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Father of WebSphere Leaves IBM For Microsoft

Posted by kdawson on from the moving-on dept.

jg21 writes ".NET Developer's Journal is reporting that Don Ferguson, the 'Father of WebSphere,' has left IBM to join Microsoft CTO Ray Ozzie's office. Ozzie, whose efforts to rebuild Microsoft have been discussed previously on Slashdot, is gaining a man who while at Blue championed Web services, patterns, Web 2.0, and business-driven development — a potent combo for the future that Microsoft is trying to bring into being."

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  1. Nebulous Terminolgy by KidSock · · Score: 0, Troll

    ... Web services, patterns, Web 2.0, and business-driven development ...

    That's an impressive collection of nebulous terminology in a single sentence. What being served from the web could NOT be called "web services"? How can you do anything in programming without identifying "patterns". After watching Yahoo! screw their site up I would think "Web 2.0" would be a dirty word by now. And "business-driven development" is a PHB sales pitch if I ever heard one. I think IBM is better off without him.