Tools, Tips and Tricks for the .NET Developer by John Kellar, Chairman and Founder of DevLink Technical Conference.

You may have heard that a developer is only as good as his/her tools, but tools can only take you so far. To deliver the best applications, you have to consider the code. We will discuss some of the tools available to make you more productive along with several coding tipsand best practices that you can apply to your daily activities. This session is very code centric, but targeted at any .NET developer using primarily C# or Visual Basic .NET.

John Kellar is the Director of Software Development and Consulting with Useful Devices. In addition to being Founder and Chairman of the devLink Technical Conference, he is a member of the Nashville .NET User Group Board of Directors and a speaker at technical events. John has worked on solutions in several markets including healthcare, government, financial services and manufacturing. John has also been recognized as a Microsoft MVP in Visual C#.