About
I help tech teams, from Fortune 1000 to small companies, break free and innovate in the…
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Tech Career Skills: Interviewing Developers1h 17m
Tech Career Skills: Interviewing Developers
By: Billy Hollis
Articles by Billy
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Lessons for us all from development of the F-35 fighter
Lessons for us all from development of the F-35 fighter
By Billy Hollis
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Top Five Public Speaking Tics That Annoy Your Audience
Top Five Public Speaking Tics That Annoy Your Audience
By Billy Hollis
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The one question I always ask during developer interviews
The one question I always ask during developer interviews
By Billy Hollis
Activity
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Today marks 8yrs at Rural Computer Consultants! Yea it's not a round number, but I'm turning 30 in a month so this feels like a big milestone. 🙂 I…
Today marks 8yrs at Rural Computer Consultants! Yea it's not a round number, but I'm turning 30 in a month so this feels like a big milestone. 🙂 I…
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After 25 incredible years, we bid a fond farewell to CEO, Susie Sheehan-Peterson at the end of June! ❤️ Check out a special blog post sharing her…
After 25 incredible years, we bid a fond farewell to CEO, Susie Sheehan-Peterson at the end of June! ❤️ Check out a special blog post sharing her…
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I am so happy to share that I have been awarded this year’s Powerwoman in Tech award for Sweden! It’s an honor to receive recognition for the work my…
I am so happy to share that I have been awarded this year’s Powerwoman in Tech award for Sweden! It’s an honor to receive recognition for the work my…
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Experience
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Publications
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The Resurgence of XAML
CODE Magazine
See publicationDiscussion of Microsoft's renewed emphasis on the XAML markup language, with examples of how it enables better user experience.
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UX By Design - Is UX Investment Worth It?
MSDN Magazine
See publicationArticle covering ROI for UX design, with formulae to calculate in typical cases.
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Professional Visual Basic 2012 and .NET 4.5 Programming
Wrox Press
Explore Visual Basic 2012 and .NET 4.5 with this fully updated resource
After a quick review of the of introductory topics of Visual Basic 2012 and .NET 4.5, this book moves quickly into advanced topics such as data access with ADO.NET, security, ASP.NET web programming with Visual Basic, Windows workflow, and threading.Other authors -
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Creating User Experiences: Fundamental Design Principles
Pluralsight
See publicationAn entry point for developers to begin learning more about UI/UX design
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Professional Visual Basic 2010 and .NET 4
Wrox Press
See publicationIntermediate and advanced coverage of Visual Basic 2010 and .NET 4 for professional developers
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Professional VB.NET 2003
Wrox Press
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Fast Track Visual Basic .NET
Wrox Press
Get up to speed fast with the new Visual Basic .NET language. This book is for experienced Visual Basic developers, noting the key similarities and differences from classic Visual Basic and Visual Basic .NET.
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Professional Visual Basic Interoperability: COM and VB6 to .NET
Wrox Press
Covers COM interoperability in detail, and broadens the focus to examine a range of issues that must be handled in order for VB6 and COM code to run on .NET. Aimed at experienced Visual Basic developers who need to make COM and VB6 code interoperate with the new .NET platform.
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VB.NET Programming with the Public Beta
Wrox
First book ever published on Visual Basic .NET, during the public beta of .NET 1.0.
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Introducing .NET
Wrox Press
See publicationFirst book published on the new .NET platform. First chapter, describing .NET's overall purpose and architecture, written by Billy Hollis, along with two other chapters.
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Design, Specifications, and Objects in Visual Basic 6
Prentice Hall
See publicationProvides specification and design process for Visual Basic 6 projects, including how to understand and design object oriented APIs for more stable and reusable code.
Projects
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Blank-sheet rework of fuel app for Rural Computer Consultants
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See projectRural Computer Consultants engaged Billy for a blank-sheet rethinking of their fuel management app, which is installed in over 2000 locations. In this video, the president of RCC discusses how Billy became involved, how the process worked, and demonstrates the first phase of the newly developed application.
Honors & Awards
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Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP)
Microsoft Corporation
The MVP Program recognizes technical excellence and community involvement in Microsoft technologies. Billy was awarded an MVP designation for fifteen consecutive years, from 2004 to 2019.
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Microsoft Regional Director
Microsoft Corporation
The Microsoft Regional Director program is an elite, exclusive group of third party experts who have both technical and business expertise. 130 recipients world wide help Microsoft by providing feedback and helping the Microsoft ecosystem use leading edge technologies and architectures effectively. Billy is celebrating his twenty-fifth year as a Regional Director, and was Regional Director of the year in 2001.
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I'm pleased to share that I was awarded Microsoft MVP for the 6th year running. I'll see if I can reach lucky number 7.... #MVPBuzz
I'm pleased to share that I was awarded Microsoft MVP for the 6th year running. I'll see if I can reach lucky number 7.... #MVPBuzz
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There are a ton of features in the TIMS Assistant smartphone app... I like the one called 'Quick Order' designed to quickly create a cylinder return…
There are a ton of features in the TIMS Assistant smartphone app... I like the one called 'Quick Order' designed to quickly create a cylinder return…
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Stas å få jobbe i et firma som sier ja til idéer man kommer med ♥️
Stas å få jobbe i et firma som sier ja til idéer man kommer med ♥️
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This team😆🤩 Huge thanks, respect, and appreciation to Brandi Shailer, Nina T., and Stephanie Wall, MBA — love working with you all. Here’s to…
This team😆🤩 Huge thanks, respect, and appreciation to Brandi Shailer, Nina T., and Stephanie Wall, MBA — love working with you all. Here’s to…
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To top off an incredible week, my husband, Ryan L., graduated from Nashville Software School! I'm so incredibly proud of his dedication and…
To top off an incredible week, my husband, Ryan L., graduated from Nashville Software School! I'm so incredibly proud of his dedication and…
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GET READY TO MASTER AI! I'm so excited to be talking about #GenAI tools like #ChatGPT to business innovators! Please use my code "BECKY" to save an…
GET READY TO MASTER AI! I'm so excited to be talking about #GenAI tools like #ChatGPT to business innovators! Please use my code "BECKY" to save an…
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What is wrong with this statement "12+ years of experience in Data, AI & Cloud"? If you guessed the AI experience, you could be right. It depends on…
What is wrong with this statement "12+ years of experience in Data, AI & Cloud"? If you guessed the AI experience, you could be right. It depends on…
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With nearly 30 years in tech and 20 years in the .NET community, I'm dedicated to fostering innovation and inclusivity. From speaking at conferences…
With nearly 30 years in tech and 20 years in the .NET community, I'm dedicated to fostering innovation and inclusivity. From speaking at conferences…
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I couldn't get my usual stage selfie with the uber bright stage lights but they were a very well-behaved audience eager to learn that distributed…
I couldn't get my usual stage selfie with the uber bright stage lights but they were a very well-behaved audience eager to learn that distributed…
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If you don't know something don't hide it. Someone will find out one way or another and at best hiding it makes you seem insecure. At worst it…
If you don't know something don't hide it. Someone will find out one way or another and at best hiding it makes you seem insecure. At worst it…
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People: "Oh no! AI is taking our jobs!" AI accepting your job:
People: "Oh no! AI is taking our jobs!" AI accepting your job:
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