On Thursday, May 13, at 6:30 PM the WeProgram.NET - Richmond user group will offer:
Test Driven Development: Building .NET Muscle!
Steve Metsker and Darrell Norton will present this hands-on introduction to TDD, at the CapTech lab. The lab is located at 1118 West Main Street, Richmond, VA 23220.
TDD has you develop automated tests before you write the code to make the tests pass. This helps to create light, simple solutions and guarantees that a testing framework accompanies your code. This style feels different from classical coding techniques, and this tutorial will let you try it yourself! Please bring a laptop with a development environment ready to go, if you can. We’ll provide starting examples in both C# and VB.NET. If you don’t have a laptop, we’ll pair you with someone who does.
In addition to the presentation, WeProgram.NET will provide refreshments and give away a number of prizes, including Kent Beck's Test Driven Development book and Jim Newkirk's Test Driven Development in .NET book. Please plan to attend!
Presenter bios:
Steve Metsker is the author of three books, including Design Patterns in C#, and speaks frequently on programming and agile techniques. Steve’s Test-Driven Development tutorial was one of the highest-rated tutorials at OOPSLA 2003, and he will present this again at OOPSLA 2004. Steve is a Senior Architect at CapTech Ventures.
An autographed copy of Design Patterns in C# will be given away to a lucky attendee of this meeting!
Darrell Norton, co-founder of the WeProgram.NET user group, has worked with Microsoft .NET since its beginning as part of the early adopter program. Darrell has been doing Test-Driven Development for over 2 years and is a Consultant with CapTech Ventures.
Thanks to our sponsors:
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It's important to thank our web hosting sponsor, OptimizeIT.net, for hosting the WeProgram.Net website. OptimizeIT also buys snacks and provides occasional speakers. |
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ESI (Electronic Systems) provides our meeting facility. |
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INETA is a non-profit, independent organization, that supports all user groups interested in the Microsoft .Net platform. INETA is run by a board of user group leaders and supported by Microsoft Corporation and other sponsors. INETA helps WeProgram.Net stay connected with the broader .Net community and offers specials to WeProgram.Net members. |
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O'Reilly sponsors WeProgram.Net by providing book donations and review copies of new O'Reilly titles, access to authors, and 20% discounts on conferences and products from O'Reilly. |
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SAMS sponsors WeProgram.Net by providing book donations and review copies of new SAMS titles. |
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Wintellect is a premier training, consulting, and debugging firm. Wintellect sponsors WeProgram.Net in a variety of ways, including Wintellectual speakers, book give-aways, and more. |
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Addison-Wesley sponsors WeProgram.Net by donating books for us to review and give away. |
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CapTech Ventures sponsors WeProgram.Net by providing speakers, buying snacks, and generally helping us out. |
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Apress sponsors WeProgram.Net by donating books for us to review and give away. |
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Telerik provides .Net controls, many of which will be used on the upcoming redesign of the WeProgram.Net website. Look for Telerik give aways at future meetings. |
Updated repost from Darrell Norton.
--Mark
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Our next meeting will be held Tuesday, September 9th. Grant Killian and Jianming Li will present BizTalk and .Net. Darrell Norton will present the nUnit Testing Framework. October will be an exciting month. Brian Noyes of IDesign will be in town and will talk about architecture patterns with the Microsoft Application Blocks (emphasis on the Data Access application block). Please visit http://www.weprogram.net/events.aspx for more information.