Wednesday, June 30, 2010

NWA DNUG: Building A Testable Data Layer – Todd Anglin

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Technology 101
5211 Village Parkway Suite 1
Rogers, AR 72758 [MAP]

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Meeting Date: July 13, 2010
Meeting Location: Technology 101, 5211 Village Parkway, Suite 1, Rogers AR [MAP]
Meeting Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Main Presentation

Title: Building A Testable Data Layer – Todd Anglin

Description:
All developers understand the theoretical value of unit testing, but with data driven LOB applications, figuring out how to create tests can be hard. In this session, learn how to build a data layer that can be tested. We will introduce data layer architecture practices and methodologies that make testing possible, and cover the basics of unit test mocking. You will also be guided through various types of testing, including unit, integration, and functional testing. Leave this session with the basics needed to start creating tests for application data layers, including those powered by LinqToSQL and OpenAccess ORM.

Presenter:
Todd Anglin is an active .NET community member, President of the North Houston .NET User Group, and Telerik's Chief Technical Evangelist. At Telerik, Todd is responsible for building Telerik's global community of developers and helping ensure Telerik's products serve the needs of .NET developers around the world. Before joining Telerik, Todd worked as a developer in a Fortune 200 financial services company supporting applications on a wide range of platforms and technologies, including Unix, Windows Server, Informix, Oracle, and SQL Server. He also an avid entrepreneur with previous experience running a small .NET software studio.

When:
6:00 PM - 6:15 PM - Welcome and News, Sign-in and Food
6:15 PM – 6:30 PM – Introductory Presentation 
6:30 PM – 6:40 PM – Social Time
6:40 PM – 8:10 PM – Main Presentation
8:10 PM – 8:30 PM – Closing and Prize give-a-ways

Where:
Technology 101
5211 Village Parkway Suite 1
Rogers, AR 72758 [MAP]

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