What is the query performance like today? And, what are your goals for query performance after the next release?

If you only care about EOD market data, you can take a look at TagniFi's free markets API - https://www.tagnifi.com.

Disclaimer: I am a TagniFi co-founder.

I live in Portland, OR. My city has great walk-ability, and I walk here.. a lot.

Last week, I made my first trip to NYC and, wow, did I walk. In fact, I broke a personal record by walking 14 miles within a 5 hr period around Manhattan.

When I got back to PDX, I gave my shoes a couple days of rest.

How does this differ from asp.vnext's kpm?

What happened with Dart? The only thing happening with Dart is progress.

Can anybody determine if he is still wearing his backpack?

I don't think he is.

Ref: http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/blogs/thelede/posts/susp...

Please elaborate on how this choice will lose developer mind share in the long run. In fact, it is quite the opposite.

Sure, by providing access to these Linux-germinated open-source technologies through Azure, Microsoft is endorsing them at the enterprise level where most of their mind share is (viz .NET). Enterprise projects allow Microsoft developers on-the-job training in alternative technologies without committing scarce "after hours / at home" time.

These technologies are cheaper to implement elsewhere (Linux, other cheaper cloud providers, etc.). So, it seems like Microsoft is simply providing a way for .NET enterprise developers to migrate off their platform while being paid for it.

Why is Microsoft increasing the supply of developers who can write code for non-Windows platforms?