Community developer events venues

Dundee University

Events coming up

• Nov 25

  Lean, Kanban and Theory of Constraints

  Dundee, United Kingdom

  The TalkThe application of Lean principles, Kanban and pull-systems theory along with Goldratt's Theory of Constraints revolutionised the manufacturing world in the second half of the twentieth century. Belatedly, the software world is waking up to the transformative effects these tools can have. There are still no silver bullets in the software world, but that doesn't mean that we can't improve our aim.

Past events

• Visual Studio 2005 IDE Tips and Tricks

  Tue, 2 Oct 2007, 19:00 - 21:00 in Dundee, United Kingdom

  Visual Studio is a treasure trove of functionality and productivity. The problem is that many developers don’t know what’s there. In this session we will cover some simple and not so simple tips and tricks and improve your productivity and enjoyment of Visual Studio 2005.

• Using the Web Client Software Factory

  Wed, 31 Oct 2007, 19:30 - 20:30 in Dundee, United Kingdom

  Gary Short will be giving a presentation on the Web Client Software Factory, to be followed by geeky chat in a local pub

• Where’s my data? An introduction to Spatial Queries in SQL Server 2008

  Wed, 20 Feb 2008, 19:00 - 21:00 in Dundee, United Kingdom

  In this session we look at Spatial Queries in SQL Server to see how it works and what can be done with it.

• What is Functional Programming?

  Wed, 11 Jun 2008, 19:00 - 21:00 in Dundee, United Kingdom

  This presentation aims to provide you with insights into what Functional programming is and show you how functional languages can help you develop systems for multi-core machines.

• An Introduction to Oxygene and its Parallel Coding Features

  Wed, 6 Aug 2008, 19:00 - 21:00 in Dundee, United Kingdom

  Barry Carr talks about Oxygene (formerly known as Chrome). It is an advance .NET (and Mono) language by RemObjects influenced by Object Pascal. Oxygene has all the features of C# plus several more powerful features unique to itself.

• Look! There's my Data! Virtual Earth san Javascript

  Wed, 29 Oct 2008, 19:00 - 21:00 in Dundee, United Kingdom

  Colin Angus Mackay will be showing the new Virtual Earth ASP.NET server side control and demonstrating what you can do with it without resorting to Javascript.

• Using Git in a team

  Wed, 12 Nov 2008, 19:00 - 21:00 in Dundee, United Kingdom

  Git is a distributed version control system developed by Linus Torvalds. Distributed means no central server, everyone involved in a project has their own copy of the *complete* repository - all the files, all the history. Git also makes it very easy to create branches and merge the branches back into the main trunk. This talk will introduce you to Git and show you what you need to do to enable Git to work over the wire and how your team can synchronise their repositories with each other. Sp...

• Functional Programming in C#3.0

  Wed, 26 Nov 2008, 19:00 - 21:00 in Dundee, United Kingdom

  The newest version of C# introduces a number of language features that finally make it very easy to employ a functional style of programming.

• jQuery - An Introduction

  Wed, 4 Feb 2009, 19:00 - 21:00 in Dundee, United Kingdom

  Abstract A new client-side framework has been taking the internet by storm, many have already been mesmerised by the power of such a small javascript library. And "what is the name of this fantastic framework?" I hear you ask, "jQuery" is my reply. jQuery is a robust javascript framework with a very small footprint (15kb minified and GZipped) which makes the complicated aspects of javascript very simple. From traversing the Document Object Model to complex AJAX functionality, jQuery can do i...

• An introduction to OpenRasta, an MVC framework with strong opinions

  Wed, 23 Sep 2009, 19:00 - 21:00 in Dundee, United Kingdom

  The TalkEverybody seems to rediscover the MVC model, and new frameworks seem to appear all the time. Most of those hide the richness of the web.Come discover OpenRasta, a very opinionated framework that help you write MVC-style web applications and data services, using a unified API.The SpeakerSebastien Lambla runs Caffeine IT, a .

• SQL injection attacks and tips on how to prevent them

  Wed, 28 Oct 2009, 19:00 - 21:00 in Dundee, United Kingdom

  The TalkIn light of some recent events, such as the man who was convicted of stealing 130 million credit card details through a SQL Injection attack, it is imperative that developers understand what a SQL Injection Attack is, how they are carried out, and most importantly, how to defend your code against attack.In this talk Colin Mackay will demonstrate a SQL Injection Attack on an application in a controlled environment