019 – MIX07 – Danny Thorpe – on Borland, Google, Windows Live and .NET

Welcome to podcast #019. In this podcast I’m talking to the legend that is Danny Thorpe. Danny is a time-served guru, having spent time at Borland and Google. He’s now employed at Microsoft as a Windows Live Quantum Mechanic – a job title I’m sure most of us would love to have! Over the course of 30 or so minutes we wax lyrical about Danny’s time at Borland, Google, a variety of product battles, Windows Live security, RAD development environments, working remotely, Silverlight vs soapbox, etc. We also chat about the Borland folks that we both know and discuss where they are now…