Introduction to ASP.NET SignalR
As the internet involves, the speed of delivering content from servers to clients finds more importance day after day.
How can so many have been so wrong about so much for so long?
In this half-technical, half-philosophical talk, Udi will debunk many of the best practices in software, explain why Agile methodologies are failing in so many organizations, and describe some pretty important problems that many developers are totally oblivious of.
UserGroup.tv Windows 8 Edition – A tale of a developer, an app, Windows 8, and a store
In this talk Shawn will share how he built the UserGroup.tv app for the Windows Store. He will walk through the basics of putting this type of an application together with C# and XAML.
Html5 Canvas: Drawing Cool Stuff With JavaScript
The Html5 canvas element used to be something that sounded cool but we couldn't reliably use because of browser capabilities. Now it is available in Chrome, Firefox and the two latest versions of Internet Explorer. It also has fantastic support on mobile.
An Introduction to Azure Cloud Storage
Unless you've been developing under a rock for the last year, you've no doubt heard people talking about the "cloud.
New Stuff in Visual Studio 2012 and .NET 4.5
Visual Studio 2012 and .NET 4.5 just came out and there is a lot of new and interesting stuff.
The .NET Ninja's Toolbelt
As developers, we all have our favorite utilities, some used occasionally and then there are others that we refuse to work without. We might not use all of them everyday, but a good developer should know his options when the need arises.
Portable Library: Write Once, Utilize Everywhere - Its closer that you think.
Yes, it is possible to develop, using C# or VB, a core set of libraries that can be leveraged across WinRT, WinForms, WPF, Silverlight, ASP.NET, Windows Phone, Mono (Linux, Mac, Android, iOS). This can be done using Visual Studio 2010 (an extension) and Visual Studio 2012 (built in).
Connect with your Kinect
The Microsoft Kinect peripheral is the fastest selling gadget of all time, selling more than 9,000,000 units in its first 60 days.
Building Games with .NET and XNA Game Studio
Developing your own game can be a daunting task. In this session, you’ll see how easy it is to get started from scratch with XNA Game Studio 4.0, the latest version of Microsoft’s multi-platform game creation toolkit.
Getting Started With WebMatrix and Razor
UPDATE: Presentation materials and slide desks are here.
Windows Phone Database
Chris Koenig will discuss Windows Phone Database
REST and BackBone.js
Amir Rajan will discuss REST and BackBone.js
What You Can Do Today with Html 5 and Css 3 on Mobile Devices
Attendees at Wednesday's meeting (4 Jan 2012) have a chance at winning a Kinect!
How HTML5 and the Cloud Will Make You a Mobile Champion
Chris Love will discuss How HTML5 and the Cloud Will Make You a Mobile Champion
Full Stack Day
Building a dynamic website involves a number of different technologies, including some sort of database, some web application framework, html, css and javascript. Some developers are good at all of these but most are just familiar with a few (if any).
Algorithms and Patterns in C#, .NET
Chander Dhall will discuss Algorithms and Patterns in C#, .NET
Get Things Done with dynamic ASP.NET MVC
Amir Rajan will discuss Get Things Done with dynamic ASP.NET MVC
Parallel Programming in .NET
Keyvan Nayyeri will discuss Parallel Programming in .NET
Simplifying Package Management with NuGet
Casey Watson will discuss Simplifying Package Management with NuGet