Boston .NET User Group

February 10th Monthly Meeting: F# and You!

F# and You!
Rick Minerich

Wed 2/10/2010
6-8 pm
Microsoft-Waltham, MA

Why would a programmer choose a specific style of programming for a specific task?  The answer is that when you work close to your problem domain you can build things more quickly and with a lower error rate.  Functional programming languages sit much closer to the domain of mathematics which makes them ideal for programming in the small.  However, F# is not simply a functional programming language.  Its blend of the functional and object oriented gives it a power and flexibility beyond that of other .NET platform languages.

About Rick Minerich
Shortly after graduating from UMass Amherst Rick joined Atalasoft, a Microsoft Platform ISV with an image processing bent located in Easthampton, Massachusetts.  Since that time he’s worked hard to become a part of both the .NET and greater functional programming communities.  This has culminated in the launch of the New England F# User Group and a Microsoft MVP award.  Currently, he spends most of his time working on the soon to be released book Professional F# 2.0.

Boston Geek Dinner 1/28/2010 6:30-8:30 pm

Jason Haley is organizing another Geek Dinner on Thu 1/28. Here’s the information on the event.

Where:
Boston Beer Works
112 Canal Street
Boston, MA 02114

When:
Thu 1/28 6:30-8:30 pm

Contact Info:
Jason Haley
jason@jasonhaley.com
206-861-6906

Pat Tormey Provides Good Overview of Using Silverlight

Pat Tormey, President of the New Hampshire User Group, provided everyone with a good overview of his experiences getting started with Silverlight at our January 13th meeting.

Pat showed and discussed the pitfalls and successes of his first Silverlight project which provided a nice real life perspective on using that technology.

Thanks for speaking Pat and we’ll see everyone at our next meeting on Wed February 10th. Check back here for details on the topic and speaker.

Wed 1/13 Meeting:SilverLight Line of Business Applications with RIA Services and Expression Blend

Pat Tormey has graciously volunteered to speak on short notice at the Wednesday meeting. Please help spread the word about the meeting via your blog, Twitter, etc. See you Wednesday.

SilverLight Line of Business applications with RIA Services and Expression Blend

Wednesday 1/13/2010
6-8 pm
Microsoft Waltham, MA Office

Guest Speaker Pat Tormey MS MVP
Foursquare Solutions Inc

In this session Pat will examine the business applications of SilverLight and several of the tools that you’ll want to know. There’ll be no dancing donkeys or spinning widgets. We’ll check out a real application, from initial design to finished product. While “almost complete” this is a work in process application and a great time to see how it all came together. What worked.. What didn’t… and a bunch of the other stuff.

Pat Tormey is a local developer, and long time user group leader currently running the New Hampshire Dot Net User Group.

Wed Jan 13th Speaker: Pat Tormey on Silverlight RIA

Pat Tormey has volunteered to speak on a current Silverlight RIA application he is developing. Details posted tomorrow (Tuesday) morning.

Boston .NET User Group Jan 13th Meeting: Need replacement speaker

Unfortunately, our speaker for the Wed 1/13/2010 meeting has a family emergency and will be unable to speak.

If you or anyone you know would be willing to present to the group this coming Wednesday please let me know at chris.pels@bostondotnet.org. We will make a decision by 6 pm Tue 1/12 whether we can hold our meeting. Check back for a follow-up announcement.

O’Reilly Partners w/ Microsoft Press: Offers 40-50% Discount

O’Reilly publishing has partnered with Microsoft Press and is now offering a 40% (books) 50% (e-books) discount on the O’Reilly web site. Use the code MSINT in the shopping cart.

Boston .NET User Group Wed 12/9 Meeting CANCELLED

Horrible driving today so we’ll try again for at our Wed January 13th meeting.

Have a great holidays!

Gilbane Conference in Boston 12/1-3/2009

The Gilbane Conference is all about content management and worth checking out if you have an interest in this area.

Northeast MSDN Roadshow-Providence

Our local developer evanglists Chris Bowen and Jim O’Neil are doing another edition of their popular MSDN Roadshow. Providence has been added this time on Wed 12/9 around so if you live in the area or know someone spread the word. See the details at http://bit.ly/101mOR.