02 July 2009
Kodu (Game Programming Environment) Now Available
On an earlier Roadshow ( winter 2008 ), I gave a preview of a great environment from Microsoft Research for making game programming friendly and accessible to a wider audience, and especially children. At the time it was called “Boku”, but was since
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29 June 2009
New England Code Camp 12 – Save the Date!
A quick post to let everyone know that the date has been set for New England Code Camp 12 : Saturday, October 17th, 2009 ! As usual, the Microsoft offices in Waltham, MA have been reserved for this free, full day of knowledge sharing and networking,
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24 June 2009
Boston XNA Developers Group June 24 Meeting – XNA Game Studio 3.1
Tonight’s meeting of the Boston XNA Developers Group (6:00 in Waltham) will feature Michael Cummings speaking on what’s in the newly-released XNA Game Studio 3.1 . XNA Game Studio helps you create games that can run on PCs, XBox 360, and Zune, all
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15 June 2009
Save the Date – Vermont’s First Code Camp on September 12th!
I’m very happy to pass along word (via Rob Hale and Julie Lerman ) that the first Vermont Code Camp will be on September 12th in Burlington! The University of Vermont’s School of Business has generously offered to host this event – thank you ! More is
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15 June 2009
Greater Buffalo IT/Dev Day – July 21
As Northeast Roadshow attendees know, our usual stop in western NY is Rochester (in fact we just returned from a great event there on Friday!) It’s always good to see the people who make the trip from Buffalo to attend, so I’m glad to say we have
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08 June 2009
New Channel 9 Screencast on XNA Game Development
I’ve created a new screencast on creating games with XNA and, thanks to my teammate Brian Johnson , it’s now available on our Northeast page on Channel 9 ! Northeast Roadshow - XNA Game Development Based on the Spring Roadshow session, this is
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27 May 2009
Session Schedule for Architect Factory on June 2nd
An update to my earlier post , the schedule has been set for The Architect Factory event coming to NERD on June 2nd. IASA New England , {Code Right} , Microsoft , and O’Reilly are sponsoring this half day multi-track event for senior developers
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26 May 2009
Special geekSpeak on Developing Silverlight Games on May 27th
The Northeast’s very own Andy Beaulieu (Silverlight guru, MVP, CNY .NET UG Lead , etc.) is connecting with Jim O’Neil and Glen Gordon to share details about developing games with Silverlight! This episode in the MSDN geekSpeak series is May, 27th ( tomorrow
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21 May 2009
Publishers Offering Support for User Groups
Run a user group? With funding and sponsors a constant challenge, you’re probably always on the lookout for things to give away at meetings. Fortunately, many publishers have great relationships with the user group community and have established
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20 May 2009
Free Online Training with Microsoft Ramp Up
Ramp Up is a is a free online program to help you learn new development skills. Each subject has a variety of supporting slide/code casts, articles, and hands-on labs organized in steps to guide you through learning. Three new tracks have just been
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14 May 2009
XAMLFest Boston 5/27 – 5/28… and Online
XAMLFest events are a great (and free) way to learn about Silverlight and WPF through a combination of presentations and instructor-led hands-on lab work. XAMLFest Boston is coming to the NERD facility (One Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA) on May
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14 May 2009
SQL Server 2008 Developer Training Kit Now Available
The SQL Server 2008 Developer Training Kit , a useful collection of presentations, demos, and hands-on labs for learning about SQL Server 2008 from a developer’s perspective is now available. The SQL Server 2008 Developer Training Kit will help you understand
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12 May 2009
An Event for Aspiring Architects: The Architect Factory on June 2nd
Many experienced developers look to become architects as the next step in their careers, but it can be difficult to find opportunities to learn about the skills needed to make the transition. Aspiring architects need a way to learn what to learn
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12 May 2009
Building Community at the Northeast User Group Leader Summit
On Saturday, May 2 nd , O’Reilly Media and Microsoft partnered to host the first Northeast User Group Leader Summit (NEUGLS) at the Microsoft NERD campus in Cambridge, MA. The event brought together about 100 community leaders , representing over 70 user
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05 May 2009
CTDOTNET Hartford Code Camp 2 Registration Open
Code Camps are a great (and free) way to spend a day learning and connecting with area developers, and the second Hartford, CT area camp is coming on June 13th from 9 AM to 5:30 PM in Bloomfield, CT. The CTDOTNET Hartford Code Camp 2 already has a wide
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