September 9th, Tim Gifford - SOLID principles
October 5th, Toran Billups on Test Driven Development using Fitnesse

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Meeting Location:
University of Northern Iowa - Business and Community Services building: #58 on the UNI Campus Map

Parking: A reusable parking pass will be issued to members to use through the entire year to allow for parking on UNI's campus in the B lot next to the BCS building.

University of Northern Iowa - Business and Community Services building: #58 on the : A reusable parking pass will be issued to members to use through the entire year to allow for parking on UNI's campus in the B lot next to the BCS building.

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Speaker:  Tim Gifford

Topic:  SOIL'D to SOLID

Have you ever worked on system that could be described as a "Big Ball of Mud"? Have you ever wondered what you could do to become a better developer? In this presentation we'll review the SOLID Principles and use them to solidify (pun intended) some "Muddy" code examples. You'll
leave this presentation with ideas on how to improve yourself, your project and our industry.

Bio:
Tim Gifford has over twelve years experience with software development and has been leading Agile teams since 2004. In 2006 he co-founded Agile Iowa, a group devoted to the promotion and discussion of agile methodologies. Tim served as a leader of the Iowa .NET User Group. He speaks frequently to user groups and at conferences including the annual International Agile Conference.

He spends his days as a Software Engineer for GeoLearning in West Des Moines, Iowa and continues to improve, make mistakes and learn. He volunteers as a mentor to Waukee High School students for the Technology Association of Iowa's HyperStream program.

Meeting Agenda:

5:30 - 5:45	Welcome and Social time.  Food and drink will be provided.
5:45 - 6:00	Announcements, Member .NET Issues and Open .NET Discussion
6:00 - 7:15	Topic Presentation/Discussion
7:15 - 7:30	Door Prizes, Wrap Up
Note:  Door prize winners are drawn from the list of attendees. You must be present to win.