Ok, so it looks like I've been tagged by Mitch (thanks alot! :)). So what have I decided to do over the next 6 months...?
Well, over the past few months I've been thinking quite hard about where I'm heading as a developer. I've always been quite a generalist in that I don't have one technology that I am particularly interest in specializing in, so my goals are always quite broad.
I have been a bit behind the pace recently though with .Net 3 technologies such as Cardspace and WPF, so my primary goal will be to push myself to get some experience using these. In particular, I am planning to start using WPF and Silverlight to the point where I don't need to touch another Winforms application again. :)
Another goal of mine is to upgrade my certification. At the moment I'm a Microsoft Certified Software Developer (MCSD). I've had this certification for about a year now and it's out of date! So, while I'm not bettering the world with XAML user interfaces, I'm going to be putting some time into completing two of the upgrade exams to become a Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD) in Web and Windows applications. I know I said I hope to never touch another Winforms app again, but I know it's just not going to happen...
Lastly, I'm really hoping to push myself into .Net 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008. As part of the work I'll be doing on WPF and Silverlight, I'm hoping to start using the Orcas dev environment more so I can get up to scratch and be ready for the February 2008 release.
Well, there's my next few months in a nutshell. So, who else do we want to hear from...? I'm going to tag Richard... enjoy!