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 More options Oct 15 2007, 6:29 am
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From: "m. Th." <a...@b.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:29:58 +0300
Local: Mon, Oct 15 2007 6:29 am
Subject: Re: Danny is leaving Microsoft...
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First of all, Danny, I'm _very_ glad to see you here... :-)

...but let's start a little 'short story' (dunno if you remember them) ;-)...

Danny Thorpe wrote:
> Robert Giesecke wrote:

>> btw: Do you work on PicLens/Safari, too? This seems to be a pretty
>> awesome thing! :-)

> Yes, I'm now working on core infrastructure for the PicLens plugin in
> its plethora of browser/platform combinations:  IE/Windows,
> Firefox/Windows, and Safari/Mac.  Firefox/Mac is on the horizon and
> Firefox/Linux is on the wish list.  We'll see how cross-platform
> Firefox's plugin API really is when we start building the Firefox
> plugin for Mac. If that goes as smoothly as we hope, then Firefox/Linux
> shouldn't be too far out.

You forgot Opera. But, imho, you forget other thing, *much* more important:

You are a compiler guy. (At least from Delphi 1 since I know you, IIRC). God knows if
you are good or bad, but definitely you are a compiler guy, imho.

My son, WHAT are you doing out there??? Looked at cooliris.com - just cool, but
com'on Danny, browser plug-ins? Isn't, of course, something bad per se (in fact not
at all), but, again, AFAIK you, doesn't fit to your way of being. Some small
recommendations: 1. open your browser 2. type in www.codegear.com 3. Choose from the
menu 'About Us | Jobs' 4. Follow the instructions on screen. :-) I'm pretty sure that
there's something for you. (A R&D engineer perhaps? ;-) - as you were in D2
times?...) Then you'll find your peace of mind, imho. Or, more directly, speak with
Allen. Just my 2cents, you know...

Meanwhile, we have another 'short story' for you. :-) See the 'Delphi is Ranked #2'
thread where the discussion rapidly 'degenerated' in a mixin/traits discussion. Have
a look and drop some notes there... I know that you can do it.

> Safari will be a new one for me - new browser and new OS.  The last
> Apple hardware I wrote code for was the Apple II+!  (in ApplePascal,
> running on a Z80 add-in card, I think)

> It's not a cold start, though, since the CTO is a Mac nut.  

Not a cold start?? :-) What about a Delphi cross-compiler for MacOSX? The guys around
here are very 'interested' in such a beast ;-)... And you'll leverage your knowledge
on ApplePascal, isn't? :-)

> Work on the core is under way even while parts of the product's UI and
> workflow are still being conceptualized and sorted out.  Some services
> you just have to have no matter what the UI is doing! ;>

Yeah, right. What just I've told you? You are a core compiler guy at your very core.

> -Danny

> p.s. The new blog is up!  http://dannythorpe.com

Yeah, wish you good luck!
Anyway, very good relief to see you back! The actual team is _very_ good (I humbly
hope that they don't read this <g>) but not very communicative sometimes and a little
bit scared by SOX & other things... OTOH, they are good at work and there are very
great ideas to implement and a _lot_ to work to do. Can you respond (at least
partial) to the provocation? :-)

All the best wishes,

--

m. th.


 
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