Christopher Steen

CMAP Main Meeting - Tonight, January 6th, 6:30pm - Tips and Tricks

When: Tuesday, January 6th, 6:30pm

Where: HCC Business Training Center, 6751 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, MD 21046

Topic: Tips and Ticks

Here is a great way to fulfill a resolution to start the year.  What resolution? How about adding a tip or tips to improve your productivity?  CMAP's annual Tips and Tricks meeting is sure to provide you something you can use in 2009. We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday.

Speakers

Presenter: Lewis Berman - Automated GUI Testing - a .NET-intensive topic relevant to any developer

In November 2008, Lewis Berman joined Loyola College as Director of Program Operations, responsible for the graduate programs in computing. Previously, Lewis had a successful, 20+ year career as a software engineer, manager, and I.T. professional. He has concentrated on .NET technologies over the past six years. He has utilized Test Complete, Project White, and his own test software for GUI-level testing of core I.T. systems for the Kelly and Associates Insurance Group.

Presenter: Kevin Bailey - Isolated Storage: Setting and Saving Control Parameters

Presenter: Christopher Steen - Introduction to Moq Mocking Framework

For more information about the meeting, please visit the CMAP website.

CMAP Main Meeting -Tuesday, November 4th, 6:30pm

When: Tuesday, November 4th, 6:30pm

Where: HCC Business Training Center, 6751 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, MD 21046

Topic: What's new with Silverlight 2 and Other Topics from the Professional Developers Conference

This Tuesday, vote early but not often, then join us at the main meeting as Pete Brown will show us what is new with Silverlight 2 and some other technologies introduced at the PDC.  Find out what new technologies will accompany the new administration. We'll also open up the floor for discussion. See you on Tuesday. “I Voted” sticker encouraged but not required.

Presenter: Pete Brown

Pete Brown is a Silverlight / WPF MVP, Microsoft client app plat fanboy, and Architect at Applied Information Sciences, Inc. His personal site and blog can be found at www.IrritatedVowel.com

For more information about the meeting, please visit the CMAP website.

CMAP Code Camp Final Session Schedule Posted

The final session schedule for the CMAP Code Camp 2008 Fall Edition has been posted to the code camp web site.

The CMAP Code Camp 2008 Fall Edition is being held this Saturday, October 25th at the Loyola College Graduate Center in Columbia, MD from 9am - 5pm. Event check-in will begin at 8:15am.

If you have not registered, there is still space available. But it is filling up fast. Click here to register.

Great source of information for FREE, with a FREE lunch, and chances to win great giveaway items, what a great way to spend a Saturday...

Remember space is limited for this FREE event, so register soon.

http://www.cmap-online.org

http://www.cmapcodecamp.org

CMAP Code Camp 2008 Fall Edition Coming This Weekend!

Less than one week to go until the CMAP Code Camp 2008 Fall Edition.  If you have not registered, there is still space available. But it is filling up fast. Click here to register.

The CMAP Code Camp 2008 Fall Edition is being held this Saturday, October 25th at the Loyola College Graduate Center in Columbia, MD from 9am - 5pm.

A preliminary schedule is now available on the code camp web site (http://www.cmapcodecamp.org).

Great source of information for FREE, with a FREE lunch, and chances to win great giveaway items, what a great way to spend a Saturday...

Remember space is limited for this FREE event, so register soon.

http://www.cmap-online.org

http://www.cmapcodecamp.org

CMAP Code Camp 2008 Fall Edition is looking for speakers

Central Maryland Association of .NET Professionals (CMAP) will holding its Code Camp 2008 Fall Edition on October 25, 2008.  The Code Camp will be held from 9am - 5pm in Columbia, MD.

We are currently looking for speakers for our Code Camp. There will be 6 tracks with (4) 75 minute sessions in each track.  In addition, we are also planning on having several 45 minute chalk talks during lunch.

If you are interested in presenting please submit the following information to cmapcodecamp@gmail.com

Presentation Title:
Presentation Level: (100, 200, 300)
Brief Abstract:
Brief Bio:

Please feel free to submit more than one topic. We would like to limit it to 2 presentations per speaker.

For more information about the CMAP Code Camp can be found on the code camp web site.

CMAP Main Meeting - ASP.NET MVC Framework - Tuesday, October 7th, 6:30pm

When: Tuesday, October 7th, 6:30pm

Where: HCC Business Training Center, 6751 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, MD 21046

Topic: ASP.NET MVC Framework

This session will introduce attendees to the new ASP.NET MVC framework while building a real-world application.  "Separation of concerns" will be discussed as the Model, View, and Controller concepts will be explained. The MVC framework enables unit testing of the presentation layer which will be emphasized throughout. The presentation will start with an application that follows the traditional post-back model and, over the course of the presentation, convert this application to the MVC framework.  This will give attendees a clear "before and after" view that will highlight several aspects of the framework.

Presenter: Steve Michelotti, MCSD, MCPD, MCT

Steve Michelotti, MSCD, MCPD, MCT is the Chief Technologist at e.magination in Baltimore. He has currently consulting at Advertising.com/AOL as the Tech Lead for one of the highest volume .NET applications in the world.  His published articles include Visual Studio Magazine (http://visualstudiomagazine.com/features/article.aspx?editorialsid=1317) and his blog can be found at: http://www.geekswithblogs.net/michelotti/.

For more information about the meeting, please visit the CMAP website.

CMAP Code Camp Registration is now Open

Registration for the CMAP Code Camp 2008 Fall Edition is now open. Click here to register.

We will be holding the code camp on Saturday, October 25th at the Loyola College Graduate Center Columbia Campus.

Loyola College Graduate Center
Columbia Campus
8890 McGaw Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045

For more information about the CMAP Code Camp can be found on the code camp web site.

Reminder: CMAP Main Meeting Tonight - September 2nd at 6:30pm

When: Tuesday, September 2nd, 6:30 PM

Where: HCC Business Training Center, 6751 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, MD 21046

Topic: Graphic Design for Developers

Are you a developer yearning to become a dev-igner, a developer/designer hybrid?

The rise of a RIA and enabling technologies such as Silverlight, WPF, and XAML makes the 'battleship gray' UIs we are so familiar with look like the green screens of the 70s and 80s. The old cliché is that developers make poor designers and many developers needlessly tremble at the site of designer tools such as Expression or Photoshop. Graphic design is a process, just like software development. If you learn the basics, you'll soon turn out better User Experiences and find inspiration in the world around you. While I can't make you a design guru overnight, I can help you make your apps look a bit less like they did when the Spice Girls were on the pop charts. Turtlenecks and berets optional.

Presenter: Frank La Vigne

Frank La Vigne is a Microsoft Tablet PC MVP and Lead Architect/Designer for Applied Information Sciences (AIS) in Northern Virginia. Frank started in software development when he was twelve, writing BASIC programs for the Commodore 64. He began his professional career writing Visual Basic 3 applications for Wall Street firms in 1993. He then moved on to be the first webmaster for a major book retailer. Frank then went on to develop a large multinational online banking project in Germany. In 2004, Frank became heavily focused on Tablet PC application development. Frank is also active in the developer community, speaking at user groups and code camps along the East Coast.

For more information about the meeting, please visit the CMAP website.