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July 16th - David Yack on Exploring the Entity Framework
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Exploring the ADO.NET Entity Framework
ADO.NET Entity Framework is part of the upcoming
.NET 3.5 Service Pack 1 release and is a strategic part of Microsoft's data
access strategy. Join David as he walks us through how Entity Framework
aims to improve the mismatch between data storage and data usage by
applications. In his talk he will explore the Entity Data Model and the
various techniques for accessing using the client libraries that are part of
the Entity Framework. With V1 of Entity Framework almost ready to go out
the door, David will also touch on efforts already underway for V2.
This is an INETA sponsored event. There is no entry
fee and the event is free for attendees.
About the Presenter
David Yack is the CTO of Colorado Technology
Consultants, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner based in Colorado. As a senior
hands’ on technology and business consultant with over 18 years of industry
experience, David enjoys developing applications for the Microsoft platforms,
specializing in large system architecture , design and integration. David
embraced .NET during the final beta days of version 1.0 and has been helping
clients migrate and build new applications on the technology, as well as
helping to mentor and train their staffs.
David is a Microsoft Regional Director and is also
a Microsoft MVP for ASP.NET. David is a frequent speaker at user group and
industry events and is co-author of two NET 2.0 related books. David founded
and is on the leadership team for the South Colorado .NET User Group and lives
in Colorado Springs with his wife and two kids. You can always track David down
via his blog at http://blog.davidyack.com where he writes about his .NET
adventures.
Meeting Agenda:
* 6:00p Mixer/Networking/Pizza
* 6:30p Presentation Starts
* 7:30p Break
* 7:45p Presentation Resumes
* 8:45p Raffle
Directions:
Park in parking structure at 570 E Huntington Dr,
Monrovia, CA 91016 . Meeting is across the street in 605 E Huntington Dr.
Once parked, use the overhead walk way to get to the building. The
meeting will be right inside the door after the walk way.
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June 18th - Mike Vincent & David Wells on DLR & ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions
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Two-in-one : DLR and
ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions Presentation Slides Download
Dynamic Languages and the DLR
ASP.NET Framework 3.5 Extensions
This is an exciting event for San Gabriel .NET user Group.
In our June meeting, two excellent speakers will be doing talks on Dynamic
Languages and the DLR and ASP.NET 3.5 Extension
Session 1 - Dynamic
Language Runtime by Mike Vincent
The Dynamic Language Runtime (DLR) announced at MIX07
provides a dramatically better level of support for dynamic languages on .NET.
Microsoft is bringing us Iron Python, Iron Ruby, Jscript and Visual Basic.
Coupled with Silverlight, we are now gaining a broad addition to our
development tool set that extends even to web based client-side code. So, what
are the advantages you can gain from using dynamic languages? When and where
should you consider dynamic languages? What’s important from the architect’s
view, the developer’s view, and the business case view? This session is all
about the changing architectural landscape with dynamic languages giving us new
choices in choosing the best tool for the job. Key Take Aways 1. Can you
improve coding productivity and maintainability with dynamic languages? 2. What
design patterns should you give specific consideration to for dynamic
languages? 3. Can you take greater advantage of client side processes at
run-time?
Session 2 - The
ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions by David Wells
The ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions Preview has been released to
show the new features that are being added to ASP.NET and ADO.NET. These
features include the ADO.NET Entity Framework, ADO.NET Data Services, ASP.NET
MVC, and ASP.NET Dynamic Data. Also included are ASP.NET MVC framework, AJAX
history support and ASP.NET controls for Silver light. We will review these new
features and look at demo examples.
About the Presenters
Mike Vincent is a solutions architect based in Orange
County, California providing clients with software architecture, application
lifecycle management and development services, primarily focusing on Microsoft
.NET technology. He has been in the software business for over 20 years in
addition to engineering and marketing management positions. He founded both the
IASA SoCal Chapter and the Orange County C# Developers group and is Treasurer
of INETA NorAm. His blog can be found at http://mvasoftware.com/blogs/
David
Wells is the Principal Solution Developer at Avanade. With 15+ years of
Software Development & Management Experience he is a User group
leader and speaker for Southern California .NET
Architecture Users Group, Orange County Visual Basic Users Group and Orange
County .NET Server Users Group.
Meeting
Agenda:
* 6:00p Mixer/Networking/Pizza
* 6:30p Presentation Starts – Session 1
* 7:30p Break
* 7:45p Presentation Resumes – Session 2
* 8:45p Raffle
Directions:
Park in parking structure at 570 E Huntington Dr, Monrovia, CA 91016 . Meeting
is across the street in 605 E Huntington Dr. Once parked, use the
overhead walk way to get to the building. The meeting will be right
inside the door after the walk way.
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May 21st - Paul Sheriff on Architecting ASP.NET 3.5 Applications
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Paul Sheriff on
Technologies: VS.NET 2008, ASP.NET 3.5
Session Abstract: Putting together an ASP.NET Application so that it is easy to maintain, easy to change the look and feel of, and is flexible can be a real challenge these days. In this session you will learn how to take advantage of Master Pages, Themes, Skins and CSS for building the front end UI. In addition, you will be exposed to other concepts like the use of Providers for maximum flexibility in dealing with exceptions and configuration management. You will also see an example of using N-Tier LINQ to SQL classes.
You will learn:
- Creating maintainable Master Pages
- The appropriate use of Themes, Skins and CSS
- Effective exception management
- Flexible configuration management using the Provider model
- N-Tier LINQ to SQL
Speaker's Bio: Paul D. Sheriff is a recognized leader in the Visual Basic development community and the Microsoft Regional Director for Southern California. Paul is a frequent speaker at Microsoft Developer Days, Microsoft Tech Ed, Microsoft "MSDN Presents", Access/VBA Advisor Developer Conferences, and user groups across the country. Paul is a contributing editor to Access/VBA Advisor magazine. You can also see Paul teaching .NET on Microsoft WebCasts and with Blast Through Learning videos (http://www.blastthroughlearning.com/). Check out Paul's book "ASP.NET Developer's Jumpstart" with co-author Ken Getz..
Meeting Agenda:
* 6:00p Mixer/Networking/Pizza
* 6:30p Presentation Starts
* 7:15p Break
* 7:30p Presentation Resumes
* 8:45p Raffle
Directions:
Park in parking structure at 570 E Huntington Dr, Monrovia, CA 91016 . Meeting is across the street in 605 E Huntington Dr. Once parked, use the overhead walk way to get to the building. The meeting will be right inside the door after the walk way.
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April 16th - Lynn Langit on Data Mining using SQL Server 2008
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Lynn Langit on
Download the Presentations Slides HereTechnologies: SQL Server 2008, Business Intelligence Tools
Session Abstract: Designed for working .NET developers, this session will present an overview of the Data Mining Algorithms in SQL Server 2008 namely Decision Trees, Clustering, Naive Bayes, Association Rules, Neural Networks, Time Series, Sequence Clustering, Linear Regression and Logistic Regression. You'll also see client applications that put these powerful algorithms to use.
Speaker's Bio: Lynn Langit works at Microsoft as a Developer Evangelist for the MSDN team, based in Southern California. She talks with developers live and via webcasts about the latest and greatest .NET technologies and products. Prior, she ran her own .NET company, designing and implementing projects in the SOA, ASP.NET, BizTalk, SharePoint, SQL (OLTP and OLAP) and Active Directory domains. Lynn is the author of 'Foundations of SQL Server 2005 Business Intelligence' (APress). She is also a Microsoft Certified Trainer and holds the following certifications: MCP, MCSE. MCDBA. MCSD, MCITP (SQL Administration, SQL Development, SQL Business Intelligence), and MSF.
Meeting Agenda:
* 6:00p Mixer/Networking/Pizza
* 6:30p Presentation Starts
* 7:15p Break
* 7:30p Presentation Resumes
* 8:45p Raffle
Directions:
Park in parking structure at 570 E Huntington Dr, Monrovia, CA 91016 . Meeting is across the street in 605 E Huntington Dr. Once parked, use the overhead walk way to get to the building. The meeting will be right inside the door after the walk way.
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Gerald Walsh - Asynchronous Programming Demo
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March 19th - Mark Miller on Windows Presentation Foundation Internals
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Mark Miller on
Window Presentation Foundation InternalsTechnologies: .NET 3.0, Windows Presentation Foundation
Session Abstract: Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) includes some pretty powerful abilities. But it’s not all about gorgeous graphics. Come see the top five most compelling features of WPF you can exploit in your own applications, that have nothing to do with anything visual.
The Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation provides the foundation for building applications and high fidelity experiences in Windows Vista, blending together application UI, documents, and media content, while exploiting the full power of your computer. The functionality extends to the support for Tablet and other forms of input, a more modern imaging and printing pipeline, accessibility and UI automation infrastructure, data driven UI and visualization, as well as the integration points for weaving the application experience into the Windows shell.
Speaker's Bio: Mark Miller is a C# MVP with strong expertise in decoupled design, plug-in architectures, and great UI. Mark is Chief Architect of the IDE Tools division at Developer Express, and is the visionary force behind productivity tools like CodeRush and Refactor!, as well as the DXCore extensibility layer for Visual Studio. Mark is a member of INETA and a popular speaker at conferences around the world and has been writing software for over two decades.
Meeting Agenda:
* 6:00p Mixer/Networking/Pizza
* 6:30p Presentation Starts
* 7:15p Break
* 7:30p Presentation Resumes
* 8:45p Raffle
Directions: Park in parking structure at 570 E Huntington Dr, Monrovia, CA 91016 . Meeting is across the street in 605 E Huntington Dr. Once parked, use the overhead walk way to get to the building. The meeting will be right inside the door after the walk way.
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Feb 20th - Gerald Walsh on Asynchronous Programming Revisited and Demystified
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Technologies: .NET
Session Abstract: Since Windows NT 3.1 was first released in 1993, the Windows NT operating system has been a powerful pre-emptive multitasking environment. The advent of .Net has provided developers with significant and powerful tools to take advantage of this great capability, however, for many developers this has been, and remains to be, a subject of both confusion and frustration. In today’s world of Remote and Disconnected Systems, Service Oriented Architecture, and Extensible Application Architectures understanding asynchronous programming is more important than ever. This session will alleviate these concerns and provide insight into the patterns, models, objects, and practices of developing high performing multi-threaded applications. Topics and demos will include a deep dive into Events and Delegates, Asynchronous Coding Patterns used throughout the .Net Framework, and Understanding Multi-Threading and Thread Management.
Speaker's Bio: Gerald Walsh is an independent consultant and instructor focused on software application development and training using Microsoft technologies. He has over 13 years experience in developing solutions with Microsoft tools, holds the MCSD, MCAD, and MCT certifications, and has worked for Microsoft in the role of Developer Evangelist. Gerald is also a Microsoft MVP for his past work in support of the developer community and for expertise in developing client software applications on the Microsoft platform.
Meeting Agenda:
* 6:00p Mixer/Networking/Pizza
* 6:30p Presentation Starts
* 7:15p Break
* 7:30p Presentation Resumes
* 8:45p Raffle
Directions:
Park in parking structure at 570 E Huntington Dr, Monrovia, CA 91016 . Meeting is across the street in 605 E Huntington Dr. Once parked, use the overhead walk way to get to the building. The meeting will be right inside the door after the walk way.
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2008 Southern California Code Camp Is Coming January 26th and 27th!
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The 2008 Southern California Code Camp is an excellent opportunity to get some great and free training not far from home. It's coming on January 26th and 27th (Saturday and Sunday) to the Cal State Fullerton Campus...and best of all, it's FREE! For more details and to sign up, take a look at the web site. We hope to see you there.
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Jan 16th - Reza Madani on Business Intelligence with SQL Server 2008
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Reza Madani on
Technologies: Business Intelligence, SSIS, SSAS, SSRS, SQL Server 2008
Session Abstract: Management of large data sources along with reporting & predictive analysis play a key role in today's enterprise businesses. The intent of this presentation is to provide an overview of business intelligence components of SQL server, namely Integration Services, Analysis Services and Reporting Services. It starts by covering key concepts in BI and continues by diving into the details of SSIS, SSAS and SSRS. Plenty of examples are shown along the way to demonstrate the power of SQL Server BI tools. Key new BI enhancements in SQL Server 2008 are also demonstrated.
Speaker's Bio: Reza Madani is a principal architect at HarborObjects, a Microsoft premier partner based in Newport Beach, California. Over the past 18 years he has worked in numerous platforms and technologies including .NET and J2EE. Reza is the current president of the .NET User Group in Orange County. He is a frequent speaker at many Microsoft events. Most recently, he has been focusing on SQL server Business Intelligence and .NET 3.0 Windows Presentation Foundation.
Meeting Agenda:
* 6:00p Mixer/Networking/Pizza
* 6:30p Presentation Starts
* 7:15p Break
* 7:30p Presentation Resumes
* 8:45p Raffle
Directions:
Park in parking structure at 570 E Huntington Dr, Monrovia, CA 91016 . Meeting is across the street in 605 E Huntington Dr. Once parked, use the overhead walk way to get to the building. The meeting will be right inside the door after the walk way.
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Sitefinity Challenge Invitation for INETA
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Sitefinity Challenge Invitation for INETA
Sitefinity Community Challenge! Sitefinity is our .NET based Content Management System.
By joining the challenge you will have the chance to win a Sitefinity license ($899 value) or a Microsoft Zune player. All you need to participate is spare 20 minutes and watch a few short videos and then answer 15 multiple choice questions. Thus you will enter the draw for the great prizes.
Join the Challenge
The Sitefinity Challenge will be open until January 31, 2008.
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LA Launch Registration is Open - Sign Up Now!
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LA Launch Registration is Open - Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Come join your fellow .NET User members for the official launch of Visual Studios 2008, Windows Server 2008, and SQL Server 2008 in Downtown LA at the Nokia Theater on February 27th 2008.
Sign up here
Heroes Happen Here
First 1000 registrants get to come to an after party.
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Archived Events
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Book Reviews
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Book Review: C# Cookbook
Reviewed by Rob Walling
Jay Hilyard and Stephen Teilhet have put together an outstanding collection of C# sample code. Newly revised and updated for C# 2.0 (it covers generics), the book is aimed at intermediate and advanced developers who wants a slew of sample code at their fingertips (all is downloadable, of course).
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Book Review: Accidental Empires
Reviewed by Rob Walling
Accidental Empires is subtitled How the Boys of Silicon Valley Make their Millions, Battle Foreign Competition, and Still Can't Get a Date. The book, written by Bob Cringley of PBS fame talks from an insider's perspective on the advent of semiconductors, the first days of Apple and Microsoft, the first killer app, and so much more.
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 Visual C# 2005: A Developer's Notebook
by Jesse Liberty
Best Delta Book on C# 2.0 Out There!
Order your copy now at Amazon.com
Review by Adnan Masood
So, you are a seasoned C# 1.x developer very much looking forward to learning the lean mean C# 2.0? Great! But as much as you want to learn the new language enhancements, you despise the fact that any book you pick seems to start teaching you the same old things over and over again; all the features you already knew (or should know); the for loop, the if statement, basics of OO; and therefore you'd have to skip several hundred pages to get to learn a new feature...that is painful.
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Expert Service-Oriented Architecture in C#: Using the Web Services Enhancements 2.0 by Jeffrey Hasan
Review by Adnan Masood
Practical, Developer-oriented, and Contemporary!
Long awaited Jeffrey Hasan’s Expert Service-Oriented Architecture in C#: Using the Web Services Enhancements 2.0 is finally out. Developing distributed applications has become an increasingly indigenous part of a present-day developer's software life cycle. XML web services provide us an easier and standardized way to facilitate distributed communications. Service orientation takes this to another level, i.e. standardizing loose coupling of these services via contracts. Hasan's book provides answers for today's enterprise needs to learn and formulate their existing distributed communication frameworks as they shift towards Service Oriented Architecture.
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