After some procrastination the next .NET usergroup meeting is all set to go. We did have some difficulty finding a place to hold the meeting initially but luckily both Vertica and Kristelig fagbevægelse (Klaus Hebsgaard) came forward to help us out on that front. Vertica did even better than that I've been given the promise that Vertica will provide us with a brand spanking new projector for our first meeting. I won't mention that I've been bugging the CEO for two weeks about it :)
With this being the first meeting we of course need to tune the meeting structure until we find a format which fits. Expect the meeting to span two to three hours depending on how much content we have for the news portion and the Nutcracker. I hope to see a lot of people ready to contribute to a great meeting so we can carry on the positive energy created on the initial meeting; this time around we're setting a precedent for the meetings to come.
The meeting will be at the Vertica offices August 29th (last Wednesday of the month remember?) at 19:00. We can seat around 30 people so if you want to make sure to grab a spot please check back quickly by leaving a comment on this post.
Vertica A/SVestergade 58N, 2. sal8000 Århus C.
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To keep everybody inform on the varoius stuff going on we'll begin with a short update on planned sessions, new initiatives, and so forth. This will also be your chance to give us some feedback on what you would like to see at future meetings or voice your interesting in presenting a subject matter yourself.
I will be speaking about my experiences with service oriented architecture with regards to migrating an existing code base to not only a new technological platform but also to the entirely new mindset of SO. Before shifting my focus to the practical aspects of the technical style, I will dwell a while on the basics of SOA defining some of the techincal terms as to shed light on why decisions and tradeoffs where made. I will show you how you can build a service oriented architecture with basic means that get the job done. Finally I will spend some time on lessons learned during development with regards to pitfalls, good and bad aspects, and how to go about testing.
We'll take you on a tour of the Vertica offices where we tell you a little bit about the company, what we do, and how we do it. Like the following session the Nutcracker I hope that this will become a regular session porviding we can find a new place every time.
We try to solve or at least give pointers on solving actual problems attendees are facing. The hope is that the Nutcracker will become a regular session at the meetings but it of course relies entirely on you, dear reader, so be sure to bring some interesting problems and we'll take a stab a cracking the nut together.
Disclaimer The opinions expressed herein are my own personal opinions and do not represent my employer's view in any way.