Tonight's meeting is cancelled!

The Mar. 11th, 2014 User Group Meeting is cancelled due to inclement weather. Our speaker is unable to make it down to Colorado Springs because I25 is closed.

We look forward to seeing you at our next User Group's meeting!!!

"Building Single Page Web Applications on ASP.Net MVC 5 and AngularJS" by Ely Lucas

AngularJS is an open source JavaScript framework that you can use to cut through this complexity to build Single Page Web Applications. It provides powerful features often found in server side frameworks, such as controllers and services, to help you organize and construct your client side application.
Come and we will go over the basics of this exciting framework and combine it with the power of the ASP.Net web stack to create a full end to end application.

Bio: Ely Lucas [blog] [twitter] [linkedin]

Ely Lucas is a web and mobile developer that works at Aspenware and helps clients create amazing software. He is a Microsoft MVP in ASP.Net and is active in the local developer community.

Meeting Details: The meeting will start promptly at 6:00 PM. Food and prizes are provided.
MEETING LOCATION: Epicentral (Downtown Colorado Springs). View location details (link).

"Visual Studio 2013 Integration with Windows Azure" by William Wegerson

How does Windows Azure and Visual Studio 2013 work together? The development world has been changing with the advent of cloud services and Visual Studio 2013 has changed and adapted along with it. This discussion focuses on Visual Studio 2013’s integration into the cloud with live examples on how to leverage that integration with Azure to accomplish the latest development activities which face the developer. One might be surprised to see the variance of what can be achieved with Visual Studio and Azure. So come and find out how the latest version of Visual Studio integrates with the cloud.

Bio: William Wegerson [blog] [twitter] [linkedin]

William Wegerson is a Microsoft C# MVP who considers himself a generalist when it comes to development by learning and investigating new software technologies as they become available. Whether it is the front end user interface or the back end development with ties to the cloud, he develops using both and brings his insights and opinions to any presentation he does. The right tool for the right situation...

Meeting Details: The meeting will start promptly at 6:00 PM. Food and prizes are provided.
NEW MEETING LOCATION: Epicentral (Downtown Colorado Springs). View location details (link).

"Visual Studio 2013 Launch" by Ben Hoelting

Visual Studio 2013 and .NET 4.5.1 enable developers to get the most of the latest Microsoft platforms, and create compelling modern applications and services. This month we will introduce you to the latest version of the IDE. We will start with a general overview of the new IDE. Next we will discuss what’s new for developers as well as the latest advancements for web application development. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how to be more productive with Visual Studio 2013.

Bio: Ben Hoelting [blog] [twitter] [linkedin]

Ben Hoelting will lead this event with appearances and demos from some of the frequent South Colorado .NET attendees. Ben is the Technical Director at Aspenware, a C# MVP and a Telerik Insider. He graduated from Colorado State University in 1997 with a BS in Computer Information Systems and a Minor in Computer Science. Ben joined the IT industry in 1996 as an intern and has worked with .NET since its inception back in 2002. Ben is a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) for Web and Windows .NET 4.0. Finally, Ben is very involved in the local .NET community and is the leader of the South Colorado .NET User Group.

This meeting will be held in the Team USA Swimming building at the Olympic Training Center at our normal meeting time of 5:30 PM - CLICK here TO GET THE LOCATION AND TIME DETAILS.
There is a new security policy at the OTC. We are now entering through the side door (in the loading dock) around the corner from the main entrance. So, if you are facing the main entrance go around the building to the left. There are signs that point to the Carolyn Dirks room. That is where you want to go.

"Specflow for Developers" by Rudy Lacovara

Ever heard it said that written documentation is outdated as soon as it's written and automated tests are the real documentation for a system? Executable specifications are an attempt to make that statement a reality. Specflow is a tool that lets you write automated tests in natural language that can be understood and written by anybody. It actually reads like documentation.
By the end of this presentation you'll have everything you need to add Specflow to your testing toolbox. You'll know what executable specifications are, what the difference is between Cucumber, Gherkin, and Specflow, plus you'll know how to set up Specflow, what it's different components are, and how to use it to write executable specifications in (almost) natural language .

Bio: Rudy Lacovara [blog] [twitter] [linkedin]

Rudy writes code, likes startups and hates nHibernate.

This meeting will be held in the Team USA Swimming building at the Olympic Training Center at our normal meeting time of 5:30 PM - CLICK here TO GET THE LOCATION AND TIME DETAILS.
There is a new security policy at the OTC. We are now entering through the side door (in the loading dock) around the corner from the main entrance. So, if you are facing the main entrance go around the building to the left. There are signs that point to the Carolyn Dirks room. That is where you want to go.