November 8 Meeting - Toolshed Night
Every software developer has a few products they install aside from their development environment. .NET development has a huge array of additional tools, some of which we've discussed in previous meetings. Here are a few examples to get you thinking:
- SpecFlow
- NUnit/TestDriven.NET
- StudioShell
- LINQPad
- JustDecompile
For a few more ideas on applications outside the mainstream that've been used by many of us, check out Scott Hanselman's list of developer tools.
The November ALT.NET Meeting will be an open spaces style event, during which each participant will be encouraged to discuss some of their favorite tools of the trade and to demonstrate usage scenarios, situations where the product helped, and so on. If you've used any non-mainstream product that saved your rear in a past experience, this is your chance to evangelize and educate your peers. We might have 2-3 products that require a slightly deeper dive and discussion, or we might just sit around and throw out product names. Whatever the case may be, you don't want to miss this discussion, because some of the best tools in the .NET world are free, and they can save you hundreds of hours of work when used properly.
TEKSystems will be sponsoring this month's event and will have the first few minutes of the meeting to tell our members about some exciting opportunities, so if you've got any friends in the market, bring them along.