We get a ton of product feedback from our free trial, evaluations, web buyers, and large customers. Fortunately, we built a comments and rating feature into the product in the early days so the flow of feedback that can be acted upon is ever present.

Occasionally, we’ll get an independent product review from a developer who got caught up in one of the above cycles and had some good exposure to the InnerWorkings product and overall learning methodology. One such developer is Peter Miller, a developer and consultant with Clarity Consulting.

Peter recently wrote an excellent blog about his personal experience using InnerWorkings Developer; I highly recommend that you take a look at what he had to say about us. Peter’s approach to the product and his very reasonable learning goals are bread and butter to most developers seeking to improve their skills in measurable ways.

For example, Peter expresses a natural affinity for “self-directed learning” which is quite common among software developers. He also thrives on the challenge of getting up-to-speed on a specific .NET technology that he’s had little exposure to in the course of his project work to date. In Peter’s case, he was tackling Windows Workflow Foundation for the first time and he wanted to reduce the “ramp-up time” in learning WF.

Peter wisely rails against the unrealistic expectation of becoming an “instant expert” in WF, however. His goals are much more grounded and similar to those of many developers using our product day-to-day. In effect, Peter simply wanted to “be able to come into a new development situation feeling comfortable working with the technology”. It is refreshing to see developers who just want to get better at what they do and are willing to invest time in their professional skills by staying educated about the latest .NET technologies.

Peter mentions several other things about the InnerWorkings product and training experience that match his learning style and project needs. I won’t waste your time by repeating the details, as he’s articulated what we set out to build with this product better than I can. Good luck to you Peter and thanks for your kind (unsolicited) words about InnerWorkings!

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