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October 2010 meeting of the Israel Dot Net Developers User Group

2010-10-17T11:50:45Z

Our October 2010 meeting of the Israel Dot Net Developers User Group will focus on application development for the Windows Phone 7. Our speakers will be Tzvia Gitlin Troyna and Maxim Vainstein of Microsoft Israel. Introduction to Windows Phone 7 Development WP7 brings a radically new approach to user interface to the phone. In this session we’ll discuss how you can utilize this approach in your application development, enabling the delivery of powerful user experiences that integrate tightly with...(read more)

Microsoft and WordPress – I Knew it !

2010-09-28T14:54:16Z

Well, almost … :-) Although yesterday’s Announcement by Microsoft that they are going to partner with WordPress to replace the Windows Live Spaces blogging platform, was quite a surprise, my intuition seemed to be moving me in that direction. Over the past few weeks and months I have taken an interest in WordPress – I even attended the WordCamp event here earlier this month. I’ve been impressed with the product and the people. I’ll definitely be delving into this further. Another...(read more)

12 Breeds of Clients and How to Work with Them

2010-09-19T13:56:28Z

This is a one of those cute but oh-so-true blog posts that describes several typical types of clients we often encounter. I know that I have encountered many of them at least once over the years that I have been in business. I have been fortunate to have had several of #5 (appreciative) clients, a few #3 (Hands-On) clients and also a few painful #6 (Get-A-Good-Deal) clients and potential clients. What types of clients have you had? How have you dealt with them?...(read more)

September 2010 meeting of the Israel Dot Net Developers User Group

2010-09-12T14:42:54Z

Our guest speaker for our September 2010 meeting of the Israel Dot Net Developers User Group is Oren “Ayende“ Eini. We will take a look at developing applications without a SQL database – why and how. Developing .NET applications without a SQL database The buzz is on, everyone is talking about those NoSQL databases, but what ARE they? Do I really need to SQL behind? In this session, we will explore key / value databases, document databases, graph databases and column family databases. Their strong...(read more)

August 2010 meeting of the Israel Dot Net Developers User Group

2010-08-13T11:16:50Z

For our August 2010 meeting of the Israel Dot Net Developers User Group we will take a look at the “Iron” technologies – IronRuby and IronPython. Session #1: Introduction to IronRuby Speaker: Shay Friedman Ruby has been a home for some great innovative frameworks like Ruby on Rails, Cucumber and Rake. IronRuby has recently been released, unleashing the power of Ruby to the .NET world. In this session you will get familiar with the Ruby language and its amazing ecosystem and you will learn to take...(read more)

Why I am looking to get out of the Software Outsourcing business…

2010-08-09T13:58:02Z

http://www.newtechusa.com/ppi/talent.asp...(read more)

Blasts from the Past – 30 Old PC Ads That Will Blow Your Processor

2010-07-24T20:03:24Z

http://www.informationtechnologyschools.org/blog/2010/30-old-pc-ads-that-will-blow-your-processor/ These ads certainly brought smiles to my face – even if it is a reminder of how long I’ve been in this industry …...(read more)

April 2010 Meeting of Israel Dot Net Developers User Group (IDNDUG)

2010-04-27T12:41:29Z

Note the special date of this meeting - Thursday April 29, 2010 The April 2010 meeting of the Israel Dot Net Developers User Group will be held on Thursday April 29, 2010 . This meeting will focus on parallel programming – in general and the support in VS 2010. Our speaker will be Asaf Shelly, a recognized expert in parallel programming. Abstract : (1) Parallel Programming in Microsoft's Environments. The fundamentals of Windows have always been parallel. Starting with message queues...(read more)

Lessons on Software Development – From Bruce Lee!

2010-03-28T09:11:19Z

While we as software developers are used to learning lessons and adopting techniques from other disciplines, it is not often that we look to the martial arts for new ideas on development approaches. However, this blog post does just that. The author end with the following thought: In the end, follow Bruce Lee’s advice: Examine what others have to offer, take what is useful, and adapt it if necessary. I’ll close with an old quote: “The style doesn’t make the fighter, the fighter makes the style...(read more)

March 2010 Meeting of Israel Dot Net Developers User Group (IDNDUG)

2010-03-15T13:24:13Z

Note the special date of this meeting - Wednesday March 24, 2010 For our March 2010 meeting of the Israel Dot Net Developers User Group we have the opportunity for a special meeting with Brad Abrams from Microsoft Corp, who will in Israel for the Developer Academy 4 event. Our user group meeting will be held on Wednesday March 24, 2010 . This meeting will focus on building Line of Business applications with Silverlight 4, RIA Services and VS2010. Abstract: Building Business Applications...(read more)

Prehistoric Steve Jobs Introduces The New Apple iRock Tablet

2010-03-02T19:51:01Z

(from onstartups.com)...(read more)

February 2010 Meeting of Israel Dot Net Developers User Group (IDNDUG)

2010-02-14T11:54:37Z

Please Notice Change in dates The February 2010 meeting of the Israel Dot Net Developers User Group will be held on Sunday, February 21, 2010 . This meeting will focus on Refactoring Principles in developing cycle. Our speaker will be Uri Lavi from the company Data Intensive. Abstract : Refactoring Principles Refactoring is a process of changing software's internal structure without modifying the external behavior in order to improve its internal quality: readability, maintainability...(read more)

Predictions for 2010 #2 – Three MS Technologies to Watch in 2010

2010-02-05T08:34:20Z

While we can expect a lot of excitement, attention, and noise around the April release of VS 2010 and .NET 4, there are a few other strategic (i.e. longer term) technologies that I think we need to be paying attention to as well: 1. Windows Azure – Scalable Cloud Computing is all the rage these days (for many good reasons). Microsoft’s platform is not only compelling, but has also evolved to address many “real-world” issues. The offering goes live this month. 2. Silverlight 4 – Silverlight has come...(read more)

The Origin of Job Interview (Humor)

2010-02-01T14:13:04Z

Have you been subjected to a job interview like this? (from http://www.resumark.com/blog/ )...(read more)

Predictions for 2010 #1 – ASP.NET MVC Goes Mainstream

2010-01-26T14:19:19Z

While originally an “interesting” technology for the fringe of ASP.NET developers, the Model-View-Controller (MVC) framework is clearly destined to become mainstream. Version 2.0 will be included as part of VS 2010 / .NET 4 and has smoothed some of the rough edges of the initial release. One of the questions we have been struggling with at Renaissance is what browser development technologies to focus on for our in-house and client projects. Apparently we are not alone – I attended an audience-participation...(read more)