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		<title>Glasgow Scot Alt.Net beers</title>
		<link>http://scotalt.net/blog/2010/07/26/glasgow-scot-alt-net-beers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:54:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Canal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Come along for some beer and much geekery&#8230; Book your spot:]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Come along for some beer and much geekery&#8230;</p>
<p>Book your spot:</p>
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		<title>&#8220;Silverlight and Flash are evil&#8221; discussion</title>
		<link>http://scotalt.net/blog/2010/06/08/silverlight-and-flash-are-evil-discussion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:17:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An evening of polite discussion, beerage and heated debate. Bring your opinions! Introductions 10 minute talk from Paul Cowan telling us why he thinks Silverlight and Flash are evil Edit &#8211; sadly Paul isn&#8217;t able to make it, we will still run the event and make time for the arguments both for and against. His [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>An evening of polite discussion, beerage and heated debate. Bring your opinions!</p>
<li>Introductions</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: line-through">10 minute talk from <a href="http://thesoftwaresimpleton.blogspot.com/">Paul Cowan</a> telling us why he thinks Silverlight and Flash are evil </span></li>
<li>Edit &#8211; sadly Paul isn&#8217;t able to make it, we will still run the event and make time for the arguments both for and against. His post might be of interest <a href="http://thesoftwaresimpleton.blogspot.com/2010/06/reasons-to-hate-silverlight-part-i.html">here</a><span style="text-decoration: line-through"><br />
</span></li>
<li>10 minute talk from <a href="http://gregdoesit.com/">Gergely Orosz</a> telling us why he thinks they are not</li>
<li>Quick questions\answers session on any technical points</li>
<li>Leave for heated debate down the pub<strong>When?</strong>
<p>7pm, Tuesday 29th June 2010</p>
<p><strong>Where?</strong></p>
<p>Offices of <a href="http://www.scottlogic.co.uk/">ScottLogic</a>, 17 Gayfield Square, Edinburgh EH1 3NX, then the <a href="http://www.theatreroyalbar.co.uk/Theatre_Royal/Home.html">Theatre Royal Bar</a></p>
<p>Google maps links for the <a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=17+Gayfield+Square+Edinburgh+EH1+3NX&amp;sll=53.956086,-4.042969&amp;sspn=15.003894,31.772461&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=55.960438,-3.182462&amp;spn=0.003477,0.007757&amp;z=17&amp;iwloc=A">office</a> and the <a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=theatre+royal,+edinburgh&amp;sll=52.240863,0.715727&amp;sspn=0.018816,0.055747&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=theatre+royal,&amp;hnear=Edinburgh,+UK&amp;ll=55.95487,-3.210754&amp;spn=0.034405,0.111494&amp;z=14&amp;iwloc=A&amp;cid=13978021425249051835">pub</a></p>
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		<title>Job: Senior Developer .Net, C#, Umbraco Wanted (Full Time)</title>
		<link>http://scotalt.net/blog/2010/04/22/screenmedia_developer_job/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>colin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Screenmedia is looking for a talented .net developer to join our development team to assist on a variety of up and coming web and mobile web projects. If your passionate about new technology and would welcome the opportunity to work within a creative agency please drop us an email with some information about yourself and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Screenmedia is looking for a talented .net developer to join our development team to assist on a variety of up and coming web and mobile web projects.  If your passionate about new technology and would welcome the opportunity to work within a creative agency please drop us an email with some information about yourself and a CV to info@screenmedia.co.uk; we’d love to hear from you.</p>
<p>The successful candidate will have excellent knowledge of C#, Umbraco, XSLT, SQL Server, ASP.Net MVC, SOAP, REST and jQuery. Additional knowledge of (X)HTML, CSS, xUnit/nUnit technologies will also be beneficial. </p>
<p>The preferred candidate will also have:<br />
•             Experience developing with open source content management systems, preferably Umbraco.<br />
•             Excellent knowledge of modern software development best practice<br />
•             Experience of AJAX and associated technologies<br />
•             At least two years commercial experience using C#.Net<br />
•             Excellent interpersonal &amp; communication skills<br />
•             An eye for detail, and an enthusiasm for ensuring that work is delivered to the highest possible standard.<br />
•             Experience working in a creative agency</p>
<p>About Screenmedia<br />
Screenmedia is a Bafta award winning digital communications studio based in Glasgow. We produce engaging interactive content, creative design and technology solutions across web, touch screen and mobile. Our clients include Channel 4, BBC, Museums Galleries Scotland, NHS Scotland, National Library of Scotland and The Forestry Commission. At the core of our client service is a passion for research &amp; development using new and emerging digital technologies.</p>
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		<title>F# Code Retreat</title>
		<link>http://scotalt.net/blog/2010/04/16/f-code-retreat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:28:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Canal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scot Alt.Net and StormId are proud to annouce Scotland&#8217;s first [citation required ] F# Code Retreat! What is a Code Retreat? The first Code Retreat took place in January 2009 and was created by Patrick Welsh, Nayan Hajratwala and Corey Haines.  Their aim was to create a repeatable, day-long event that was focused on practicing [...]]]></description>
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<p>Scot Alt.Net and <a href="http://www.stormid.com/">StormId</a> are proud to annouce Scotland&#8217;s first [citation required <img src='http://scotalt.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> ] F# Code Retreat!</p>
<h2><span style="font-size: medium">What is a Code Retreat?</span></h2>
<p>The first Code Retreat took place in January 2009 and was created by Patrick Welsh, Nayan Hajratwala and Corey Haines.  Their aim was to create a repeatable, day-long event that was focused on practicing the fundamentals of software development.</p>
<h2><span style="font-size: medium">How it works?</span></h2>
<p>The goal is to tackle a set problem, in pairs, for 45 minutes with a 15 minute retrospective after.  Everyone pairs off with someone different and the problem is tackled again.</p>
<h2><span style="font-size: medium">Do I need to know F#?</span></h2>
<p>Knowing a little will help, but not required.</p>
<h2><span style="font-size: medium">What do I need?</span></h2>
<p>- Passion<br />
- Laptop<br />
- Visual Studio 2010 (<a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/vstudio/bb984878.aspx">msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/vstudio/bb984878.aspx</a>)</p>
<h3>When?</h3>
<p>3rd July 2010</p>
<h3>Where?</h3>
<div id="_mcePaste">Storm ID Ltd</div>
<div id="_mcePaste">The Corn Exchange,<br />
35 Constitution Street,<br />
Edinburgh,<br />
EH6 7BS</div>
<div></div>
<div><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=EH6+7BS&amp;sll=55.86291,-4.287312&amp;sspn=0.020278,0.038581&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=Edinburgh+EH6+7BS,+United+Kingdom&amp;t=h&amp;z=16">View on Google Maps</a></div>
<h3><span style="font-size: medium">Schedule</span></h3>
<p>0830 &#8211; 0900 &#8211; Welcome<br />
0900 &#8211; 1000 &#8211; Introduction to F#<br />
1015 &#8211; 1100 &#8211; Session #1<br />
1100 &#8211; 1115 &#8211; Retrospective, break<br />
1130 &#8211; 1215 &#8211; Session #2<br />
1215 &#8211; 1230 &#8211; Retrospective, break<br />
1230 &#8211; 1330 &#8211; Lunch<br />
1330 &#8211; 1415 &#8211; Session #3<br />
1415 &#8211; 1430 &#8211; Retrospective, break<br />
1430 &#8211; 1515 &#8211; Session # 4<br />
1515 &#8211; 1530 &#8211; Retrospective, break<br />
1530 &#8211; 1615 &#8211; Session # 5<br />
1615 &#8211; 1630 &#8211; Retrospective, break<br />
1630 &#8211; 1715 &#8211; Session # 6<br />
1715 &#8211; 1730 &#8211; Retrospective, break<br />
1730 &#8211; 1800 &#8211; Final retrospective on day</p>
</div>
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		<title>An Introduction to Silverlight &#8211; Thursday 4th March 2010 at Microsoft, Edinburgh</title>
		<link>http://scotalt.net/blog/2010/01/22/an-introduction-to-silverlight-thursday-4th-march-2010-at-microsoft-edinburgh/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:55:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Silverlight is the new hot topic within rich internet application development. But what is it exactly? How can it be used with existing .NET web applications? Is it an alternative to Flash in all scenarios? In this talk Gergely Orosz will be giving a brief overview of what Silverlight is, how it works and what [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: small"><a href="http://silverlight.net/">Silverlight </a>is the new hot topic  within rich internet application development. But what is it exactly?  How can it be used with existing .NET web applications? Is it an  alternative to Flash in all scenarios?</span></p>
<p>In this talk Gergely Orosz  will be giving a brief overview of what Silverlight is, how it works  and what potential it has. He will show how to develop a simple  application where he will introduce the key concepts of Silverlight  development and highlight the differences and similarities with  traditional WinForms/WebForms development.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: small"><br />
<strong>Speaker:</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small">Gergely Orosz is working for Scott Logic as a  financial software developer. He has a background in enterprise content  management and web development. He has been using Silverlight since  version 1.0 and was awarded 3rd place on the Microsoft Imagine Cup world  finals for a solution partially built on Silverlight 2 Beta in 2008.</span></p>
<div><strong>Location:</strong></div>
<div>Thanks to Microsoft for providing the location for this event</div>
<div>7.30pm on Thursday 4th March 2010</div>
<div>Microsoft Edinburgh<br />
Waverley Gate<br />
2-4 Waterloo Place<br />
Edinburgh EH1 3EG</div>
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		<title>SQL Injection Attacks and some Tips on How to prevent Them &#8211; 4th Feb</title>
		<link>http://scotalt.net/blog/2010/01/21/sql-injection-attacks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:14:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>colin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In light of some recent events, such as the man who was convicted of stealing 130 million credit card details through a SQL Injection attack, it is imperative that developers understand what a SQL Injection Attack is, how they are carried out, and most importantly, how to defend your code against attack. In this talk [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In light of some recent events, such as the man who was convicted of stealing<br />
130 million credit card details through a SQL Injection attack, it is<br />
imperative that developers understand what a SQL Injection Attack is, how they<br />
are carried out, and most importantly, how to defend your code against<br />
attack.</p>
<p>In this talk Colin Mackay will demonstrate a SQL Injection Attack on an<br />
application in a controlled environment*. He’ll show you where the vulnerable<br />
code lies and what you can do to harden it.</p>
<p>Although this talk uses C# as the application language and Microsoft SQL<br />
Server 2008 as the database engine many of the concepts and prevention<br />
mechanisms will apply to any application that accesses a database through<br />
SQL.</p>
<p>Speaker</p>
<p>Colin Angus Mackay is a Software Developer from Edinburgh, now living in Glasgow. He is a Microsoft MVP (C#), and has keen interests in sticking data on maps. He has worked with Microsoft Visual C++ since about Version 2.1. He has been playing with the .NET Framework and C# since it was in beta but has been using it commercially since late 2002. He originally started programming when he was about 9 years old, on a Sinclair ZX Spectrum with an amazing 48K memory! Naturally he went for a computing degree. After leaving university he co-founded a company that developed a GIS product but he is now working for an digital agency in Glasgow. </p>
<p>Location</p>
<p>Scottish Developers have been kind enough to help organise a venue for use and have arranged for Equator to let us use their board room. Due to size of the room, we have to limit the available spots to 12. The presentation will take place on the 4th February at 7:30pm.</p>
<p>Equator,<br />
Ground Floor,<br />
Moda, 144 Elliot Street<br />
Glasgow, G3 8EX</p>
<p><a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=144+Elliot+Street+Glasgow,+G3+8EX&amp;sll=55.86291,-4.287312&amp;sspn=0.011054,0.0315&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=144+Elliot+St,+Glasgow,+Lanarkshire+G3+8EX,+United+Kingdom&amp;ll=55.858093,-4.27896&amp;spn=0.011055,0.0315&amp;t=h&amp;z=15" target="_blank">Google Maps</a></p>
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		<title>Cancelled: What ASP.NET (MVC) Developers can learn from Rails &#8211; 4th Feb 2010</title>
		<link>http://scotalt.net/blog/2010/01/17/cancelled-what-asp-net-mvc-developers-can-learn-from-rails-4th-feb-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:31:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>colin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unfortunately Paul has had to pull out of giving this talk due to other commitment. We are going to try and find another speaker for that night and will post something as soon as we can. Sorry to all of those who signed up.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Unfortunately Paul has had to pull out of giving this talk due to other commitment.</p>
<p>We are going to try and find another speaker for that night and will post something as soon as we can.</p>
<p>Sorry to all of those who signed up.</p>
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		<title>DDD8 Open For Voting</title>
		<link>http://scotalt.net/blog/2010/01/12/ddd8-open-for-voting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Canal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This years DDD8 has an awesome amount of great sessions, and voting has now opened.  Get your votes in now for the sessions you want to see: http://developerdeveloperdeveloper.com/ddd8/Users/VoteForSessions.aspx]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This years <a href="http://developerdeveloperdeveloper.com/ddd8/Default.aspx" target="_blank">DDD8</a> has an awesome amount of great sessions, and voting has now opened.  Get your votes in now for the sessions you want to see: <a href="http://developerdeveloperdeveloper.com/ddd8/Users/VoteForSessions.aspx" target="_blank">http://developerdeveloperdeveloper.com/ddd8/Users/VoteForSessions.aspx</a></p>
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		<title>What ASP.NET (MVC) Developers can learn from Rails &#8211; 4th Feb 2010</title>
		<link>http://scotalt.net/blog/2009/12/16/what-asp-net-mvc-developers-can-learn-from-rails-4th-feb-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://scotalt.net/blog/2009/12/16/what-asp-net-mvc-developers-can-learn-from-rails-4th-feb-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Canal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After years of hearing about just how cool the ruby on rails framework is and being typically cynical about the whole thing I decided to check it out. The image I had of rails was that of a framework adopted by tree hugging, corduroy trouser wearing and long haired hippies. Learning ruby was fun but [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After years of hearing about just how cool the ruby on rails framework is and being typically cynical about the whole thing I decided to check it out.<span> </span>The image I had of rails was that of a framework adopted by tree hugging, corduroy trouser wearing and long haired hippies. <span> </span>Learning ruby was fun but not entirely dissimilar from C# 3.5 and it is obvious to see the influence that ruby has had on C# 3.5.</p>
<p>It is hard to describe how game changing discovering rails has been for me.<span> </span>The ethos and methodology is expressed in a frictionless development environment that is articulated in each rails project.<span> </span>Convention over configuration is a culture I thought I was practicing in .NET.How wrong I was&#8230;.</p>
<p>I would like to share my findings and report back to the .NET community of what can be learned from rails and possibly to a lesser extent ruby.</p>
<p><strong>Speaker</strong></p>
<p>Paul was born in bred in Belfast before leaving for the mainland in 2004.  He now runs his own business in Glasgow where he hopes to create a developer centric environment that creates great software. He previously spent 4 years working for twentysixlondon, working as a technical architect where he worked mainly on public facing websites such as the Volvo Ocean Race, Waitrose, Closer and Abercrombie And Kent</p>
<p>The Volvo Ocean Race website tracked a round the world yacht race through ten months of race time. During race time, the website was updated with live race and telemetry boat information in as real time as possible.</p>
<p>Before twentysixlondon Paul spent his career working for Fujitsu in Belfast where he worked on numerous government projects.</p>
<p>Paul’s hobbies include Boxing.</p>
<p><strong>Location</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://scottishdevelopers.com/" target="_blank"> Scottish Developers</a> have been kind enough to help organise a venue for use and have arranged for <a href="http://www.eqtr.com/" target="_blank">Equator</a> to let us use their board room. Due to size of the room, we have to limit the available spots to 12. The presentation will take place on the 4th February at 7:30pm.</p>
<p>Equator,<br />
Ground Floor,<br />
Moda, 144 Elliot Street<br />
Glasgow, G3 8EX</p>
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		<title>Testing with Pex and QuickCheck &#8211; 7th January 2010 @ Microsoft&#8217;s offices, Edinburgh</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many advantages a robust unit test suite gives to software development but there is an equally wide variety of unit testing technologies. In this talk, we will look at an approach to extending the &#8216;traditional&#8217; form of unit testing with parameterization as well as specification tests in a functional context. Two testing tools [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>There are many advantages a robust unit test suite gives to software development but there is an equally wide variety of unit testing technologies. In this talk, we will look at an approach to extending the &#8216;traditional&#8217; form of unit testing with parameterization as well as specification tests in a functional context. Two testing tools will be used to provide a practical context. <a href="http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/Pex/" target="_blank">Pex </a>is a framework produced by Microsoft Research that enables the creation of parameterized unit tests. These tests allow developers to perform a systematic analysis of the SUT and flush out boundary conditions and exceptional cases that may have otherwise been missed. <a href="http://www.cs.chalmers.se/%7Erjmh/QuickCheck/" target="_blank">QuickCheck </a>is a unit testing library originally developed in Haskell that performs random tests within a specification the SUT should satisfy. Test failures are then &#8216;shrunk&#8217; to provide a minimal example of failure in an effort to minimize debugging.</div>
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<div><strong>Speaker</strong></div>
<div>James Lynch is currently working for <a href="http://stormid.com/" target="_blank">Storm ID</a> in Edinburgh and has a working background in .Net web development. He has an avid interest in new technologies and finding out what different programming languages have to offer.</div>
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<div><strong>Location</strong></div>
<div>Thanks to Microsoft for providing the location for this event</div>
<div>7.30pm on Thursday 7th January 2010</div>
<div>Microsoft Edinburgh<br />
Waverley Gate<br />
2-4 Waterloo Place<br />
Edinburgh EH1 3EG</div>
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