enoch-moses

Today I took it easy and spent some time playing with blogger.com and seeing what are its limits. I did add some new features to my blog by adding JavaScript. I wish Blogger would add Google Maps functionality to its interface. I have become a huge fan of Google and its gadgets since their programmatic interfaces are clean and quite modular and they are always expanding functionality to their products. The best part is that most of their services are free. If Google is looking for a XML data modeler and someone who enjoys to build products "out-side-the-box" then please give me a call.

Today I went to lunch with my previous project Grants.gov where I was a XML programmer. It was nice to meet my old team. Everyone's (Grants.gov) career has either advanced or drastically changed. My old boss is currently working on a project in London, England . He too is currently working with XML. Everyone on the project is still somehow working with XML. XML is great for interoperability however people place too much importance in it. It's just a markup language. I believe it will still play a significant role in Information Technology in the next ten years.