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Grigori at PDC
11 November 09 06:54 AM

I’ll be at PDC2009 in LA next week. I’ll be happy to meet with EntLib and Unity users as well as critics, to discuss new features of EntLib 5.0, preview the new config experience and also solicit suggestions for post v5 work. If you’d like to discuss Read More...

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p&p Summit 2009: What’s coming in Enterprise Library 5.0
16 October 09 07:51 AM

Yesterday Bob Brumfield and I gave a talk on EntLib5.0 at p&p summit in Redmond . We’ve discussed the underlying architectural refactoring and previewed the following improvements: Data accessors that will help you easily consume sproc results when Read More...

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Showcasing patterns & practices’ goodness
13 August 09 10:54 PM

These are some of the events I’ll be presenting at in the next couple of months: Patterns & Practices Conference Ukraine, Kiev, Sep 16, 2009 ( www.pnp.in.ua ) Patterns & Practices Summit Russia, Moscow, Sep 22, 2009 ( www.pnpsummit.ru ) Patterns Read More...

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Agile PreCon at PDC 2008
29 September 08 08:38 PM

Mary Poppendieck and I are set to run a pre-conference workshop on Agile Perspectives: Industry and Microsoft . In it, we will provide our observations on what works, what doesn’t in the world of agile, and why (we call this segment of the workshop “Reality Read More...

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Webcasts demos
11 July 08 06:35 AM

The demo from the Enterprise Library 4.0 webcast we did yesterday is posted on Codeplex . Now can also find the demos from the webcasts on Unity here . Read More...

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Webcasts on EntLib4 and Unity
18 June 08 03:35 PM

We are planning three webcasts on EntLib4 and Unity. Pencil in the tentative dates: § Taking advantage of Microsoft Enterprise Library 4.0 for Visual Studio 2008 ( Level 200 – Intro ) July 10, 13:00-14:30pm Pacific Register § Introduction to dependency Read More...

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Upcoming conferences - where I'll be (May - Oct 2008)
31 May 08 08:45 AM

Tech-Ed 2008 Developers , June 2-6, Orlando, FL. I’ll be giving a talk on the Enterprise Library (DVP02-TLC). I’ll be also hanging out in the exhibition areas (mainly, Process & Project Management (DVP- VSTS 2008)). CAST 2008 , July 14-17, Toronto, Read More...

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Filed under: agile, Agile2008, events, acceptance tests, workshop, software testing, TechReady, PDC, TechEd, STAR, CAST

Unity Extensibility Workshop
29 January 08 12:13 PM

Microsoft Main Campus (Building 99) February 18-19, 2008 Redmond, WA Description Unity is Microsoft’s lightweight, extensible dependency injection container. Microsoft patterns & practices will host Unity Extensibility Workshop to walk the participants Read More...

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Agile 2008 Conference - new model, many changes - part 1
15 January 08 01:21 AM

Catching up on blogging about Agile 2008 Conference , for which I am a Program Chair. Luckily, I am part of an amazing squad of 40+ enthusiasts and their teams, led by the fearless trio: Rachel Davies (who is the General Chair), Mary Poppendieck (who Read More...

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