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Pittsburg, Pa Code Camp

I was in Pittsburg, Pa this weekend to present at the Code Camp.  I gave both of my current presentations: Compact Framework Development and Test-Driven Development.  The presentations were well received and the attendees were top-notch and interested in everything.

Got a chance to meet a bunch of new people and learn some new things myself.  The presentations on Silverlight and Advanced Silverlight were really great and full of really good information.  These were the first demos I've seen that made the case for LOB applications using Silverlight 2.0.

I aslo attended a great talk by Jeremy Jarrell, which introduced the Rhino.Mocks framework.  His step-by step morphing of a regular data-driven program into one which used mocks to test the database behavior was excellent.  For the first time for me, the concepts gelled.

Thanks to all for a great Code Camp and to David Hoerster and gang for a bang-up job!

You can download the Powerpoint slide decks and sample code:

Download CompactFramework-Pittsburg2008.zip

Download TestDriven-Pittsburg2008.zip

Boston Code Camp

Well, both my presentations have been accepted for Boston's Code camp and I'll be off on Friday, April 4, 2008.  Saturday's session is "Compact Framework Development with SQLMe and PPC's.  Sunday's is "Test Driven Development with TestDriven.net and nUnit". 

If you're going to attend the Boston Code Camp, stop by and introduce yourself. 

You can download the powerpoint slides and the code here:

Download TestDriven-Boston9.zip

Download CompactFramework-Boston9.zip

Code Camp - 13 October 2007

I will be at the Central Maryland Assocation of .Net Professionals (CMAP) Code Camp on 13 October.  My session will be on test-driven development focusing on nUnit and Test-Driven.Net.  There will be a number of other sessions , so support our community and learn something new at the same time.

Check out their website for details: http://www.cmap-online.org/CodeCamp/

Here's a description of a code camp if you don't know what it is:

The Code Camp Manifesto

Originated by Thom Robbins, NED Community Developer Evangelist

The original code camp was a conglomeration of ideas by many different people across the development community. The idea was simple-provide an off-hours forum for the development community to speak and share ideas for them to come and enjoy. The results continue to astound.

What is a Code Camp?

The answer is actually simple. In order to qualify as an official Code Camp, follow these simple protocols:

1. By and For the Developer Community
   Code Camps are about the local developer community. They are meant to be a place for developers to come and learn from their peers. Topics are always based on community interest and never determined by anyone other than the community.

2. Always Free
   Code Camps are always free for attendees.

3. Community Developed Material
   The success of the Code Camps is that they are based on community content. All content that is delivered is original. All presentation content must be provided completely (including code) without any restriction.

4. No Fluff - only Code
   Code Camps are about showing the code. Refer to rule #1 if you have any questions on this.

5. Community Ownership
   The most important element of the Code Camp is always the developer community. All are welcome to attend and speak and do so without expectation of payment or any other compensation other than their participation in the community.

6. Never occur during work hours
   Code camp recognizes that many times people can't leave work for a day or two to attend training or even seminars. The beauty of the Code Camp is that they always occur on weekends.

See you there.