Don Box
Encyclopedia
Don Box is a Distinguished Engineer currently working at Microsoft
.
Along with Bob Atkinson, Mohsen Al-Ghosein, and Dave Winer
, Don was one of the original four designers of SOAP
, a basic messaging layer for web services.
In January 2011, he joined Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business (IEB) as a developer on next-generation platform technology for entertainment and gaming.
Prior to joining IEB, he worked on Brad Lovering's team working on model-driven runtime and tool support at Microsoft, including Oslo (Microsoft). Don was also an architect on Windows Communication Foundation
(formerly known as Indigo) and related technologies.
Before joining Microsoft, Don was a contributing editor and columnist at Microsoft Systems Journal, which later became MSDN Magazine. Don was also a conspicuous figure in the Component Object Model
(COM) community, where he coined the phrase "COM is love." He is also a series editor for Addison Wesley where he launched two successful series targeting the Microsoft developer audience.
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
.
Along with Bob Atkinson, Mohsen Al-Ghosein, and Dave Winer
Dave Winer
Dave Winer is an American software developer, entrepreneur and writer in New York City. Winer is noted for his contributions to outliners, scripting, content management, and web services, as well as blogging and podcasting...
, Don was one of the original four designers of SOAP
SOAP
SOAP, originally defined as Simple Object Access Protocol, is a protocol specification for exchanging structured information in the implementation of Web Services in computer networks...
, a basic messaging layer for web services.
In January 2011, he joined Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business (IEB) as a developer on next-generation platform technology for entertainment and gaming.
Prior to joining IEB, he worked on Brad Lovering's team working on model-driven runtime and tool support at Microsoft, including Oslo (Microsoft). Don was also an architect on Windows Communication Foundation
Windows Communication Foundation
The Windows Communication Foundation , previously known as "Indigo", is an application programming interface in the .NET Framework for building connected, service-oriented applications.-The architectures:...
(formerly known as Indigo) and related technologies.
Before joining Microsoft, Don was a contributing editor and columnist at Microsoft Systems Journal, which later became MSDN Magazine. Don was also a conspicuous figure in the Component Object Model
Component Object Model
Component Object Model is a binary-interface standard for software componentry introduced by Microsoft in 1993. It is used to enable interprocess communication and dynamic object creation in a large range of programming languages...
(COM) community, where he coined the phrase "COM is love." He is also a series editor for Addison Wesley where he launched two successful series targeting the Microsoft developer audience.
Books
- Essential .NET, Volume I: The Common Language Runtime, with Chris SellsChris SellsChris Sells is a Microsoft employee and author.- Books :*The Downloader's Companion to Windows 95 ISBN 0-1352-0024-5*Windows Telephony Programming ISBN 0-2016-3450-3*Effective COM ISBN 0-2013-7968-6...
- Essential COM
- Essential XML: Beyond MarkUp
- Effective COM: 50 Ways to Improve Your COM and MTS-based Applications, with Keith Brown, Tim Ewald and Chris SellsChris SellsChris Sells is a Microsoft employee and author.- Books :*The Downloader's Companion to Windows 95 ISBN 0-1352-0024-5*Windows Telephony Programming ISBN 0-2016-3450-3*Effective COM ISBN 0-2013-7968-6...