Author Archives: Chris Missal

Code First is a new approach to building your model in Entity Framework 4 that allows you to create your domain model with plain .NET classes that are completely under your control. Previously in Entity Framework you were required to … Continue reading →

February 7th, 2011 at 5:30pm PowerShell is Microsoft’s next-generation command-line shell and scripting language. This session will discuss why you need it, how to use it, and what makes it different from any other shell on any platform. Beyond its … Continue reading →

January 10th, 2011 at 5:30pm Language Integrated Query (LINQ, pronounced “link”) is a Microsoft .NET Framework component that adds native data querying capabilities to .NET languages. Think of LINQ as the SQL you write in your .Net code against almost … Continue reading →

Microsoft’s Professional Developer Conference (PDC) is an event where they release information about trends and targets for their technology and tools releases that developers can use to build solutions. Last year they talked about Windows Phone, Silverlight 4, Azure and … Continue reading →

Our next meeting is going to be a Fish Bowl discussion about anything software related. Be sure you bring plenty of ideas to talk about. This is a great time to get hear how some good developers think about the writing, … Continue reading →

Have you ever worked on system that could be described as a “Big Ball
of Mud”? Have you ever wondered what you could do to become a better
developer? Continue reading →