Unit Testing and Test Driven Development in Visual Studio Ultimate 2010
AL Code Camp 8 01/23/2010 – Call for Speakers
AL Code Camp 8 has opened up our Call for Speakers!
Have a great topic you’d like to submit for consideration? Polish up
your abstract and hit the Code Camp site at http://alabamacodecamp.com/!
Here are a few things to keep in mind for your submissions:
* 1 Hour sessions
* you can submit several
Event Date: 01/23/2010
Location:
University of South Alabama
307 University Blvd N.
Faculty Court West 20
Mobile, AL 36688
Questions? Contact Ryan Duclos at rduclos@gmail.com.
Sharepoint Saturday Birmingham is Coming! November 21, 2009
On November 21st, 2009 Birmingham will be the host of Sharepoint Saturday! This event will feature local and regional speakers, professionals and MVPs providing the latest in Sharepoint training.
The event is free, but you need to register to reserve your spot. The attendance is filling up fast, so don’t wait. To register or get more information about the event, please go to:
http://www.sharepointsaturday.org/birmingham/default.aspx
Sharepoint Saturday is also looking for speakers and sponsors. If you have something to share, or would like to have your business represented at this event, you can get more info at the link above.
AL Code Camp 01/23/2010
My name is Ryan Duclos I run the local Microsoft .Net User Group in Mobile, AL. The name of the group is Lower AL .Net User Group (LANUG) and we are organizing an event for Developers and IT Professionals to receive a free day of training from local and regional experts on the latest Microsoft technologies. There will be several tracks and levels of presentations. The event will be held on Saturday January 23rd, 2010 in the Mobile, AL area, planning for the event to be held at the University of South Alabama. As details are finalized the following website will be updated http://www.alabamacodecamp.com/.
And we are looking for sponsors! The estimated audience of 150+ students, experts, and professionals would benefit tremendously from your generosity. This event is free and open to all interested, only requirement is registration. This event is a great way to get your company involved with the local and regional Microsoft community. As well as advertise who you are and what you do.
Outside of training, your employees whom attend will also benefit from:
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Your Goals or Goals for your colleagues |
How we can Deliver |
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Learn new skills, keep skills up-to-date |
Be immersed and sharpen your edge on new and current Microsoft Technologies, with experts and professionals of all levels. |
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Solve high-priority, mission-critical issues |
Get the answers you need right away. There will be several industry leaders at the event and even representative from Microsoft. |
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Network and best practices |
Network and share best practices with your peers and grow both knowledge and expert contacts. |
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Identify and meet potential customers or employees |
For consultants, vendors, and those looking for new colleagues, Code Camps are the perfect environment to meet and impress potential new customers and employees. |
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Build your network |
Breaks, breakfast, lunch, and a potential after party are included with your registration and are designed to offer dedicated networking opportunities. |
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Get new ideas, get re-invigorated, and be inspired! |
Code Camps are all about meeting and talking with people, sharing issues and solutions, and gaining knowledge that will make you a better professional. Get new ideas that leverage and optimize your technology choices to improve your business. |
I can be reached by email rduclos@gmail.com. I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you for considering this request.
Sincerely yours,
Ryan Duclos
rduclos@gmail.com
Lower AL .Net User Group
AL Code Camp 8 Lead Organizer
BSDA LINQ Bootcamp Wrapup
At the recent BSDA LINQ Bootcamp, there were two chapters in the book that we did not get to. BSDA member Vito Amato has volunteered to cover these chapters for us at the next Birmingham Software Developers Association meeting.
Programming Microsoft LINQ Chapters 11 and 13
Inside Expression Trees (Chapter 11)
The chapter starts with an introduction to the characteristics of expression trees and the lambda expression syntax. Then leads to dissecting an expression tree, analyzing the more common and important node types. The chapter closes with showing some techniques for navigating and modifying an expression tree and finally reaching some discussion about the dynamic generation of expression trees.
Parallel LINQ (Chapter 13)
This chapter introduces the basic concepts of the Parallel Extension to the .NET Framework and describes the syntax and common uses of PLINQ
Vito has nearly 20 years in the IT industry, and is presently employed with CVS\Caremark. His experience ranges from system administration to development. Vito’s first programming language was Apple Basic, he now primarily work with C# and vbscript to automate system administration tasks, compile and display data for business analysis and develop software to interface with various functions within our automation environment.
The meeting will take place at the usual location, the New Horizons Training Center in Homewood Alabama. We’ll kick off the meet and greet at 6:30 and start the presentations shortly thereafter.
TechMixer University Call For Speakers Extended
Good news, due to requests from some interested speakers we have decided to extend the call for speakers at TechMixer University for one week. The new deadline is Midnight, Monday September 28th 2009. Please see the original post at http://altechevents.com/2009/08/23/techmixer-university-call-for-speakers/ for the submission form and other info.
If you are interested in attending TMU, registration is now open! Just go to http://www.techmixeruniversity.com to register and get more info.
Rubyham Lunch Monday Sept 14
Rubyham’s social lunch meets every other month. The conversations cover the latest technology trends and our favorite language Ruby! The next RubyHam lunch meeting is at the Cocina Superior, Monday, Sept 14 at 11:30am til 1:00pm or so.
Please RSVP to by 10:00 am before, so we know how many people to expect. Cocina can accommodate tables of up to 10 people without prior notice.
Cocina Superior 587 Brookwood Village in Homewood http://www.thecocinasuperior.com
205-259-1980
Map to Superior: http://www.thecocinasuperior.com/location.html
Brookwood Village is in Homewood, located between Highway 280 and Highway 31, it’s next door to Brookwood Hospital. Cocina Superior is located in the outdoor shopping area (not inside the mall). It’s near the restaurant Brio. You can park along the street that runs between the restaurant and the mall, or park in the parking garage entrance just past the restaurant.
Social Networking for Modern Developers
Topic: Social Networking for Modern Developers
Do you Tweet at work? How up to date is your Blog? When you hear the term ‘Cloud’, do you think of more than just a rainy day? Social networking, when used properly, has always been a valuable tool for any professional these days. However, the more connected we get, the more important these social networks become. I intend to discuss the pros and cons of social networking, highlighting various sites, tools, and activities on the web that every developer should be familiar with. I’ll talk about your blogs, why you should have them, and what you should or shouldn’t put on them. Time permitting, I might even be able to justify the existence of Twitter! By the end of the discussion, everyone should have a better idea of ways to use the cloud both personally and professionally.
Location: Mobile Information Technology (MIT) 651 Church St Mobile, AL 36602
Sponsor: CTS (http://www.askcts.com)
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Out of Browser Experiences with Silverlight 3 at the next BSDA Meeting
Local MVP Todd Miranda will be presenting “Out of Browser Experiences with Silverlight 3″ at the Thursday, September 10th 2009 Birmingham Software Developers Association meeting. With Silverlight 3 developers are no longer tied to the browser. Silverlight 3 introduces a new feature enabling a Silverlight 3 component to be run from a user’s desktop. While this is a wonderful new capability, it comes with its own pitfalls. How does it handle when a user is not connected to the internet? How do we get updates installed on the client’s machine? How do we store any work the client did locally and sync with the network when available? In this presentation, Todd Miranda will try to answers these questions and more.
Todd Miranda is a software engineer with over 20 years of experience in engineering software solutions. He has a passion for sharing the things he has learned with others and evangelizing about .NET. He is a Microsoft MVP in ASP.NET and continues to stay very involved in the developer community. Todd has presented at various venues and events including user group events, code camps, product launch events, and MSDN events. He is current on the board of the Birmingham .NET User Group and the Silverlight Nights User Group. Todd currently works as the .NET Development Manager for DAXKO in Birmingham, Alabama.
As usual the meeting will kick off at 6:30 pm with announcements then move into the presentation. The meeting will take place at the usual location, the New Horizons training center in Homewood Alabama.
BUG.NET for Tuesday Sep 8 2009 – Why You Should Care About Dependency Injection
