This group was created to provide a place for practicing .NET developers to expand their knowledge and network with other .Netters, but anyone who is interested in learning more about .Net is more than welcome. The focus of the presentations will be on learning and utilizing the .Net framework to the fullest extent, best practices, and cutting edge programming tools and new technologies.
Sad News...
It is with a sad mind and a heavy heart that I have to report that Ed Smith (@EdSharp) has passed away. Ed, a longtime consultant with Sogeti, was successfully forging ahead as an independent consultant when his life was unexpectedly cut short. A member of the Cincinnati .NET Users' Group (CINNUG) and the Cincinnati Software Architecture Special Interest Group (CINARCH) since 2008, Ed was a valuable part of our community, contributing knowledge, camaraderie, and a quick wit to conversations (technical or otherwise). Beyond our official meetings, I know Ed was a friend to many of our members. He will be greatly missed.
One of the family's wishes is for donations to be made to either Taylor University or the Cincinnati Zoo. As such, CINNUG will be collecting donations for the Ed Smith Memorial donation for the Cincinnati Zoo. Please contact myself or any of the other directors (Mike Wood, Matt Brewer, or Jen Griffin) through the contact form at http://cinnug.org/blog/contact.aspx if you are interested or need more information. We will also have donation boxes at all of our meetings starting with our Dec 17th game night and continuing through all CINNUG and CINARCH meetings and events through the end of the March, 2010, and be taking donations via PayPal available as well (details to be worked out still).
Funeral services will be held this Saturday, Dec 5, at the Evangelical Community Church 2191 Struble Rd. 2 PM (friends may call as early as 1:00). Ed's online obituary can be found here: http://is.gd/5b3XR.
Please keep Ed's wife Darcey, parents, siblings, nieces, nephews, and all other family and loved ones in your prayers during this difficult time.
So long Ed, and rest in peace.
Phil Japikse
Lead Director, Cincinnati .NET User's Group
BitSlingers (Monday, March 1st)
What is Bitsligners? This is an informal meetup of people interested in learning from one another. Bring your laptop and pair up with someone to work on an open source project, learn a new technique, or even dabble in a new language. There is no agenda or specific topic, just an time set aside for people to pair.
BitSlingers is held at 6PM in the Mason Panera in the Deerfield Town Center.
CinArc Meeting (Thursday, March 18th)
This CinArc we are breaking from the norm and will have a guest speaker. Mark Harris from Microsoft will talk to us about how Microsoft ships software. The first portion of the evening Mark will present the flow of development at Microsoft and, after pizza, we'll start with open discussion. If you ever wondered how your development practices stack up against Microsoft's, this meeting will be a great opportunity to find out. The meetings last about two hours and pizza is provided. Come join the conversation.
Mark Harris, a 14 year veteral with Microsoft, was raised in Gahanna and Bucyrus, Ohio. Upon graduation from The Ohio State University in 1995, he joined Microsoft as a test developer for the RPC subsystem in Windows. Mark held several roles in Redmond from tester to program manager, eventually leading the releases for Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003 R2. He joined the field sales force in Columbus in 2006, and now works with large healthcare accounts in central and northeast Ohio as a Technology Strategist. Mark holds a BS in Computer and Information Science from The Ohio State University and an MS in Computer Science from the University of Washington. He lives in Lewis Center with his wife and 3 children.
CinARC meets at 6PM at MAX Technical Training in Mason, OH
CINNUG January Meeting (Tuesday, March 23rd)
Jeff Blankenburg is coming to speak to us about all the cool announcements and highlights from the Microsoft MIX conference. Our own Joe Wirtley will be giving the grok talk as an Introduction to Continious Integration with Teamcity.
MIX Highlights: This presentation will cover the highlights of Microsoft’s Mix 2010 conference. We will discuss development for Windows Phone 7 Series, Silverlight 4, ASP.NET MVC 2, and Visual Studio 2010, among other topics. This will be an overview of these subjects, and will also include demos as well.
Presented by: Jeff Blankenburg
Jeff Blankenburg is an ultra-passionate web developer who works for Microsoft. As a Developer Evangelist, he has the unique responsibility to consult and advise software developers about the new tools, technologies, and practices available to them. Jeff's previous roles as a software developer allowed him to build industry-changing websites and marketing efforts for Victoria's Secret, Abercrombie & Fitch, Ford Motor Company, Sony, and several major pharmaceutical companies. Through many major speaking engagements and an active, technically-focused blog, Jeff has established himself as a valuable resource to anyone writing software or looking for advice on their next software endeavor.
CINNUG meets at 6PM at MAX Technical Training in Mason, OH
Upcoming Meeting Topics:
- An Intro to RIA Services in April with Chris Woodruff
- Unit Testing C# with IronRuby in July with Tim Wingfield
- Historical Debugging/Intellitrace in September with Randy Pagels