Capital Area .Net Users Group - Meetings and Events

	node for .NET Developers - Kevin Griffin (MVP)
	Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 6:30 PM
	Node.js is an amazing technology that is growing by leaps and bounds. Many web developers already have an understanding of the fundamentals of JavaScript, but their knowledge is strictly confined to the browser. WIth node.js, developers are exposed to a whole new world by introducing JavaScript as a first class language for server-side applications. In this talk, we'll take a structured look at node.js from a .NET developers perspective. We'll discuss what a .NET developer needs to know get started with node.js, and hopefully we'll expand your horizons! Kevin Griffin has been working as a professional developer since 2006, where his first job was working on components for the Symantec security suites. Kevin is the owner of Griffin Consulting, Inc, CTO of Winsitter, and always looking for new challenges. As an Microsoft ASP.NET MVP and ASPInsider, Kevin spends a lot of time teaching and mentoring developers to learn new technologies and to be better developers. Over four years ago, Kevin started the Hampton Roads .NET Users Group. He serves as the Director of Membership for INETA. You can find Kevin speaking at conferences, code camps, and user groups across the country.

	The Web Developer's Toolkit - Steve Fabian (MVP)
	Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at 6:30 PM
	As a web developer today, the choices of technologies and open source libraries are overwhelming. It’s impossible to keep up with all of them, but there is a short list that every web developer should be familiar with. This presentation will get you started on compiling your developer ‘toolbox’. We’ll talk about core technologies like Entity Framework, WCF Data Services as well as open source libraries such as jQuery, Knockout.js,. data.js, css frameworks, etc and how to use them to build cutting edge web projects. Steve Fabian has been developing software for over 25 years in dozens of programming languages. From small utility applications to large scale core enterprise applications used by hundreds of thousands of users. Steve is a member of the DotNetNuke Core Development Team and Project Trustee, the leading Web Content Management Platform for Microsoft ASP.NET, as well as the Project Lead for the DotNetNuke Repository Module and the Module Release Tracker Process. Steve is also a 6-time Microsoft MVP in the ASP.NET category.

	Supercharge your JavaScript with TypeScript - Steve Michelotti (MVP)
	Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at 6:30 PM
	Have you ever wanted to have statically typed classes in JavaScript while at the same time being able to still enjoy some of the dynamic aspects of the JavaScript language? Have you ever wanted to be able to structure your team’s large JavaScript application code into dynamically loadable modules? Have you ever wanted richer tooling for JavaScript that is closer to what you experience with C# tooling? If you answered YES to these questions, then this is the presentation for you. This demo-heavy session will show numerous features that allow you to quickly and easily write JavaScript code that will run in any browser, host, or OS! Steve Michelotti is a Microsoft ASP.NET MVP and a contributing author for Pluralsight training. In addition, Steve is a frequent presenter at developer user groups and Code Camps along the East Coast and holds the MCSD, MCPD, and MCT certifications. Steve is an avid blogger (http:/geekswithblogs.net/michelotti), has contributed articles to Visual Studio Magazine, and his work on high performance web solutions was featured on Channel 9. Currently he is serving as an Architect/Developer for Applied Information Sciences (AIS) where he is leading a multi-year effort to modernize the business systems of a major insurance carrier. Previously he was the Chief Technologist at e.magination where he consulted with clients including Advertising.com/AOL where he was the Tech Lead for one of the highest volume .NET applications in the world.