SSW Update - A Glimpse into your ASP.NET App

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G'day Developers!

Diagnosing issues with your web app can be one of the most difficult things for developers. Sometimes, the browser just doesn't show you what you expect. Visual Studio is the best possible IDE to help developers see what's going on with their code during development, but what about what's happening in the ASP.NET framework? And what about after it's been deployed?

Last year at Tech Ed, I showed off a tool called Glimpse during one of my presentations. As it turned out, one of the creators - Anthony van der Hoorn - was in the audience!

SSW's Damian Brady recently spoke to Anthony about Glimpse - you can see the video at SSW TV.

Since that interview, the Glimpse team has released a major update with a really awesome new feature - the Heads Up Display (HUD).

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-Adam Cogan, SSW

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NEW SSW TV VIDEO!

Why you should be using Glimpse - With Anthony van der Hoorn and Damian Brady

Glimpse is a free diagnostics tool for web developers that shows you what's happening on your server, right from your web app. It's like Firebug for the server.

In this video, Anthony van der Hoorn, Co-Founder of Glimpse, sits down with SSW's Damian Brady to talk about why developers should use Glimpse to make the debugging process simpler.

We take a look at Glimpse in action using an example project in Visual Studio. We talk about some of Glimpse's awesome features, how you can extend for your own project, and what's coming in the future.

Take a look!

Watch more videos on SSW TV

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Sydney .NET User Group

The best place to learn .NET for free in Sydney

Sydney .NET User Group
Wednesday 17th July 2013
6:00pm - 9:00pm
SSW Office
Gateway Court, Suite 13
81-91 Military Road, Neutral Bay NSW 2089

"Climbing the Agile Testing Ladder featuring Visual Studio 2013, TFS 2013, Microsoft Test Manager 2013, and Lab Management 2013" -Adam Cogan and Damian Brady

Let's do a lap around the improvements to Microsoft Test Manager and see how the world has improved with manual, exploratory, and automated testing.

In this session, we will:

Talk about how stakeholders can start a discussion with the Feedback tool
Show how the initial testing experience is now in the web and the advanced experience is in Microsoft Test Manager
Use Visual Studio to author automated tests that can be played back against a variety of browsers
Look at a technique that will allow you to test across different devices and form factors
Explain how Lab Management setup and administration has improved dramatically

Whether you're a tester or a developer, this session is for you.

ABOUT THE PRESENTERS

Adam Cogan is the Chief Architect at SSW, a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner specializing in custom .NET, SharePoint, and CRM solutions (with a splash of Buisness Intelligence). At SSW, Adam has been developing custom solutions for business across a range of industries such as Government, engineering, banking, insurance, and manufacturing since 1990 for clients such as Microsoft, Worley Parsons, and Aurecon.

At SSW, Adam enjoys working with the teams, improving their usage of Scrum and TFS, reviewing the architecture of large .NET projects, while also taking an active interest in the overall User Experience (UX).

Damian Brady is a Solution Architect and Microsoft Certified Professional who runs the Brisbane SSW Office. With well over ten years of experience both in software development and business analysis roles, Damian has had exposure to a large number of industries including government and finance. A software architect with a wide skillset, he is able to use his excellent technical skills and knowledge of business process to deliver the most effective solutions to our clients.

His main loves are helping Scrum teams run smoothly and effectively using TFS, and delivering great ASP.NET MVC web applications. He has also had extensive experience in .Net WinForms applications, mobile-targeted websites, and SQL Server.

To see more details and RSVP, please visit our Facebook .NET Group, our LinkedIn .NET Group or our Meetup Group.

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Wednesday 17th July 2013
8:10pm - 9:30pm
The Oaks Hotel
118 Military Road, Neutral Bay

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Canberra .NET User Group
Monday 15th July 2013
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Microsoft Canberra Branch
Walter Turnbull Building
Level 2, 44 Sydney Ave
Canberra, Australia

"Climbing the Agile Testing Ladder featuring Visual Studio 2013, TFS 2013, Microsoft Test Manager 2013, and Lab Management 2013" -Adam Cogan and Damian Brady

Let's do a lap around the improvements to Microsoft Test Manager and see how the world has improved with manual, exploratory, and automated testing.

In this session, we will:

Talk about how stakeholders can start a discussion with the Feedback tool
Show how the initial testing experience is now in the web and the advanced experience is in Microsoft Test Manager
Use Visual Studio to author automated tests that can be played back against a variety of browsers
Look at a technique that will allow you to test across different devices and form factors
Explain how Lab Management setup and administration has improved dramatically

Whether you're a tester or a developer, this session is for you.

ABOUT THE PRESENTERS

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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