Upcoming Meetings

Upcoming Meetings (As Of 10-1-07)

JimHolmes — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 03:00:00 GMT

24 October, 2007 -- Joe Wirtley: Pragmatic Software Architecture and the Role of the Architect

Description:
What is software architecture? What is the role of the architect? Is architecture relevant to agile development? What does this have to do with developers? This presentation will answer these questions and more. It will help you bring an architectural mindset to your development by identifying architectural techniques you can use in your daily development. If you’re interested in architecture, being an architect, or just want to think about software development in a new way, join us for this exploration of architecture and the architect.

Bio:
Joe Wirtley is an independent consultant with twenty years software development experience. He currently works as a .NET architect and developer on both smart client (WPF, WCF) and web (ASP.NET) applications. Before .NET, Joe worked extensively in Delphi and Clipper. He is a member of several user groups in the Cincinnati-Dayton, OH area and has done presentations at user group meetings, Dayton-Cincinnati Code Camp, Day of .NET, and CodeMash. You can read his blog at http://joewirtley.blogspot.com/ and see his personal site at http://www.wirtley.net/.

14 November, 2007 -- Justin Kohnen and Jim Holmes: Testing, Testing, Testing

Description: A quick introduction to unit testing concepts followed by a dive into mock objects and story-based testing. Learn how to dramatically improve your testing with some different approaches to how you write your code and tests.

Bios: Forthcoming.

NOTE: The November Meeting is also our annual elections!

17 December, 2007 -- Miguel Castro (INETA Speaker): Topic TBD

January 23, 2008 -- Mike Wood: Be a Rules Follower

Description: Windows Workflow (WF) was introduced as one of the four pillars of .Net 3.0. WF provides a rich set of tools to embed workflow within your applications. Sometimes you have to provide more than just a simple workflow though. Sometimes you have an intricate set of business rules involved that may change quickly over time due to changing laws, industry trends, sales reports or the whim of pointy haired bosses. WF provides the Policy activity to wrap rules that can be dynamically generated or declaratively included with your workflows. This presentation will focus on the rules engine provided by WF and how it can be leveraged both within and outside your workflows. Bio:

Michael is a Senior Consultant for Strategic Data Systems (SDS) in Centerville, OH, but lives across the river in Kentucky. He has been working in .Net since pre-Beta 2 back in 2001. He has contributed to the "Visual Studio Hacks" book from O'Reilly and has recently started publishing a series of blog posts called the .Net Nugget. Michael is a MCSD for both .Net and VB6 as well as a Director for the Cincinnati .Net User Group. You can find out more about Michael and read his blog at www.mvwood.com/blog.

Special Announcement: ArcReady Event with Ron Jacobs

JimHolmes — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:43:00 GMT

Special Announcement!

Microsoft invites you to a session with Ron Jacobs………..
The Perfect Storm, where TDD meets UX and MVP

As host of ARCast.TV, Ron Jacobs has a front row seat to observe the constantly shifting architectural landscape. In this session we will consider what happens when the force of test driven development (TDD) collides with the demand for better UX.

Speaker Bio:
Ron Jacobs is an Architect Evangelist in the Microsoft Architecture Strategy group based at the company headquarters in Redmond Washington. Since 1999 Ron has been a product and program manager on various Microsoft products including the .Net Framework, Windows Communication Foundation and COM+. A top-rated conference speaker, author and host of the podcast show ARCast.TV, Ron brings over 20 years of industry experience to his role of helping Microsoft customers and partners to build architecturally sound and secure applications.

October 10, 2007
Microsoft Office
4605 Duke Drive, Ste. 800
Mason, OH 45040

9:00 – 11:00am

Register Today!
Web: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032355154&culture=en-US
Phone: 1-877-673-8368 and reference Event ID 1032355154

Upcoming Meeting Schedule

JimHolmes — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 03:47:00 GMT

Here's our upcoming meeting list as of the moment:

25 July: Justin Kohnen on Getting the Most From Source Control.

Meeting sponsored by Developer Express.

Abstract: Justin discusses source control, an often-overlooked part of the development process. Version Control is not a new concept, but often it isn’t used to its full potential. Come and learn the foundation of basic version control, common practices around repository structure and deployment, and some advanced techniques in version control management.

Bio to be posted shortly.

22 August: Bill Wagner on Generics.

Meeting sponsored by Data Dynamics.

Abstract: Bill Wagner, author of Effective C#, talks about getting the most from Generics in .NET 2.0. This talk shows several techniques for using generics outside of collections: creating reusable algorithms, interfaces, components thatsave time and increase productivity.

Bio: Bill Wagner, co-founder of SRT Solutions, has developed commercial software for the past twenty years, leading the design on many successful engineering and enterprise Microsoft Windows products and adapting legacy systems for Windows. Bill is a Microsoft Regional Director for Michigan, a position that reflects his unwavering commitment to the development community. In 2005, he was re-appointed Regional Director and awarded C# Most Valuable Professional (MVP) status. Bill is the author of Effective C# and is a frequent speaker and delivers advanced developer topics, keynotes and technical sessions at .NET user groups, corporate functions, and national and regional software development forums. He is a founding member of the Great Lakes .NET User Group and the Ann Arbor .NET Developers Group as well as an active contributor to the Ann Arbor Computer Society.

26 September: James Bender on Building SOA based .NET applications with Microsoft Patterns & Practices Service Factory

Abstract: Provide a brief overview and discussion of DSL’s and how the concept of DSL’s has been realized by the Microsoft Patterns & Practices group in the form of Software Factories. Demonstrate how the Service Factory allows developers to quickly create SOA based applications utilizing either web services or WCF in a quick manner that instills best practices and reduces the opportunity for developer error, but can be customized to suit almost any development situation.

Bio: For the past four years, I have been a Project Engineer on the Solutions Team at Quick Solutions in Columbus OH. I have been in the computer industry for over 12 years, with the last six being focused on architecture and design of mid to Enterprise scale systems. In addition to my architecture duties I am often called upon to help teach and mentor others, QSI employees and client, in new techniques and technologies including Team Foundation Server, WCF, SOA and Service Factory.

Welcome to the Upcoming Meeting Blog

JimHolmes — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 17:17:00 GMT

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