So, a recruiter called me this morning around 10a. I work a FT job here in MI. So it Really irritates me when a headhunter calls out of the blue to discuss their recent "Opportunity" that I would be a "Great Fit for". I told her (not so politely) to email me and i'll respond. Here is that corrosponence. Hi David, It was gr8 talking to you, following ......

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Ok, so, untill i make a *Real* blog post, chew on this. This saturday there will be a nice big-ol-bonfire at my place. I've got plenty of room for people to crash and we'll be kickin' it to Rockband. I'll be providing the Kegs, you guys just come on out :) All i ask for is for you to chip in a few bucks for the keg, or bring some of your own alchol ......

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I spent this last weekend at GiveCamp - Ann Arbor helping out charities. If you've never heard of Givecamp, you should dentally check out the link. A Give Camp is a weekend-long event where software developers, designers, and database administrators donate their time to create custom software for non-profit organizations. This custom software could ......

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I know a WMDODN (West Michigan Day of .Net) Post is in order, but that can wait. check this out! http://blogs.msdn.com/xna/a... Finally, we can start building games for our zunes! WOOT! I expect to create a talk on the topic very soon ......

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The C# variety Show began on Thursday with my trip to GLUG.net in Lansing, (this is a great group of guys and gals, and if your free, I highly recommend you to attend, they even have a user group in Flint now!) and didn't stop until yesterday when I got home from CODODN. At about 6:30 on Friday, Mr. McWherter shows up at my house and the road trip begins. ......

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So last night kicked off my tour with the C# Variety show talk that i'll be giving in about 5 other places (as of this writing). I had the opprtunity to present before a fairly large group of folk at GLUG .net. And I have to say that they were fantastic hosts. I got alot of great feedback on the talk and we had a great time at the bar afterwards (As ......

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So, you might have noticed the badges on the left. Let me give you a run down. I'll be presenting the C# Variety Show at the following places, at the following dates...feel like i'm on tour Lansing .Net Usergroup April 17th Central Ohio Day Of .Net April 19th West Michigan Day of .Net May 10th Eastern Tenn. .Net User Group June 24th So, i'm going to ......

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So, I may not be entirely up on my un-couth Japanese sayings, but one thing is for sure, IL code, to the average developer (Read: Me) might as well be written in the same Romaji thats in the title. That is, it's hard to make heads or tails of, and since you most likely never, or only rarely look at it, you get very little opportunity to actually study ......

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In my travels around .Net land, I've come to know, love and exploit several denizens of the tribe of C#. Some of these have already been written about, such as Yield return and the => operator. But more recently, I've had the opportunity to educate some fellow travelers on two of the most useful, but least used operator. Those being the Comparison ......

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We've all heard the buzz acronym TDD. But has anyone actually put these things to use in a practical way? I know of a couple of guys who have, but for the most part, a majority of developers tend to shy away from this new fangled gadgetry. The main reason, I believe, is that it can be difficult to justify a learning curve when: A solution in a current ......

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