Writing high quality software is hard; however, recent years have seen an influx of tools to help developers write better code. This talk is split into two segments: how to write quality software with free .NET tools (NUnit, NCover, FxCop) and how to write quality software with the new Visual Studio Team System Developer Edition.
 
VSTSDeveloper Edition provides several tools to ensure we write quality code. Many existing tools, such as FxCop for static code analysis, are now fully integrated within VSTS Developer Edition. New tools for unit testing and code coverage have also been added. In this session, we'll see how to create and run your unit tests, how to review test coverage across test cases, as well as how to use the static code analysis tool to ensure your code conforms to design guidelines. 
 

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David is a C# MVP and independent consultant specializing in application architecture and development for the Microsoft .NET platform. David is very active in the .NET community as he is the co-leader of the Central Ohio .NET Developers Group (www.condg.org) and is the founder of the Columbus Geek Dinner. He’s also the co-founder/co-organizer of the Day of .NET events (www.dayof.net) and maintains a .NET-focused blog at www.arcware.net. David is also a semi-frequent speaker at .NET user groups, code camps, and other conferences such as the Visual Studio Developers Conference and the Heartland Developers Conference.

Dave's slides: WritingQualityCode.zip (786.94 KB)

NWNUG (Toledo, OH), along with GANG (Southfield, MI) and AADND (Ann Arbor, MI), organized a Day of .NET in Ann Arbor, MI on Saturday, May 13, 2006 from 9:00 AM to 5:15 PM.

A Day of .NET is a one day conference on all things .NET organized by developers for developers.

This was a totally FREE, no strings attached event.  The feedback collected stated that this event was an overwhelming success!

Event details are available at:  http://dayofdotnet.org

 

On May 10 (Wednesday), NWNUG's own Dustin Campbell will be presenting to the Ann Arbor .NET Developers (AADND) on the "Top Ten Tools Every .NET Developer Needs."

AADND meets on the second Wednesday of each month at:

S.P.A.R.K Center
(Ann Arbor I.T. Zone)
330 E Liberty St
Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Leading up to the Day of .NET in Ann Arbor event, the Ann Arbor Computer Society (AACS) is hosting an evening of GrokTalks as part of their regular meeting on May 3, 2006 featuring a lot of the same speakers that will be presenting at DoDN.

What's a GrokTalk, you ask? It's a short (~10 minute) presentation on a single topic ("All Stuff and No Fluff" is the format). The Regional Directors gave a series of GrokTalks at last year's TechEd (http://www.groktalk.com/).

The May 3 evening will feature 8 or 9 talks in 90 minutes. At this time, speakers include Aydin Akcasu, Jason Follas, Darrell Hawley, Jim Holmes, Josh Holmes, John Hopkins, Martin Shoemaker, Bill Wagner, and a very special disembodied guest presenter: Carl Franklin (.NET Wonk, MVP for Visual Basic, Regional Director, Hunter/Gatherer... oh yeah, and host of a little podcast called .NET Rocks! ).

(The final list of confirmed speakers will be posted to the AACS site prior to the event).

AACS meetings are free and open to the public. Supporting membership is $20 per year.

Time: 6:00 pm
Location: Spark Central. 330 E. Liberty, Ann Arbor MI