RDU
Long live Developer Beers! Alt.bug has been a lot of fun, gathering .Net developers via Twitter and blogs for beer and good discussion. But, in getting beers after the last Raleigh.rb meetup, I realized there are many developers out there who exist in totally different ecosystems, but who have great insights, and an appreciation for beer. I think in changing the name, we can alter the focus, and make Developer Beers a chance for software development professionals to gather, outside of platform, and exchange ideas on software development. Also, in changing the name, and the focus, I'd like to also...
RDU Code Camp was yesterday (Nov 15). It was just an awesome time. From what folks say, it went very well. I'd like to thank all of the folks who made this possible:
Chris Love - Chris was the original driver for doing another Code Camp this year. He took the lead on getting the speakers and sessions together, and stepped up to handle the emceeing on the event.
Rob Zelt - Rob secured all the swag for the event, resulting in some very happy folks when they left yesterday afternoon.
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RDU Code Camp is this Saturday, Nov 15, from 8:15am to 5pm. Door open at 7:30am.
It promises to be a great day full of developer-oriented content. In addition, there will be an Open Spaces, and an XBox 360 for playing Rock Band! Lunch will be provided, and there are prizes at the end - hope to see you there!
RDU CodeCamp is coming!
Nov 15, 2008 at ECPI in Raleigh we will be having the RDU CodeCamp. Registration will be coming soon.
Currently, we are actively seeking speakers! If you are interested in speaking at RDU CodeCamp please drop us a line at http://www.codecamp.org/Speakers.aspx - We would love to hear from you.
On Wednesday, Aug 13, Jeffrey Palermo will be talking about separation of concerns, dependency injection, and test driven development with ASP.Net MVC. This should be an excellent discussion on some of the benefits in using the new MVC framework for ASP.Net.
There are some important points to underline about this meeting:
It will be awesome.
Registration is required to manage headcount, especially for our dinner arrangements. To attend, you must register on the site.
This meeting is not at RTI. The August 13 meeting will be held at ECPI.
This should be a...
BarCampRDU is almost here, and I cannot wait! I attended my first BarCampRDU a year ago. I volunteered, and got to meet many great folks, and the sessions I sat in on were just great - full of smart people eager to share their ideas and experiences.
The last BarCamp I attended I knew no one. I think that was really a great way to come in. I could focus on the sessions, and what really appealed to me, versus finding my friends and trying to stick with them. It will be interesting to see if knowing a dozen or more...
Wednesday, Bob Galen gave a talk on Agile development for our user group. It was a really great discussion - from the beginning, Bob moved into the center of the room, versus the dais in front, and gave his talk as a discussion rather than presentation. The result was a very engaging talk on Agile principles and execution. If you have a chance to hear Bob talk on Agile, I heartily recommend going : not only does he know his stuff, he does a great job communicating that knowledge.
Join us for a rapid fire evening full of new VS2008 features presented by our local TRINUG members!
Here's some of the topics you can expect:
- Chris: XML Literals
- Diane: LINQ to SQL Performance
- Glen: VS Tools for Office
- Greg: Extension Methods
- Josh: Office Automation
- Srinu: ASP.NET Dynamic Data
(Disclaimer: This post is a shameless cut and paste, with no original content whatsoever.)
This Wednesday, at 5pm at Dreyfus Auditorium at RTI, come watch James Avery struggle against his 90-minute time limit as he presents "10 Open Source .NET Tools You Should be Using"! James has been working hard on this presentation for a while, if his tweets are any indication, and I have no doubt it will be great. Come out and join us, meet your fellow .Net devs, and enjoy some pizza, too!
Updated: You can find James' notes from his presentation here.
I attended the Raleigh.rb meeting last night. My interest was twofold, for while I am getting into Ruby, as the president of TriNUG I was interested in seeing what these guys were doing right in terms of running their meetings, since apparently the group is growing like crazy.
I had a good time, and came away with a few things I liked:
Pizza Doesn't Define the Group
Raleigh.rb meets at 7pm, and food is not provided. This worked for me, as I didn't have to choose between the meeting and having dinner with my family. I got to put my daughter to bed,...
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