C# Dev Connect Meetup!
About a year ago I had thrown around the idea of creating a C#-specific group that would meet at a regular interval with some of my colleagues. I saw that there was interest, but between all of the things we had going on in our personal lives and work lives, we just hadn't been able to co-ordinate something. I'm excited to announce that with some more solid planning over the last couple of months, C# Dev Connect will be able to host their first meetup! The company I work for, Magnet Forensics, has graciously offered our new office to host the event which will help tremendously. We'll have a group of people from Magnet Forensics their to help out, but the only thing "Magnet" about the event is really just that it's hosted at the office.
What's on the Dev Connect Agenda?
This upcoming Tuesday (Tuesday January 20th, 2015) C# Dev Connect will be hosting their first monthly meetup on the topic of Threading in C#. Directly from the event's Meetup page:
Overview of the the basics of threading in C# language. Threading is a very complex idea with many different ways of handling the same problem, however, you have to learn to crawl before you can walk. We’ll be discussing the basics of threads in .NET 2.0 and .NET 4.0. In .NET 2.0 we’ll be discussing the Thread object, various ways to start/stop threads, and potential stumbling blocks when it comes to threading in C#. In .NET 4.0 we’ll be talking about the async and await operators and how to use them.A colleague of mine, Chris Sippel, will be giving the talk. People are encouraged to bring their laptops so they can try out some C# exercises related to the discussion. This initial talk may be more geared at an introductory-level, but our goal is to be able to cover topics for all levels of knowledge in C# (From never used it before, to expert level). We'll even provide some food! All you have to do is show up and be ready to learn some C#, or share your C# knowledge.
If you're looking for our venue, we had this little map put together:
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Go into the back of 156 Columbia Street West in Waterloo (at the corner of Phillip and Columbia). If you're familiar with the area, this used to be called RIM/Blackberry 5.[/caption]
More Dev Connect Info
Here are a few additional links to get you to more C# Dev Connect information online:
- Twitter: @CSDevConnect
- GitHub: https://github.com/CSharpDevConnect
- Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/C-Dev-Connect/