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Show Me a Great DEBUGGER and I Will Show You a Great DEVELOPER

Daniel Egan — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:27:43 GMT

So I went to the OCDotNet user group meeting last night to see Paul Sheriff. Paul is a great speaker and it was a packed room. He was doing a talk on debugging, which is something that absolutely EVERY developer needs to master.

Now I will get some grief for saying this next statement, but be that as it may, I think that if you show me a great debugger, I will show you a great developer. Joel Spolsky. from Joel On Software wrote a book called “Smart and gets things Done”, and while it hits on the core of my statement in a broader sense, he describes the developer that you WANT in your shop. It is amazing how many times you run across a developer\coder\engineer\architect (whatever they want to be called at the time) who is so smart, that they make your head spin, but when it comes down to shipping a product they just can’t get it out the door because they are ALWAYS looking for a better way to refactor their code. They burn through endless cycles on the smallest parts of the code as you watch your deadlines slip past and disappear in the horizon.

Now, one of the most time consuming tasks for (most) developers is not writing the actual code, or creating the documentation ( um yeah.. we all fully document our code right?), but figuring out what went wrong when your code does not work. I don’t care how phenomenal of a coder you are or what patents you have pending for your work, ALL of us have spent hours trying to track down a bug in our software. As a matter of fact, I think debugging is an art form for developers. It takes a very keen eye to look over someone's shoulder and pick out a bug in 50 lines of code that the poor developer has been staring at for an hour. When I was teaching at CSUF, I loved leaning over and saying: “Oh, you are missing a semi-colon”, and then watching as their shoulders drop and they let out an audible sigh (part frustration, part relief).

So make sure you take the time to build up the valuable skill. Go see one of Paul Sheriff’s or John Robbins’ talks, or read that chapter you skipped past in your C# book of choice, it will save you time in the end, I guarantee it.

Paul Working his Magic at the OCDotNet User Group

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Paul will be doing a number of talks in the Southern California area on WPF. These are FREE two 1/2 day events. You don’t want to miss them.

8/24 LA – MSDN Presents : Fundamentals of WPF - http://bit.ly/147fCd

8/25 LA – MSDN Presents : WPF in the Real World - http://bit.ly/sDCxF

9/1 LA – MSDN Presents : Fundamentals of WPF - http://bit.ly/1v8HZS

9/2 LA – MSDN Presents : WPF in the Real World - http://bit.ly/ivtZl

9/23 LA – MSDN Presents : Fundamentals of WPF - http://bit.ly/JpuO7

9/24 LA – MSDN Presents : WPF in the Real World - http://bit.ly/xKGwg

Windows Unleashed Event Feb 28th

Daniel Egan — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:59:56 GMT

Looking to find out more about Windows 7?

You asked for it, you got it!!

Windows Unleashed Event Coming to Irvine Ca. - Have you been wanting to play around with and learn all about Microsoft's new operating system Windows 7? Well here is your chance. On Saturday Feb 28th at the Microsoft Office in Irvine. Stephen Rose will be flying down from Redmond WA. to give the Southern California Community a deep dive on windows 7. This FREE event covers everything from UI tricks to Bit locker. Stephen will give you everything you need to know about this exciting new update. Register Here.

The last time Stephen Rose did this event, it was standing room only. There is limited seating so make sure you sign up for this FREE event as soon as you can. Seats wont last.

The first 100 people to Register AND attend will receive the Windows 7 Beta on DVD at the event!!!! Be sure to register right away.

Stephen L. Rose - MCST, MCT, MCSA, MCP I, iNet, CIW CI, CTT...

Stephen Rose is the Sr Community Manager for OS client IT Pros for Microsoft. His current role is managing the worldwide IT Pro community for the Windows 7 launch. Before joining Microsoft, he spent 10 years working as a consultant to various Fortune 500 companies. He is a MCSE, MCT, and was a two time Microsoft MVP in Setup and Deployment. He manages the Microsoft TechNet Springboard Series which provides information and support to over 3 million IT Pros each month in over 10 languages.

What will be covered

Path to 7
With Windows 7 on the horizon, is Vista still relevant? This presentation will cover why Vista is the best path to Windows 7 readiness as well as discuss the key underpinnings in the Windows 7 OS and product evolutions with Server 2008 R2, IPv6 and beyond. Focus will be around top 10 things IT Pros should know about Windows Vista and its evolution in Windows 7.

Welcome to Windows 7
This session will be an overview of the GUI and Feature improvements in Windows 7. This will include
·         Task Bar/System Tray Improvements
·         Aero Features
·         System Improvements
·         Control Panels and Features
·         Desktop Improvements
·         IE 8
·         Under The Hood

Windows 7 Deep Dive
Deep Dive One and Two will dig into Windows 7 and the new or redesigned under the hood features in the product.
The topics covered will be:
·       Microsoft's understanding of the needs of IT Pros when designing Windows 7
·       Hardware Readiness
·       Improved Applications
·       Application Compatibility
·       AIK
·       VHD Images and Imaging
·       DISM
·       Dynamic Driver Provisioning
·       Multicast Multiple Stream Transfer
·       Streamlined Installation and File Migration
·       USMT
·       DHCP Hint
·       Enterprise Application Compatibility
·       Windows Troubleshooting Platform

Event Location and Registration

Irvine

February 28, 2009
Microsoft Irvine Office
Three Park Plaza, Suite 1600
Irvine, CA 92614

Time: 8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Register: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032404148&Culture=en-US
OR
1-877-673-8368, reference Event ID 1032404148

Vista FireStarter Event (Via Live Meeting)

Daniel Egan — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:05:57 GMT

If you are looking for a way to get up to speed on Vista and don't want to leave the comfort of your office then this event is for you.

On Friday, December 12, we are hosting a Windows Client FireStarter event at the Microsoft Conference Center in Redmond. If you are a Developer or an IT Pro, you do not want to miss this event.

You can stay for the whole session or log in for only the sessions you want to see

As another event in our ever-growing-in-popularity FireStarter event format, we welcome attendees in person (if you happen to be in Redmond), via simulcast (Live Meeting) or on demand, via download, at your leisure.

REGISTER to attend via Simulcast

Date:

December 12, 2008
Time:

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

We have a stellar line up of MS speakers to cover the following:

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Agenda:

Session Name

Speaker

8:15 – 8:30

Kick off

Mithun Dhar

8:30 – 9:30

Keynote/Why Vista!

Chris Henley

9:30 – 10:45

The Case of the Unexplained

Mark Russinovich

10:45 – 11:00

Break

11:00 – 12:15

Building Differentiated UI Applications Using Composite WPF

Glenn Block, Bob Brumfield & David Hill

12:15 – 1:00

Lunch

1:00 – 2:00

Best Practices for Developing for Windows for Windows Standard User

Crispin Cowan

2:00 – 3:00

Windows Security and Bitlocker

Byron Hynes

3:00 – 3:15

Break

3:15 – 4:00

(Windows 7 + Windows Server 2008 R2) Teaser Session

Byron Hynes

4:00 – 5:00

Windows for everyone!

Bruno Terkaly

Not familiar with FireStarter Events?

· Deep dive event on a single technology
· Unparalleled event experience - available in-person and simulcast
· Excellent Microsoft speakers; all Subject Matter Experts in their field
· All content made available for viewing online after the event. In person attendees will receive event kits upon departure.

TechDays08 Day 2 Talk - VSTO App with LINQ

Daniel Egan — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:29:24 GMT

Here are my slides for my talk at the TechDays08 in Costa Mesa on November 12th 2008. Yesterday was a fun day and we used Twitter, Facebook, Email to keep comments and questions commig all day long (durring the sessions). We will be doing this today to.

Daniel Egan Msdn Tech Days Oc Day2

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TechDays 08 - Orange County, CA

Daniel Egan — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:57:07 GMT

Hey SoCal Developers, if you didn't have the time to go to the PDC but still want to hear about some of the new technology previewed there, then make sure you attend the TechDays event in Irvine. It's FREE!!! Register here : http://www.msdnevents.com/orangecounty/ Did I mention its FREE!!.. Come see Me (Daniel Egan), Lynn Langit, Mike Vincent, Andrew Karcher, David Chou, John Miller, talk about some exciting new content. Like ASP.Net 4.0, Parallelism and Language Futures, the new Cloud Computing architecture from Microsoft (Azure) and much much more. And, by the way, Its FREE!!! See you there.
If technology is the backbone of your business, you won't want to miss out on the TechDays '08 event in Costa Mesa, CA. Filled with exclusive product information presented by insider experts, TechDays '08 will show developers, IT professionals, IT executives, and partners how Microsoft technology can take their business to the next level.	>
For more information and to register for the event go to http://www.msdnevents.com/orangecounty/

Were you at the Underground@PDC?

Daniel Egan — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:25:30 GMT

I have been to many tech events over the years and I have to say, The Underground@PDC knocks them all out of the water. From the World Class speakers (Scott Guthrie, Douglas Purdy, Don Box, Chris Anderson, Scott Hanselman), to the venue (The Edison in LA) to the people, this party rocked. If you missed it, here is a quick montage to show you what you missed.

The montage was Produced by: Wm. Marc Salsberry make sure you check out his site on facebook for more photos.

Underground @PDC

Daniel Egan — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:22:09 GMT

PDC is back and so is the Underground.... http://underground.socalcodecamp.com go signup!

Since not everyone in the local community is able to make it to the PDC, Microsoft and INETA has put together a great event called the underground. The location is the coolest location a geek event has ever taken place, it’s called The Edison. The Edison was the first private power plant in Downtown LA and much of the old equipment has been incorporated in to the venue. And it’s really under street level so it’s the perfect place to do the event!

I hope you all can make it there not much room at the event so signup quick!

SQL Server 2008 Education Day - Saturday, May 17 in Irvine, CA

Daniel Egan — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:19:32 GMT

We are hosting a FREE day-long event at the Microsoft Irvine,CA office all around SQL Server 2008. We are trying something a bit new in that we'll be providing content for both Developers and for ITPros. If you are interested in attending, please register at http://www.firestarterevents.com/ as we have limited enrollment capacity. Also, pass this along to your DBA and ITPro friends who are interested in learning technical information about SQL Server 2008. We are adding session information to the FireStarterEvents sites daily, so check back for frequent updates!

Depending on the success of this event, we are considering future events like this - that is around a product or technology, with both ITPro and Dev content provided. If you have time, take the super-short survey on the FireStarterEvents site to tell us which topics you are most interested in.

Fire Starter Events > Home

Code Trip in Southern California

Daniel Egan — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:15:20 GMT

Don't Miss it!!! Code Trip is coming to your town. I was able to attend both the LA and Irvine Code Trip events and a great time was had by all.

Tim Heuer Woody Pewitt and Jason Mauer (Microsoft DE's) are roaming around the country on a bus to spread the word.

Check out the site and where they will be next at http://thecodetrip.com/

The site is a cool combination of LINQ, Silverlight, Virtual Earth, and other cool MS goodies. If you have time find a location near you and check it out.

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