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VBUG Bristol -The Real World Experience of a Startup Using & Fighting with Azure
Date: Wed 15 September to Wed 15 September 2010
Topic: The Real World Experience of a Startup Using & Fighting with Azure - Ross Scott
Overview: We've seen the demos, written the "Hello World" but is it really a good idea? This session will take you through the first three months of a new startup developing on the Azure platform. The startup exists for one reason: to make a profit. So this will be the driving factor throughout the session. Areas of Azure covered will be:
• Cost driven development, a new way of thinking.
• Data storage, should I go with the easy option or change my relational mindset?
• Lessons learnt.
• What's it actually going to cost me?
• A few tips and tricks
Venue: BAWA, 589 Southmead Rd, Filton, Bristol, BS34 7RG, GB
Start Time: 18:30
Price: FREE
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VBUG London: Virtualisation for Developers
Date: Thu 16 September to Thu 16 September 2010
Topic: VBUG London: Virtualisation for Developers
Overview: Virtualisation for Developers
Not used virtualisation technology yet? As a developer, you are missing out on some great time saving technologies. Concentrating on the use of virtualisation for developers on workstations and servers; What is virtualisation? What virtualisation tools are available (especially for free)? Why is virtualisation advantageous? Where should you utilise virtualisation? Tips and tricks - configuration and tweaking performance. Legacy application development (VB6, VS2003), installation tests, clean client images, documentation for screen capture as well as confirming how to get to configuration settings, consolidation of development hardware, internationalisation, breaking the 3Gb memory barrier, CI/build/test servers.
Covers; VirtualPC, VirtualBox, VMWare Player and Workstation, as well as a quick look at Hyper-V.
Speaker:
Liam Westley is a consultant, runs his own company Tiger Computer Services Ltd, and specialises in software for Broadcast Television although he recently diversified into software for the NHS. His Niagara SMS moderation system has been used by QVC UK for the last four years to display SMS messages from viewers, live, on screen. Recently Liam completed a new ticketing system for Hat Trick Productions which is now providing e-tickets to shows such as Have I Got News For You, The Armstrong and Miller Show and It's Only A Theory. Liam has worked for chellomedia, GMTV, BSkyB, SmashedAtom and Original Thinking Group. In his time he has created the first in house weather system for Sky News using Visual Basic 1.0, acted as architect for two general election systems, project managed the launch of the GMTV web site, was key to delivering the first interactive television chat service in the UK for BSkyB and helped launch the first live shopping channels in the Netherlands.
You can find out more at http://www.tigernews.co.uk and http://geekswithblogs.net/twickers, or follow Liam on Twitter @westleyl.
Please arrive from 6.00pm for a prompt 6.30pm start.
London VBUG events are made possible with help from our sponsors: Anteo Group. http://www.anteogroup.com/uk/
Venue: Anteo Group, 150 Minories, London, EC3N 1LS, GB
Start Time: 18:30
Price: FREE
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An Exceptionally good evening with Phil Winstanley (online)
Date: Wed 22 September to Wed 22 September 2010
Topic: Exception Driven Development
Overview: If you're waiting around for users to tell you about problems with your website or application, you're only seeing a tiny fraction of all the problems that are actually occurring. The proverbial tip of the iceberg. In this session we'll explore how to detect and hunt down exceptions in live applications. You'll learn about .NET and JavaScript exception handling and more about Exceptions than you'll have thought possible! It'll be an ... Exceptional ... session. (Sorry).
***This is an experimental simultaneous broadcast over LiveMeeting of the Manchester regional event. If you wish to attend in person, look for the (in person) event.***
Venue: LiveMeeting, GB
Start Time: 19:00
Price: Free
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An Exceptionally good evening with Phil Winstanley (In person)
Date: Wed 22 September to Wed 22 September 2010
Topic: Exception Driven Development
Overview: If you're waiting around for users to tell you about problems with your website or application, you're only seeing a tiny fraction of all the problems that are actually occurring. The proverbial tip of the iceberg. In this session we'll explore how to detect and hunt down exceptions in live applications. You'll learn about .NET and JavaScript exception handling and more about Exceptions than you'll have thought possible! It'll be an ... Exceptional ... session. (Sorry).
This is the Manchester / In-person version of this event, which may also be simultaneously broadcast on LiveMeeting. If you want the online version please look for the online version of this event.
Venue: Chancellors Hotel and Conference Centre (Whitworth Boardroom), Chancellors Way, Moseley Road, Fallowfield, Manchester, M14 6NN, GB
Start Time: 19:00
Price: free
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VBUG Portsmouth: Hyper-V for Developers
Date: Thu 30 September to Thu 30 September 2010
Topic: VBUG Portsmouth: Hyper-V for Developers
Overview: This evening we're delighted to have Liam Westley coming down from London to share with us his insights into Microsoft's Hyper-V technology, geared towards developers and what Hyper-V can do for us.
Venue: The Meeting Room - Red Lion Hotel, East Street, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 0BP, GB
Start Time: 18:30
Price: FREE
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VBUG Portsmouth: An evening with Roy Osherove
Date: Mon 25 October to Mon 25 October 2010
Topic: VBUG Portsmouth: An evening with Roy Osherove
Overview: In a ground-breaking event, and using the magic of the Interweb, we're excited to share an evening with the guitar playing, Unit Testing, leadership development guru, that is Roy Oshergrove.
During a break from his world tour, Roy has kindly offered to spend a 'virtual' evening with us where he will be available for a Q&A session, answering questions from our members on topics such as unit testing, tdd and related, team leadership, or how to get those power chords just right.
Watch this space for more details as this exciting opportunity unfolds. In the meantime, check out Roy's good stuff about himself here - http://osherove.com/ - and his leadership material here - http://5whys.com/about/
Venue: The Meeting Room - Red Lion Hotel, East Street, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 0BP, GB
Start Time: 18:30
Price: FREE
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VBUG Autumn Conference 2010
Date: Wed 27 October to Thu 28 October 2010
Topic:
Overview: A two-day conference including the following confirmed essions and much mre:
Day One:
Top of the Pops with Sharepoint 2010 - Dave McMahon
Cache Out with Windows Server AppFabric - Phil Pursglove
Mapping the Cloud - How far can we stretch it? - Johannes Kebeck
Silverlight Development on Windows Phone 7 - Andy Wigley
Day Two:
TFS (actual title TBC) - Richard Fennel
Venue: Sir Dennis Rooke Building, Holywell Park, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, GB
Start Time: 09:00
Price: from £99 per day
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VBUG Bristol:Crap Code and the Disasters it causes
Date: Wed 24 November to Wed 24 November 2010
Topic: Crap Code and the Disasters it causes
Overview: There you sit, it's a Wednesday morning and before you is the code another developer has left you. At first you can't believe your eyes, perhaps you misread it... No ... He really did write it like that ... Crap Code.
In this session we'll explore Crap Code that we've come across in the past few years of Consulting, the problems it causes and the solutions to the idiocy of other developers.
You'll laugh, you'll cry - but most of all, you'll come out of the session realising you're a pretty damn good developer.
Phil Winstanley provides solutions to situations which have complex technical requirements. His expertise is internationally acclaimed and he is prominent in the network of specialists in this field, being a member of the Microsoft MVP programme since 2002 and a member of the ASP Insiders since its inception.
Phil is a top-grade communicator, as instanced by his being awarded Microsoft’s “Most Valuable Professional” (MVP) – ASP/ASP.NET status for 2002 to 2009. He is one of only a few ASP.NET MPVs in the world, and won this award for his dedication to the Microsoft web development community. He is a sought-after speaker at user-group conferences and major product launch presentations, and co-author of a book on best practice in database methodology.
Venue: BAWA, 589 Southmead Rd, Filton, Bristol, BA34 7RG, GB
Start Time: 18:30
Price: FREE
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