Don Xml's Grok This

	Microsoft MVP in the area of XML I just found out that I’ve been designated a Microsoft MVP in the area of XML.  This is great, and I’d like to thank everyone that has helped and supported me other the years (most of all my wife and kids for putting up with me), you’ve earned it as much as I have. DonXML Demsak Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it! Published Tuesday, January 20, 2004 11:38 AM by donxml Filed under: .Net Comment Notification If you would like to receive an email when updates are made to this post, please register here Subscribe to this post's comments using RSS Comments Stuart Laughlin said: Congrats, Don, that's a pretty sweet deal! Actually, *I*'ve always wanted to be a Microsoft MVP... it's just that I never quite figured out how to be valuable (let alone "most" valuable). Okay, to be honest I never even figured out how to be a player, but these things happen. Anyway, congratulations! :) January 20, 2004 12:10 PM Adam Kinney said: Congratulations! Now you need to keep working on your next title "Microsoft MVP [XAML]". Good Luck :) January 20, 2004 12:18 PM TrackBack said: January 20, 2004 12:19 PM TrackBack said: Well, another wave of MVP awards spreads these days. Now I got it too. In XML area of course. Thanks to all who supported me. Thanks to MVPs who nominated me. I see two more XMLers - DonXML and Daniel Cazzulino have been awarded too. Congrats, guys!... January 20, 2004 12:26 PM TrackBack said: January 20, 2004 12:32 PM Douglas Reilly said: Congratulations, Don. Very well deserved! January 20, 2004 12:34 PM Sean Gerety said: Congratulations! I'll buy you a sangria! Sean January 20, 2004 12:40 PM Paul Mooney said: That's great news Don, NJ now has a MS MVP. I hope you get a nice T-shirt! January 20, 2004 1:18 PM DonXML Demsak said: Thanks everyone. Paul, NJ already has a few MVPs, including ScottW and Drew Marsh (well Drew use to live in NJ, now NYC). Don January 20, 2004 1:40 PM DonXML Demsak said: Oh, and Stuart should get some special award for inttroducing the world to Rory. If you don't know what I mean, listen to Rory's interview on DotNetRocks. January 20, 2004 1:41 PM Paul Mooney said: NJ also had Edison and Einstein... Alfred Vail and Bell Labs... January 20, 2004 2:05 PM Jeff Julian said: Hey Don, don't forget about Jason Beres. He is representing NJ now as well. Congrats buddy! January 20, 2004 2:09 PM Tim Walters said: Congratulations Don, I used to be a MVP for DTS (Desk Top Services), then moved over to MS Access back in the early-to-mid 90's... since then my contribution dropped off due to personal issues but now I'm ready to get back into it again. Any tips on the best way to become a MVP again? I've tried posting in the XML newsgroups but it's so hard to find a question that hasn't been answered yet!! (Probably since I'm online when most Americans are asleep). Congratulations again. January 20, 2004 3:09 PM TrackBack said: January 20, 2004 4:34 PM TrackBack said: January 20, 2004 4:59 PM James Avery said: Congrats!! January 20, 2004 5:16 PM Scott Hanselman said: Woohoo! January 20, 2004 10:29 PM Rory said: I always knew you were a most valuable something. I'm glad this is it :) You've bloody-well earned it. I wish we were in the same city right now - I'd buy you a gigantic blue froofy drink with curly straws and pieces of fruit floating in it. January 20, 2004 10:37 PM TrackBack said: January 20, 2004 11:09 PM TrackBack said: January 21, 2004 4:46 AM Douglas Reilly said: By the way, I am another new MVP from NJ (Brick, NJ, by the beautiful Jersey Shore...) January 21, 2004 5:35 AM DonXML Demsak said: Doug, Yeh, I forgot you were in NJ. So there are 4 MVPs in NJ (Doug, ScottW, Jason Beres, me). Did I leave anyone out? Drew lives in the city now, so I don't think he counts. :) Don January 21, 2004 6:21 AM Kirk Allen Evans said: Congrats! Don't know about the froofy drink, but I would definitely buy you a beer. January 21, 2004 6:45 AM Sam Gentile said: Congrats on a well deserved award my friend. January 21, 2004 8:16 AM Chris Frazier said: Congratulations, Don! January 21, 2004 8:21 AM TrackBack said: January 21, 2004 8:32 AM ron Green said: Congratulations! January 21, 2004 5:06 PM SBC said: congratulations... January 22, 2004 7:40 PM Don Smith said: Very well deserved. Congratulations man! Oh, and thanks for the Anthrax - We've Come For You All tip/review ... enjoying it VERY much! January 24, 2004 8:28 AM Tony Angso said: I still remember when you were just starting to learn/code in VB... and xml is not out yet.. that’s less than 10 years ago? Now look at you… MVP in xml. I am very proud of you my friend. CONGRATULATIONS!!! January 28, 2004 5:47 AM Peter Bromberg said: Congrats DonXml on your MVP award! You are a real thinker and your contributions will be welcome. I too have joined the MVP ranks for 2004 and look forward to helping others. January 30, 2004 5:37 PM TrackBack said: February 4, 2004 6:27 PM

About donxml

I’m an independent consultant, specializing in .Net solutions architecture, based out of New Jersey who also doubles as an evangelist for XML, Domain Driven Design, enterprise architecture and .Net. I do not work for Microsoft, the W3C or any other big company that you may know of (at least not yet). I’ve been an indie for over ten years, and although I’ve been tempted a couple times to take a job with companies like Microsoft, I’ve haven’t found something better than my current situation. I work mostly with the large pharmaceuticals that are based here in New Jersey, and usually find myself on long term contracts. Definitely not the prototypical indie consultant, but it lets me dedicate time to my non-income generating activities like the developer community stuff, plus financing open source projects like XPathmania and MVP-XML. If you would like to talk to me about doing some contract work, just contact me via the contact page. My rates vary widely, depending on lots of different variables, but mostly distance from Jersey, and type of work. Plus, I’ve been known to donate some of my code for various projects.