First Winnipeg Silverlight User Group: Review
Mark your calendar everyone, because tonight marked the first meeting of the Winnipeg Silverlight User Group, and I must say that the night was an evening to remember. The group was started by D’Arcy Lussier, a well known member of the .NET community.
Atmosphere
The atmosphere for the evening is shat made the event different than others I have attended in the past. The plan wasn’t to have formal presentations followed by Q & A, but to have discussions led by real Silverlight developers followed up by conversations between the attendees. Tonight there were two discussions, the first lead by me and the second by D’Arcy.
Discussions
My discussion revolved around the work I have been doing with SketchFlow with a project I plan on formally announcing on my blog and website in the upcoming week. To give you a brief summary on what I spoke about, it concerns how I use the different features of SketchFlow to gather requirements, prototype, and receive feedback from stakeholders for ASP.NET 3.5 and jQuery web applications. (Thing to note: I don’t use Silverlight in my work projects).
D’Arcy picked up the group after me showing us how Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 was supporting Silverlight 3, including the brand new designer component for Silverlight (which was unavailable up until now). This also lead into a conversation with Dylan Smith about RIA Services and what they can do for Silverlight applications.
Conclusion
All in all, it was a fantastic evening with great conversations about conferences, technology, and all sorts of fun. I strongly suggest that more people come to the next meeting whether you are a Silverlight pro or you just know a bit about it. These meetings are your chance to take part in conversations and ask your questions one-on-one with real Silverlight people.
For more information, watch the user group websiteor drop me (david dot wesst at wesstyware.com) or D’Arcy a line and we’ll be sure to send you some info.
Catch you on the flip side.
SIDE NOTE: I realize that I haven’t posted in a long time, but I have been working on some new things and I assure you that some interesting content is coming your way in the next couple of weeks.
Stay tuned! It will be worth it, I promise! 
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