February 21 – ASP.NET Web Services

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We hope you join us in Brentwood at Vaco’s new training room for free food and learning! Come at 6:00 PM for food and get to know other developers in our area. The meeting starts at 6:30 PM and will run to 8:00 or later, depending on how much get into our subject.

Topic: ASP.NET Web Services
Facilitator: Clay McKinney
Location: 5410 Maryland Way, Suite 110, Brentwood, TN 37027
(The meeting room is on the first floor next to the bathrooms.)

Lab: Web Services 101

This lab is aimed at ASP.Net (web forms) programmers who have never created a web service. Beginners are welcome. We will create a simple web service and consume the service from an ASP.Net web page. We will then use the service from an HTML page with jQuery’s Ajax method. We will talk about the difference between SOAP and JSON. We will talk about why web service techniques are useful and how to apply them to your work and projects.

About Clay McKinney

Clay McKinney has been working with the web since 1999, and with ASP.Net since 2006. He has been the Lead Developer at StrategyCorps since 2011.

No Meeting Tonight

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Help spread the word. We will not meet tonight. Please treat your spouse, significant other, or newfound programming love to a special evening :)

Our next meeting is Thursday, February 21 at Vaco (map) on the first floor at their new training room at 6:00 PM. Bring your laptop, if you have one. Clay McKinney will lead us through building Web Services in ASP.NET.

Around the Community

Eric Johnson (Firefly Logic and Nashville Tech Council) has started a group on Codecademy.com for high school programming clubs. If you are interested in participating, get signed up.

Co-op Talk Day – March 30
Watch the first 30 seconds of this video to learn why should consider giving a talk.

Code PaLOUsa – Louisville, KY – April 25-27

CodeStock – Knoxville, TN – July 12-13 - Call for speakers

DevLINK – Chattanooga, TN – August 28-30 - Call for speakers

Next Meeting: February 21 Lab at Vaco

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Help us spread the word!

Because the 2nd Thursday of the month falls on Valentine’s Day, we WILL NOT meet on February 14. Please treat your spouse, significant other, or new found programming love to a special evening :)

Because of scheduling conflicts, we WILL meet at Vaco February 21 in Brentwood. Vaco is located at 5410 Maryland Way, Brentwood, TN 37027. We will be meeting on the first floor in Vaco’s new training room.

Lab: Web Services 101

This lab is aimed at ASP.Net (web forms) programmers who have never created a web service. Beginners are welcome. We will create a simple web service and consume the service from an ASP.Net web page. We will then use the service from an HTML page with jQuery’s Ajax method. We will talk about the difference between SOAP and JSON. We will talk about why web service techniques are useful and how to apply them to your work and projects.

About Clay McKinney

Clay McKinney has been working with the web since 1999, and with ASP.Net since 2006. He has been the Lead Developer at StrategyCorps since 2011.

 

January 17th – Career Lab

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Join us Thursday, January 17, 2013 for a great night of hands-on geek fun and learning. To follow-up our career panel, we would like to continue our discussion of career development with a lab focused on important skills such as communication and interviewing. For those of you that missed the career panel, here is a video.

Free food and socializing starts at 6:00 PM, and the lab begins at 6:30 PM. Our meetings are held at 11 Lea Avenue, Nashville, TN (directions).

January 10th – Career Panel

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Happy New Year!

Join us Thursday, January 10, 2013 for a great evening of learning and connecting with other developers. Free food and socializing starts at 6:00 PM, and the presentation begins at 6:30 PM. Our meetings are held at 11 Lea Avenue, Nashville, TN (directions).

2013 Career Panel

To kick off 2013, we have assembled a panel of managers, community leaders, and recruiters to discuss the current Nashville job market. This will be an open discussion on the state of technology, as well as things you can do to help improve your career in 2013. The last time we had a similar panel discussion was November 2011, and it was a great success. We hope you’ll join us for a lively discussion on how we can all make 2013 the best year yet.

No Meetings in December

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It has been our tradition at NashDotNet to skip our regularly scheduled meetings in December so that everyone can focus on family and the holidays. Our next schedule meeting is January 10, 2013. We hope you have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

See you in 2013!

November 15 – Lab: Exploring Design Patterns

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Join us Thursday, November 15, 2012 for a great night of hands-on geek fun and learning. Free food and socializing starts at 6:00 PM, and the lab begins at 6:30 PM. Our meetings are held at 11 Lea Avenue, Nashville, TN (directions).

Exploring Design Patterns

After years of solving the same types of problems over and over, developers recognized there were common patterns that could be applied to many programming problems. Out of this grew what we call “Design Patterns.” Learning design patterns keeps us from “reinventing the wheel,” and gives us a common vocabulary to express our ideas with other developers. In this hands-on lab, we will examine the most common design patterns, and work through exercises to help us see how these patterns can be put into action. Whether you are familiar with design patterns or not, we could all benefit from learning more and sharing experiences.

November 8 – Daniel Mohl – CoffeeScript: Good, Bold, and with Sugar

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Join us Thursday, November 8, 2012 for a great evening of learning and connecting with other developers. Free food and socializing starts at 6:00 PM, and the lecture begins at 6:30 PM. Our meetings are held at 11 Lea Avenue, Nashville, TN (directions).

CoffeeScript: Good, Bold, and with Sugar

CoffeeScript has quickly become one of the most watched projects on GitHub. In this session we will talk about what CoffeeScript is, why it’s important, and how it can help you develop better web apps in less time. This little language has taken the web development world by storm and it is gaining converts daily. You’ll see how CoffeeScript makes code more readable, how it removes many of the “Bad Parts” of JavaScript, and how it allows you to express yourself more clearly without having to throw out all of the JavaScript skills that you have spent years perfecting. If you develop web applications, you owe it to yourself to learn about CoffeeScript and see if it is right for you.

About Daniel Mohl

Daniel Mohl is a professional software engineer/architect whose interests include understanding the intricacies of various programming languages, enterprise application architecture, and how to bridge the gap between business and technology. He is a Microsoft MVP, C# and F# Insider, author, blogger, speaker, and event organizer. You can follow him on twitter at www.twitter.com/dmohl and view his blog at blog.danielmohl.com.

October 24 – .NET Rocks! Live Show

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Carl Franklin and Richard Campbell are on the road, and stopping tomorrow night in Nashville to record a podcast with Visual Studio and C++ expert Kate Gregory! Come be part of the live audience, geek out with fellow geeks, and enjoy free food, and drinks. Please RSVP.

Carl and Richard will each do a presentation around building modern applications on the Windows platform. Carl leans toward development and client-side technology and Richard leans toward DevOps and server-side technology. Afterwards, we will adjourn to a local pub to continue the conversation.