Session Summary The Dynamic Language Runtime (DLR) came out in version 1.0 with the release of .NET 4 but most developers don't know it is there and, if they do, don't know what you can do with it. In this talk we will discussed what the DLR is and, through looking at the plethora of things you can do...

[Click here to read more...]

Distributed Source Control with Git Always checking out the newest shiny thing?? Distributed version control (DVCS) is spreading like wildfire across the .NET ecosystem but is really all that beneficial or is it just hype?? Having worn a tarnish into this tool using it for the past couple of years, Dave...

[Click here to read more...]

Session Summary Matt Hinze talked about inversion of control, object-oriented principles, software architecture and how to develop quality software very quickly. In this intermediate to advanced level talk, Matt presented the basics of IOC in C# and dove deep into interesting usage patterns... [VIDEO...

[Click here to read more...]

Session Summary In this presentation, Chris Patterson explained event driven architecture, described the different types of events, demonstrated how events can be related and orchestrated, and provided a basic understanding of how this method can drive the architecture of enterprise systems. In addition...

[Click here to read more...]

Session Summary In the time that LINQ to SQL has been available, we have been identifying ways to make LINQ to SQL better. We have compiled all of those cool tips and tricks including new features into a set of CodeSmith templates. PLINQO opens the LINQ TO SQL black box giving you the ability to control...

[Click here to read more...]

Session Summary Presented 5 August 2009 - this was a look at what’s coming in the next version of C#! Released with .NET Framework 4, the C# language has continued to evolve into one of the world’s most popular programming languages. Microsoft Developer Evangelist Chris Koenig gave a tour...

[Click here to read more...]

Session Summary Presented 3 June 2009 - this was a look at how the newly released ASP.NET MVC framework could be used to build dynamic websites on the .NET platform. Topics included the Model-View-Controller pattern, how that works with ASP.NET MVC, how MVC compares to Webforms, how to build forms and...

[Click here to read more...]

Session Summary Presented 7 January 2009 - Silverlight 2 opens a whole new world of possibilities and options to .NET developers in the Rich Internet Application space. Combining the best of web application deployments with traditional Windows development, this best of breed application platform is changing...

[Click here to read more...]

Presented December 2008, in this session, we looked at some of the things coming from the ASP.Net team in the 4.0 release. We talked about what this release means to you the developer and how Microsoft is changing the way it rolls out new technology. We focused on AJAX Templates, ADO.Net Data Services...

[Click here to read more...]

Session Summary For our August, 2008 meeting, we were psyched to welcome back Bill Robertson who presented a code-heavy session about JavaScript, ASP.NET AJAX, and integration with .net! Javascript…the language of "I hope this works". This session was a deep dive into javascript patterns...

[Click here to read more...]