Date: Fri, 04 Jun 1999 13:54:37 -0400 From: Pat Byrne Subject: BACOM Meeting June 17 Meeting Notice Newsgroups: ii.debug,ii.debug BACOM at Windev Tools vs. Technologies June 17, 1999 6:00-7:30pm Location: Boston Marriott Cambridge BACOM = Boston Area COM User's Group Circulate this notice freely. No cost to attend. No food this time. RSVP to Donna LoPorto of BU for room sizing info. Moderator - John Robbins, Compuware Tools - Lon Fisher, Microsoft; Chris Sells, Developmentor; Jeff Prosise, Solomon Expert Seminars Technology - Tim Ewald, Don Box, Martin Gudgin all of Developmentor Win32, COM, MTS, COM+, MSMQ, OLEDB, HTTP, DHTML, XML are all technologies that enable the development of software. Visual C++, ATL, MFC, Visual Basic, ADO, Visual InterDev, Visual Java, WFC, and Visual Modeler are all tools that help developers apply technologies quickly and effectively. In fact, you can't use modern technologies without the use of modern tools. But all too often tools go too far and become a hindrance rather than a help. Should you concentrate on learning how to use tools or how technologies work? How do you know when you should stop trusting your tool and go directly to the technology itself? These and other controversial hot-button issues will be attacked by a distinguished panel of out-spoken, opinionated speakers who love nothing more than debating a hotly contested topic. Speaker bios all available at the WinDev site. Info about BACOM at www.bacom.org. Best regards, -- Pat Byrne AverStar 23 Fourth Avenue Burlington, MA 01803 tel: 781.221.6990 x4531 email: pbyrne@averstar.com www.averstar.com