1371 http://www.linkedin.com/in/mjeaton Michael Eaton http://mjeaton.net/blog 3.64 /avatars/1371/thumb/stream.24554.0 2009-11-19T18:58:57+00:00 1848 How are your software estimation skills? If your answer was "dude, I'm terrible at estimation", you're not alone. Being able to accurately estimate software is a skill every developer should have but research and statistics show it's a skill few actually possess. In this session, we'll talk about why we have so much trouble with this key skill and then discuss some strategies for improving our software estimation chops. Great Lakes Area .NET User Group, Southfield, MI 2009-11-20T19:00:18+00:00 2009-11-18T18:30:00+00:00 2009-11-18T13:55:10+00:00 255 1843 How are your software estimation skills? If your answer was “dude, I’m terrible at estimation”, you’re not alone. Being able to accurately estimate software is a skill every developer should have but research and statistics show it’s a skill few actually possess. In this session, we’ll talk about why we have so much trouble with this key skill and then discuss some strategies for improving our software estimation chops. 2009-11-18T13:55:10+00:00 2009-11-17T12:15:00+00:00 2009-10-03T02:47:44+00:00 196 1526 Nobody likes writing CRUD. After writing an obscene number of methods and stored procedures you are left with a mountain of repetitive, error-prone, data access code. Wouldn't it be great if you could spend that time writing actual business logic instead of being a plumber and writing the same old data access code? In this talk Michael Eaton will introduce you to an open-source framework called Castle ActiveRecord that will help you write less data access code and be more productive. 2009-10-03T02:47:44+00:00 2009-10-03T10:15:00+00:00 2009-10-03T02:49:08+00:00 196 1527 How are your software estimation skills? If your answer was "dude, I'm terrible at estimation", you're not alone. Being able to accurately estimate software is a skill every developer should have but research and statistics show it's a skill few actually possess. In this session, we'll talk about why we have so much trouble with this key skill and then discuss some strategies for improving our software estimation chops. 2009-10-03T02:49:08+00:00 2009-10-03T00:30:00+00:00 2009-09-18T12:18:37+00:00 1465 How are your software estimation skills? If your answer was "dude, I'm terrible at estimation", you're not alone. Being able to accurately estimate software is a skill every developer should have but research and statistics show it's a skill few actually possess. In this session, we'll talk about why we have so much trouble with this key skill and then discuss some strategies for improving our software estimation chops. Indy Alt.net http://indyalt.net/cms/meeting/september-2009/turning-guestimation-into-estimation 2009-09-18T12:18:37+00:00 2009-09-17T18:00:00+00:00 2.1 2009-09-18T12:17:23+00:00 1464 How are your software estimation skills? If your answer was "Dude, I'm terrible at estimation", you're not alone. Being able to accurately estimate software is a skill every developer should have but research and statistics show it's a skill few actually possess. In this session, we'll talk about why we have so much trouble with this key skill and then discuss some strategies for improving our software estimation chops. Northwest Ohio .NET Users Group (NWNUG) http://www.nwnug.com/graffiti/meetings/september-15-michael-eaton/ 2009-09-18T12:17:23+00:00 2009-09-15T18:00:00+00:00 3.9 2009-08-17T17:17:52+00:00 87 1330 Are you tired of sitting through WPF/XAML introductions that do nothing but show you how to create spinning ghosts and gradient fills? Are you ready to for an introduction to WPF / XAML that focuses on real-world usage? This session will include an overview of XAML, containers, commonly used controls found in WPF, databinding and an introduction to the WPF Toolkit. This talk expects no knowledge of WPF or XAML. 2009-08-17T17:17:52+00:00 2009-08-13T13:30:00+00:00 4.12 2009-08-03T14:36:21+00:00 139 1294 How are your software estimation skills? If your answer was "dude, I'm terrible at estimation", you're not alone. Being able to accurately estimate software is a skill every developer should have but research and statistics show it's a skill few actually possess. In this session, we'll talk about why we have so much trouble with this key skill and then discuss some strategies for improving our software estimation chops. http://www.dayofdotnet.org/Lansing/2009/Sessions.aspx 2009-08-03T14:36:21+00:00 2009-08-01T11:00:00+00:00 3.5 2009-06-29T17:39:40+00:00 131 1236 You've seen the intro sessions on WPF. You know how to write XAML and how to use databinding. Maybe you've even written an application or two in WPF. This code-focused session will help you take your WPF applications to the next level by discussing common patterns, tips, tricks and gotchas. 2009-06-29T17:39:40+00:00 2009-06-26T14:20:01+00:00 4.75 2009-06-24T19:29:18+00:00 1212 How are your software estimation skills? If your answer was "dude, I'm terrible at estimation", you're not alone. Being able to accurately estimate software is a skill every developer should have but research and statistics show it's a skill few actually possess. In this session, we'll talk about why we have so much trouble with this key skill and then discuss some strategies for improving our software estimation chops. Central Ohio .NET User Groups 2009-06-24T19:29:18+00:00 2009-06-23T18:00:01+00:00 3.9 2009-06-13T19:26:29+00:00 132 1189 Nobody likes writing CRUD. After writing an obscene number of methods and stored procedures you are left with a mountain of repetitive, error-prone, data access code. Wouldn't it be great if you could spend that time writing actual business logic instead of being a plumber and writing the same old data access code? In this talk Michael Eaton will introduce you to an open-source framework called Castle ActiveRecord that will help you write less data access code and be more productive. 2009-06-13T19:26:29+00:00 2009-06-13T12:30:01+00:00 3.32 2009-06-01T19:36:57+00:00 122 1155 You've seen the intro sessions on WPF. You know how to write XAML and how to use databinding. Maybe you've even written an application or two in WPF. This code-focused session will help you take your WPF applications to the next level by discussing common patterns, tips, tricks and gotchas. 2009-06-01T19:36:57+00:00 2009-05-30T15:45:01+00:00 2009-06-01T19:35:51+00:00 122 1154 Nobody likes writing CRUD. After writing an obscene number of methods and stored procedures you are left with a mountain of repetitive, error-prone, data access code. Wouldn't it be great if you could spend that time writing actual business logic instead of being a plumber and writing the same old data access code? In this talk Michael Eaton will introduce you to an open-source framework called Castle ActiveRecord that will help you write less data access code and be more productive. 2009-06-01T19:35:51+00:00 2009-05-30T09:15:00+00:00 2009-05-18T02:14:43+00:00 110 1115 How are your software estimation skills? If your answer was "dude, I'm terrible at estimation", you're not alone. Being able to accurately estimate software is a skill every developer should have but research and statistics show it's a skill few actually possess. In this session, we'll talk about why we have so much trouble with this key skill and then discuss some strategies for improving our software estimation chops. 2009-05-18T02:14:43+00:00 2009-05-16T13:00:01+00:00 4.13 2009-05-11T13:14:46+00:00 107 1096 An overview of what's coming in WPF 4.0. 2009-05-11T13:14:46+00:00 2009-05-08T13:10:01+00:00 2.55 2009-04-13T23:05:54+00:00 78 640 You've seen the intro sessions on WPF. You know how to write XAML and how to use databinding. Maybe you’ve even written an application or two in WPF. This code-focused session will help you take your WPF applications to the next level by discussing common patterns, tips, tricks and gotchas. 2009-04-13T23:05:54+00:00 2009-04-18T11:00:00+00:00 3.4