SoCal Code Camp

Clean Code That Works. - Ron Jefferies.  That is the goal, and getting there is half the fun.  Working with a legacy mess can be frustrating, boring, dangerous, time-consuming and can quickly escalate into a nightmare.  I've been there, you've been there.  How do we return to pleasant dreams?  That is what this code-centric presentation is about.

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Tags: XP | TDD | Clean Code | Agile
Interested: 3

This session will guide any level of programmer to greater productivity by providing the information needed to write consistent, maintainable code. Learn about project setup, assembly layout, code style, defensive programming and much, much more.

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Tags: VB.NET | Development | Code | C# | Best Practices | .NET
Interested: 3

This session will instruct any level of programmer on how to easily use tracing that is built into .NET to log and analyze Exceptions and events that occur during application runtime. This is invaluable to fix bugs that only happen while the application is running. .

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Tags: VB.NET | Exceptions | Development | Code | Best Practices | ASP.NET | Architecture | .NET
Interested: 2

Learn how to build real world nTier applications with the new Entity Framework and related services. With this new technology built into .NET, you can easily wrap an object model around your database and have all the data access automatically generated or use your own stored procedures and views. Make sure to attend Part 2.

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Tags: ORM | Entity Framework | Development | .NET
Interested: 4

Learn how to build real world nTier applications with the new Entity Framework and related services. Make sure to attend Part 1.  This second part to the series will focus on using the EF in an nTier/ SOA world by separating out the different layers using T4 templates and using the new WCF Data Services to expose entity models via REST and to Silverlight clients.

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Tags: WCF Data Services | WCF | SOA | REST | ORM | Entity Framework | Development | .NET
Interested: 4

This premier CTO Panel will discuss current Trends in Technology.  We will define and articulate general best-practices on newly emerging technologies and discuss the road ahead.  A powerful session for all CTOs, developers, programmers, software architects, and technology consultants.

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Tags: Tech Trends | hiring | CTO
Interested: 4

Tips to embellish user interfaces for extraordinary Android Applications.

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Tags: UX | UI | Java | Android
Interested: 0

Confused about how to get started using Silverlight? Have you attended Silverlight sessions only to find out that they are doing all this graphics stuff and you need to write a business application? This seminar will focus on Silverlight for the business application programmer.

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Tag: Silverlight
Interested: 2

Understanding XAML (eXtensible Application Markup Language) is a key to creating the latest .NET user experiences in WPF and Silverlight. We will introduce the basic concepts around XAML and take a look at various features such as namespaces, elements, properties, events, attached properties, and some basic layout.

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Tags: XAML | Silverlight
Interested: 2

Long running processes are a user experience killer.  How many times have you had an application "lock up" while trying to complete a task?  The BackgroundWorker component in .NET allows you to spawn those long-running procedures in the background and keep your WPF, Silverlight or Windows Forms user interface responsive.

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Tags: WFP | .NET
Interested: 3

You already use Design Patterns but probably don't know it.  Observer, Adapter, Iterator, Proxy -- Learning the lingo allows you to better communicate your ideas with other developers.  We'll take a look at several GoF patterns that we regularly use without even realizing it.  Don't know who the GoF is?  Join us to find out.

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Tags: Design Patterns | .NET
Interested: 3

Lambda expressions can be confusing the first time you walk up to them.  But once you get to know them, you’ll see that they are a great addition to your toolbox.  Used properly, they can add elegance and simplicity to your code.  And some .NET constructs (such as LINQ) specifically lend themselves to lambdas.

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Tags: Lambdas | .NET
Interested: 3

It's all Negotiable!  Every new job - every performance review - is an opportunity to negotiate base salary, various kinds of bonuses, benefits, stock options, and other incentives that add to job satisfaction and provide financial security.

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Tags: technology | salary | job search | hiring
Interested: 5

This session covers the latest methodology for retrieving data in a real life Silverlight application as compared to a traditional WCF service using basic http binding.

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Tags: WCF | Silverlight
Interested: 1

This session is packed with examples designed to increase your ability to create a quality user experience. You’ll learn how to enhance clarity, efficiency & discoverability, and make your client and web applications a pleasure to use.

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Tags: WPF | WinForms | WEB | UI
Interested: 1

Data Binding in Silverlight is much more than just binding to data in a database. You will learn various methods of using data binding including control to control, how to bind to properties in your classes, then data binding to your back end database. You will be guided step-by-step through building a WCF Service to retrieve data from a SQL Server database.

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Tag: Silverlight
Interested: 2

Learn how to build blogs and more complex content management web sites using WordPress. You will know that you don't need to be good at PHP development. WordPress is a blog system with possibly the largest number of community users and plugin/theme developers in the world. What you will do is to pick up full baked components for your own use. In the session I will show you not on... Read More...

Tags: WordPress | web development
Interested: 3

Are you struggling with how to use MVVM? Feel confused by all of the (overly complex) MVVM patterns and tools out there? If so, you are not alone. However, MVVM does not have to be hard. In fact, if you are willing to not take a purist approach, then MVVM becomes very easy to do.

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Tags: WPF | MVVM
Interested: 4