Day of .Net 2008

Welcome to the Church of Agile

MikeWo — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:23:30 GMT

Agile is hot, there is no denying it. Odds are your IT department has gone agile or seriously considering it. New terminology, tools, and rules; it can be overwhelming. Fortunately, the core idea of Agile is very simple. This session will take you though the "why" that's often over looked, and help you learn to "think Agile."

Presented by Michael Neel

Michael C. Neel is a Digital Media Developer with Jewelry Television, independent consultant with ViNull Software and Vice President of the East Tennessee .Net Users Group (ETNUG). He has been published in asp.netPro magazine and is a regular speaker at .Net conferences and user groups. You can contact Michael though his blog at ViNull.Com

Creating Silverlight 2.0 Presentation in Silverlight 2.0

MikeWo — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:51:46 GMT

Get ready for a recursive experience! This presentation is actually a Silverlight 2.0 application which gives a presentation about the features of Silverlight 2.0 and how to use them to build a presentation about Silverlight 2.0. Got that? You'll learn about the XAML elements, dynamic languages, data binding and networking support available in Silverlight 2.0 Beta.

Presented by Matt Casto

Matt Casto is a Developer for the Application Development consulting practice at Quick Solutions, Inc. He has been designing and programming web and windows applications on the Microsoft platform for 10 years. Recently, Matt has been focusing on learning all things Silverlight and also wrote the CodeMash Session Scheduler (http://www.codemash.org/sessionscheduler/). Matt maintains his blog at http://programwith.net

Test Driven Development

MikeWo — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:13:47 GMT

Test Driven/Test First Development is more than writing your unit tests first. It requires a very different thought process. We�ll dive into that process with a completely code driven session.

Presented by Philip Japikse

.Net Application Architect, Developer, and Trainer, currently architecting Commerce Server 2007/BizTalk solutions for a Fortune 50 company. Certified as an MCSD, MCSD.Net, and MCDBA, Phil has been working with .Net since the onset. Phil also works with large organizations to get their development teams more agile focused while still playing in the waterfall sandbox

Tour of Windows Mobile Development in VS.NET 2008

MikeWo — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:07:35 GMT

This session will give attendees a quick tour of Windows Mobile Development in Visual Studio 2008, primarily focusing on developing with the .NET Compact Framework 3.5 against the Windows Mobile API and SQL CE 3.5. See what features are in VS2008 to enable development of Windows Mobile applications for both the hobbyist and the enterprise. This session will also discuss and demonstrate use of Windows Mobile APIs including GPS, Outlook Mobile, SNAPI, and WISP as well as SQL CE 3.5

Presented by Nino Benvenuti

Nino Benvenuti is a Principal Solution Developer for Avanade who is focused on creating mobility solutions on the Microsoft platform. Throughout his career he has created a variety of desktop, server, and device solutions for a diverse set of clients. Nino is active in the Cincinnati .NET community as well as in the Pocket PC, Smartphone and .NET Compact Framework newsgroups and MSDN Smart Device forums. Catch up with Nino at http://nino.net/blog

Access Your Data Anytime with MS Sync Framework

MikeWo — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:04:16 GMT

The Microsoft Sync Framework (MSF) is a comprehensive synchronization platform that enables synchronization, offline, and collaborative scenarios for services, applications, and devices. This session will discuss MSF, its architecture (including the default providers (Sync Services for ADO.NET, Sync Services for File Systems, and Sync Services for FeedSync)), and the mechanisms by which MSF can be extended. Demonstrations of MSF usage and building a custom provider will also be featured in this presentation

Presented by Nino Benvenuti

Intro to Castle Active Record, or Stop writing CRUD

MikeWo — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:02:36 GMT

Nobody likes writing CRUD. After writing an obscene number of methods and stored procedures you are left with a mountain of repetitive,error-prone,data access code. Wouldn't it be great if you could spend that time writing actual business logic instead of being a plumber and writing the same old data access code? In this talk Michael Eaton will introduce you to an open-source framework called Castle ActiveRecord that will help you write less data access code and be more productive.

Presented by Michael Eaton

Michael Eaton is an independent consultant who lives in southern Michigan. Since 1994, Mike has been designing and implementing solutions using Microsoft tools and technologies. He currently specializes in .NET and SQL Server development. He is a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCSD), has taught introductory programming courses at Lansing Community College, and has been published in Visual Studio Magazine.

A LINQ to Everything

MikeWo — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:57:15 GMT

This presentation happens in two parts. The first is an overview of the new language additions to the C# 3.0 specification and how these features culminate in the formation of LINQ. The second part applies these new concepts in a demonstration of LINQ by creating simple and complex queries to join data from disparate systems. There will be no drag and drop LINQ data sources here! We're going to examine LINQ from the perspective of the C# developer looking to get going with LINQ to create the next great application! Topics covered: Type inference, Lambda expressions, Expression trees, Extension Methods , Object Initializers, Anonymous Types, Query Expressions, LINQ to (Entities|SQL|XML)

Presented by Leon Gersing

Leon is a local .net developer with a passion for languages and frameworks. He has 8 years experience as a Microsoft developer and is a advocate of Agile principals, Test-Driven Development, Open Source and the C# and Ruby languages. Leon lives in Dayton with his wife, 2 daughters, 2 cats and 4 computers. Leon runs the development blog fallenrogue.com and is addicted to twitter (twitter.com/fallenrogue)

WPF for Developers

MikeWo — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:55:08 GMT

You've seen the sizzle, but what about the steak? In this presentation I will describe Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) for developers. No reflected images. No animated page flipping transitions. No Expression Blend. No Silverlight. Just Visual Studio 2008 and code to actually do stuff. I'll cover the WPF fundamentals, including XAML, dependency properties, data binding, commands, validation, and styles. Then I'll talk about how to use these features to create desktop applications and describe some of the challenges I encountered creating my first WPF applications.

Presented by Joe Wirtley

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, previous Days of .NET, and CodeMash. You can read his blog at http://joewirtley.blogspot.com/ and see his personal site at http://www.wirtley.com/.

Why Ruby?

MikeWo — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:52:00 GMT

This session answers the question many people are wanting to ask: Why Ruby? Why should I invest in learning another language? There is a lot of talk about IronRuby, and Ruby on Rails, but no one is really giving the compelling answer to this question. In this talk I will walk through the killer features that make this language worth looking at. Drawing upon our years of production Ruby experience, I will demonstrate the things that draw so many people to this language, show what makes it tick, and why you should spend more time learning it.

Presented by Joe O'Brein

Joe is a father, speaker, author and developer. Before helping found EdgeCase, LLC, Joe was a developer with ThoughtWorks and spent much of his time working with large J2EE and .NET systems for Fortune 500 companies. He has spent his career as a developer, project manager, and everything in between. Joe is a passionate member of the open source community. He co-founded the Columbus Ruby Brigade and helped organize the Chicago Area Ruby Users Group. His passions are Agile Development in the Enterprise, Ruby, and demonstrating to the Fortune 500 the elegance and power of this incredible language.

Asp.NET Performance and Optimization

MikeWo — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:49:45 GMT

So, you've created a slick ASP.NET web application, but the performance isn�t what you were expecting. In this session I will demonstrate tools to help find the bottlenecks and offer advice on resolving them.

Presented by Jeff McWherter

Jeff McWherter is the Director of Software Development at A.J. Boggs and Company in Okemos, MI. He graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in Telecommunications and Computer Science, and has twelve years of professional experience in software development. He is a founding member and current Program Director for the Greater Lansing Users for .NET (GLUG.net). He enjoys profiling code, applying design patterns, finding obscure namespaces, and long walks in the park. His lifelong interest in programming began with a Home Computing Magazine in 1983, which included an article about writing a game called Boa Alley in BASIC.

What's New in Asp.NET 3.5 Extensions

MikeWo — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:47:50 GMT

It seems like every day Scott Guthrie posts some cool new feature included with the ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions. This session will provide an overview of the possibilities with 3.5 as well as dive deep on 2-3 of these features. Likely demos: ADO.NET Entity Framework, ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Dynamic Data Controls.

Presented by Jeff Hunsaker

Jeff is a managing consultant and team lead in the Microsoft practice for Cardinal Solutions Group in Columbus. Working for a variety of consultancies and firms for the past dozen years, he typically plays the architect or lead developer role (yes, he still codes). Jeff gets excited about efficient, resourceful, and elegant technology solutions, agile development techniques, and providing value for clients quickly and regularly. He's constantly looking for faster and more �-able: (scalable, maintain, reliable, secure, etc.) ways of delivering software and loves learning new things. In his spare time, Jeff enjoys his family (two boys, wife Lisa), reading, and furthering his online endeavors.

Intro to Boo and DSL

MikeWo — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:40:22 GMT

DSL shwee ess ell. Isn�t this a Digital Subscriber Line? Domain Specific Languages get all the lip service and none of the implementation or use. Real world DSLs are hard work. Boo makes it much easier. Just what does it take to make a DSL with Boo? Why would I use Boo instead of that Ruby thing I keep hearing about? You might get some answers here.

Presented by Jay R. Wrenn

Born. Wrote Basic on PC1500, VIC20, 800XL, Amiga, and finally a 486. Learned C, C++, Java, Python, PHP, Perl, C#, Boo and F#, in that order. Currently found writing the later 3 languages whenever there is free time from contract work and changing diapers.

Exploit the XML Capabilities of SQL Server 2008

MikeWo — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:36:49 GMT

XML-based data is very prevalent in today's data world to the point that every database developer should know how to work with XML. Middle-tier translation of XML into relational data may be inflexible, and often leads to a loss of fidelity over time. One solution is to move the XML handling into the database itself in order to improve overall integration. SQL Server 2005 provides powerful XML processing features that allow easy access to data stored within XML without sacrificing any of the original fidelity.

Presented by Jason Follas

Jason Follas, President of the Northwest Ohio .NET User Group, has over 13 years of professional experience developing for the Microsoft platform using Visual Basic and C#. He is a Technical Architect for Perficient, Inc. proudly serving the Toledo and Detroit markets, and is a Microsoft MVP (SQL Server) and a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCAD, MCSD.NET). Over the course of his career, Jason has worked on a wide assortment of projects for various industries, including an Aircraft Weight and Balance system, several e-Commerce websites, Risk Management systems, and blend optimization software. Hobbies and interests include Coin-Op Video Game restoration, prime numbers and factoring, astronomy, and annihilating songs by attempting to play them on his guitar.

Well, Isn't that Spatial

MikeWo — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:31:10 GMT

Thanks to the pervasiveness of GPS data, developers today are being asked to incorporate geospatial information into their data-driven applications. Working with spatial data, though, involves using complex geometric formulas that are difficult to implement in SQL queries. What developers need is a common abstraction layer running on the database itself that softens the complexity of working with geospatial data, yet is straightforward enough to incorporate directly into queries to provide spatial-based filtering and distance calculations. Microsoft introduced two new spatial data types (Geometry and Geography) in SQL Server 2008 that provide an implementation of Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) standards.

Presented by Jason Follas

Looking out for IronPython

MikeWo — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:27:22 GMT

There's been a lot of talk lately about new languages for the .NET platform. One of these languages, IronPython, a port of the Python programming language, started out as an experiment to see how dynamic languages would perform on the CLR. The experiment proved enough of a success that it eventually gave birth to the Dynamic Language Runtime (DLR), the basis for IronRuby and the next Visual Basic. In this talk, we'll discuss the state of IronPython and it's uses before coding-up some examples where we can make some comparisons with the more traditional .NET languages.

Presented by Darrell Hawley

Darrell Hawley is a C# developer working with both web and windows applications. Currently, he is working in the automotive sector with a team of engineers and software developers solving complex engineering problems using the .NET Framework. During a four year stay at a Farmington Hills, MI advertising company, he streamlined business processes and acted as the company SQL Server administrator. He has also worked with WCF, WSE, Web Services, VB6, VBA, VBScript and ASP. He recently has been researching Python and IronPython and is actively involved in the Ann Arbor .NET Developers Group.