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short answer: no.
while we technically have Azure at my workplace, my only use for it is AD auth for various web apps. I don't put apps or services up there at all, it doesn't make logical sense for how we run.
I miss the days of being solely a Windows developer, and I don't see everything moving to the "cloud" so you should be fine as long as there are reasons to have desktop apps.
35 years, wow. you got me beat by about 12 years.
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Kevin Marois wrote: What is Azure
I think plenty people here answered this question, so I'm not repeating that.
Kevin Marois wrote: why should I care?
Because it's an industry disruptor, your industry.
Plenty of companies are asking about it and as a (Microsoft) software professional you can be expected to know at least what it is, what it does and why it may or may not be interesting for your customers.
I mean, with just an evening of reading you can answer a lot of your customer's questions regarding Azure.
And the beauty is, if you can answer basic questions about Azure, you can probably also answer those same questions about AWS and Google Cloud, because you grasp the fundamentals of cloud computing and the pros and cons.
You rarely learn about just one thing.
I give you two scenario's.
Scenario 1 (this is probably where you are now):
Customer: "We've read about Azure and we're currently investigating if we can move our services to Azure."
You: "I don't know what Azure is or does."
Customer: "You're a Microsoft shop, are you not?"
You: "Well, yeah, but we don't do Azure/cloud."
You've lost this customer.
Scenario 2 (this is where you can be after only a few hours of reading):
Customer: "We've read about Azure and we're currently investigating if we can move our services to Azure."
You: "Azure is a great cloud provider with pros and cons. I don't have all the ins and outs right now, but I can think of one or two services we can probably move to Azure without problems. We'd have to do a cost analysis and get back to you. Service X won't run on Azure because of the whatchamacallit. For all other services we should do some research to see if it'll run on Azure. How about we schedule a meeting to discuss the possibilites?"
You've impressed this customer and now they want to do business with you (and they're going to pay you to learn how to actually do things in Azure).
It's not about knowing everything about everything, heck I work with Azure every day and I only know a little of what it offers.
It's about staying up to date with industry trends, knowing things exist and what problem they solve.
The fact you're asking about Azure here shows that Azure is worth knowing about.
I spent five to fifteen minutes a day checking industry news (mostly the CP newsletter) and if I see something mentioned a couple of times I'll make sure to at least know what it is.
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Cheap computing power anytime you need it, in multiple forms, and almost anywhere you might want it. All you need is a credit card.
Idaho Edokpayi
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I'm assuming the judge is getting confused with the AI based image enhancement that iOS does with photos.
Obviously it's impossible for one person to keep up with every technology, every subject, very nuance of every piece of evidence across the entirety of human endeavours, but one would assume that the lawyers would provide a tech brief, and the the judge would take a moment to read it or seek advice. Especially given that the technique is used every day by a billion people.
This one made me just want to crawl back to bed this morning. 
cheers
Chris Maunder
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I'm reminded of the British High Court judge in the 1960s who (it was reported) during a trial famously asked "and who are 'the Beatles'?"🙄
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Mircea Neacsu wrote: allow things to be viewed through three dimensions and logarithms.
Logarithms? Really?
Anyway, zooming is rarely allowed in court and police investigations. I zoomed the license plates of 3 cars whose occupants assaulted me from my dash cam but the presence of visual artifacts was enough to conclude in nothing done.
It's benn hard enough to prove the fact that one assailant was armed, despite being more than evident from the video.
GCS d--(d-) s-/++ a C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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den2k88 wrote: Logarithms? Really?
Apparently the learned counsel doesn't see a difference between logarithms and algorithms 
Mircea
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I prefer this version[^]. 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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that's proper ray tracing.
CI/CD = Continuous Impediment/Continuous Despair
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They'd better remove glasses from the courtroom, too.
Don't want anyone having access to artificial image enhancement. 
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I expect that an "expert witness" who is qualified to zoom would be required.
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As it should be - easily resolved.
An attorney not knowing the correct word for algorithm doesn't really bother me. Sitting on a jury for 3 weeks while working nights to cover my time and then having the case tossed bothers me. There are very specific processes that occur in a court room, and movies really don't convey it. When you are talking about sending people to jail, it gets serious real fast. Ignore the media clowns.
Charlie Gilley
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
Has never been more appropriate.
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Eye Of Nix - Concealing Waters[^]
I've been listening to Eye Of Nix for a few weeks now.
Just like Vexed, from a few weeks back, this album got great reviews, but it didn't really stick with me.
And then I recently gave it another go and it just sort of clicked.
The front-woman uses both growling vocals and clean vocals and the music goes from metal to more relaxed as well.
Encyclopaedia Metallum describes their genre as avant-garde doom/post-black metal, so it's not your every day metal band.
Great album, great song.
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Here's the sound of the forest, with the wind in the leaves, and fall setting in. And the sound of snowfall. And a bunch of more wonderful sounds: Eydís Evensen (KEXP)
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I did not expect this, it's beautiful.
Favorited on Spotify too, for later listening 
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What ...  but I was warned, indeed unrelated. Cheers ... 
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Yeah, it was meant for Sander.
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I read an interview and some guy said "I don't do it for the t-shirt."
I call BS, he's totally in it for the t-shirt
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A good one ... , upvoted. And, lately I found this nice track from Hypocrisy
Hypocrisy - Destroyed - YouTube - From Catch 22 V.2.0 ...
Wonderful old school, but their new work will also be very interesting.
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Nice!
That reminded me to finally check out their new singles and bookmark them in Spotify so I can keep an eye out on the new album
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Determined place to not eat (9)
"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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