Keynote:
Chris Koening, Microsoft Developer Evangelist

Kick off the launch of Microsoft's Visual Studio 2010 with the Oklahoma City community. This free event will feature presentations that explore the features & functionality of the new version of Visual Studio including VS2010's simplified SharePoint development, improved database tooling, and more. We'll have tons of prizes* from our great sponsors and loads of great information about VS2010; this event is definitely a don't miss opportunity! Tables and Wi-Fi internet access will be available and laptops are welcome.

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Agenda
8:30 a.m.     Registration / Vendors Open
9:00 a.m.     Keynote
10:45 a.m.   Presentation
11:45 a.m.   Break / Vendors
Noon           Lunch
1:00 p.m.     Presentations
3:00 p.m.     Prize Drawings

Presenter, Sponsor & Vendor Opportunities
We are still in need of sponsors to help with the cost of lunch for the event; if you or your business would like to co-sponsor lunch, offer prizes, or sponsor the event in any other way, please send an email to vslaunch@okcdg.org. Lunch sponsors are offered the opportunity to speak during the lunch period. All sponsors will receive advertising space in the program.

If you or your business would like to have a space for a booth in the vendor exhibit area, please send an email to vslaunch@okcdg.org. Exhibitors (and their staff) are welcome to attend all presentations.

Have a topic VS2010-related that you would like to present at the launch event? Speaking opportunities are still available; send an email to vslaunch@okcdg.org for more information.

Location:
Moore Norman Technology Center
13301 S Penn
Oklahoma City, OK 73170

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*Must be registered and present to win.

Because the July meeting falls on a federal holiday and we’re planning a large event in August to kickoff the launch of Visual Studio 2010 (see below) we will not be holding our regular meeting in July.

Introduction to Object-Relational Mapping with NHibernate

Brian Sullivan

Monday, June 7, 2010
11:30am (Overview Presentation)
6:00pm (In-Depth Presentation)
Oklahoma City Coworking Collaborative

Abstract

Object-Relational Mappers (ORMs) have started to make their way into mainstream .NET development with the advent of LINQ-to-SQL and the Entity Framework from Microsoft. Before that, though, there was NHibernate. Based on the Java Hibernate project, NHibernate is one of the most mature .NET ORMs in the marketplace. The Fluent NHibernate project builds on this to make NHibernate a breeze to configure. In this presentation, Brian will discuss the pros and cons of ORMs in general, and demonstrate how NHibernate can take the pain out of writing your persistence layer.

About Brian Sullivan

Brian Sullivan is a developer analyst for Falcon Applications, LLC in Shreveport, LA. He has been working with Microsoft technologies for about 5 years, and is interested in increasing the exposure of agile techniques and methodologies in the Microsoft developer community. He is a graduate of Harding University in Searcy, AR.

Stop Drowning In Technical Debt!

Dennis Bottjer

Monday, May 3, 2010
11:30am (Overview Presentation)
6:00pm (In-Depth Presentation)
Oklahoma City Coworking Collaborative

Abstract

Technical Debt is a metaphor introduced by Ward Cunningham to describe the result of “Quick and Dirty” Software Design. Eventually, software projects will incur either accidental or strategic Technical Debt. What is the price of accumulating to much technical debt? How do we measure our Technical Debt? How do we pay down our Technical Debt? This session will provide the answers to these questions through a balance of presentation and real-world examples using various code analysis and metrics available within Visual Studio 2008.

About Dennis Bottjer

Dennis J. Bottjer is a solutions architect, consultant, teacher, blogger and speaker. As a three time Microsoft ASP/ASP.NET MVP, he specializes in SharePoint and Web Development. Dennis has over 12 years of industry experience with an emphasis on the Financial and Banking Sectors. As an associate for a Fortune 100 Financial Services Company, Dennis was a key contributor during the development of an underwriting system and fulfillment system. Dennis builds community by regularly participating in user groups and community events. He has been a user group president and is currently an INETA.org membership mentor. Dennis lives in Tulsa, Okla. with his wife Carrie, daughter Kate, son Will and three cats.

Synchronizing AJAX and ASP.NET

Justin Karpilo

Monday, April 5, 2010
11:30am (Overview Presentation)
6:00pm (In-Depth Presentation)
Oklahoma City Coworking Collaborative

Abstract

The ScriptManager is one of the most under advertised controls in the Visual Studio toolbox. This presentation goes beyond the common ScriptManager/UpdatePanel combo and provides an in-depth look at the ScriptManager control and how it can integrate with jQuery, a fast and lightweight JavaScript Library, and web services to quickly create dynamic, interactive AJAX web applications.

About Justin Karpilo

Justin Karpilo is a software developer, consultant, and the founder of Karpilo Digital, a web and software services company. A professional software developer since 2005, Justin left a career as a musician and teacher to develop software full time. As a developer at an international industrial supplier, he co-wrote an order placement and fulfillment system that is currently in use by one of the largest oilfield services corporations in the world. He is currently the President of the Oklahoma City Developer’s Group. In his “spare” time, Justin still performs regularly on the drums, piano, and guitar and enjoys playing video games and relaxing with his wife, Andrea, and five children in Moore, Okla.

Remoting with Windows PowerShell 2.0

Monday March 1st,
11:30am (Overview Presentation)
6:00pm (In-Depth Presentation)
Oklahoma City Coworking Collaborative

Abstract:
Use Windows PowerShell 2.0 remoting features to securely connect and to administer remote workstations.

About Ed Wilson:
Ed Wilson is one of the Microsoft Scripting Guys and a well-known scripting expert. He writes the daily Hey Scripting Guy! blog, and a weekly blog posting for MS Press. He has also spoken at TechEd and at the Microsoft internal TechReady conferences. He is a Microsoft-certified trainer who has delivered a popular Windows PowerShell workshop to Microsoft Premier Customers worldwide. He has written 9 books including 6 on Windows scripting that were published by Microsoft Press. He has also contributed to nearly a dozen other books. His Windows PowerShell 2.0 Best Practices book for Microsoft Press was recently published. Ed holds more than 20 industry certifications, including Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). Prior to coming to work for Microsoft, he was a senior consultant for a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner where he specialized in Active Directory design and Exchange implementation. In his spare time, he enjoys woodworking, underwater photography, and scuba diving.

Accelerate Your Debugging Skills with VS 2010

Rob Vettor

Meetings:
Monday February 1st,
11:30am (Overview Presentation)
6:00pm (In-Depth Presentation)
Oklahoma City Coworking Collaborative

Abstract

As a developer, you can easily spend 50% or more of your time in a debugger. Engage early in learning how to leverage the new debugging features in Visual Studio 2010 to quickly identify and resolve problem areas in your application.

In this session, we’ll …

• Deep dive into the new Intellitrace (historical debugging) feature, which enables to step back in time within your debugging session, without having to constantly restart your application.
• Learn how to manage large numbers of breakpoints with breakpoint labeling, searching and filtering
• Extend “data (pop-up object/variable inspection) tips” by adding comments, notes and strategically pinning these resources to maintain their visibility throughout your session
• Demonstrate how to engage in “collaborative debugging“ across members, teams or partners, by debugging a portion of an application and then exporting your breakpoints and labeled tool-tips for others to leverage your effort, without having to start over
• Look at ways to implement “postmortem debugging” by stepping through historical debugging files created by your QA team using VS 2010 Test and Lab Manager
• See how to leverage these new features in applications implemented in earlier versions of the .NET framework through the MultiTargeting features available in VS 2010.
• You’ll walk-away with a clear understanding of how you can use this upcoming technology to vastly increase your productivity and build better software.

Biography

Rob Vettor is a Microsoft .NET Architect/Technical Lead at Jack Henry and Associates. Rob has built systems for a number of corporations, including Avanade, Raytheon and American Express. Rob, a C# MVP, INETA Regional Speaker, user group leader and member of the Microsoft South Region Developer Guidance Council, lives in Dallas, TX, with his wife, twin sons, three dogs and rooms full of NET computer books. You can contact Rob at robvettor@hotmail.com.

The okcDG will be on Holiday for the month of January. Please join us for our next meeting on February 1st.

XNA – Concept to Code
Rick Spencer,
Thaumaturgy Studios and Dallas XNA User Group Founder

Microsoft XNA Framework is was released to the gaming industry only a few
short years ago, but since then has morphed into a multi-platform
opportunity. In this session, we’ll not only get an overview of what XNA is
or how it works, but discover how this framework has been thinking out of
the Xbox.

Date: Monday December 7th
Times: 11:30am and 6pm
Location: okcCoCo

Rick Spencer was born in 1977 in Canada. He moved to the United States to study Computer Science, Business, and Japanese at the University of North Texas in 1995. In 1999 he began working with a top multimedia and design firm at the Studios of Las Colinas in Dallas, Texas where he worked with a number of Fortune 500 companies including IBM, Raytheon, Motorola, and Fujitsu. After a number of independent contracts and programming jobs he began his move into the video gaming industry. Currently he is a game studio owner and the founder of the Dallas XNA User Group.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Organized by the okcDG