Welcome to the Central Penn .NET Users Group...
December Code Camp was great!!
You can download the pictures under "Downloads".
New website feature: Our Authors
Several of our active members and frequent presenters have published magazine articles and books. Click on "Our Authors" on the menu bar to download their pearls of wisdom!
Meeting News:
Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 5:30-7:30 p.m., CAI, Friendship Road, Harrisburg
5:30 - 6:00: Beginner Session
Simplifying Application Development with RIA Services (Dan Clark)
6:00 - 6:20: Pizza and what's happening
($3 contribution would be appreciated)
6:20 - 7:20: Advanced Session
Simplifying Application Development with RIA Services - Cont'd (Dan Clark)
7:20 - 8:00: Business Meeting
Topic:
WCF RIA (Rich Internet Application) Services simplifies the traditional n-tier application pattern by bringing together the ASP.NET and Silverlight platforms. RIA Services provides a pattern to write application logic that runs on the mid-tier and controls access to data for queries, changes and custom operations. It also provides end-to-end support for common tasks such as data validation, authentication and roles by integrating with Silverlight components on the client and ASP.NET on the mid-tier. In this session we will explore some of the common features of RIA services by developing the sample HR demo application that comes with the RIA Services download. .
Speaker: Dan Clark
Dan Clark is a senior IT consultant specializing in .NET and SQL Server technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Solution Developer and Microsoft Certified Database Administrator. For the past decade, he has been developing applications and training others how to develop applications using Microsoft technologies. Dan is a regular speaker at various developer conferences and user group meetings.
Publisher News
THANK YOU to the following publishers who donated books in support of Code Camp 2009! We had lots of great door prizes! Click on the following logos to visit their web sites.
We are registered with technical book publishers who give our members discounts on their books. As we receive news from them or learn of other interesting offers we'll post them here.
O'Reilly:
Save 35% and orders over $29.95 qualify for free shipping
Manning:
Sign up for the Manning Deal Of The Day. Each day you'll receive an email containing a great offer on a book (often 50% off).
Microsoft Press:
O'Reilly is now distributing Microsoft Press books. Sign up for their newsletter to be alerted of deals and new publications.
asp.net PRO:
Do you like the asp.net PRO magazine that we distribute at each meeting? The publisher would like to deliver the magazine directly to you instead of bulk shipping them to us for distribution. To keep your free copy coming you must visit www.tinyurl.com/KeepMyASPNETPRO and fill out an online form.
Wrox Press:
Chapter 1 of "Professional ASP.NET MVC 1.0" is available as a free download. The chapter is a tutorial on how to build a small, but complete, application (NerdDinner) using ASP.NET MVC, and introduces some of the core concepts behind it.
The Central Pennsylvania .NET Users Group is a voluntary association of information technology professionals and enthusiasts who meet monthly with regionally and nationally known speakers to share information, ideas, and experience using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET and related technologies.
Central Penn .NET Users Group meets the third Tuesday of the month from January through November in Harrisburg, PA. Code Camp is the first Saturday in December. Register in the Calendar. For more information contact Judy Calla at jcalla@pnat.com for more information.