Code Camps

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.

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!

Tampa Code Camp

AJ Warnock — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 20:56:00 GMT

Well, the 2006 Tampa Code Camp is now a thing of the past. And, I must say it again for me it was quite a successful event. The agenda, topics and speakers again all proved to be quite excellent. For anyone, who has not attended a Code Camp I would highly recommend that you try to attend one soon. Of course, the content and speaker quality of these events usually spans all ends of the spectrum; I can truly say I have never regretted attending one. I truly look forward to the next one in Tampa.

Thanks to Joe Healy (www.devfish.net) there was a huge supply of Microsoft Press Technical books available for the attendees. The other SWAG even included several free licenses for Codesmith and Telerik controls.

To the entire group of people who dedicated time, effort, SWAG and anything else, THANK YOU!

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.

Rambling Again...

AJ Warnock — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 12:01:00 GMT

Well, it looks like I missed another deadline; so much for the every Friday thing. Regrettably, I also missed the Orlando Code Camp this weekend. The schedule looked really good. They had a full schedule so I am sure it went GREAT! I believe that there are several more coming up so make sure you check out the event schedules at one of these sites:

Joe Healy’s Site: www.devfish.net,

Russ’ Tool Shed www.microsoft.com/events/dcc/gulfstateshome.mspx)

Tom Fullers’ SOA Pit Stop www.soapitstop.com

Sarasota Developers Group www.sarasotadev.net,

All of these sites have some excellent links to other sites, as well as, some extremely decent developer Blogs. Speaking of Blogs, this one is usually one my top ten list davidhayden.com/davidhayden. For those that do not know David, he is a Microsoft MVP on C# and contributes to a couple of Blogs while developing and being a work at home Dad! Unbelievable! So, if you can check out this Blog also codebetter.com/blogs/david.hayden.

All of the above were presenters at the Orlando Code Camp so check at these sites for any info on the event.

Well, I can’t close this without some kind of soap box entry sooo…

So, it is Tax time too. A lot of us think about charitable contributions at tax time since they are deductible, BUT how many think about doing some of what we all love to do for charity, development and coding. What I mean is have you volunteered your development time and experience lately? There are many groups dedicated to helping out non-profit and charitable organizations. If you have not considered volunteering, it is a great way to get experience on differing platforms and applications, while giving back to others. One such site is: www.nonprofitways.com. Check it out and give it a chance. For those seeking fame and rewards for doing the right thing, another cool site is www.community-credit.com all you have to do is contribute time and effort to your development community.

Florida Code Camps...

AJ Warnock — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 13:52:00 GMT

Regrettably, I just spent the last hour attempting to post an entry and for some reason I was unable to get the post to work… Hmmm. I am sure it is some novice error that I am doing. Oh well.

For those who have not participated in a Code Camp. They are free, fun and a good place to pick up a few tips, tricks and sometimes a bit of SWAG!

Florida Code Camps Coming Soon…

04-Feb-2006 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Registration and Call for Speakers is Open www.fladotnet.com/codecamp

25-Mar-2006 Orlando, FL Call for Speakers orlando.devcamps.com