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Technical User Groups – The Tribe of Passionate Geeks

The bug got me in the mid-70s. My math teacher in junior high, Mr. Blumenfeld, introduced us to a fascinating contraption on a tall stool that appeared, at first glance, to be an adding machine of some sort. But the thing was programmable, and came with this very nifty manual showing all the instructions you [...]

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Fairfield / Westchester Code Camp 4 (2010) Recap

I’m waaaay overdue for this posting.  But I would be remiss to pass up the opportunity to thank everyone, from speakers, to organizers, to sponsors and attendees, for making this year’s code camp, on November 6th, the biggest and most successful yet. I’m not going to drone on about the details.  Suffice to say, a [...]

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Fairfield / Westchester Code Camp 4 – Call For Speakers!

The call for speakers for the 4th Annual Fairfield / Westchester Code Camp (Saturday, November 6, 2010) is now open until Friday, October 8.  We’d love for you to submit your sessions, whether you’re looking to speak for the first time, or you’re an old pro.  Remember, this is an event by the community, for [...]

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Code Camp NYC 4 (2010) Recap

Wow. What a day. It’s taken me almost two weeks to write about it. I’ve now been involved in five code camps, and these are the highlights of my year. I’m so grateful that I was asked to be a key contributor in organizing the NYC event. And I’m doubly grateful that my wife, Lorri, [...]

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NYC Code Camp 4

Ready for another code camp?  Well, we can never have too much free learning (what we in the tech field call “fun”), so reserve Saturday, March 6, 2010 to attend the 4th (somewhat) annual NYC Code Camp, from 8:00 AM until 6:30 PM! It will take place at the Manhattan Microsoft office on 6th Avenue, [...]

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Running a Code Camp – Preparation (2009 Update)

This post is dedicated to my father, who passed away on 12/5/2009. He was a wonderful father and husband. He made friends with everyone he met. He taught me so much, and always had faith in me. I miss him terribly. I love you dad. You’re in a much better place now. I wrote my [...]

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Fairfield / Westchester Code Camp 3 – Exhausting, But So Worth It!

On Saturday, November 7, 2009, we held the third annual Fairfield / Westchester Code Camp, and I have so many people to thank again this year… Attendees You helped make this a great day of learning and connecting with our peers. Although I was only able to witness a few minutes of the actual sessions, [...]

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Fairfield / Westchester .NET Code Camp 2009

The Fairfield / Westchester User Groups are proud to present our 3rd Annual Fairfield / Westchester Code Camp! As in the past, this event will be held at the University of Connecticut, Stamford Campus. We will once again hold 24 sessions (75 minutes each) across 4 tracks, given by some of the best regional and [...]

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Fairfield / Westchester Code Camp Photos

Last week, I wrote about our second annual code camp. Here are some of Lorri’s photos of the event. Soon, I’ll post some video clips. I’ll probably have some more photos in a future post. Please excuse my cheesy captions Next year, my friend, Dave, will help us capture complete audio recordings of each session. [...]

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Fairfield / Westchester Code Camp 2 Even Better than Last Year!

At least that’s the feedback I hear so far. We had an extra track this year, and longer sessions. We had 25 in total, including a lunch session bridging the gap between a two part presentation by Richard Hale Shaw. We were hoping to get around 100 attendees this year after last year’s 80, but [...]

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Fairfield / Westchester Code Camp, Call for Speakers (November 8th)

On Saturday November 8th, 2008, the Fairfield / Westchester developer community will be holding our second Fairfield / Westchester Code Camp! The event will be hosted by The University of Connecticut School of Business, at the Stamford Campus. The continuing goal of the Code Camps series is to provide an intensive developer-to-developer learning experience that [...]

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