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Why you should attend the .NET Users Group
- Learn
- Build contacts
- Socialize *
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Developers are already good at writing code. Writing reams of code just digs you
deeper into an already deeply specialized skill. What I am proposing is that we
spend less time coding and more time developing skills in other areas that compliment
our coding skills. Become a better writer. Become a better speaker. Improve your
personal skills. Participate in the community. Try to spend some time talking to
people instead of the compiler. That's how you distinguish yourself from your peers.
And that's ultimately how you become a better software developer, too.
Jeff Atwood
Coding Horror 
When is it on
The 3rd Wednesday of every month.
Upcoming dates:
- Wednesday, September 17, 2008
- Wednesday, October 15, 2008
- Wednesday, November 19, 2008
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We have lots of Microsoft DVD's and other prizes to give away.
Session Details
Date: Wednesday 20th August 2008 from 5:45pm - 9:00pm
Topic: Using LINQ-to-SQL with WCF
Presenter: Eric Phan
LINQ-to-SQL has been out for a while now and we are seeing it being used in more
and more of our client projects. Find out how you can use LINQ-to-SQL with WCF on
your project, the right way to structure your projects and some helpful tips.
Topic: Hardcore LINQ to Entities (Part 2)
Presenter: Adam Cogan
Adam will take a deep dive into LINQ to Entities showing you best practices, pitfalls to avoid, and answers
to the most frequently asked questions, telling you exactly what you need to know. Adam will pull apart all the
key components of the LINQ to Entities framework, discussing and showing how each part integrates with each other,
and how you can quickly create and modify your data access conceptual schema.
This session will provide samples on how you can use the power of LINQ plus the new ADO.NET Entity Framework,
to build advanced and fully featured data access layers immediately, without pain.
Upcoming Sessions
- September - Alex Shamis: Unit testing – Building an independent business logic layer with TDD and DDD
The History of the Sydney .NET User Group
SSW has now run user groups for over 16 years. From its humble beginnings as the
Access User Group to the largely popular Sydney .NET User Group, SSW has seen its
membership and attendance levels increase. Aside from being a great chance to network
with IT professionals at the cutting edge of their industry, it's a great chance
to learn something new in a relaxed, fun environment. SSW has also been known to
invite international guest speakers to present at the User Groups. Gurus such as:
- Ken Getz, Microsoft Regional Director
- Bill Vaughan
- Brian Randell
- Tom Howe
- Chris Kinsman, Microsoft Regional Director
- Mike Fitzmaurice
- Scott Hanselman (coming soon)
Here's a quick history of the SSW User Groups.
- 1992 Debuts of the "Access User Group, Sydney"
- 1995 Renamed to the "Access/VB User Group, Sydney"
- 1996 Renamed to the "Access/VB/ASP User Group, Sydney"
- 1997 Renamed to the "Access/VB/ASP/SQL Server User Group, Sydney"
- 2001 Renamed to the ".NET User Group, Sydney"
Take a look at Recent User Group Sessions.
Who Organizes it?
The User Group is organized by Adam Cogan.
He can be contacted at SSW on +61 2 9953 3000 by Mobile on 04
1985 1995 - or by Email at Adam
Cogan.
What do I bring along?
Just yourself.... and a hot tip on any of these topics:
- ASP.NET (aka Web Forms)
- Atlas
- Microsoft Expression (aka the new FrontPage and Photoshop)
- CSS / HTML
- Windows Forms
- VB.NET and C#
- ADO.NET
- LINQ
- SQL Server
- SharePoint Portal Server (aka MOSS)
- Windows SharePoint Services (aka WSS)
- Outlook
- Access
- Hot Sites
- Hot Blogs
Look forward to seeing you there...
I would like to Present
Every month the User Group is full of highly technical early adopters of technology
and SSW are always open to exploring the latest technologies. We welcome companies
and guest presenters to present new topics and new gadgets. We do require you to
delve beyond the sales and marketing pitch and show us how it was built, not just
why it was built. Here's a quick list of some of the requirements for prospective
User Group presenters:
- Presentation needs to be directed at a highly technical audience (No sales pitch)
- Introduce new technology
- Samples and giveaway prizes for User Group attendees
- SSW needs to approve the presentation prior to the meeting with a rehearsal - make
a time with Adam
- Guest presenters must send a summary (maximum of 150 characters) of their presentation
for inclusion into our Past SSW Newsletter
one week prior to the User Group
If you think you're up for the challenge and have something new to show us please
Adam Cogan.
Past SSW Newsletters
By signing up for our newsletter you'll be kept informed about the latest upcoming
developer events and news. The User Group topic will only be known in advance to
recipients of the SSW Update so make sure you sign up so that you're guaranteed
that the topic at the next meeting is exactly what you're interested in. See previous
Past SSW Newsletters
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