Author Topic: A special gift from Veign.com to DonationCoder - thank you! (Read 15714 times)

mouser · « **on:** July 12, 2010, 09:56 AM »

Chris Hanscom, the brains behind Veign.com, is a developer and web designer, and has been a member and friend of DonationCoder since we started in 2005. His most recent web project is Open Menu, based on his entry in last year's NANY event on DC.

Recently Chris contacted me about the idea of him donating a copy of Microsoft's MSDN and Visual Studio Bundle to be given away on DC. It's an extremely valuable thing, and he asked what i thought the best way might be to give it away.

In the past we have had a programming contest for such things, but he and I agreed that this time the best thing might be to honor someone who has been just out of control in the last year or so creating coding snacks for people who request them in the Coding Snacks section. I'm talking of course about DC member Jody Holmes, aka Skwire (see his page of software here).

Chris readily agreed, and so on behalf of DC i'd like to thank Chris and Veign.com for such a generous gift, and congratulate Skwire on receiving it!

ps.
Chris tells me he will be giving away another copy of the Visual Studio/MSDN bundle on his blog, which is excellent by the way, so stay tuned to that if that's something you are interested in.

rgdot · « **Reply #1 on:** July 12, 2010, 09:59 AM »

Congrats Skwire, so many valuable and useful coding snacks, well deserved.

Thanks Chris.

nudone · « **Reply #2 on:** July 12, 2010, 10:12 AM »

well done, skwire. well deserved.

Veign · « **Reply #3 on:** July 12, 2010, 10:21 AM »

It's my pleasure to donate things like this to DC.

Congrats to Skwire, well deserved...

tinjaw · « **Reply #4 on:** July 12, 2010, 03:04 PM »

Congratulations Skwire. Thanks Veign.

superboyac · « **Reply #5 on:** July 12, 2010, 03:39 PM »

Skwire is da man! Thanks Chris.

cranioscopical · « **Reply #6 on:** July 12, 2010, 04:38 PM »

Generous as ever, Chris

Jody certainly deserves this.

No doubt we'll all now expect not just coding snacks but full repasts!

techidave · « **Reply #7 on:** July 12, 2010, 05:11 PM »

Thank you Veign for donating and congrats to skwire!

zridling · « **Reply #8 on:** July 12, 2010, 05:52 PM »

Chris Hanscom has definitely helped me over the years in a variety of ways. And when I was a Windows guy, I really liked his software. Thanks Chris!

skwire · « **Reply #9 on:** July 12, 2010, 06:19 PM »

I'm positively humbled to receive such a gift. Thank you, Chris and mouser. Thank you to the DonationCoder members, too, for all your kind words and endless Coding Snack ideas. It's extremely rewarding to create them for everybody and I enjoy (most

) every minute that I work on them. Without you all, there would be no Coding Snacks section.

No doubt we'll all now expect not just coding snacks but full repasts!
-cranioscopical (July 12, 2010, 04:38 PM)

C'mon over, I'll fire up the grill.

PhilB66 · « **Reply #10 on:** July 12, 2010, 06:37 PM »

Very generous donation. Thanks Veign. Congratulation skwire. Well deserved.

nogojoe · « **Reply #11 on:** July 12, 2010, 07:42 PM »

Well deserved Jody congrats even for the efforts that are sometimes not seen on DonationCoder.

Target · « **Reply #12 on:** July 12, 2010, 09:10 PM »

once again veign's generosity comes to the fore - many thanks!!

and congrats to skwire, I doubt I could think of anyone that could put it ot better use

lanux128 · « **Reply #13 on:** July 12, 2010, 09:20 PM »

congrats skwire, a well deserved gift! and Veign's generosity is much appreciated.

Deozaan · « **Reply #14 on:** July 13, 2010, 12:49 AM »

Congratulations, Skwire!

I really enjoy seeing members of DC benefit from each other like this.

Thanks Veign, and a really big super duper thanks to mouser for creating DC in the first place!

tomos · « **Reply #15 on:** July 13, 2010, 05:32 AM »

Congratulations, Skwire!

I really enjoy seeing members of DC benefit from each other like this.

Thanks Veign, and a really big super duper thanks to mouser for creating DC in the first place!
-Deozaan (July 13, 2010, 12:49 AM)

+1 to all

daddydave · « **Reply #16 on:** July 13, 2010, 09:03 AM »

Awesomeness on all sides!

OldElmerFudd · « **Reply #17 on:** July 14, 2010, 10:43 AM »

Many kudos to veign, skwire, and all of the other good folks who make this such a positive environment! I raise my glass to you all.

jity2 · « **Reply #18 on:** July 15, 2010, 02:28 AM »

Congratulations, Skwire!

Crush · « **Reply #19 on:** July 15, 2010, 03:01 AM »

Congralations Skwire! And a big thank-you to Veign to support Donationcoder with such a nice gift

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