they were loosing thousands of $ every day. Not sure what the "business plan" for this area is? I tend to think China is where it's at? Maybe I should just shut up and get back to work
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Called "Desarrollador Cinco Estrellas," which in English means "Five-Star Developer," the program will offer a five-level program whose purpose is to motivate and help developers increase their knowledge of Microsoft's .Net platform and related technologies, said Federico Raggi, developer director for Microsoft Latin America, the division that created and manages the program.
The program's first training level, or "star," is already available, while the second level will be launched on Monday in both Spanish and at the end of February in Portuguese. The following three levels will be rolled out, respectively, in March, April and May, he said.
With each level, the sophistication of the training increases and the interaction between the instructors and the students becomes more personal, he said.
The program is open to developers with all kinds of experience levels, from university students to professional developers. All participants must start at the first level, and to advance through the program they must fulfill the requirements of their current level by successfully passing the required tests.
Each developer moves through the program at his or her own pace, he said. Of the around 22,000 who have signed up for the first level, around 1,110 had fulfilled its requirements as of last week, Raggi said.
Although Microsoft Latin America created the program and manages it from its Fort Lauderdale, Florida, headquarters, the program is not limited to developers in the region. Currently, Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking developers from the U.S., Spain and Portugal are also participating, he said.
Microsoft provides participants with a variety of online tools, materials and services, including the necessary documentation, software and interactive features, such as message boards.