Joseph Guadagno

Rants, Raves and other stuff about ASP.NET development.
Big Day Today: Object Relational Mappers (ORM) Comparison Day 1

Well the time is here for the Southeast East Valley .NET User Group to hold it first of two meetings to compare different Object Relational Mapper technologies.  Some of the representative technologies will be LINQ, nHibernate, LLBGen Pro, and more.

The event will be broadcast via LiveMeeting starting at 6:30 PM MST.

For more details on the event visit: http://sevdnug.org/Events/2008-07-24/Southeast_Valley_NET_User_Group_Meeting_July_2008.aspx

Book Review: Programming Windows Workflow

Well as you can see the title is quite but extremely accurate.  The book covers a "real world" use of Windows Workflow foundation.  The author takes you through Windows Workflow Foundation by building a bug tracking application which is an ideal candidate for a workflow technology.  I think this approach is what makes this book stand apart from other Windows Workflow foundation books. It is short and concise and gives you a real application of the technology.  This is not a book filled with marketing fluff or the Hello World app (with the exception of the first chapter).

Overall, this book is a good read for those that want to get started in Windows Workflow Foundation.

The books web site: http://www.packtpub.com/windows-workflow-foundation-Csharp/book

Southeast Valley .NET User Group: ORM Comparison: Update

The July July and August 2008 meetings of Southeast Valley .Net Users Group (SEVDNUG) will host a comparison of different Object Relational Mapper / Data Access Layer technologies.

Requirements have been to established so that there is a common database and user interface to compare these technologies against.  Each presenter will be given 15 minutes to demonstrate there technology and/or framework followed by a 5 minute Q&A session.  At the end of all of the presentations there will be a Q&A session for all of the presenters and attendees.

Since we have so many technologies represented, 9 at last count, the event will span two meetings. In addition, if you can not attend but are interested in the event, it will be broadcasted via LiveMeeting.

Current Technologies Represented:

  • Linq Overview
  • Linq to SQL
  • Linq to Entities
  • QuickObjects
  • Subsonic
  • netTiers
  • nHibernate
  • ActiveRecord
  • LLBGen Pro
  • EasyDB

We would like presenters for the following:

  • CSLA
  • Enterprise Application Blocks
  • Entity Framework (Astoria)
  • Any other ORM tool
If you want to present, please send an email to presentations@sevdnug.org.
More information can be found at: http://www.sevdnug.org/Events/database_layer_comparison.aspx

Event Information

Event Registration: In Person

Details about the July 2008, time, place, location can be found at: http://sevdnug.org/events/2008-07-24/Southeast_Valley_NET_User_Group_Meeting_July_2008.aspx
To register to attend this event IN PERSON: http://www.clicktoattend.com/invitation.aspx?code=127832
Details about the August 2008, time, place, location can be found at: http://sevdnug.org/events/2008-08-28/Southeast_Valley_NET_User_Group_Meeting_August_2008.aspx
To register to attend this event IN PERSON: http://www.clicktoattend.com/invitation.aspx?code=127833

LiveMeeting Information

July Meeting
August Meeting
Southeast Valley .NET User Group (SEVDNUG) ORM Comparison

The July 2008 meeting of Southeast Valley .Net Users Group (SEVDNUG)  will host a comparison of different Object Relational Mapper / Data Access Layer technologies.

Requirements have been to established so that there is a common database and user interface to compare these technologies against.  Each presenter will be given 15 minutes to demonstrate there technology and/or framework.  At the end of all of the presentations there will be a Q&A session for all of the presenters and attendees.

Current Technologies Represented:

  • LLBGen Pro
  • nHibernate
  • Castle ActiveRecord
  • netTiers
  • Linq to SQL
  • QuickObjects
  • Linq to Entities

More information can be found at: http://www.sevdnug.org/Events/database_layer_comparison.aspx

To register to attend this event: http://www.clicktoattend.com/invitation.aspx?code=127832

Event Details:

When:
July 26, 2008 @ 6:00 PM

Where:
Ocotillo Corporate Center
Golden Nugget Room
2600 South Price Road
Chandler, AZ 85286
Northwest Corner of Price Road and Queen Creek Rd.

Free Silverlight 2 training

AppDev is providing their Exploring Microsoft Silverlight 2 course for free. This course contains about 3 hours of Silverlight content presented by Dino Esposito.

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DevExpress announces that it's new Silverlight grid control will be released for free.
Announcing the Upcoming AgDataGrid Suite for Silverlight
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Announcing the release of Microsoft Source Analysis for C#

Excerpt from the post...

We are very excited to announce the release of a new developer tool from Microsoft, Source Analysis for C#. This tool is known internally within Microsoft as StyleCop, and has been used for many years now to help teams enforce a common set of best practices for layout, readability, maintainability, and documentation of C# source code.

Source Analysis is similar in many ways to Microsoft Code Analysis (specifically FxCop), but there are some important distinctions. FxCop performs its analysis on compiled binaries, while Source Analysis analyzes the source code directly. For this reason, Code Analysis focuses more on the design of the code, while Source Analysis focuses on layout, readability and documentation. Most of that information is stripped away during the compilation process, and thus cannot be analyzed by FxCop.

Take a look at http://blogs.msdn.com/sourceanalysis/archive/2008/05/23/announcing-the-release-of-microsoft-source-analysis.aspx

Desert Code Camp

Desert Code Camp is coming back to Tempe, AZ.

This is the third time we've run Desert Code Camp, and each time it keeps getting bigger! Those who were with us in the past always seem to sign up to attend again, and each time it gets better and better.  Folks even fly in from as far away as Florida and Canada to attend.  Why?  This free weekend event brings out top talent and high-quality presentations.  There is no right or wrong language, platform, or technology.  If a topic relates in any way to the code that causes a machine to produce a desired result, you'll find it being discussed at camp.

For more information: http://www.desertcodecamp.com

Free Website for .NET User Groups

Sitefinity team is happy to support the INETA Community by providing a free Sitefinity Standard Edition (worth $899) and free hosting (worth $240/year) to the .Net User Groups.

The Sitefinity team has developed a special DNUG sample website based on Sitefinity to help UGs enhance collaboration between UG members and facilitate the management of the user group's daily activities.

By leveraging the Sitefinity DNUG platform UG members are empowered to:

  • Organize events
  • Share files and photos
  • Participate in forums
  • Write blogs
  • Participate in polls
  • Publish presentations
  • Create job postings
  • Create sponsor listings

Sign up for a free Sitefinity CMS license and hosting

This product is hosting the Southeast Valley .NET User Group web site.

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