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April 2006 - Posts

• May Meeting Announcement

  Software Architecture in .Net Often a software developer learns what a programming tool or language can do, but neglects to discover what he or she should do when building a system. Over the life of a software system, the “what should I do?” questions become much more important than the “how do I?” questions. In this presentation we will look at a few common architectural blunders, some frequently used architectures, and work through an example of a general purpose MS .NET architecture that can adapt to change and grow as a system grows. Rob Keefer Rob Keefer has architected four mid-sized applications over the past six years. This experience has given him a unique perspective and a pragmatic approach to software architecture. Rob has led a number of software development teams and has been published in several software development magazines. He wrote his first computer program as a high-school student on the Atari 800XL Computer. Rob went on to earn a Bachelors Degree in Mathematics and Computer Science and a Masters Degree in Computer Science. He has been working in the industry for over 15 years. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 16th at 6:00PM at Max Technical Training. Posted Apr 28 2006, 06:44 PM by admin with 4 comment(s) Filed under: Meeting Annoucements

• April Meeting Announcement

  Hands On Agile Practices Brian Prince from Quick Solutions will talk about Hands On Agile Practices. Brian will run through the fundamentals of Agile Planning and involve the group in mock sessions of agile practices such as standups, the estimating game, the planning game, and other critical pieces of the Agile puzzle. Been fed up or disappointed by other talks or articles on Agile which really don't tie back to specifics in the real world? If so, then be sure to attend this session because Brian will be doing the real thing, not some fluffy marketing buzzword speak. Brian Prince Brian is the Practice Manager of the Application Development consulting practice at Quick Solutions, Inc. He has achieved over eleven years Information Technology management and consulting experience including e-commerce, extranets, and business technology. Brian has successfully implemented his technology expertise in numerous industries including real estate, financial services, healthcare, retail and state government institutions. Brian has exceptional proficiency in Microsoft .NET framework and n-tier e-commerce and web application development. Further, Brian has maintained numerous executive positions where he applies management capabilities in the field of developing marketing and strategy efforts to improve and enhance web-based technologies. Brian is a member of the Microsoft Business Process Integration Virtual Technology Specialist team, and works with the BPI product groups to help them in the marketplace. Brian is also a recipient of the Microsoft MVP Visual Studio Solution Architect award. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 18th at 6:00PM at Max Technical Training. Posted Apr 10 2006, 11:06 PM by admin with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Meeting Annoucements