First Boston Code Brew

We didn't actually brew any code but it was an informative session. The topic was security, with particular emphasis on developing as a non-admin. Maybe a quarter of the people there were doing this to some degree. I think everyone agreed that it was a good idea in an ideal world but I think that the majority (myself included) felt that the support from the OS was not there yet. There are enough challenges in developing code without having to fight for permission to do things on your machine. If you are interested Robert Hurlbut's Blog has some links to further info.

Boston .Net User Group

Richard Hale Shaw was talking again this week. This time on Framework 2.0. There is so much there it is going to be a significant learning curve.

I also gave my review of the book that I have been reading Building Solutions with the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework(needs registration). The bottom line was that although it is probably a good introduction it didn't really include what I was looking for. So does this count as sharing the stage with Richard Hale Shaw?

Beantown User Group Meeting

Richard Hale Shaw spoke on Design Patterns in C#. I didn't think much of the talks that he gave at the Code Camp and this one had a similar theme. The subject was Design Patterns and a few examples that have been incorporated into .NET. This time though I think I appreciated more his skills as a presenter/teacher. The material was still at the 100 level but it the presentation was nicely put together. I would certainly consider him if I need to get someone to lead a training session.