So how is the big challenge going???
Well I have been working on this new team for almost five months now. So how is the effort going?
Honestly, the jury is still out! We're working to make some tactical changes in Orcas, but there won't be any earth-moving improvements, simply due to the lack of a complete new help engine for us to move to.
As for making the most of what we have - let's just say it is more complicated than I was even already aware. I'm still quite positive on Microsoft, but I will say that it can be hard to get stuff done in a company where everything depends at the core on so many other groups, and then impacts just as many. And with the resources for developer help spread out across many teams, you not only run into the typical project management nightmares but you have to learn to work with a spectrum of personalities and management goals.
In any case, I've learned a lot from talking with people who work on developer tools, about what is working and what isn't working. I've also learned a few tips and tricks that I plan to share with you over the summer. Stay tuned!
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