FYI ________________________________ From: info at wmassdotnet.org [mailto:info at wmassdotnet.org] Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 12:59 PM To: Caron, Daniel Subject: Tuesday May 5 - Intro to MSBuild by Steve St. Jean The Western Mass .NET Users Group is hosting its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 5th at 6:00 PM at the MassMutual Learning Center in Chicopee, MA. Free pizza, drinks and dessert will be provided compliments of MassMutual. Attendance is always free and open to anyone interested in learning about Microsoft .NET technologies. Directions are below. Presentation Abstract: The .NET Framework 2.0, 3.5 and even Windows Vista now ship with an "Enterprise-grade" build automation system called MSBuild. It is the foundation of the Visual Studio project and compilation systems and has been extended to provide the "Build in a Box" functionality within Team Foundation Server. In this code-heavy session I'll show the basics of MSBuild's syntax, features and extensions. Some significant improvements were shipped with the .Net 3.5 version so I'll also hilight those differences. Time-permitting we will dive into more advanced topics that will "round out" the MSBuild experience. The session will start from "Hello World" and build from there so no experience with MSBuild is assumed or required. About the Presenter: Steve St.Jean is a Development Process consultant with Notion Solution. He has 20 years of Development experience starting way back in VB for DOS up through the current versions of .NET. His current focus is on helping development teams manage their Application Lifecycle through the use of appropriate processes and tools, including Team System and Team Foundation Server. Sponsors <http://www.infragistics.com/> Infragistics <http://www.infragistics.com/> is the world leader in Presentation Layer Technology. 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Our innovative .NET products include: ReSharper <http://www.jetbrains.com/resharper/> , TeamCity <http://www.jetbrains.com/teamcity> and dotTrace <http://www.jetbrains.com/profiler/> . <http://www.wrox.com/> Wrox Press <http://www.wrox.com/> , established in 1992 to publish books for computer programmers, is driven by the Programmer to Programmer philosophy. Wrox books are written by programmers for programmers, and the Wrox brand means authoritative solutions to real-world programming problems. Wrox's unique author-editorial process delivers the best and most useful information you need in the timeliest manner. Meeting Details Tuesday, May 5th at 6:00 PM MassMutual Learning & Conference Center 350 Memorial Drive Chicopee, MA 01020 Telephone: (413) 598-9898 From the West Take I-90 East (Massachusetts Turnpike) to Exit 5 (Chicopee). Bear Right after toll booth, and then Right again onto Rte. 33. The MassMutual Learning & Conference Center is one half mile on the Right. From the East Take I-90 West (Massachusetts Turnpike) to Exit 5 (Chicopee). Bear Right after toll booth, and then Right again onto Rte. 33. The MassMutual Learning & Conference Center is one half mile on the Right. From the South Take I-91 North to Rte. 291 East in Springfield. Follow Rte. 291 East to Exit 6 Ludlow/Chicopee Falls). Follow exit ramp to first Stop sign. Take a Right onto Fuller Road. Continue on Fuller Road to third traffic light. Take a Left at light onto Memorial Drive (Rte. 33). Take a Right into MassMutual Learning & Conference Center entrance. From the North Take I-91 South to Exit 14 to I-90 (Massachusetts Turnpike). Take I-90 East to Exit 5 (Chicopee). Bear Right after toll booth, and then Right again onto Rte. 33. The MassMutual Learning & Conference Center is one half mile on the Right. If you have questions, please direct them to: Dan Caron <mailto:info at wmassdotnet.org> User Group Leader, Western Mass .NET Users Group --------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail transmission may contain information that is proprietary, privileged and/or confidential and is intended exclusively for the person(s) to whom it is addressed. Any use, copying, retention or disclosure by any person other than the intended recipient or the intended recipient's designees is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient or their designee, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete all copies. --------------------------------------------------------- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20090504/d78ca1b1/attachment.htm