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New Episode!

AJ Warnock — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:47:27 GMT

Do you want... an opportunity for FAME, Fortune, some GREAT information on Tools, Techniques and not too mention just plain fun?

(hmmmm, maybe some swag too.. who knows)

Then…

Make sure you make it to the Tampa Microsoft office by 6:15 PM EDT on 7/22/2009 for the Tampa .Net User Group meeting for the recording of the next episode of “It’s all about the Tools!” Or, if you can’t make that then definitely check out the other episodes and videos on Channel9 - Russ's Tool shed

To register for the meeting go to: www.fladotnet.net or for more information see www.devfish.net

PEX! DevLabs & More...

AJ Warnock — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:17:45 GMT

While attending a Microsoft Developer Event today (the VSTS Fire Starter in Tampa), I was reminded by Joe Healey that it is my civic duty to write a blog entry at least once a year. That being said, I find that next week would be the 1st anniversary of my last Blog post. To those who actually read my blog, I apologize and to those who didn’t I apologize for making you read this one

First, thanks to all who presented at the event, it was enjoyable and informative. To anyone who missed, I would recommend that you consider going to the Orlando .NET Code Camp (http://www.orlandocodecamp.com) and check out the VSTS sessions presented by Catapult Systems. Last but not least, if you are not aware of the Microsoft DevLabs site I would like to introduce you to it http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/devlabs. I, recently, stumbled across it due to one of the recent additions from last December…

Let me introduce you to PEX if you have not seen the project, it is an interesting project to implement “White Box Testing for .NET”. The name PEX is derived from Program Exploration and the tool produces a traditional unit test with high code coverage. Although, it is in its early stages of development, I must admit the concept of using automated code exploration and execution analysis to automatically generate a systematic and somewhat intuitive white box test is definitely a good thing. Yes, I know that using code coverage as a measure of testing and software quality is relative and not a true accurate measure of how well we test. However, when used in conjunction with other test quality metrics it does give a more complete picture of the quality of the code. So, I would check this one out The PEX Site.

And, by the way; while you are at DevLabs site, I would also recommend you check out the Code Contracts and Small Basic projects too. I, am looking forward to playing with all of these tools.

Enjoy!

South Florida CodeCamp!

AJ Warnock — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:31:01 GMT

Free Food, Giveaways, raffles, and GREAT Free Training.... Sounds like CodeCamp!

The South Florida CodeCamp is tommorrow, so don't miss this one if you can be there. You need to sign up at http://www.clicktoattend.com/?id=122048

Don't miss this opportunity to learn, network and just have fun.

Visual Studio 2008 Links

AJ Warnock — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:26:15 GMT

With all of the information out there about the Visual Studio 2008 features, updates and requirements, it is hard to filter through some of it. However, if you are interested in learning more here are a few good places to look and check out.

Interesting Visual Studio 2008 C++ Beta Info (Thanks for the info MSDN Flash Newsletter!)

There is a Microsoft Foundation Class update in the Visual C++ 2008 Feature Pack beta, and we'd like to follow that up with a reminder that the Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition is also available as a powerful and flexible development environment for creating native Win32 and Win64 applications, not to mention cool 2D/3D games. Also, Microsoft and The Game Creators have partnered to deliver the Development Kit for Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition, a free 2D/3D game development library for Visual C++ 2008.

Also, for all those in South Florida; don't forget the CodeCamp this weekend!

So, if you find some time to research have fun.

Want to configure VS2008 for .Net Source

AJ Warnock — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:52:09 GMT

It appears that last week, Microsoft release the source code for several of the .Net 3.5 Framework libraries and according to ScottGu more will be coming soon. For a list of what is available make sure you check out Scotts Blog at http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/01/16/net-framework-library-source-code-now-available.aspx

So, if you want to see how to configure your VS2008, Shawn Burke has a great Blog entry here http://blogs.msdn.com/sburke/archive/2008/01/16/configuring-visual-studio-to-debug-net-framework-source-code.aspx. That gives all the details.

So, check these site out and Thanks Scott and Shawn for the Info.

Visual Studio 2008 Launch Event Registration

AJ Warnock — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:12:42 GMT

While the Microsoft Visual Studio Luanch event registration site has been up for the LA registration, it appears that they have opened registration to the public for most of the other locations. Yes, there are a few that are still not open so keep a watch but if your in one of the other lucky cities to have a chance you should check it out.

Be the first to register in your area....

Heres the link: http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/register/default.mspx

It's LAST DAY!

AJ Warnock — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:15:36 GMT

Again, it is LAST DAY! So, it is time to make all of those resolutions that we always intend to keep but often don't seem to quite achieve. So, if one of your resolutions is to get more involved with local development groups and learn all about the latest technologies then here are a few things to Checkout:

Sarasota .Net Developers -- http://www.sarasotadev.net
Sarasota SQL Developers -- http://www.sarasotasql.net
Tampa Bay IASA January -- http://www.eventbrite.com/event/89609023

You can find many links on both of these sites for other surrounding area development groups in Florida. Also, if you want to know the latest information on Microsoft Events, CodeCamps and More. Check out this site,

Joe Healey's Site -- http://www.devfish.net

Last but not least, check out these sites for more Tampa, Sarasota and Orlando Geek News and Activities.

Community Credit -- http://www.community-credit.com/
CodeBrew -- http://www.flacodebrew.net

Happy Last Day and Good Luck in the New Year!

Want a free eBook from Microsoft...

AJ Warnock — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:59:51 GMT

If you ant a free eBook from Microsoft then check out this Microsoft eLearning page.

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/vstudio/2008/default.mspx

Also, don't forget to check out the information on the Microsoft Launch events coming this spring. They can be found here.

http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/register/default.mspx

Enjoy!

TechEd 2007 is over...

AJ Warnock — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 17:38:32 GMT

Well, it has been quite some time since I blogged anything or had any spare time BUT I have been inspired for at least the moment.

I just returned from TechEd 2007 in Orlando and I must say that it again was well worth the time, effort and price. As always there, I never had less than 10 sessions I wanted to see for every time slot and I do not believe I was disappointed with any that I attended. I would list a few of the best but it would take me hours to create the list!

So, the hot topics for me were LINQ, Security, New features and various topics on VS 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008. Silverlight was definitely a hot and cool topic, but I did not get to attend too many sessions on it. Not too many great revelations but a great variety of speakers and topics. I must say that there are many unsung heroes that man some of the BOF and TLC sessions and booths. To all of those who answer the many questions of the masses, I salute you!

As for me, I hope that this is the start of many timely and hopefully interesting blog entries.

Looking forward possibly attending TechEd 2008 in Orlando next year!

BTW, Check out Scott Dormans blog: www.geekswithblogs.net/sdorman

Lost time?

AJ Warnock — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 12:16:00 GMT

Unbelievable, where did the last two months go…

Between Releases, Junior Acheivement, Costa Rica Trip (22 sails all 90-130 lbs, 1 – 675+ lbs Blue Marlin, & more in three days!) and an Atlas/AJAX presentation, I have completely lost track of this blog. Well, I will make it a point to contribute.

BTW, Registration has begun for the second annual Tampa Bay Code Camp. It will be held at the USF campus in Tampa on Saturday, July 15^th and is free to attend.

For more information and to register please visit http://www.tampacodecamp.com/

So, thanks to all who attended my ATLAS/AJAX presentation, if you need the demos or slides drop me an email. I really appreciate the opportunity to speak at the Sarasota .NET Developers Group.

If you have not looked at ATLAS, I highly recommend that you it out and play with it yourself. I really can take a lot of the work out of AJAX and allows you to really rapidly AJAX enable your existing projects. Be careful though, you still have to watch out for all of the AJAX issues and gotcha’s.