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Who put the ORM in my code?

Daniel Egan — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:52:34 GMT

There I was sitting patiently at my desk. Drinking coffee (I think) trying to figure out what the next best social networking site was going to be (So I could create it ;) ), when BLAMMM, someone dropped an ORM into my code. OK, ok, fine it did not happen that fast but it sure caught me by surprise when I really started to dig into it, and boy was I impressed!!

For those that don’t have any idea what I am talking about, ORM stands for Object Relational Mapper, and I am specifically talking about the ADO.Net Entity Framework. I had been playing around with LINQ and LINQ to SQL for quite some time and while it could be considered and ORM, it has certain limitations that stop it from being used in and enterprise level application. This is not the case with the ADO.Net Entity Framework. One of the things you have to give up when you use an ORM is a little bit of control over your entities. Weather you are using and ORM that is Attribute-Based, CodeGen-Based, or XML Based (Or a combination of them). You will most likely give control of your entities over to the ORM. This is not the case with the ADO.Net Entity Framework. Of all the ORM’s that I have used, this is far and away the easiest one I have ever worked with. Part of the reason for this, is the fact that it is integrated into Visual Studio (3.5 SP1). I will say that it is still version 1 and that much needed additions are in the works for V2, but I am very excited about its future and will be blogging about my exploits with it in the future.

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SoCalCodeCamp San Diego June 27th & 28th

Daniel Egan — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:37:22 GMT

Did you missed TECH - ED? Are you feeling a little behind on some new technologies? or do you just need to geek out with a few hundred of your friends? Then you need to come to the SoCal Code Camp in San Diego to get your summer off to a great start!

Come See some great presenters talk on topics that you want to heard about! Almost 70 sessions of FREE Content and growing.

If you haven't already registered at
www.socalcodecamp.comfor the upcoming Rock & Roll Code Camp to be held in San Diego- why not take a minute to do it now!?!?

Remember, CODE CAMP IS FREE!!!

June 27th & 28th
University of California San Diego (UCSD)

The Rock & Roll Code Camp
Code Camp is a place for developers to come and learn from their peers. This community driven event has become an international trend where peer groups of all platforms, programming languages and disciplines band together to bring content to the community. Here in southern California we add a little spice to our Code Camp by inviting great independent bands to entertain us! Come and join us for this FREE event on Saturday & Sunday, June 27 & 28, 2009 at UCSD Extension on the La Jolla campus. We have capacity for over 100 sessions delivered by your peers, and we'll keep things lively at the geek dinner with some great musical talent!

Agenda
Rock & Roll Code Camp begins Saturday, June 27th at 8am, and wraps up on Sunday June 28th at 4pm. Topics are always based on community interest and never determined by anyone other than the community. Since content is determined by the developer community it's all about the code and very few power points!
Here's some information about the event agenda so far:

Who will be speaking at Code Camp?
YOU are, YOUR PEERS are, and YOUR LOCAL EXPERTS are all are welcome! This is a community event and one of the main purposes of the event is to have local community members step up and offer some cool presentations! Don't worry if you have never given a presentation before, we'll give you some tips if you need help, and this a great opportunity to spread your wings. Of course, we do have some ringers on our speaker list as well.

Code Camp Get together(s)!!!

Pre-Code Camp Get Together - Friday June 26th at Cozymel’s Mexican grill. Sign-up and get all the info here http://www.nerddinner.com/321 . This is just a casual meeting to talk and eat before code camp weekend, everyone is on there own for this get-together.

Geek Dinner - Saturday June 27th at Cozymel’s in San Diego - We have enough room for the first 100 people that register an sign in AT THE CODE CAMP. Tickets will be given when you check-in on Saturday.

Biz Spark!!

Do you own, or do you know someone who has a software startup company? Do they need free tools and software? Microsoft is now offering the BizSpark program that will give qualified software startups all the Microsoft software and tools they want! If so, contact Woody Pewitt if you have questions or are interested in singing up.?

Code Camp Web Site

From the Code Camp Web Site you can register, sign up as a speaker, get location details and directions, keep up to date with agenda, sign up for the RSS feed keep an eye on http://www.socalcodecamp.com for more!

We hope to see you at Rock & Roll Code Camp!

Get your groove on with Project Natal Xbox 360

Daniel Egan — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:47:54 GMT

Hmmmm… Now this could get interesting. …. Along upcoming new games for the current console, Microsoft announce Project Natal, a full body motion capture sensor that allows you to become the video game. I am not even a gamer and I would get one of these as soon as they come out.

Check out the Live Demonstration at E3 below.

To get a full idea of some of the features that are set for this console also check out the enhanced preview.

Let me know what you think.

Daniel

Online Windows 7 Event !!

Daniel Egan — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:20:03 GMT

Looking to find out more about Windows 7?

Demand was so great for this event that we have decided to broadcast this event

Live Online!!! With special guest speaker Joey Snow from Microsoft

If you were not able to sign up in time to be part of the in person event, you can now see the entire event online!!

We have limited spots available for the online event so make sure you sign up ASAP... !!! You don't want to miss this.

https://www.clicktoattend.com/invitation.aspx?code=135966

Windows Unleashed Event Coming to Irvine Ca (Online Version). - Have you been wanting to play around with and learn all about Microsoft's new operating system Windows 7? Well here is your chance. On Saturday Feb 28th at the Microsoft Office in Irvine. Stephen Rose will be flying down from Redmond WA. to give the Southern California Community a deep dive on windows 7. This event covers everything from UI tricks to Bit locker. Stephen will give you everything you need to know about this exciting new update. Register Here.

The last time Stephen Rose did this event, it was standing room only. There is limited amount of online slots avalibe so make sure you sign up for this event as soon as you can. Seats wont last.

Stephen L. Rose - MCST, MCT, MCSA, MCP I, iNet, CIW CI, CTT...

Stephen Rose is the Sr Community Manager for OS client IT Pros for Microsoft. His current role is managing the worldwide IT Pro community for the Windows 7 launch. Before joining Microsoft, he spent 10 years working as a consultant to various Fortune 500 companies. He is a MCSE, MCT, and was a two time Microsoft MVP in Setup and Deployment. He manages the Microsoft TechNet Springboard Series which provides information and support to over 3 million IT Pros each month in over 10 languages.

With Special Guest Speaker : Joey Snow

Joey is currently a Technical Evangelist for the Developer and Platform Evangelism team at Microsoft focusing on Windows Server, IIS and SQL Server. Prior to joining Microsoft Joey worked for over 12 years as an IT Professional working for a large Fortune 500 company in various IT roles ranging from the helpdesk to IT architecture and management.
In his spare time you can find Joey spending time with his wife and two kids and feeding his sports and music addictions.

What will be covered

Path to 7
With Windows 7 on the horizon, is Vista still relevant? This presentation will cover why Vista is the best path to Windows 7 readiness as well as discuss the key underpinnings in the Windows 7 OS and product evolutions with Server 2008 R2, IPv6 and beyond. Focus will be around top 10 things IT Pros should know about Windows Vista and its evolution in Windows 7.

Welcome to Windows 7
This session will be an overview of the GUI and Feature improvements in Windows 7. This will include
·         Task Bar/System Tray Improvements
·         Aero Features
·         System Improvements
·         Control Panels and Features
·         Desktop Improvements
·         IE 8
·         Under The Hood

Windows 7 Deep Dive
Deep Dive One and Two will dig into Windows 7 and the new or redesigned under the hood features in the product.
The topics covered will be:
·       Microsoft's understanding of the needs of IT Pros when designing Windows 7
·       Hardware Readiness
·       Improved Applications
·       Application Compatibility
·       AIK
·       VHD Images and Imaging
·       DISM
·       Dynamic Driver Provisioning
·       Multicast Multiple Stream Transfer
·       Streamlined Installation and File Migration
·       USMT
·       DHCP Hint
·       Enterprise Application Compatibility
·       Windows Troubleshooting Platform

Windows Unleashed Event Feb 28th

Daniel Egan — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:59:56 GMT

Looking to find out more about Windows 7?

You asked for it, you got it!!

Windows Unleashed Event Coming to Irvine Ca. - Have you been wanting to play around with and learn all about Microsoft's new operating system Windows 7? Well here is your chance. On Saturday Feb 28th at the Microsoft Office in Irvine. Stephen Rose will be flying down from Redmond WA. to give the Southern California Community a deep dive on windows 7. This FREE event covers everything from UI tricks to Bit locker. Stephen will give you everything you need to know about this exciting new update. Register Here.

The last time Stephen Rose did this event, it was standing room only. There is limited seating so make sure you sign up for this FREE event as soon as you can. Seats wont last.

The first 100 people to Register AND attend will receive the Windows 7 Beta on DVD at the event!!!! Be sure to register right away.

Stephen L. Rose - MCST, MCT, MCSA, MCP I, iNet, CIW CI, CTT...

What will be covered

Event Location and Registration

Irvine

February 28, 2009
Microsoft Irvine Office
Three Park Plaza, Suite 1600
Irvine, CA 92614

Time: 8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Register: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032404148&Culture=en-US
OR
1-877-673-8368, reference Event ID 1032404148

SoCal Code Camp Jan 24th 25th 2009

Daniel Egan — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:02:07 GMT

SoCalCode Camp

You Can't Miss this FREE Event

SoCalCodeCamp 2009 Jan 24th/25th

How could you pass up this FREE event??

This is the Fourth Annual Fullerton Code Camp and if you are looking to get ahead in this competitive market. Then the SoCalCodeCamp is for you.

90 Sessions by world renowned speakers brought to you by the community.

January 24th & 25th, 2009
California State University Fullerton (CSUF)

Come and Learn from Experts Like:

Paul Sheriff
- Tech Ed, VS Live, SD West Presenter, Microsoft Regional Director and Author

Wolf Paulus - He received a Master's Degree in Computer Science from the University of Paderborn, a Specialized Certificate in Embedded Computer Software from the University of California, San Diego, and is a Sun Certified Java Programmer SCJP and Web Component Developer SCWCD

Craig Shoemaker - Host of Polymorphic Podcast and Pixel8, Microsoft MVP, ASP Insider, Author

Chris Charlton - Co Author of Advanced Flex Application Development : Building Rich Media X with Drupal

Suzanna Moran - Senior MVP Lead with Microsoft

Everything you wanted to know about development all in one place. And it is ABSOLUTELY FREE. From ASP.Net, to J2EE, to Drupal, to Azure Cloud Services, to Database, to Web Services, we have it all here and it is all FREE.

Win FREE Raffle Prizes LIKE :

Books, Books, Books..

T-Shirts

Code Smith Tools

LearnVisualStudio.net

$100 Gas card from PDSA.

An XBox 360 from Microsoft.

And many more to come from our great sponsors....

If you haven't already registered at

http://www.socalcodecamp.com for the - why not take a minute to do it now? What are you waiting for.

Remember, CODE CAMP IS FREE!!!

January 24th & 25th, 2009

California State University Fullerton (CSUF)

The schedule will be posted one week before Code Camp so you can plan your attack!

We're also planning another GEEK dinner with the band Sound Cake! They rocked us at the last San Diego Code Camp and they are returning for more!!!! Check out the website for more details on the Geek dinner.

Are you looking to support the code camp in your own small way?? Why dont you get a SoCalCode Camp T-Shirt? Designed by our own Bret Stateham.

Order T-Shirts HERE http://www.cafepress.com/bssccc

We hope to see you at Rock & Roll Code Camp!

Come out and enjoy the festivities!!!!!!

Daniel Egan - DotNetDoc

Twitter overload??

Daniel Egan — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 03:48:55 GMT

Looks like Twitter is having some problems today.

As Twitter becomes increasingly popular, will the application be able to scale to handle all the new traffic? I know that they have been upgrading the infrastructure but how long will people put up with the downtime. Will another service take over based on the downtime? Only time will tell.

We will keep watching (and twittering for now)... I know I know it should be tweeting for now.

Daniel

Vista FireStarter Event (Via Live Meeting)

Daniel Egan — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:05:57 GMT

If you are looking for a way to get up to speed on Vista and don't want to leave the comfort of your office then this event is for you.

On Friday, December 12, we are hosting a Windows Client FireStarter event at the Microsoft Conference Center in Redmond. If you are a Developer or an IT Pro, you do not want to miss this event.

You can stay for the whole session or log in for only the sessions you want to see

As another event in our ever-growing-in-popularity FireStarter event format, we welcome attendees in person (if you happen to be in Redmond), via simulcast (Live Meeting) or on demand, via download, at your leisure.

REGISTER to attend via Simulcast

Date:

December 12, 2008
Time:

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

We have a stellar line up of MS speakers to cover the following:

Agenda:

Session Name

Speaker

8:15 – 8:30

Kick off

Mithun Dhar

8:30 – 9:30

Keynote/Why Vista!

Chris Henley

9:30 – 10:45

The Case of the Unexplained

Mark Russinovich

10:45 – 11:00

Break

11:00 – 12:15

Building Differentiated UI Applications Using Composite WPF

Glenn Block, Bob Brumfield & David Hill

12:15 – 1:00

Lunch

1:00 – 2:00

Best Practices for Developing for Windows for Windows Standard User

Crispin Cowan

2:00 – 3:00

Windows Security and Bitlocker

Byron Hynes

3:00 – 3:15

Break

3:15 – 4:00

(Windows 7 + Windows Server 2008 R2) Teaser Session

Byron Hynes

4:00 – 5:00

Windows for everyone!

Bruno Terkaly

Not familiar with FireStarter Events?

· Deep dive event on a single technology
· Unparalleled event experience - available in-person and simulcast
· Excellent Microsoft speakers; all Subject Matter Experts in their field
· All content made available for viewing online after the event. In person attendees will receive event kits upon departure.

Vista FireStarter Event (Via Live Meeting)

Daniel Egan — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:05:57 GMT

If you are looking for a way to get up to speed on Vista and don't want to leave the comfort of your office then this event is for you.

On Friday, December 12, we are hosting a Windows Client FireStarter event at the Microsoft Conference Center in Redmond. If you are a Developer or an IT Pro, you do not want to miss this event.

You can stay for the whole session or log in for only the sessions you want to see

REGISTER to attend via Simulcast

Date:

December 12, 2008
Time:

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

We have a stellar line up of MS speakers to cover the following:

Agenda:

Session Name

Speaker

8:15 – 8:30

Kick off

Mithun Dhar

8:30 – 9:30

Keynote/Why Vista!

Chris Henley

9:30 – 10:45

The Case of the Unexplained

Mark Russinovich

10:45 – 11:00

Break

11:00 – 12:15

Building Differentiated UI Applications Using Composite WPF

Glenn Block, Bob Brumfield & David Hill

12:15 – 1:00

Lunch

1:00 – 2:00

Best Practices for Developing for Windows for Windows Standard User

Crispin Cowan

2:00 – 3:00

Windows Security and Bitlocker

Byron Hynes

3:00 – 3:15

Break

3:15 – 4:00

(Windows 7 + Windows Server 2008 R2) Teaser Session

Byron Hynes

4:00 – 5:00

Windows for everyone!

Bruno Terkaly

Not familiar with FireStarter Events?

· Deep dive event on a single technology
· Unparalleled event experience - available in-person and simulcast
· Excellent Microsoft speakers; all Subject Matter Experts in their field
· All content made available for viewing online after the event. In person attendees will receive event kits upon departure.

Missed the PDC? Don't worry.. we will bring it to you.

Daniel Egan — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:06:17 GMT

The PDC was a great place to see all of the cool things that are coming out at Microsoft. But for those of you who missed it, you can still get to see the content at one of our MSDN Developer Conferences.

For just $99 you’ll get the best of the PDC in your own backyard and hear all of the exciting announcements around the Azure Services Platform and Windows 7.

SWAG SWAG SWAG

The MSDN Developer Conference will not only WOW you with the coolest sessions from the PDC but you will also be in the running to win one of 3 Lego NXT Robotics Kits and the WROX Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio book. Other giveaways include a Gamer Backpack filled with the latest XBox games and a Gadget Backpack chuck full of cool hardware.

Community Courtyard

As good as the sessions are, there's always more to explore and discuss. At MDC, you'll have a chance to step into the Community Courtyard and choose what to talk about, based on your interest and passion for the subject.

Running in tandem with the presentations is an open discussion area where you will choose the subjects and the participants. Whether you want to mingle with the presenters, talk about an MDC session, a related subject or something else you have the opportunity. Borrowing from Open Space Technology and other forms of open, community-driven discussion, using fishbowls and free-for-alls, this area is yours.

Register Today!

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