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[the cutting edge ]G'day Developers! Sign up to a free Xamarin HackDay in your local area Last month, SSW held the first of many Xamarin HackDays. This one was at the Sydney office, and it was a great day. Xamarin is very important to all Microsoft developers as it allows us to write a C# app in Visual Studio and publish it to iOS, Android and Win phone8 in one fell swoop - woohoo! The day started with three awesome presentations by local experts, Filip Ekberg, Rod Howarth, and Michael Ridland.
After a nice steak lunch across the road at The Oaks Hotel, everyone piled back into the room for the hands-on afternoon session. The crowd formed into teams of 6 and they started hacking away. I was impressed with how quickly the teams got stuck into their projects and battled to get native mobile applications up and running. Of course it helped that they were armed with the great knowledge learned that morning and that there were Xamarin experts lurking around the room, ready to remove any road blocks the teams encountered.
The goal was that by the end of the afternoon each team would be ready to present to the room what they had achieved, but with minutes to go before the presentation, there were still many heads buried in laptops and screens being shared. At 4pm each team used their 10 minutes to show hot tips that they had learned and what they had achieved. One of the most impressive projects presented was from self-diagnosed professional geek, Nick Hodge (Microsoft). Keep reading to find out what Nick made and how successful the teams were. After such a successful event, I’m happy to announce that Xamarin HackDays are now coming to Brisbane, Melbourne, and more. Be sure to sign up for the next Xamarin HackDay near you:
If you want to attend but don’t see an event in your area, sign up here to let us know. I look forward to seeing you there. #XamarinHackDay -Adam Cogan, SSW
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New SSW TV video!Xamarin HackDay
Xamarin HackDays aren’t just for Xamarin developers – they’re for anyone who wants to learn Xamarin to design, develop, integrate, test apps, and more. At our first Xamarin HackDay, our three presenters gave the audience a great introduction to the topic and then everyone got stuck into trying it out for themselves. The day was such a huge success that we’ve decided to do it again, and bring Xamarin HackDays to cities around the world. There will be something for everyone, experienced Xamarin developers can share ideas with other experienced developers. If you’re a beginner then there’s plenty to learn on the day. |
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Webinar: Dev Superpowers - SignalRUsing SignalR for real time communications - presented by David Burela
SignalR: Using SignalR for real time communications
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Professional Scrum Developer courses teach students how to work in a team - using modern software engineering practices - to develop an increment of potentially releasable functionality using a specific technology platform. Classes are exercise-driven, with students working in self-organizing teams to develop "done" increments from Product Backlog items. Course at a Glance: This 3-day Professional Scrum Developer .NET course is a mix of lecture, demonstration, group discussion, simulation, and hands-on software development. The bulk of the course will be spent working as a team on a case study application delivering increments of new functionality in mini-sprints. Here is the course at a glance:
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Sydney .NET User GroupThe best place to learn .NET for free in Sydney
"Diving into Team Foundation Server Extensibility"- Damian Brady Have you ever wanted Team Foundation Server to do X? You probably can! In this demo-heavy, interactive session, we'll look at the many different options you have for extending TFS to get even more out of the product, including the brand new REST API and Web Hooks features just released at Tech Ed North America. We'll briefly talk about some of the more well-known extensibility points then move onto some of those that are less well-known. We'll take a look at the Server and Client Object Models and we'll take a peek at some other quick and easy ways to subscribe to events and get information out of Team Foundation Server. Finally, we'll drill into the new REST API and Web Hooks for the newest and best way to interact with Team Foundation Server 2013. About the presenter: Damian Brady is a Microsoft MVP in Application Lifecycle Management and a co-author of the "Professional Team Foundation Server 2013" book from Wiley. He's a Solution Architect and State Manager for SSW Brisbane, and also runs the Brisbane .Net User Group and the annual DDD Brisbane conference. Damian specializes in Team Foundation Server and ASP.NET development and he's a regular speaker at User Groups and conferences in Australia and overseas. His Twitter handle is @damovisa and you can read his blog at https://www.damianbrady.com.au/ To see more details and RSVP, please visit our Facebook .NET Group, our LinkedIn .NET Group or our Meetup Group.
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Can't make it to the Sydney .NET User Group?Watch the Live stream!
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Then join us at the NerdDinnerWhere nerds meet and eat
SSW and Telerik invite you to join us for pizza at The Oaks. A fantastic opportunity for networking with peers and sharing thoughts after the Sydney .NET User Group presentation. Sydney .NET User Group and NerdDinner proudly sponsored by:
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Canberra .NET User GroupThe best place to learn .NET for free in Canberra
"Diving into Team Foundation Server Extensibility"- Damian Brady Have you ever wanted Team Foundation Server to do X? You probably can! In this demo-heavy, interactive session, we'll look at the many different options you have for extending TFS to get even more out of the product, including the brand new REST API and Web Hooks features just released at Tech Ed North America. We'll briefly talk about some of the more well-known extensibility points then move onto some of those that are less well-known. We'll take a look at the Server and Client Object Models and we'll take a peek at some other quick and easy ways to subscribe to events and get information out of Team Foundation Server. Finally, we'll drill into the new REST API and Web Hooks for the newest and best way to interact with Team Foundation Server 2013. About the presenter: Damian Brady is a Microsoft MVP in Application Lifecycle Management and a co-author of the "Professional Team Foundation Server 2013" book from Wiley. He's a Solution Architect and State Manager for SSW Brisbane, and also runs the Brisbane .Net User Group and the annual DDD Brisbane conference. Damian specializes in Team Foundation Server and ASP.NET development and he's a regular speaker at User Groups and conferences in Australia and overseas. His Twitter handle is @damovisa and you can read his blog at https://www.damianbrady.com.au/ To see more details and RSVP, please visit our Facebook .NET Group, our LinkedIn .NET Group or our Meetup Group.
Canberra .NET User Group proudly sponsored by:
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