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To Member:
From:
Chris Wallace
Message
Date: August 16, 2010 |
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User Group Meeting
NOTICE: Admission may
be limited to the first 100 attendees!
Monday,
August 23,
2010
5:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Networking and Refreshments
6:00
- 9:00 p.m. Meeting
Location:
Microsoft Southwest District, Denver,
Directions and Bing Maps
Address: 7595 Technology Way, 4th Floor, Denver, CO 80237, Phone: 720-528-1700 |
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Feature
Presentations
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Denver Visual Studio User Group
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Community Launch - in 2 parts:
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Building a
Web App in 30 Minutes
with
Ely Lucas, .Net Developer |
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Do you think you can do it?
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 works
for all sizes of application development!
In this whirlwind tour of .Net technologies, Ely will
show you how to build a web app using the latest
advancements in web development, including MVC 2, Entity
Framework 4, jQuery, and Visual Studio 2010. We will cover
what's new for web developers in Visual Studio 2010 and .Net
4.0.
You can do this too! Watch
how it's done with the tools of
Visual Studio 2010.
 FMI:
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New Tools Overview: From Test to Performance
Analysis
with
William Wegerson, Software
Consultant |
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What new tools
are available to help you build your applications?
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 has a
variety of new and enhanced tools to make you succeed in
your application development!
Join William as he explores
with you the new tool features of Visual Studio 2010 from
testing to version control to performance analysis.
FMI:
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
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Updated 08/29/2010 |
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Notes from Feature
Presentations |
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Contributors: Martin
Buchanan and Chris Wallace.
Ely Lucas showed us how to build a web application in 30 minutes,
using Entity Framework 4, MVC2, and JQuery. Ely referenced the
CodeFirst approach now supported by Entity Framework (v. ModelFirst
or DataFirst), which supports POCO's (plain old CLR objects). He
also used the PowerToys extensions for VS2010. He showed us data
annotation attributes (e.g., for a required field, or to indicate a
field's maximum length). Various JQuery UI widgets, including a nice
date widget, were used. VS 2010 keyboard shortcuts helped him get
the app done quickly.
William Wegerson of OmegaCoder.com and a C# MVP described and showed
new VS2010 features, including a UI written in WPF, multi-monitor
support, better zoom, improved docking, an extension manager able to
find extensions on the Internet, Architecture Explorer (only in the
Ultimate edition), Microsoft Parallel Samples, exporting and
importing breakpoints, backwards debugging with Intellitrace, test
driven development, and performance tools. One such tool is the
concurrency visualizer, and William did a great demo showing the
performance of a multi-threaded program running on 12 cores. |
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Ely
Lucas
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Ely Lucas has been developing web and software
applications for over ten years.
He specializes in ASP.NET, C#,
IIS, and SQL Server development.
Ely is an MCP in ASP.NET
development and is currently a Senior Software Developer for
SS&C Technologies in Denver, Colorado. |
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Contact
Ely Lucas,
Blog,
Twitter |
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William Wegerson
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William Wegerson is a C#
developer, having worked in the industry for twenty years.
He has been recognized by Microsoft as
a C# MVP for his work in the MSDN forums and his tech blog,
OmegaMan's Musings. |
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Contact
William Wegerson,
Blog |
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Special Presentation
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See How to Create Software and Training
Demonstrations
with Dan Long,
President, Service Software,
Inc. |
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Every day, thousands of people
around the world use Camtasia Studio to create videos that
train, teach, sell, and more!
It's the easiest way to demonstrate a process, product,
or idea. Camtasia Studio has always been more
than a simple screen recorder. Now, Camtasia Studio 7 has
been redesigned and rebuilt to help you generate
sophisticated, effective screencasts—faster, easier, and
with more consistency.
See how you can become an artistic video creator using
Camtasia Studio!
FMI:
Camtasia Studio - Free CD: free trials, demos,
& more (while supply lasts)! |
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Updated 08/29/2010 |
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Notes from
Special Presentation |
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Contributors: Martin
Buchanan and Chris Wallace.
Dan Long, President of Service Software showed how to quickly
create demos and training presentations for your software using
Camtasia Studio. Camtasia is very capable, easy to learn, and an
experienced user can often produce professional quality results in a
few hours. |
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Dan
Long
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Dan Long is the President of Service Software,
LLC and has the responsibilities of sales management,
financial operations, and marketing. Service Software
provides a SAAS application for use in inspections, warranty
management, service and work order control, and job
management. Our products are used in several vertical
markets including in including; hospital inspections,
quality control, construction and building, and specialty
contractors. |
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Dan has 9 years of experience in the software industry
serving the vertical market of construction and construction
related companies. Service Software moved from client server
offerings to a SAAS platform beginning in 2006 and has since
grown significantly under this new technology.
Dan was the founder and president of a
specialized Staff Augmentation and Consulting company called
CFS of Colorado, a financial, and IT Staffing Company
located in Denver, Colorado. Dan started this company as the
first employee and built it into a two office operation with
combined revenues of approximately $5 million.
Dan holds a MBA from George Washington
University and a Bachelors of Mathematics and Computer
Science from the University of Alberta. He is a licensed CPA
(inactive and non-practicing) in the state of Colorado. |
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Contact
Dan Long,
Service Software, Inc.,
303-800-5174, 303-598-9490
(cell) |
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Meeting Sponsor
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Domain-driven Development and the Large
Financial Enterprise
with
Chris
Rybitski,
IT
Director and Vice President of Web Platforms, 5280 Solutions |
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Heterogeneous customer and financial
sub-systems contained in multiple operating environments
present unique challenges for software engineers. Disparate
data sources and types, transactional considerations, and
platform differences are just some of the common challenges.
There's no such thing as a "silver bullet" system, and often
times the systems you're working with were not designed with
large-scale integration in mind. Having your enterprise
present one or more "logical views" of data can be time
consuming and costly if approached in a loose or siloed
manner.
Leveraging the use of domain-aware software frameworks
designed to act as the glue-that-binds can often overcome
many of these challenges, and offers the ability to lower
your cost of development and deployment over time. |
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Updated 08/29/2010 |
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Notes from Meeting Sponsor |
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Contributors: Martin
Buchanan and Chris Wallace.
5280 produces technology solutions for the student loan industry,
has 46 clients and about 60% share in that market, providing
software for both U.S. and Canadian student loans. The company has
about 175 associates. 5280 and its predecessor firm have been in
this market for 29 years, since 1981. The firm has locations in
Boise, ID; Albany, NY; Nebraska (a data center); and Highlands
Ranch, CO.
His team is using Entity Framework 4, Visual Studio 2010, and Team
Foundation Server.
The firm is developing mobile apps for iPhone, Droid, and Blackberry
that work with its systems.
Chris R. had his own firm for ten years in San Francisco. He is
doing more architecture than development now and has been influenced
by Scott Ambler's thinking about having a distinct data layer in
your system. |
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Chris Rybitski
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Chris Rybitski -- As Director and Vice-President of
Web Platform Strategy for 5280 Solutions, LLC, Chris is
responsible for the strategic planning and deployment of web
and mobile-web technology solutions supporting the
aggressive growth and operational efficiencies for all of
5280’s clients. |
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Chris distinguishes himself with demonstrated accomplishment
providing superior service and system solutions that
consistently exceed customer expectations. With 18 years in
the education lending industry, Chris’ career has included
senior management positions within both Loan Operations and
Information Technology, affording him a unique perspective
in building successful operations while leveraging the best
that technology can offer. Over his career, Chris’ passion
for technology and creative delivery has been principal in
designing forward-thinking solutions. As an evangelist of
Agile and early adopter of domain-modeled software
frameworks, his progressive, results-oriented approach has
produced a solid and well-deserved reputation for making
technology deliver. He was chief architect behind the first
commercially available web-based processing system designed
specifically for student loan originations and reporting.
Prior to joining 5280 Solutions in 2010, Chris served
as Chief Information Officer of National Lending Associates,
Inc. Chris was also a founding member and CEO/President of
Intelligent Data Design, Inc. (IDDI), a highly respected
provider of innovative technology solutions and custom
web-based origination platforms to the education lending and
servicing markets. IDDI provided business critical solutions
to a series of clients responsible for processing millions
of loan transactions and originating tens of billions of
dollars. |
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Contact:
5280
Solutions,
303-696-5280;
Chris Rybitski.
303-696-3317 (office) |
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5280
Solutions
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5280 Solutions is an award-winning provider of
information technology products and full-service technical
consulting. Integrating technology solutions with business
expertise is the unique value that 5280 delivers. Our core
areas of business include Education Lending Software,
Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Solutions, Technical
Consulting Services specializing in SharePoint solutions |
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FREE:
Get one of over 100 reusable shopping bags and one of over 20 beach
towels (while supplies last)! |
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FMI,
5280
Solutions,
303-696-5280;
Terri Pryor,
Director of Recruiting,
303-696-3355 (office), 303-667-5280 (cell) |
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Meeting
Sponsor Refreshments
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Refreshments for you, provided by our meeting
sponsor.
New York Style Pizza and Soft drinks.
For your light
dinner / snacks and drinks during our Informal Networking and Refreshments
before our meeting begins.
Quantities
Limited
- Come early, 5:30 -
6:00 |
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Meeting
Agenda
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5:30 p.m. -
9:00 p.m.* PLEASE silence your electronic devices during
our events.
5:30 - 6:00 (30 min) Informal Networking and
Refreshments (come early)
You may arrive at or after 5:00 p.m.
Meeting
starts
PROMPTLY
at 6:00 p.m.,
entry after that is not
guaranteed.
You
must arrive before 7:00 p.m., when
access is scheduled to be locked.
If you
leave the 4th floor after 6:00 p.m., return entry is not
available.
See FAQ.
6:00 -
6:10 (10 min) Welcome and Announcements with
Chris
Wallace
plus Open "Mic" Time - Member Announcements and
Job Talk, your
time to speak!
6:10
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6:40
(30 min)
Sponsor Introduction
& Presentation
- 5280 Solutions,
Domain-driven Development and the Large
Financial Enterprise
with
Chris
Rybitski
(and Terri Pryor)
6:40
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6:50
(10 min) Networking Break
6:50 - 7:10 (20 min)
Special Presentation
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See How to Create Software and Training
Demonstrations
with Dan Long
7:10 - 7:55 (45 min)
Feature Presentations
Part 1
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Building a
Web App in 30 Minutes
with
Ely Lucas
7:55 - 8:40
(45 min)
Feature Presentations
Part 2
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New Tools Overview:
From Test to Performance
Analysis
with
William Wegerson
8:40
- 9:00
(20 min) Closing Thoughts, Door Prizes,
and Wrap-up
with
Chris Wallace
* All times are approximate and
subject to change.
Please note: we need to vacate
the room no later than 9:00 p.m.! |
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Meeting Door Prizes
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To
qualify to win any of our door prizes, follow the
complete door prize requirements and details.
You must be a qualified
group member and you must be present to win -
Include your name and current e-mail address on your ONE (only) business card
entry per meeting. All door prizes are subject to change. Other door prize qualifications may be required by third
party sponsors, check with them.
Winners agree to send a business-like thank you by e-mail to
your door prize
provider (you will be given the name and e-mail address to send your
thank you). Accepting a door prize obligates each winner to
send a thank you note to their door prize provider.
Previous
winners who have not sent their thank you note are not eligible to
win again! Thank you for your participation!
Many
door prizes are NOT listed here (if you have attended
before, you know)!
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From 5280
Solutions
Our monthly meeting sponsor! |
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1. Door
Prize #1 – Enjoy an overnight “Splash and Stay” Package for two at the
lovely Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs. Some say the Historic
Hotel Colorado is the Grand Dame of the Rockies. Others say it is like a
home away from home, greeting guests with a warm welcome, time and again.
Splash and Play in the soothing waters of the Hot Springs Pool, the largest
Natural Hot Springs in the world. Then crash into one of the accommodating
and relaxing guest rooms and enjoy breakfast for two the next morning. Also
included are two ski passes to Sunlight Mountain!***the ski passes are being
mailed to us so even though we don’t have them in hand, we don’t expect a
problem.
Package Includes:
One night's lodging for
two
Breakfast for two in the
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Two adult pool passes
Two ski passes to
Sunlight Mountain
Door Prize #2 – A fabulous round of golf for two at Arrowhead Golf Club.
The course that is 300 million years in the making. Arrowhead golf
course features the most extreme elevation changes you will find on the
Front Range, abundant wildlife, rolling terrain, dramatic vistas, and
thousands of feet of ancient red sandstone rocks towering majestically above
you. Voted # 1 public course in the Denver area, as well as one of America's
"Top 75 Public Courses" by, Golf Digest, this Robert Trent Jones
Jr.-designed course is truly the golf experience of a lifetime!
Door Prize #3 – Two tickets to see Green Day LIVE in concert on Saturday
August 28th at 7pm. You and guest are going to see Green Day at
Comfort Dental Amphitheater (formerly Fiddler’s Green). Green Day has sold
over 65 million records worldwide and 24.5 million in the US alone. They
have won four Grammy Awards; Best Alternative Album, Best Rock Album and,
Record of the Year for "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", and Best Rock Album for
the second time for 21st Century Breakdown. |
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From Softpro
Books
Your User Group's Preferred Bookstore! - See their
new web site! |
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Celebrating 6+ years of
support from Softpro Books to our user group! |
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1 –
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to
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-- Winners: Check
expiration
date !!!
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An independent computer
bookstore -
wide selection of the best computer books available anywhere!
303-740-7751 |
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Telerik
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3 –
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ReSharper, full
licenses
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The Most Intelligent Add-In To Visual Studio |
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Quickly capture and organize query-based
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From A
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Selected from developer
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other items! |
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See all Microsoft Press Books and Upcoming Titles! |
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Selected from developer books, software, hardware,
t-shirts, mugs + other cool stuff!
(subject to availability) |
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FREE
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"FREE Book in Exchange for a Book Review." |
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review which the user group will post to our web site and provide to the
publisher, then you get to keep the book!
READ:
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Next
Lab
No Registration Required for this Event |
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User Group Lab (usually
monthly on
Friday
before our Meeting, check here for updates)
Friday, August 20,
2010 -
No Lab this month (we will be on vacation) *
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Location:
LeaderQuest,
Directions and Bing Maps
Address:
6825 South Galena St., Englewood,
CO 80112,
Phone: 303-832-4665 |
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* check back here for
updates for next month
- volunteer to speak at a future Lab!
without
volunteer speakers, there
will be no Labs!
FMI
or for YOU to present at a future Lab, Contact
Larry
Haskin |
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Lab Sponsor
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Career
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Denver .Net Study Group
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Learn
Expression Blend
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UPDATE: Did you miss the
Blend-O-Rama series of Live Meetings? No worries, all
five sessions were recorded - see the links below. Enjoy!
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Monday, July 19 – An Introduction to Expression Blend
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