CoastNerds - Takes a vacation

As mentioned in the previous post, CoastNerds takes a break now until February.  Now is a good opportunity to thank all of our fantastic presenters for this year and also to everyone that came along to share their knowledge and experience.

Here is a summary of the presentations from this year:

• Using Git for Version Control - and why I wouldn't use anything else..  - Tony Quilkey
• Android Application Development - The First Few Hours...  - Shannon Marsh
• The What, How and Why of Database Version Control  - Justin Stafford
• Prioritising your Application Portfolio  - Campbell Page
• So what do Cucumbers have to do with Testing?  - Robert Dyball and Shannon Marsh
• Programming PIC Microcontrollers + Kinect SDK Preview.  -  Robert Dyball
• Continual Integration  - Ben Black
• Retrospectives  - Scott Wallace
• What's New in Web Technologies  - Ron Walden
• The Enterprise Mobility Market and The Blink Mobile Platform  - Ben Thomas-Brigden
• Introducing Windows Home Server 2011  - Robert Dyball
• Estimating Using Planning Poker  - Shannon Marsh

 

We also had our first CoastNerds Retrospective back in June where we discussed things we should start, stop, continue or do more or less of.

Well done everyone!

CoastNerds will re-convene in February. Based on the discussion at the last meet-up the consensus was that we would meet at the Austrian Schnitzelhaus again for a meal and discuss the agenda for 2012. We'll keep you posted on the date and time closer to the event.

Until then, Merry Christmas and All the Best for the New Year!

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ACS Central Coast Regional Professional Forum

The Australian Computer Society (ACS) are holding a Central Coast Regional Professional Forum on Wednesday 14 December at the Central Coast Campus at Ourimbah. 

The Art and Science of Diagramming: Communicating Effectively Using Diagrams

Presented by Dr Daniel Moody

Check out their website for more details or to register to attend.