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Mark Miller Will Beat You With a Guitar!

     

Check out this 8 minute Mark Miller video interview where he discusses:

  • How he got an Xbox Guitar working with Visual Studio
  • The coding challenge at the DevExpress booth during Microsoft’s PDC 2009

Click the image below and watch the video to learn why I’m so excited to see this in action:

Video: Guitars and Code With Mark and Mehul

PDC Challenge

The coding challenge is simple:

  • You both have a PC with a standard install of Visual Studio.
  • You get to use a standard keyboard and mouse.
  • Mark will use an Xbox guitar and CodeRush.
  • You battle against each other by writing a piece of code.
  • Finish first and win big prizes.

Now, I’m a little skeptical whether Mark can pull it off. I mean that I’m basically crippled without my Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000. But one thing I’ve learned is that you don’t underestimate Mark “the Millinator” Miller.

What do you think? Will he slaughter the competition or has he bitten off more than he can chew this time? Drop me a line below with your thoughts.

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Published Oct 20 2009, 03:45 PM by Mehul Harry (DevExpress)
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Comments

 

Daniel Rieck said:

What I want to know is: Will this plugin be in the next release?

And I have a suggestion for Mark: Don't arrange the letters in the selection window alphabetically, but put the commonly used letters closer together.

October 21, 2009 3:01 AM
 

DotNetBurner - ASP.net said:

DotNetBurner - burning hot .net content

October 21, 2009 7:22 PM
 

Andrew said:

How about using two guitars for pair-programming?

October 23, 2009 8:49 AM
 

The ASPx Blog - Mehul Harry's DevExpress Blog said:

Do you remember the challenge Mark Miller laid down for this year’s PDC conference? Yes, that insane

December 16, 2009 1:55 PM
 

The ASPx Blog - Mehul Harry's DevExpress Blog said:

Mark created a hybrid coding input device with a Rock Band toy guitar and CodeRush to use in a coding

January 28, 2010 11:28 AM
 

WOMBAT said:

Learn to trust your team

February 16, 2010 3:28 AM

About Mehul Harry (DevExpress)

Mehul Harry is an ASP.NET technical evangelist at Developer Express. You can reach him directly at mharry@DevExpress.com. You can also follow him on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mehulharry
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