Winnipeg .NET UG Meeting: A Review
Last night (January 28th, 2010) was the first meeting for the Winnipeg .NET User Group for 2010 and things are shaping up to be a great year of .NET awesomeness for us. That aside, this year is the where the Wessty (that’s me) officially becomes involved with the group. With that, I thought I would write a quick post about what we covered last night at the meeting.
The Headliner: Uwe Schmitz
Last night we were treated to a presentation from Uwe Schmitz, easily one of the most brilliant developers I have met (other than yours truly, of course). He demonstrated to the group a Microsoft project called Composite Client Application Guidance (formerly known as PRISM) using the Silverlight to build an example live on stage.
Uwe getting ready to bring the thunder...
Personally, I really enjoyed the presentation and it was not only because I was interested in learning about the technology and I have a secret relationship with Silverlight as a whole. Uwe went through the basics of CAG, from a high level, through the architecture and pieces that make up the software, right through to starting and finishing a simple example to see the tech in action.
His presentation style was dead on for the audience and the technology we were seeing. Although I understand Silverlight, for the most part, Silverlight does not have a huge piece of the pie in the Winnipeg .NET development community. Uwe walked us through the “gotchas” that many people would fight with who are starting out with the technology (that being XAML), and dove right into the implementation of our Silverlight CAG application.
The Point
You might be wondering the point of this post, and the point was to give you a quick explanation of what you can expect at Winnipeg .NET User Group meeting. A meeting consists of free delicious food, a fantastic presentation by an expert in the best of .NET related technology, an opportunity to network with your fellow developers, and learn about what is happening within the Winnipeg development community.
Winnipeg Software Development Events
In conclusion, if you are reading this and you weren’t sitting there with me, then consider coming out and checking out some of the upcoming events. Here is a list of some of the upcoming events in the ‘Peg covered by Kelly last night while warming up the crowd:
- Geek Girl Dinner (February 9th, 2010)
Kelly warming up the crowd before the big show
- 3rd Winnipeg .NET Code Camp (February 28th, 2010)
- Next Winnipeg .NET User Group (March 6th, 2010)
Check out the links. Bring your friends. Learn something. They are free and they give you the chance to see what is happening outside of your little development bubble. Plus, you get the chance to meet your peers in the industry and knowing who else is out there is never a bad thing.
Catch you on the flip side.