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When: Tuesday, November 2nd 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Where: HCC Business Training Center, 6751 Columbia Gateway Drive, MD, 21046

Topic: Goodbye Entity Framework 1, Hello Entity Framework 4!

The 1.0 release of the Entity Framework was not a resounding success -- developers found themselves fighting the framework. Thankfully, Entity Framework 4 enables you to work how YOU want to work. Database-first, Model-first, or Code-First -- you decide. Self-tracking entities, POCO entities, custom entities -- you decide. Auto-generated SQL or stored procedures -- you decide. With a slew of new features EF4 will allow you to quickly achieve a high level of productivity. This demo-heavy presentation will cover the new features of Entity Framework 4 with a focus on features that will enhance the quality of your code!

Presenter: Steve Michelotti

Steve Michelotti is a Microsoft ASP.NET MVP and an Architect/Developer for Applied Information Sciences (AIS). He has consulted at Advertising.com/AOL where he was the Tech Lead for one of the highest volume .NET applications in the world. He previously was the Chief Technologist at e.magination. Steve is a frequent presenter at developer user groups and Code Camps along the East Coast and holds the MCSD, MCPD, and MCT certifications. Steve has been on Microsoft Channel9 and his published articles include Visual Studio Magazine and his blog: www.geekswithblogs.net/michelotti.

For more information about the meeting, please visit the CMAP website.

#759

From: Christopher Steen <csteen@...>
Date: Mon Nov 1, 2010 12:36 pm
Subject: CMAP Code Camp This Saturday - Nov 6th - Columbia, MD - Registration Closing Soon

csteen

CMAP Code Camp Fall 2010 is this Saturday. Can you believe it's here already? If you have not registered, what are you waiting for? We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, November 6th at the Loyola University Maryland Graduate Center in Columbia, MD. Be sure to show up between 8:00am and 8:30am for registration.

If you have not registered, what are you waiting for, go now.� Visit the code camp web site (http://www.cmapcodecamp.org) and click the "Registration" link on the menu.

We will have a free continental style breakfast provided by ComponentArt. For lunch, we will have subs and sodas provided by Microsoft and snack items in the afternoon provided by AIS. There are a number of alternative food options within walking distance, if you desire.

The keynote address at 8:30am includes lots of important information that you won't want to miss. There are over 150 developers registered so far. Coming earlier means getting through the registration process faster and having time to mingle with your peers for a bit before the sessions begin.

This is going to be a great Code Camp with over 25 technical and professional development sessions, free breakfast, free lunch and great professional networking opportunities. The Graduate programs in Computer Science and Software Engineering at Loyola University have provided us with an excellent venue for the code camp. You just don't want to miss this event! In addition, we will be giving away some great prizes made possible by our contributors.

We looking forward to seeing you on Saturday between 8:00 and 8:30 for registration.

Code Camp Swap Table

The purpose of this table is to allow you to bring in items that you no longer have a need for but believe they are useful to someone else.� And also, for those that are interested, to take those items with them.

Here are the guidelines:

Swap Table Giver

Items must be usable, no broken items.
Items should not be so out-of-date that no one will want them.
Items can be technology, books, tech-gear or anything that you find �tech� appropriate.
If no one takes your item and you want to take it back, do so before the end of code camp as we will take all items and donate and/or otherwise discard.

Swap Table Taker

Take what you would like.

So, between now and Saturday, do a little look around your office, house or tech-lab and see what you�ve been itching to get rid of but just know that it is of use to others.

We hope to see a great response from this and encourage everyone to participate.

�

CMAP Code Camp Fall 2010 Schedule

The current schedule is available on our website now. You can view by visiting our website or by clicking on the link below.

We will be providing each attendee a copy of the schedule at registration. Feel free to use online schedule as a way to plan your day.�

Please be aware the schedule may change due to unforeseen events.

Click Here to View the Schedule

CMAP Code Camp Fall 2010 Location

Loyola University Maryland Graduate Center
Columbia Campus
8890 McGaw Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045

Sincerely,

The CMAP Code Camp Team
Central Maryland Association of .NET Professionals (CMAP)

#760

From: Matthew Podwysocki <matthew.podwysocki@...>
Date: Thu Nov 4, 2010 2:53 pm
Subject: Fwd: RockNUG Release 4.5

http://www.cmapcodecamp.org

FYI, come check them out and support our DC ALT.NET bretheren as they present at RockNUG.

�

Matt

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: <dfiala+rocknug@...>
Date: Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 10:47 AM
Subject: RockNUG Release 4.5
To: matthew.podwysocki@...

'Tis a gray start to the month, but things will get more colorful next week when Kevin Jones presents "Building WPF4 Applications Easily".� Kevin will show us how to leave the gray(bar) WinForms world behind and enter the animated realm of rich user interfaces.

Looking Ahead - Release 4.6 (December 8)
First time RockNUG speaker, Buck Dunn, will discuss, Mercurial, a distributed source control system.

Looking Farther Ahead - Release 4.7 (January 12, 2011)
DIY Meeting.� Have a 5,10 or 15 minute topic you want to present?� January is the time and RockNUG is the place.� Send your topic and time to dfiala+rocknug@....� Slots will be set on a first come, first scheduled basis.� Our last DIY meeting was a huge success with so many informative presentations that we ran late.� Looking forward to another great meeting.� Sign up to talk today!

Other Goings On
CMAP Code Camp - This Saturday! November 6
The Central Maryland Association of .NET Professionals (CMAP) is holding its Fall 2010 Code Camp on Saturday, November 6th, 2010 at the Loyola University Maryland Graduate Center in Columbia, MD. The Code Camp will run from 8:30am - 5:30pm with 20-25 awesome sessions covering a wide range of database, software and portal development topics. It's totally free. No gimmicks. No sales pitches. Enjoy breakfast and lunch at no charge while you mingle with your peers. [editor's note -- this was copied entirely from a CMAP mailing]

RockNUG - When, Where, & Why

Second Wednesday of every month
Building SB, Room 202� Montgomery College, Rockville Campus
Because it is informative, entertaining, social and -- in some cases --� life-changing (your experience may vary)

Keeping In Touch
If you want to know what's happening with RockNUG, there are four easy ways:

Website: http://www.rocknug.org
Monthly-ish Newsletter: Register on our website to receive it (you probably already have)
Twitter: follow us at http://www.twitter.com/RockNUG
Our RockNUG group on Linked In.

Make That Five Easy Ways -- New FaceBook Group!
Dedicated member David Crooks has created a RockNUG group on Facebook.� Join to keep up with RockNUG's activities and your fellow members.� If you are on the 'Book already, join the fun. Big thank you to David for getting this ball rolling.

Speakers
If you are interested in presenting, or are keen on hearing a specific presenter to the group, please let us know.� We're always on the look out for fresh and exciting speakers and topics.

We would really like to find people interested in presenting a n00b arc of 2-4 meetings. If you an idea you'd like to flesh out, please contact Dean.

Hope to see you next Wednesday.

Ciao,
Dean Fiala
RockNUG Figurehead

PS.� Can't Make it to RockNUG?� Here's a list of links other local user groups...

Central Maryland Association of .NET Professionals

Capital Area .NET Users Group

BaltoMSDN

Capital DotNetNuke User Group

Frederick MD .NET User Group

DC .NET User Group

DC ALT.NET

#761

From: Matthew Podwysocki <matthew.podwysocki@...>
Date: Tue Nov 9, 2010 6:40 pm
Subject: MongoDB Conference in DC on November 18

Hi everyone,

I thought that some of you would be interested in this upcoming event. A MongoDB conference is coming to Washington, DC next Thursday, on November 18th. The details are below. Please check out the agenda or register at http://www.10gen.com/conferences/mongodc2010.

Best,
Meghan

MongoDC

ABOUT
MongoDC will explore development with the open source, non-relational, document-oriented database MongoDB. The conference will feature 20 different sessions, on schema design, indexing, administration, replication, sharding, deployment strategies, and more. In addition to these topics, attendees can learn about MongoDB in the real world through a series of presentations about production deployments at companies like Intridea, the DNC, Sunlight Labs and Totsy. All conference attendees receive a limited edition event t-shirt and MongoDB coffee mug.

TIME
Thursday, November 18, 2010
9am - 6pm

LOCATION
Woolly Mammoth Theatre
641 D Street, NW (7th & D)
Washington, DC
http://www.woollymammoth.net/visit/index.php

REGISTER
$50 early bird until October 28 / $100 general admission / $30 students
All attendees receive a conference t-shirt and MongoDB coffee mug

HASHTAG
#mongodc

SPONSORS
10gen develops and supports MongoDB - the open source, high performance, scalable, document-oriented database. 10gen delivers technical support, professional services, and training for commercial-grade deployments of MongoDB. http://www.10gen.com/

Intridea create highly-usable web and mobile applications to help companies realize the power of social collaboration, cloud computing, and next-generation tools for the enterprise. http://intridea.com/

CONTACT
Meghan P Gill
10gen/MongoDB
(866) 237-8815 x7301
meghan@...

#762

From: Christopher Steen <csteen@...>
Date: Fri Nov 12, 2010 11:38 am
Subject: BaltoMSDN Meeting - Windows Phone 7 Development - Wednesday, November 17th at 7pm

csteen

BaltoMSDN is planning something a bit different this month.

We are planning to have an old school style user's group meeting in that there will be no speaker/presenter but just a bunch of folks with a mutual interest getting together to talk about technology.� In this case the technology is Windows Phone 7 development.��So if you are doing any WP7 development or wish you were please come next Wednesday to the ETC on Boston Street in downtown Baltimore at 7pm.�

There is plenty of free parking in the shopping center there and on the street.

�ETC @ Canton
��2400 Boston Street
��Factory Building, 3rd Floor
��Baltimore, MD 21224

http://www.etcbaltimore.com/driving_directions_canton.html

#763

From: "matthew.podwysocki" <matthew.podwysocki@...>
Date: Tue Nov 16, 2010 12:16 am
Subject: Re: DC ALT.NET - 11/17 - Exploring Domain Driven Design Patterns

All:

Don't forget this Wednesday we have Stephen Bohlen to come talk to us about DDD
patterns.  RSVP today and hope to see you there!
http://dcaltnet112010.eventbrite.com/


--- In dcaltnet@yahoogroups.com, "matthew.podwysocki" <matthew.podwysocki@...>
wrote:
>
> All:
>
> I've decided after a busy month and a few conflicts that we'd postpone the
meeting for October and hold it over for November 17th.  The next DC ALT.NET
meeting, we'll have Stephen Bohlen to talk about Exploring Domain Driven Design
Patterns in .NET.  This will be a series of DDD events coming up so I hope you
all can make it.  RSVP Here and details are below:
>
> http://dcaltnet112010.eventbrite.com/
>
> Title: Exploring Domain Driven Design Implementation Patterns in .NET
>
> Description:
> Domain Driven Design (DDD) is a pattern language developed by Eric Evans for
effectively managing complexity in software solutions.  DDD has evolved as an
approach for conceptualizing your project's problem-space but as software
developers we are also keenly interested in translating those DDD patterns to
code.  If you have always wanted to know how to get started with using DDD in
your projects then this is the talk for you -- offering both an intro to DDD
concepts as well as a look at NET implementations of DDD concepts.
>
> In this talk we will first begin with a brief introduction to DDD concepts and
principles for those new to this overall approach and then explore various
implementation patterns to translate DDD concepts into .NET code.  We will
investigate implementations for Repositories, Specifications, Entities, Value
Objects, Services, and other DDD constructs.  We will also discuss some
considerations for how to structure your projects and solutions to maximize
flexibility and manage the evolution of your domain over time.  This discussion
will focus less on offering prescriptive guidance and more on helping the
attendee understand some of the potential trade-offs that alternate
implementation approaches can provide.
>
> About Stephen Bohlen
>
> Currently a Senior Software Engineer for SpringSource where he is the
Technical Lead and Community Evangelist for the Spring.NET Framework, Stephen
brings his varied 18-year-plus experience in software and technology to the
design and delivery of Software Engineering Solutions and Frameworks for other
Software Engineers.  In addition to his work on Spring.NET, Stephen is also an
active contributor to several other .NET Open-Source Software projects including
NHibernate, NDbUnit, and others as well having developed a number of Visual
Studio productivity add-ins.
>
> Active in the software development community, Stephen speaks publicly, blogs
(semi-)regularly, and is the author of several popular screencast series focused
on Agile and ALT.NET concepts and technologies including the widely-praised
15-part Summer of NHibernate video series introducing viewers to the popular
open-source O/RM tool.  Stephen is also a founding/organizing member of the NYC
ALT.NET user group which meets monthly to discuss Agile-focused techniques and
technologies in the world of Microsoft software development and beyond.
>

#764

From: Matthew Podwysocki <matthew.podwysocki@...>
Date: Mon Nov 29, 2010 8:42 pm
Subject: DC ALT.NET DDD Slides and Code

http://unhandled-exceptions.com/blog/index.php/2010/11/27/dc-altnet-presentationthats-a-wrap/

All:

Stephen Bohlen has been gracious enough to post the slides and code from his presentation to us earlier this month. �You can find more it on his blog here:

Stay tuned for the announcement about our December meeting!

Matt

#765

From: Matthew Podwysocki <matthew.podwysocki@...>
Date: Mon Nov 29, 2010 9:39 pm
Subject: MongoDB C# Webinar 12/1

http://www.10gen.com/webinars/csharp

All:

Following our talk of nosql databases some time ago, 10gen is holding a webinar on 12/1 at 12:30PM EST for the introduction of their official C# driver. In this webinar we will present the new official C# Driver developed by 10gen. Topics include:

DLLs and namespaces
BSON object model
Server, Database and Collection classes
Query and update methods
Query builders
Cursors
Fields, SortBy and other option builders
Serialization support for POCOs
Customizing serialization
Replica set support
GridFS

More information can be found here:

Matt

#766

From: Christopher Steen <csteen@...>
Date: Wed Dec 1, 2010 1:22 pm
Subject: CMAP Main Meeting - Tuesday, December 7th - IIS Express, Razor, and WebMatrix, OH my! - G. Andrew Duthie

csteen

When: Tuesday, November 7th, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Where: HCC Business Training Center, 6751 Columbia Gateway Drive, MD, 21046

Topic: IIS Express, Razor, and WebMatrix, OH my!

Does the announcement of so many new technologies make you wonder where the yellow brick road is that will lead you to the Oz of understanding? Well, there's no denying that there's a lot to keep up with these days if you're a web developer. So let Microsoft Developer Evangelist G. Andrew Duthie give you an overview of Microsoft WebMatrix, ASP.NET Web Pages, the new Razor syntax, and IIS Express, and how they fit in with the existing offerings in Microsoft's web stack.

Learn how and when you'd want to leverage these new technologies, and when existing technologies may be a better choice. Expect discussion and demo, and bring your questions, so we can make this an interactive and dynamic session!

Presenter: G. Andrew Duthie

G. Andrew Duthie, aka .net DEvHammer, is the Developer Evangelist for Microsoft's Mid-Atlantic States district, where he provides support and education for developers working with the .net development platform. In addition to his work with Microsoft, Andrew is the author of several books on ASP.NET and web development, and has spoken at numerous industry conferences from VSLive! and ASP.NET Connections, to Microsoft's Professional Developer Conference (PDC) and Tech-Ed. Andrew is also the creator and developer of Community Megaphone, a site designed for promoting and finding developer community events. Andrew can be reached through his blog at http://blogs.msdn.com/gduthie or on Twitter at @devhammer.

For more information about the meeting, please visit the CMAP website.

#767

From: "matthew.podwysocki" <matthew.podwysocki@...>
Date: Tue Dec 7, 2010 6:32 pm
Subject: DC ALT.NET 12/14: Unleash Your Domain - Greg Young

The next meeting of DC ALT.NET will be on 12/14 where we will host Greg Young
(via LiveMeeting) to talk about CQRS and DDD in general.  This is a follow-up
talk to last month's great talk from Stephen Bohlen.

RSVP Here and Details Below:
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1108305973

Session: Unleash Your Domain
Our application runs over 10,000 sustained transactions per second with a rich
model. The key? Modeling state transitions explicitly. In today's world many
systems have non�functional requirements that prevent them from being single
database centric. This presentation looks at how Domain Driven Design can fit
into such environments including extremely large scale web sites, batch
processing, and even using highly scalable backing stores such as CouchDb or
HyperTable. Event streams, a different way of storing the current state of an
object, open many doors in this session not only in how we scale and store our
domain but also in how we rationalize about it.

About our Speaker:
Greg Young is an independent consultant who lives in two suitcases (literally).
When not travelling around working for clients throughout the world you can
often find him on the domain driven design list, blogging at codebetter.com, or
floating upside down in a kayak through rapids.

#768

From: "matthew.podwysocki" <matthew.podwysocki@...>
Date: Thu Dec 9, 2010 5:28 pm
Subject: JS Boot Camp - 2/10-2/11

All:

Like many of us out there, we're good enough to be dangerous with JavaScript,
but how many of us are proficient?  One of our previous presenters, also the
curator of JSConf, is hosting a JS Boot Camp on February 10th-11th in Reston. 
I'd highly recommend this training for anyone who is interested in taking their
JS skills to the next level.  There are only 30 slots for this training, so act
quickly!

http://jsbootcamp.com

Matt

#769

From: "matthew.podwysocki" <matthew.podwysocki@...>
Date: Mon Dec 13, 2010 9:09 pm
Subject: Re: DC ALT.NET 12/14: Unleash Your Domain - Greg Young

FYI, the meeting is for tomorrow, so RSVP if you plan on showing up:

http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1108305973


--- In dcaltnet@yahoogroups.com, "matthew.podwysocki" <matthew.podwysocki@...>
wrote:
>
> The next meeting of DC ALT.NET will be on 12/14 where we will host Greg Young
(via LiveMeeting) to talk about CQRS and DDD in general.  This is a follow-up
talk to last month's great talk from Stephen Bohlen.
>
> RSVP Here and Details Below:
> http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1108305973
>
> Session: Unleash Your Domain
> Our application runs over 10,000 sustained transactions per second with a rich
model. The key? Modeling state transitions explicitly. In today's world many
systems have non�functional requirements that prevent them from being single
database centric. This presentation looks at how Domain Driven Design can fit
into such environments including extremely large scale web sites, batch
processing, and even using highly scalable backing stores such as CouchDb or
HyperTable. Event streams, a different way of storing the current state of an
object, open many doors in this session not only in how we scale and store our
domain but also in how we rationalize about it.
>
> About our Speaker:
> Greg Young is an independent consultant who lives in two suitcases
(literally). When not travelling around working for clients throughout the world
you can often find him on the domain driven design list, blogging at
codebetter.com, or floating upside down in a kayak through rapids.
>

#770

From: "matthew.podwysocki" <matthew.podwysocki@...>
Date: Fri Dec 17, 2010 8:07 pm
Subject: CQRS Wrapup and Continuous Tests beta

All:

Thanks for coming out to this past Tuesday's DC ALT.NET meeting on CQRS with
Greg Young, and braving the cold weather.  This group isn't anything without you
all coming and participating and asking great questions.

For more information on CQRS, you can check out the CQRS page that Greg Young
has set up which includes not only samples, but videos and lots more:
http://cqrsinfo.com/

Also, Greg Young was kind enough to give out some beta licenses to Continuous
Tests (aka Mighty Moose), a framework to help with TDD:
http://www.continuoustests.com/

I have 5 more licenses to give away so ping me if you're interested.  Get them
while they are hot.

Matt

#771

From: PRABHUKIRAN VEMPATI <prabhukiran_v@...>
Date: Fri Dec 17, 2010 8:37 pm
Subject: Re: CQRS Wrapup and Continuous Tests beta

prabhukiran_v

Hi Matt,
can you send me a license
thx
Kiran

From: matthew.podwysocki <matthew.podwysocki@...>
To: dcaltnet@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, December 17, 2010 3:07:29 PM
Subject: [dcaltnet] CQRS Wrapup and Continuous Tests beta

All:

Thanks for coming out to this past Tuesday's DC ALT.NET meeting on CQRS with Greg Young, and braving the cold weather. This group isn't anything without you all coming and participating and asking great questions.

For more information on CQRS, you can check out the CQRS page that Greg Young has set up which includes not only samples, but videos and lots more:
http://cqrsinfo.com/

Also, Greg Young was kind enough to give out some beta licenses to Continuous Tests (aka Mighty Moose), a framework to help with TDD: http://www.continuoustests.com/

I have 5 more licenses to give away so ping me if you're interested. Get them while they are hot.

Matt

#772

From: "matthew.podwysocki" <matthew.podwysocki@...>
Date: Thu Dec 23, 2010 8:23 pm
Subject: F# user group in the DC area?

Anyone interested in a DC user group for F#? Contact us via Don Syme's F# blog:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dsyme/archive/2010/12/22/interested-in-f-in-the-washingt\
on-dc-area.aspx

Matt

#773

From: Matthew Podwysocki <matthew.podwysocki@...>
Date: Tue Jan 18, 2011 5:26 pm
Subject: Free PluralSight ASP.NET MVC 3.0 Training - 24 hours only

http://www.pluralsight-training.net/microsoft/olt/course/toc.aspx?n=aspdotnet-mvc3

All:

PluralSight has made available free ASP.NET MVC 3.0 training for the next 24 hours with our own K. Scott Allen.

This includes:

Introduction to ASP.NET MVC 3.0
Razor and ASP.NET MVC 3.0
Controllers in ASP.NET MVC 3.0
Models in ASP.NET MVC 3.0
NuGet Package Management
Dependency Resolution in ASP.NET MVC 3.0

Great work K. Scott!

Get it now!

#774

From: "ddouglass1981" <ddouglass@...>
Date: Fri Jan 21, 2011 2:06 pm
Subject: 5 Open Development Positions at Arlington Association

ddouglass1981

Greetings,

I am the lead of a team of 7 developers that is looking to expand this year by hiring (4) Web Application Developers and (1) Front-End Engineer. It is a great team with motivated members that promises a lot of opportunity to expand your professional skills. We are looking for developers of all experience levels (junior through senior positions open).

Summary of Commonly Used Technologies

ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC (C#)
WCF
NHibernate
AutoFac
NUnit, Moq, SpecFlow, Selenium
Spark View Engine
Mercurial (Hg)
Sql Server 2008

We offer high quality training opportunities. In the past we have brought in Jimmy Bogard (creator of AutoMapper), Stephen Walther (previous ASP.NET MVC Project Manager), and many others. The company also has excellent benefits including a pension program.

We are currently interviewing for these positions. Please contact me (Danny) at me@... for more information.

#775

From: Matthew Podwysocki <matthew.podwysocki@...>
Date: Fri Jan 21, 2011 6:13 pm
Subject: JSConf 2011 Registration Open

For anyone interested in the best JavaScript conference around, the registration opened today:�http://2011.jsconf.us/

Matt

#776

From: "matthew.podwysocki" <matthew.podwysocki@...>
Date: Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:08 pm
Subject: DC ALT.NET Meeting 1/26 - ASP.NET MVC 3.0 + Razor with Roberto Hernandez

All:

The next meeting of DC ALT.NET is on 1/26 (oooh, coming up soon) and we have the
honor of having Roberto Hernandez to come talk about ASP.NET MVC 3.0, Razor and
all the other latest goodies.  Hope you can join us!

RSVP Here:
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1234441247

Matt

#777

From: Matthew Podwysocki <matthew.podwysocki@...>
Date: Wed Jan 26, 2011 3:38 pm
Subject: Canceled: DC ALT.NET - 1/26 Meeting

Due to the weather forecast of heavy snow starting sometime today and being DC where people panic at the slightest inch of snow, I've decided to postpone the talk this evening to a later date that is TBD. �If you have any questions or concerns do let me know.

Matt

#778

From: Matthew Podwysocki <matthew.podwysocki@...>
Date: Wed Feb 9, 2011 3:31 pm
Subject: Fwd: [cmap-online] Encore: free MVC 3 Pluralsight Course

FYI

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: cnromaine <cnromaine@...>
Date: Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 6:33 AM
Subject: [cmap-online] Encore: free MVC 3 Pluralsight Course
To: cmap-online@yahoogroups.com

�

Again, today, Pluralsight's MVC 3 course
presented by K. Scott Allen is free to view!

From yesterday's Twitter feed:
> @pluralsight
> The MVC3 course @scottgu mentioned in his
> MVCConf keynote will be available (free)
> tomorrow.
> http://bit.ly/eSDUGx #mvcconf

You may have to sign up or login to view it,
but that's the price you have to pay...

Enjoy!
Rusty

#779

From: "cnromaine" <cnromaine@...>
Date: Thu Feb 10, 2011 8:52 pm
Subject: Encore: Pluralsight's MVC 3 course free today (2/10)

cnromaine

from Pluralsight Tweet today(2/10):

> @pluralsight
> You still have time to watch our MVC3
> course for free, until 9pm PST tonight.
> Thx @scottgu for recommending it.
> http://ow.ly/3U6cm

Once again, enjoy!
Rusty

#780

From: "matthew.podwysocki" <matthew.podwysocki@...>
Date: Wed Feb 16, 2011 6:47 pm
Subject: DC ALT.NET Meeting - 2/24 - Introduction to Razor

Sorry for the late notice as I'm out in Redmond this week.  This month we're
lucky to have Roberto Hernandez to talk with us about Razor.  Hope you can join
us.

RSVP Here:
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1330458437

Learn the process, advantages and mindset that go into developing applications
using Razor.  Walkthrough existing Razor applications developed using WebMatrix
and Visual Studio 2010.  Learn how to leverage the power of Razor to better
organize (layout) of the components that make your MVC web application

#781

From: Matthew Podwysocki <matthew.podwysocki@...>
Date: Tue Feb 22, 2011 10:01 pm
Subject: jQuery Fundamentals - FREE for next 24 hours!

jQuery Fundamentals - FREE for next 24 hours!
http://www.pluralsight-training.net/microsoft/olt/Course/Toc.aspx?n=jquery-fundamentals

by Dan Wahlin - released 21 February 2011

For the next 24 hours we're giving free access to our newly released course: jQuery Fundamentals. This course was authored by the one and only, Dan Wahlin, and we're very excited to have him joining our author team. You can expect to see more great courses from him in the future. This course will guide you through the features of the JQuery "write less, do more" library. We'll demonstrate how you can use jQuery to select and manipulate DOM elements, process events, and build a compelling user interface for web clients.

#782

From: "matthew.podwysocki" <matthew.podwysocki@...>
Date: Wed Feb 23, 2011 6:49 pm
Subject: Re: DC ALT.NET Meeting - 2/24 - Introduction to Razor

All:

Just a reminder that tomorrow night is our meeting.  Hope to see you there!

Matt

--- In dcaltnet@yahoogroups.com, "matthew.podwysocki" <matthew.podwysocki@...>
wrote:
>
> Sorry for the late notice as I'm out in Redmond this week.  This month we're
lucky to have Roberto Hernandez to talk with us about Razor.  Hope you can join
us.
>
> RSVP Here:
> http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1330458437
>
> Learn the process, advantages and mindset that go into developing applications
using Razor.  Walkthrough existing Razor applications developed using WebMatrix
and Visual Studio 2010.  Learn how to leverage the power of Razor to better
organize (layout) of the components that make your MVC web application
>

#783

From: Christopher Steen <csteen@...>
Date: Fri Feb 25, 2011 1:43 pm
Subject: CMAP Main Meeting - Tuesday, March 1st - Managing Software Evolution with Mercurial - Buchanan (Buck) Dunn

csteen

When: Tuesday, March 1st 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Where: HCC Business Training Center, 6751 Columbia Gateway Drive, MD, 21046

Topic:�Managing Software Evolution with Mercurial

Whether you are developing an application with a team or even solo hacking. Keeping track of changes that are made and being able to work with previous or alternate versions quickly becomes a necessary task. Mercurial is a distributed source control system that provides a good collection of the features needed to allow collaboration for you and your team. In this presentation Buck will give an overview of distributed source control systems, an overview working with Mercurial and some direction in setting up an effective workflow for you and your team.

Presenter: Buchanan (Buck) Dunn

Buchanan (Buck) Dunn is a Senior C# Web Developer with Invision located in Herdon,VA. Previously he has worked for Deltek, Corporate Executive Board and DubMeNow. He has spoken at Code Camps and User Groups in the DC area.

For more information about the meeting, please visit the CMAP website.

#784

From: "cnromaine" <cnromaine@...>
Date: Tue Mar 8, 2011 7:36 pm
Subject: Test First Development Training - Free for next 24 hrs!

cnromaine

another freebie from our friends at Pluralsight ...

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by David Starr - Released 21 February 2011

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evelopment-1
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evelopment-2

Enjoy!
Rusty

#785

From: "cnromaine" <cnromaine@...>
Date: Sat Mar 12, 2011 2:59 pm
Subject: Free Video Training: "Introduction to ASP.NET MVC 3" until March 18th

cnromaine

Hi!

Pluralsight is making their "Introduction to ASP.NET MVC 3" training free until
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This news comes from Scott Gu's (Gutherie's) blog of 3/9.
http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2011/03/09/free-video-training-asp-net-mv\
c-3-features.aspx

Enjoy!
Rusty

#786

From: "cnromaine" <cnromaine@...>
Date: Sat Mar 12, 2011 3:28 pm
Subject: Correction Scott's URL

cnromaine

Yahoo like to break URLs up.

Just concatenate the following:

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2011/03/09/
free-video-training-asp-net-mvc-3-features.aspx

#787

From: "cnromaine" <cnromaine@...>
Date: Tue Mar 15, 2011 3:53 pm
Subject: Pluralsight: "ReSharper Fundamentals" - Free for 48hrs!

cnromaine

ReSharper Fundamentals Training - Free for 48hrs!

by James Kovacs - Released 10 March 2011

In the new course, ReSharper Fundamentals James Kovacs provides an introduction
to JetBrains' ReSharper, a developer productivity tool for Visual Studio. James
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Watch ReSharper Fundamentals free for the next 48hrs!
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damentals

Enjoy!
Rusty