Abstract:

In the time that LINQ to SQL has been available, we have been identifying ways to make LINQ to SQL better. We have compiled all of those cool tips and tricks including new features into a set of CodeSmith templates. PLINQO opens the LINQ TO SQL black box giving you the ability to control your source code while adding many new features and enhancements. This includes the key feature of automatically generating and setting up WCF for you! It's still LINQ to SQL, but better! (www.plinqo.com)

Speaker Bio:

Tom DuPont lives in Dallas, Texas, where he is the Vice President of CodeSmith Tools, LLC. But don’t let the title fool you, Tom is a total code monkey! He specializes in .NET development with C#, ASP.NET MVC, and even that crazy JavaScript stuff. Tom has a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Software Engineering from the University of Texas at Dallas. In his spare time Tom enjoys long rides across the country on his motorcycle.

Meeting Details

• Meeting: PLINQO: Advanced LINQ to SQL
• Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2011
• Time: 6:00PM
• Where: Improving Enterprises, Dallas (One Hanover Park, 16633 Dallas Parkway, Suite 100, Addison, TX  75001)
• Maps: Bing, Google
• Cost: It's free thanks to our sponsors!

IMPROVING'S OFFICES HAVE MOVED AND SO HAS OUR MEETING LOCATION!!!

The Improving's meeting rooms are located on the first floor North-West side.  Please park in any unmarked spots behind the building that surround the garage.  Entrance doors to the building lock at 6:00 PM and a security guard will let you in.  The main entry doors from the atrium to Improving's meeting rooms will also get locked around 6:30 PM, so try not to be late.

Sponsors

We will have FREE food, drinks and a meeting room, courtesy of Improving Enterprises, and let's not forget the drawing for door prizes for those who attend!  The food will arrive by about 6PM which offers plenty of time to socialize before the event start time at 6:30PM.

Be sure to thank our sponsor, Improving Enterprises, a premier, Dallas-based training and consulting firm and please keep them in mind for your company’s training and consulting needs.

We have several sponsors that have generously donated product and/or services to our user group community.

• Microsoft has donated promotional items that will vary from meeting to meeting.
• Pluralsight On-Demand! .NET Training - Pluralsight is a premier Microsoft .NET training provider. Pluralsight delivers classroom and On-Demand! training around the world. The reputation of the Pluralsight technical team, the in-depth course content, along with the variety of training delivery methods, guarantees you access to the highest quality learning experience that makes the most sense for you and your business. Pluralsight is offering a 1 month free subscription to their Pluralsight On-Demand! training for unemployed user group members. We will also raffle two certificates for one month free (Value: $29 each).  All other members can receive a free trial into the Pluralsight On-Demand! library by requesting it directly from here.
• Telerik Ultimate Collection for .NET - RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX, RadControls for WinForms, RadControls for WPF, RadControls for Silverlight, Telerik Reporting and more. Telerik is a market-leading provider of end-to-end solutions for application development, automated testing, agile project management, reporting, and content management across all major Microsoft development platforms. Telerik’s award-winning software development products enable enterprises and organizations of every size to generate tangible productivity gains, reduce time-to-market, and stay on time and under budget. With tens of thousands of users in more than 90 countries around the world, Telerik’s customers include numerous Fortune 2000 companies, academic institutions, governments, and non-profit organizations. (Value: $1,999)
• Red Gate SmartAssembly a better way to deal with bugs. Ignoring bugs in your software won’t make them go away. SmartAssembly’s Automated Error Reporting lets your users tell you about a problem, with all the details you need to fix it, in one click.  Find out more. (Value: $799)
  
• Crypto Obfuscator For .Net provides advanced code protection, obfuscation and optimization for your .Net assemblies with its powerful techniques such as symbol renaming, control flow obfuscation, resource and assembly encryption and decompiler & disassembler protection. You can find more info at http://www.ssware.com/cryptoobfuscator/obfuscator-net.htm. (Value: $399)
  
• CodeSmith Generator is a software development tool to help you produce higher-quality, more consistent code in less time. Technically speaking it is a template driven source code generator that automates the creation of common application source code for any language. The Generator enables software developers to efficiently: reduce repetitive coding, generate your code in less time with fewer bugs, produce consistent code that adheres to your standards and create your own custom templates for any language.  Learn more at www.codesmithtools.com. (Value: $299)
• Linxter - Your Cloud Messaging Platform. A .NET and Java software development cloud tool, the Linxter SDK allows software engineers to quickly and affordably connect distributed applications and integrate distributed systems. Picking up from where REST-only APIs leave off, Linxter takes care of dozens of coding complexities and provides sought after features.

Be sure to swing by this week for your chance to win!

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