Don Kiely had to cancel but we're going to have the meeting with two topics from local speakers:
1) Jason Kemp on Test-Driven Development
Test-Driven Development and unit testing are becoming an increasingly popular discipline in the software industry. There are all sorts of advantages to unit testing that will save you time in the long run, so you can do a job in 16 hours but bill for 40. Who can argue with that? We'll cover what unit testing is, how to do it for a simple class, the .NET unit testing tools (NUnit, TestDriven.NET, NCover, ReSharper) and some tips and tricks for testing maintaining your test suite.
2) Brian McKinnell on Application Virtualization
You’ve probably heard of, or are using, virtual machines for some of your development. Application virtualization is the same idea, except it’s only the application, not the entire O/S. In this talk you’ll hear about Microsoft SoftGrid, an application virtualization technology that is all about:
- how to get your rich client .NET applications (or any other app), deployed quickly
- not having to worry about application compatibility problems like conflicting DLLs
- running multiple versions of the same application on the same PC.
- running multiple versions of the same application on the same PC.
We hope to see you there!
If you previously registered for Tuesday’s event and are still interested in attending, could you please re-register for the event.
Intended Audience Skill Level: Intermediate
Date/Time: Tuesday April 3, 2007 from 6:30-9:30pm
Location: University of Victoria, New Engineering and Computer Science Building, Room ECS660 see map
Registration: Please register for the event. You can also send an email to event@vicdotnet.org with the subject heading of "Apr 3rd Event"
See you there!