Jacksonville Developers User Group

Oslo and OMG by Charles Young

david.strommer — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 07:47:54 GMT

http://geekswithblogs.net/cyoung/archive/2009/01/05/128369.aspx

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Rozlog’s top 10 software development predictions for 2009 and Amiga

david.strommer — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:53:35 GMT

I owned an Amiga 500 and loved it. It was a great computer and unfortunate Commodore wasn’t able to compete with IBM-PC or Apple. During the mid-80’s, Amiga was far ahead of its competitors.

While I don’t agree with all of Rozlog’s predictions. Prediction #7 - specialized or task oriented chips becomes standard on motherboards reminds me of the Amiga architecture. In addition to a main processor, the Amiga had three specialized chips to handle graphics (Denise), sound (Paula) and a chipset for routine operations (Agnus) - (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_Original_chipset).

Rozlog’s Top 10 Software Development predictions for 2009

“7. Specialized chips (task oriented) will become standard on mother boards in an effort to move green. We are starting to see this trend with Graphics chips, where the manufacturer will put a light-weight graphics chip on the mother board and for normal use (email, browsing the web, etc) the on board graphics chip will be utilized. Then when the user wants to use PhotoShop or play the latest Game on the market, the real graphics boards kick in and do the work. Thus, when in general use the machine takes up much fewer resources and then on-demand can increase the resource consumption to fit the task at hand. This approach will be applied to other various other areas of the PC.”

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Cloud Computing in plain English

david.strommer — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:59:27 GMT

http://www.rpath.com/corp/

Great explanation of Cloud Computing by RPath.

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Uncanny Valley: User Interface anti-pattern

david.strommer — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:44:06 GMT

http://drowningintechnicaldebt.com/blogs/davidstrommer/archive/2006/11/25/_2200_bukimi-no-tani_2200_-or-_2200_uncanny-valley_2200_.aspx

A couple of years ago, I blogged about an phenomenon called Bukimi no tani or Uncanny Valley. Jeff Atwood of Coding Horror posted a blog expanding on Bill Higgins description of a User Interface anti-pattern. The anti-pattern is where users experience Uncanny Valley expecting a web application and instead are given a desktop application.

“A web app that apes the conventions of a desktop application is attempting to cross the uncanny valley of user interface design. This is a bad idea for all the same reasons; the tiny flaws and imperfections of the simulation will be grossly magnified for users.”

Coding Horror: Avoiding The Uncanny Valley of User Interface

The Uncanny Valley of user interface design

All too often, I’ve seen corporate line of business applications fail to cross the uncanny valley by simulating a desktop application using JavaScript, Async requests and HTML. Yes, I agree that AJAX frameworks have made things easier but they’ve not come close to jumping the uncanny valley.

If you plan to create a rich desktop application use Adobe Flex, SilverLight, or Smart Client Architecture.

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WCF Multi-tier Services Development with LINQ

david.strommer — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:38:18 GMT

Interesting book coming out from one of my favorite publishers – PACKT Publishing.

WCF Multi-tier Services Development with LINQ

Build SOA applications on the Microsoft platform in this hands-on guide

Master WCF and LINQ concepts by completing practical examples and apply them to your real-world assignments
First book to combine WCF and LINQ in a multi-tier real-world WCF service
Ideal for beginners who want to build scalable, powerful, easy-to-maintain WCF services
Rich with example code, clear explanations, interesting examples, and practical advice – a truly hands-on book for C++ and C# developers

Author’s Bio - http://www.packtpub.com/author_view_profile/id/272

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Identity Frameworks

david.strommer — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:26:51 GMT

Microsoft released Geneva beta 1 – an identify management solution which supports WS-Trust.

An alternative to Geneva is WSO2 Identity Solution.

I’m just coming up to speed on Geneva and in general the “Identity problem”. Hopefully, I can spend more time on both Geneva and WSO2 identity solutions.

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November 12th - RubyJax Meeting

jonathanbates — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:00:00 GMT

RubyJax's next meeting is Wednesday, November 12th. If you are looking for something a little different from JaxDUG, or just to meet some other member of the developer community, check it out.

November 13th - JaxFusion Meeting

jonathanbates — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:11:00 GMT

Originally reported here, the next JaxFusion meeting (on Ext Javascript Framework) has moved to Thursday, November 13th, so as to not conflict with the Refresh Jacksonville meeting on Tuesday, November 11th, reported here.

Its a great week for Javascript developers in the community. Go out and catch a meeting.

And the new President is . . .

jonathanbates — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:31:00 GMT

Its nice to see this week that we were able to witness another bloodless transfer of power from one administration to the next. I am not referring to the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election, but the recent JaxDUG Election.

I had announced recently that I would be ending my reign of terror as JaxDUG president. That clarion call was answered by Bayer White and Adam Lowe, both excellent and qualified candidates. As the run-up to the night came, the two of them found a way to work it out amongst themselves. Adam decided to bow out of the race, make Bayer president by virtue of being the only choice. Bayer then decided to make Adam his vice president.

I congratulate both and wish them the best of luck. I think we should all look for exciting changes from the two of them in the coming months and beyond.

November 11th - JaxFusion meeting

jonathanbates — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:03:00 GMT

David Fekke of Jacksonville's Cold Fusion group, JaxFusion, is having a meeting November 11th. Steve Gustafson of JobWire will present on the Ext Javascript UI Framework. All the details at http://www.jaxfusion.org/meeting.cfm

November 11th - Refresh Jax - Object Oriented Javascript

jonathanbates — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:59:00 GMT

November 11th sees the return of Refresh Jacksonville with Donald Sipe's presentation Writing Object Oriented Javascript. Seems like a great topic that you are not going to want to miss. All details can be found at the Refresh Jacksonville site.

Upcoming JaxDUG Events

jonathanbates — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:17:00 GMT

JaxDUG Meeting: Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 (6-8 PM)
Presenters: Jared Nielson
Topic: SEO for Business, JaxDUG President Election
Location: Building 500, Bank of America, 9000 Southside Blvd.

Jax SQL User Group: Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 (6-8 PM)
Presenters: TBA
Topic: TBA
Location: Building 500, Bank of America, 9000 Southside Blvd.

Office Developer SIG: Thursday, November 20th, 2008 (6-8PM)
Presenters: Andrew Connell
Topic: Creating & Debugging Custom Timer Jobs in Windows SharePoint Services
Location: Building 500, Bank of America, 9000 Southside Blvd.

Architecture SIG: Tuesday, November 25th, 2008 (6-8 PM)
Presenters: TBA
Topic: TBA
Location: Building 500, Bank of America, 9000 Southside Blvd.

Other Events of Note:

Tallahasee Public Sector Technology Conference
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
Location: University Center Club, Building B, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306

Tampa Code Camp
Saturday, December 6th, 2008
Location: KFORCE BLDG, 1001 E Palm Ave, Tampa, FL 33605

SQL Saturday! Tampa 2009
Saturday, January 24th, 2009
Location: KFORCE BLDG, 1001 E Palm Ave, Tampa, FL 33605

South Florida Code Camp 2009
Saturday, February 7th, 2009
Location: 2300 SW 145th Avenue Miramar, FL 33027

December 3rd - JaxDUG - .NET Tiki Hut

jonathanbates — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:08:00 GMT

!! NOTE THE SPECIAL LOCATION FOR THIS EVENT !!

Where: Florida Community College, Nathan H. Wilson Center for the Arts - Lakeside Room, 11901 Beach Blvd, Jacksonville, Florida 32246: Map and Directions
When: Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008 @ 6-9 PM

RSVP requested: https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/Register.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032389331&CountryCode=US

Topic: MSDN Tiki Hut Roadshow

Session 1 - What’s New in SQL Server 2008 for Developers - SQL Server 2008 adds numerous new capabilities for developers – from support for Spatial Data types to a storage mechanism for SQL BLOB data using the NTFS file system, and much, much more. The new release also delivers several improvements to development-related areas, from T-SQL to SQLCLR to XML. This presentation will provide a technical dive into the latest and greatest features you’ll find in SQL Server 2008, while offering insight into how to effectively apply them to your upcoming development projects.

Session 2 – Build next generation applications with Silverlight 2.0 - Silverlight provides a powerful platform for building the next generation of rich interactive applications on the Internet. In this session, we’ll take a look at the programming model and tools that developers and designers can leverage to build these true next generation experiences for consumers and business, and demonstrate how to build a rich interactive application (RIA) using Silverlight and Microsoft .NET. We’ll explore how to use Microsoft Visual Studio to create applications, and networking, how to retrieve data from a Web service, and various other aspects of building Silverlight applications.

Session 3 – Real World Application - How to create an end-to-end Mobile GPS tracking application using the .NET Compact Framework, WCF, LINQ, Silverlight, Deep Zoom, and Virtual Earth - Inspired by a true-story mobility case study recently published on the Microsoft.com website, this session will walk you through how to create a mobile GPS tracking application using the .NET Compact Framework, Windows Mobile SDK, and Compact SQL. At the Web host layer, we will create a Windows Communication Foundation service and generate a Compact framework client proxy to send the GPS tracks to a host web server - where finally, the GPS trail can then be viewed using LINQ, Silverlight, Deep Zoom, and Virtual Earth.

Optional Session 4 (dependent on available event time) - Power up your Office applications with VSTO - In this presentation, we’ll focus on the power and productivity of Visual Studio Tools for the Microsoft Office System (VSTO) – a .NET Smart Client technology. We’ll give you tips and tricks for designing and building smart client applications with VSTO, which allows you to create managed code applications with .NET languages including Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Visual C#. VSTO also makes it simple to manifest the functionality of those applications in the rich user interfaces of Microsoft Office Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Outlook and others from the Office stack. VSTO addresses some of the biggest challenges that Office solution developers are facing today, including separation of data and view elements, server-side and offline scenarios, seamless integration with the Visual Studio tools, deployment and updating. Join us for this eye-opening session and learn just how easy it is to build and deploy powerful applications with VSTO.

Technology Architecture & Projects: Watch Your Amount of Technical Debt

david.strommer — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:47:56 GMT

A good post by Robert Mcilree on similarity between the current financial crisis and technical crisis caused by debt. Technical debt, we’re drowning in it. :)

Technology Architecture & Projects: Watch Your Amount of Technical Debt

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Upcoming JaxDUG Events

jonathanbates — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:50:00 GMT

Architecture SIG: Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 (6-8 PM)
Presenters: Manton King
Topic: Focusing on BPM
Location: Building 500, Bank of America, 9000 Southside Blvd.

Jax SQL User Group: Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 (6-8 PM)
Presenters: TBA
Topic: TBA
Location: Building 500, Bank of America, 9000 Southside Blvd.

Other user group meetings

RubyJax 10/29/2008 7pm, Website Performance Tips and Tricks

Other events of note

Tallahasee Public Sector Technology Conference
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
Location: University Center Club, Building B, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306

Tampa Code Camp
Saturday, December 6th, 2008
Location: KFORCE BLDG, 1001 E Palm Ave, Tampa, FL 33605

Jacksonville Developers User Group

Oslo and OMG by Charles Young

Rozlog’s top 10 software development predictions for 2009 and Amiga

Cloud Computing in plain English

Uncanny Valley: User Interface anti-pattern

WCF Multi-tier Services Development with LINQ

Identity Frameworks

November 12th - RubyJax Meeting

November 13th - JaxFusion Meeting

And the new President is . . .

November 11th - JaxFusion meeting

November 11th - Refresh Jax - Object Oriented Javascript

Upcoming JaxDUG Events

Other Events of Note:

December 3rd - JaxDUG - .NET Tiki Hut

Technology Architecture &amp; Projects: Watch Your Amount of Technical Debt

Upcoming JaxDUG Events

Other user group meetings

Other events of note

Technology Architecture & Projects: Watch Your Amount of Technical Debt