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Become a Microsoft MVP by being an Experts-exchange expert?

I've heard of several top experts at experts-exchange becoming Microsoft MVP's.

Are any of the experts in VB.NET Microsoft MVP's? Here is the current top expert list in this category:

TheLearnedOne 1696706
Idle_Mind 1342555
RonaldBiemans 1159695
iboutchkine 596638
FernandoSoto 547740

Are any of you, or do you think you will become Microsoft MVPs? I am curious if MVP status is a certainty for top experts? I must say that the value I've gotten from experts-exchange has been huge, if I were to put a price tag on it, it would be very large, I mean I hire full-time contractors which I pay well, and it's never-the-less often faster and better to just post a question on EE. So I would say the top experts certainly deserve recognition for their efforts. If it is, I could see an additional reason why an expert might put so much into the site (besides the fun of getting points).

thx,

-brokeMyLegBiking

Éric Moreau

Hi brokeMyLegBiking,

I am a MVP myself. A MVP is found by Microsoft (and I don't know if EE is monitored). They are searching for people that help others in newsgroup like EE, are giving conferences, writing articles, ... They are looking for people ready to help other. Current MVPs can also refer other individuals.

Cheers!

brokeMyLegBiking

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So how did you get it? Did you write a book? Is EE the only site you contribute to? How long have you been programming? Are you and MCP also?

Thanks, I'm just really curious and I think being an Microsoft MVP is really cool.

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It helps to not be one-sided, unlike Eric (who branches out into so many different things).

Bob

Bob Learned

I have been programming and working with computers for over 20 years. I have had experience with Network Administration, and hardware (building computers), but now I am committed solely to software development (over the past 10 years). It wasn't until .NET came along that I even wanted to spend so much time studying and writing code outside of my job. I have been a VB programmer for the lifetime of the product, but now I am learning C#, and it has only increased my knowledge base.

I love participating in E-E because it allows me to teach and learn from other experts. The are other forums that are dedicated to software development, but I haven't stepped out of my comfort zone.

Bob

brokeMyLegBiking

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Well bob, 472846 points is pretty impressive. I can say that a few 1000 of those points are from questions I've asked :) thx again.

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