If you are a .NET developer within driving distance of Sarasota and not attending the monthly Sarasota .NET Developer meetings, you are passing up a huge opportunity to
- Learn about .NET technologies and tools.
- Hobnob with other cool .NET developers in the area.
- Meet employers in the area looking for skilled .NET developers.
- Hang out with our regional Microsoft Developer Evangelist, Joe Healy.
- Win free swag.
Yesterday's meeting was an INETA sponsored event. INETA Speaker, Shawn Wildermuth, did a phenomenal presentation on ADO.NET Tips & Tricks. Shawn is well-spoken, extremely knowledgeable, and very friendly. His presentation provided a lot of good information on how to use ADO.NET to achieve a performant, scalable, and maintainable data layer for your winform and web applications. He answered a ton of questions from the group and I am confident everyone took some new knowledge and programming tips away with them.
My hats off to INETA for sponsoring the event and providing someone of Shawn's caliber to the group.
If you want to stay informed of the Sarasota .NET Developer meetings, make sure you register on the offiical website. Meeting information and reminders are sent out to those registered on the website.
Next month we are car pooling to the Tampa Code Camp. If you plan to go, make sure you register for the event as I know the event is over half full and there are probably only 50 spots available. Space is limited, so if you don't register for the code camp, you don't get to attend the event. I've seen the sessions, and they are awesome.