Meetings
The Fort Smith .NET User Group meets the first Monday of every month.
Meeting location:
EagleOne Logistics
4001 Planters Rd.
Fort Smith, AR 72908
(Parking behind the building off Ball Rd.)
Meeting time is 6:00 PM with presentations starting at 6:30 PM.
For more information or to be added to our email list, please contact info@fsdnug.org.
Previous Meetings
July 7, 2008
| Speaker: |
Jeremy Sloan |
| Topic: |
Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) |
| Summary: |
Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) is Microsoft's unified programming model for building service-oriented application. It enables developers to build secure, reliable, transacted solutions that integrate across platforms and interoperate with existing investments. |
| Speaker Bio: |
Jeremy Sloan is a systems programmer for Data-Tronics Corp. in Fort Smith, AR. Jeremy has been with Data-Tronics for over 12 years where he has used a variety of development tools including C++ and the .NET Framework. When not solving everyone else’s problems, Jeremy has gained extensive experience building enterprise-level backend functionality that is leveraged by the rest of the company's software developers.
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June 2, 2008
| Speaker: |
Michael Paladino |
| Topic: |
Easy Database Access with Subsonic |
| Summary: |
Learn how to use the open-source toolset SubSonic to quickly and easily create a data access layer for your .NET application or website. SubSonic requires minimal configuration, provides a number of different methods for retrieving and saving data, and includes methods to customize the generated classes. |
| Speaker Bio: |
Michael Paladino is a software developer for EagleOne in Fort Smith,
AR. He has over 6 years of experience developing web and desktop applications based on mostly Microsoft technologies. He started his career using classic ASP and moved into Windows Forms and ASP.NET within the last 4 years. He has also been increasingly involved with creating and maintaining SQL Server databases and has experience creating websites using DotNetNuke and Umbraco. Michael is passionate about building the .NET community in the area and is one of the co-founders of the Fort Smith .NET User Group. You can contact Michael through his blog at http://www.mpaladino.com or via email at paladinomichael@gmail.com.
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| Resources: |
SubSonic PowerPoint Presentation
SubSonic Demo App
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| Screencast: |
WMV
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Zune
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iPod
(Sorry about the audio quality and abrupt ending.)
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May 5, 2008
| Speaker: |
Kerry Jenkins |
| Topic: |
Programming Windows Mobile Applications |
| Summary: |
As mobile devices gain power and high speed mobile data access becomes available, the opportunities for mobile applications are increasing. Come learn how to create practical applications for Windows Mobile devices that provide return on investment to your employer. Web based and smart device based application programming using Microsoft Windows Mobile will be discussed. |
| Speaker Bio: |
Kerry Jenkins is a computer programmer for Data-Tronics Corp. in Fort Smith, AR. Kerry has worked for Data-Tronics for over 17 years using a wide variety of tools to meet the business requirements of ABF Freight System, Inc. With a passion for applying the right technology to business problems, Kerry has spent the past few years working to understand and apply the .NET Framework in practical ways.
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March 31, 2008
| Speaker: |
Chris Koenig |
| Topic: |
Silverlight - Next Generation Web Applications |
| Summary: |
Microsoft Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform, and
cross-device plug-in for delivering the next generation of media
experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web. |
| Speaker Bio: |
Chris Koenig is
a Developer Evangelist with Microsoft, based in Dallas, TX. Prior to
joining Microsoft, Chris worked as a Senior Architect on the Architecture
Strategy Team for The Capital Group in San Antonio, and as an Architect,
Developer and Development Team Lead for the global solution provider Avanade.
As a consultant, Chris worked with a variety of clients from many vertical
markets, ISVs and other solution providers on enterprise-class Windows
and web-based applications. Today, Chris focuses on building, growing,
and enhancing the developer communities in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana
and Arkansas. Chris is a devoted husband and father of four awesome children
who keep him very busy. In his spare time, Chris serves as Scoutmaster
for his oldest son's Troop, and Committee Chair for his youngest sons'
Pack. Chris also enjoys travelling, cooking, camping and playing guitar.
You can contact Chris through his blog at
http://blogs.msdn.com/chkoenig,
via email at chris.koenig@microsoft.com,
or via Windows Live Messenger at chris@koenigweb.com.
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| Resources: |
Microsoft's Silverlight homepage |
March 3, 2008
| Speaker: |
Raymond Lewallen |
| Topic: |
Behavior-Driven Development |
| Summary: |
I am a firm believer that TDD is an outdated standalone practice.
After years and years of practicing and learning TDD, there is a revolution going
on towards BDD, Behavior Driven Design. In this session, we will look at how BDD
improves on the concepts of TDD, helps write better tests and makes you think more
thoroughly through the problem you are attempting to solve. We will be replacing
what you know about fixtures and tests with concepts such as contexts and
specifications, concerns and observations and how to organize your specifications
and use specunit to introduce better language into your tests and build specification
reports. We do all of this in C# and Visual Studio 2008. |
| Speaker Bio: |
Working primarily in the public sector during his career, Raymond has designed and built several high profile enterprise level applications for all levels of the government. Raymond now works as a solutions architect for EMC. Raymond is an agile coach, Microsoft MVP C# and also president of the Oklahoma City Developers Group and Oklahoma Agile Developers Group. Raymond spends a lot of his time learning and teaching such things as Test Driven Development, Domain Driven Design, Design Patterns and Extreme Programming practices and principles, to name a few. Raymond is also a lead advocate of the Alt.Net movement. Raymond is primarily a framework guy, so don't ask him anything about UI :) |
| Resources: |
David Mohundro's blog entry about the meeting - Includes links to relevant topics and tools |