According to the article Microsoft Releases Open-source Content Management App from PC World Microsoft has released a new open source content management tool called Oxite. It is designed to show how to use ASP.NET MVC and is for developers but I found it interesting that they are "dogfooding"it on the MIX site. I know MIX is supposed to be about the latest and greatest in Web technologies but it seems very bold to go with something built on an alpha release of the code for such a public site. I guess that means that Microsoft is confident in their technologies.

I hope to be able to go to MIX this year to learn more about the web technologies that are coming out. I think the most important thing I get from conferences is the ability to talk to the speakers and other attendees to find out what their perspectives are. I tend to hang out and interact with people who have a similar view as I do so it is always refreshing to hear from someone else who has a totally different opinion on things and to try to find out why. I have learned a lot of new things this way.