Jay Smith

There is just one day left to register for the Dallas TechFest to be held on Friday July 30, 2010.  If you are a .NET, Java, PHP, Flex, ColdFusion developer or interested it MVVM, AIR, Exchange 2010 or building scalable applications you need to be there.

I will be heading that way and on site Thursday night ready for the big Friday event.  Last year was an awesome event and I can’t wait to be there this year.

Sessions I plan on attending:

• 10 Practices Every Developer Should Know - Caleb Jenkins
• Dropping ACID: Building Scalable Systems that Work – Chris Patterson
• ASP .NET MVC2 and Azure Table Storage – Change Dhall
• The Rich Standard: Getting Familiar with HTML 5 – Todd Anglin

I have to admit I am in a quandary about Dropping ACID: Building Scalable Systems that Work by Chris Patterson and Hard Lessons Learned From Being Stupid About TDD by Matt Hinze.  I feel like I have been pretty stupid with TDD, I understand some of the base concepts but suck at actually doing it.  Might to switch that one.

I will also be working on the GiveCamp Start Site project some while I am there, so if you have any ideas or feature request please find me.

Tags: TechFest, GiveCampStartSite, GiveCamp

Eric Hexter over at Los Techies just announced this awesome virtual event on twitter.  If you are into Mvc you don’t want to miss this.

MvcConf is a virtual confernce focused on one thing. Writing awesome applications on top of the ASP.Net MVC framework.  The event will be free to attend, and your brain will explode from taking in so much hard core technical sessions. Sounds fun eh?

Thursday in July 22nd 8am - 5pm CDT

You can register and find out other ways you can be involved on the mvc Conf site

Tags: aspnetmvc

*** Update: Registration Link updated ***

I am proud to announce the Northwest Arkansas Code Camp 2010.  This is the first developer focused conference in Northwest Arkansas.  Organized by the Northwest Arkansas .NET User Group this event promises to be one of the best this year.

When: October 23, 2010

Where: Tyson World Headquarters, Springdale, AR [MAP]

This year we are aligning our event with the Tyson Development Conference, a 2 day internal conference for Tyson Foods.  Tyson is sponsoring this event by providing the venue and keeping some speakers from their conference another night so they can present at the this event.

This year we will celebrate the growth of our community with the addition of new tracks for Project Managers, Designers, and more.  If you are a group leader in the area and would like to have a track for speakers at the event please contact me.

Call For Speakers

If you are interested in presenting at this event please email your Name, Bio, and session abstracts to jay@jaysmith.us with the subject of Code Camp 2010.

Registration

Attendee registration is open and available here.

Tags: Code Camp, Events

The Northwest Arkansas .NET User Group July meeting will be hosting Todd Anglin, Telerik Chief Technical Evangelist, talking about “Building A Testable Data Layer”.

NOTE: New Location this month, Technology 101 Rogers, AR [MAP]

Session Description

All developers understand the theoretical value of unit testing, but with data driven line of business applications, figuring out how to create tests can be hard. In this session, learn how to build a data layer that can be tested. We will introduce data layer architecture practices and methodologies that make testing possible, and cover the basics of unit test mocking. You will also be guided through various types of testing, including unit, integration, and functional testing. Leave this session with the basics needed to start creating tests for application data layers, including those powered by LinqToSQL and OpenAccess ORM.

About Todd Anglin

Todd Anglin is an active .NET community member, President of the North Houston .NET User Group, and Telerik's Chief Technical Evangelist. At Telerik, Todd is responsible for building Telerik's global community of developers and helping ensure Telerik's products serve the needs of .NET developers around the world. Before joining Telerik, Todd worked as a developer in a Fortune 200 financial services company supporting applications on a wide range of platforms and technologies, including Unix, Windows Server, Informix, Oracle, and SQL Server. He also an avid entrepreneur with previous experience running a small .NET software studio.

Meeting Date: July 13, 2010
Meeting Location: Technology 101, 5211 Village Parkway, Suite 1, Rogers AR [MAP]
Meeting Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

About the Northwest Arkansas .NET User Group (NWADNUG):

The Northwest Arkansas .NET User Group is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to the promotion, education and adoption of Microsoft .NET Technologies. We strive to provide an environment for professionals to network in Northwest Arkansas to foster the free exchange of ideas and information.

We hold monthly meetings that have presentations that allow you to keep up to date on the latest emerging .NET technologies as well as providing practical skills you can apply immediately.

Tags: Data Access, Testing, Announcements

** UPDATE **

Session submissions have been extended through July 9th, 2010.  Submissions will be evaluated as they come in with final decisions being made on July 23rd, 2010.

The Tyson Development Conference presents an opportunity for speakers to present to an audience that is skilled in technology and eager to learn.  The conference is held at the Tyson World Headquarters in Springdale, AR and is for Tyson Team Members only.  We are accepting session submissions through www.TysonDevCon.com. Please register as a user and speaker on the site to submit your sessions. 

Speakers interested in presenting must fill out the information on the website. Tyson will provide travel on a case by case basis so please specify this in your submission. 

All applicants will be notified of their status via email by no later than July 31st, 2010.  Speakers that are accepted can expect a professional grade conference at a Fortune 500 company including feedback packages with scores and comments.

The Travel assistance covers –

• Travel to and from the event
• Lodging during the event
• Meals during the event

If you have any questions, contact one of the Speaker Coordinators below:

• John Oswalt – john.oswalt@tyson.com
• Jeremy Sharp – jeremy.sharp@tyson.com

If you are interested in being a sponsor, please contact the Sponsor Coordinator:

• Jay Smith – jay.w.smith@tyson.com

If you have any other questions or ideas please contact the event chairman, Devlin Liles – devlin.liles@tyson.com

Tags: Events