November Meeting: Build Smarter Cross-Platform Applications

Posted on by Mark A. Wilson

Join Pratt & Miller Engineering and us on Tuesday, November 26th, at 6:00 PM in the Redwood Conference Room of the Microsoft Charlotte Office. Building “smarter” applications is a popular and important topic in the software development community. In many cases, machine learning is the primary tool used to create apps that improve their delivered value by dynamically adjusting as more relevant data is made available. In addition to “smarter” applications, maximizing code re-use by creating cross-platform applications is another popular and important topic among software development professionals. With Xamarin, you can deliver native Android, iOS, and Windows applications with a single .NET codebase. What if you needed a cross-platform “smart” application? Is this possible?

In this session, we will explore how to leverage Azure Cognitive Services and ML.NET along with Xamarin to create a cross-platform RSS reader that is “smart.” As we use it, it improves and gets smarter.

The meeting presenter is Richard Taylor.

Richard L. Taylor Jr. is a 25-year software development and technology professional living in Huntersville, NC. His experience includes the design and development of small to enterprise-class applications. He currently serves as Vice President of Platform and Cloud Engineering at SentryOne.

Richard is a believer in using the right tools for the job and has leveraged ASP.NET (Web API, MVC), SQL Server/MongoDB, Angular, Bootstrap, JavaScript/NodeJS, KendoUI, and Xamarin (just to name a few) to deliver solutions. He has a great deal of experience but likes to explore new technologies, tools, and techniques to help create better software.

Richard has a passion for the software development community. He serves as one of the organizers of the Modern Devs Charlotte meetup group and is the founding organizer of the Charlotte Xamarin Developers meetup group. Both groups try to create environments where developers of all skill levels can come together and learn about the latest technologies, tools, and techniques to create software. These groups also provide a venue to network with fellow developers in the community. In addition to serving the local software development community via meetup groups, Richard also speaks at regional, national, and international technology user groups and conferences. His speaking schedule can be found here: http://www.rightincode.com/page/speaking-schedule

Richard recently received the Progress (Telerik) Developer Expert designation. DE’s are highly skilled, visible, and elite industry leaders who write, speak, help, and code using Progress (Telerik) products. There are 44 DE’s in 13 different countries who are ambassadors for Progress Products to the tech community.

When not developing software, Richard is focused on spending time with his lovely wife Shondrecca (she gives the best hugs!!) and their five children (Richard III, Ayanna, David, Jonathan, and Stephen).

The meeting sponsor is Pratt & Miller Engineering.

Pratt & Miller is a product development company that through technology and innovation, solves customers’ most technical and complex challenges in Mobility, Motorsports, Defense, and Manufacturing industries.

Logical Advantage recently joined the Pratt & Miller family! Pratt & Miller specializes in custom engineered IoT devices and enterprise software, including firmware, message brokers, cloud services, data acquisition, analytics, and visualization for IoT. Learn more at http://www.prattmiller.com.

Please RSVP so we know how much food to order.

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October Meeting: Behavior Driven Development

Posted on by Mark A. Wilson

Join TEKsystems and us on Tuesday, October 22nd, at 6:00 PM in the Redwood Conference Room of the Microsoft Charlotte Office. Behavior Driven Development (BDD) is an Agile software development process. It encourages continuous example-based communication between developers, BA, QA, and non-technical or business participants in a software project. In this talk, Kurt will share his experiences and lessons learned while leading a development team modernizing a legacy academic tuition assistance application for the Air Force.

The meeting presenter is Kurt Dowswell.

Kurt Dowswell is a Senior Software Developer working for BAM Technologies, where he leads a team providing software solutions to the Air Force. Kurt graduated with a Bachelor’s in Computer Science from James Madison University in 2010. He enjoys working on Scalable Code Architecture, Behavior Driven Development Testing, User Experience, and User Interface Design. You can read his blog at http://www.kurtdowswell.com and follow him on Twitter at @KurtDowswell.

The meeting sponsor is TEKsystems.

By working for TEKsystems, you become part of our dedicated Microsoft Technologies Practice. Since its inception, our Microsoft Technologies Practice has helped hundreds of Microsoft Specialists to find an ideal job opportunity in the marketplace. Our program at TEKsystems specializes in the cornerstone technologies of the Microsoft stack – .NET, SQL Server, and SharePoint. Our team consists of Delivery Experts, in the major market geographies, with ties to the most cutting-edge work opportunities.

As a member of the TEKsystems Microsoft Technologies Practice, you will have access to a Market Delivery Expert that focuses on Microsoft Technology jobs around the clock in your local region as well as across the US. In some cases, we may offer you the opportunity to become a full-time employee of TEKsystems and work as a Microsoft expert on our staff or at our most prestigious clients. Be sure to speak with your local TEKsystems contacts Lindsey Thomka Hardin, Holly Cavanaugh, Kierra Brown, Tara Nolan and Alexis Dragan about our Microsoft Technologies Practice and how it can benefit your career.

People are at the heart of every successful business initiative. At TEKsystems, we understand people. Every year we deploy over 80,000 IT professionals at 6,000 sites across North America, Europe, and Asia. Our deep insights into IT human capital management enable us to help our clients achieve their business goals – while optimizing their IT workforce strategies. We provide IT staffing solutions, IT talent management expertise, and IT services to help our clients plan, build and run their critical business initiatives. Through our range of quality-focused delivery models, we meet our clients where they are, and take them where they want to go, the way they want to get there. Learn more at http://www.teksystems.com.

Please RSVP so we know how much food to order.

Downloads: Slides

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September Meeting: Test Doubles

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Join Gravity IT Resources and us on Tuesday, September 24th, at 6:00 PM in the Redwood Conference Room of the Microsoft Charlotte Office. Test Doubles, also sometimes called Mocks, help us build unit tests for classes that have dependencies. This will be a presentation on what sort of decisions drive how we create our test doubles. Not all test doubles are created equal, and not all of them function the same way. The code we wish to test has needs that vary from situation to situation. That means we need to alter how we create our test doubles to accommodate those different situations.

By the end of the presentation, we’ll have a shortlist of the types of needs that exist, and some examples of how to address each.

Note: All of the examples will be in C#.NET (Core). However, the concepts discussed are not language-specific.

The meeting presenter is Derick Linkous.

Derick has been writing software for two decades, primarily using the Microsoft stack (C#, ASP.NET, and SQL Server), and more recently, Amazon Web Services. A self-described Clean Code evangelist, Derick enjoys focusing on how to write code that is easy to read, and easy to maintain.

The meeting sponsor is Gravity IT Resources.

Gravity IT Resources is a talent-centric, referral-driven, and culture focused IT staffing firm. We’ve decided to offer a new approach to staffing, one that puts IT talent at the center of the universe. We believe that by putting IT talent at the heart of everything we do, we can offer IT talent AND our clients real value.

Our programs and methodology are designed to meet the needs of both IT talent and the discriminating clients that need IT talent to deliver business results. Our talent-centric, referral-driven and culture-focused approach offers “a better way forward” for consultants, clients, and the entire IT ecosystem. Learn more at http://www.gravityitresources.com.

Please RSVP so we know how much food to order.

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August Meeting: Cloud Tales from the Trenches (Lightning Talks)

Posted on by Mark A. Wilson

Join Insight and us on Tuesday, August 27th, at 6:00 PM in the Redwood Conference Room of the Microsoft Charlotte Office for our 21st Anniversary meeting. Started in August 1998 by co-founder Bill Jones, the Guild created a vital community where enthusiasts can share knowledge. For 21 years, we have been gathering to assist software developers in the exploration of new processes and technologies. Here’s to many more!

This month, we will have a series of 20-minute talks on our favorite cloud topics. Each could easily be an entire Guild presentation by itself! But for this meeting, we’ll get right to the meat while giving you enough context and info to research further on your own.

Secure Hosting Patterns for Azure PaaS Compute – Joe Eager

In this session, we will explore an alternative design pattern for securing Azure App Services. The goal is to show ways of segmenting off your PaaS hosting environment without using an App Service Environment to save you money and improve your security footprint.

Joe is a Cloud Solution Architect at Insight specializing in solution strategy and has been an IT consultant for 20+ years.

API Security Patterns using AAD – Sachin Pandit

API service authentication can be challenging to configure and ensuring security is a must in today’s environment. In this session, we will review service to service authentication patterns that work for our projects.

Sachin is a Senior Software Engineer Consultant at Insight specializing in Cloud Development and has been an IT consultant in the Charlotte area for 10+ years.

Managing Azure App Configurations and Deployments – Ben Westmoreland

Application configuration and secret management have evolved over the last few years with the continual advancement of DevOps tooling and Azure cloud capabilities. Let’s review some high-level approach to managing your app’s config and setting up maintainable deployment pipelines.

Ben is a Practice Manager specializing in cloud strategy and digital transformation. He has been an IT consultant in the Charlotte area for 20+ years.

The meeting sponsor is Insight.

Today, every business is a technology business. Insight Enterprises Inc. empowers organizations of all sizes with Insight Intelligent Technology Solutions™ and services to maximize the business value of IT. As a Fortune 500-ranked global provider of digital innovation, cloud and data center transformation, connected workforce, and supply chain optimization solutions and services, we help clients successfully manage their IT today while transforming for the future. From IT strategy and design to implementation and management, our 6,600+ employees help clients innovate and optimize their operations to run business smarter.

On August 1, 2018, Cardinal was acquired by Insight Enterprises, joining the Digital Innovation solution area. Our combined capabilities, deep expertise, and a shared passion for client relationships make us the partner to work closely with you to drive the results businesses are seeking. Discover more at http://www.insight.com.

Please RSVP so we know how much food to order.

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July Meeting: David Neal Presents Software and The Art of Delivery

Posted on by Mark A. Wilson

*** NOTICE: Please note the location change for the July meeting only! ***

Join Pratt & Miller Engineering and us on Tuesday, July 23rd, at 6:00 PM at the LAB@SentryOne off Yancy Rd. Engineering, DevOps, IT, Marketing, …you name it, there is a constant battle between going fast and doing it right. Add to the mix the fact that coordination across teams and departments comes at a high transaction cost. How can we minimize friction?

At my time at LeanKit, we strove to improve our processes across the entire organization continuously. Along the way, we developed FSGD, which distills many lean (and agile) core principles into an easy-to-remember and easy-to-communicate thinking tool you can use to make better decisions about the work you do.

In this talk, I’ll share with you the challenges we faced as we scaled, how we struggled, what we learned, and how we evolved. The goal is for you to walk away with tools and practical processes that will impact you and your team’s success.

The meeting presenter is David Neal.

David is a family man, musician, illustrator, software developer, and Microsoft MVP living in North Georgia. He is currently a Senior Developer Advocate for Okta, runs on a high-octane mixture of caffeine and JavaScript, and is made entirely of bacon. Learn more about David at http://www.reverentgeek.com or follow him on Twitter @reverentgeek.

The meeting sponsor is Pratt & Miller Engineering.

Pratt & Miller is a product development company that through technology and innovation, solves customers’ most technical and complex challenges in Mobility, Motorsports, Defense, and Manufacturing industries.

Logical Advantage recently joined the Pratt & Miller family! Pratt & Miller specializes in custom engineered IoT devices and enterprise software including firmware, message brokers, cloud services, data acquisition, analytics, and visualization for IoT. Learn more at http://www.prattmiller.com.

Please RSVP so we know how much food to order.

Downloads: Slides

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June Meeting: Better Background Tasks using Serverless Functions and SignalR

Posted on by Mark A. Wilson

Join Signature Consultants and us on Tuesday, June 25th, at 6:00 PM in the Redwood Conference Room of the Microsoft Charlotte Office. Web applications commonly need to run background tasks. The problem is that we want to run them outside of the web application while still providing feedback about their execution. Using a combination of serverless functions for processing and SignalR for communication, we can build web applications that can reliably run complex tasks while still providing real-time feedback to the user. This session will introduce both serverless functions and SignalR, and we will show how you can create a simple framework for your background tasks to use in all cloud providers.

The meeting presenter is Chris Dix.

Chris Dix is the CEO and Chief Developer at Thoughtpost. Chris has over 20 years of software development experience and has partnered with several MSPs to develop custom Connectwise integrations. A former Microsoft MVP, Chris has contributed to books and articles and spoken at many national industry conferences. At Thoughtpost, Chris leads the development of their messaging platform for MSPs, which provides deep integration support for Connectwise, Slack, and Microsoft Teams.

The meeting sponsor is Signature Consultants.

Signature Consultants started in 1997 with a singular focus: Provide our clients and consultants with superior staffing solutions. At Signature Consultants, it’s not just about the bottom line; it’s about the people. We focus on the relationships we have with our clients, consultants, and candidates. Our motto, “Getting IT Right,” is reflected in every aspect of our company – it guides our decisions and actions and ensures that our consultants and clients always come first. As a result of these efforts, Signature has been recognized as one of the best staffing companies to work (over the last seven years by Staffing Analyst International). Learn more at www.sigconsult.com.

Please RSVP so we know how much food to order.

Downloads: Slides & Code

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May Meeting: Strategies for Handling Big Data with Cosmos DB

Posted on by Mark A. Wilson

Join Pinnacle Solutions Group and us on Tuesday, May 28th, at 6:00 PM in the Redwood Conference Room of the Microsoft Charlotte Office. How do you best ingest large amounts of data? In this presentation, Aaron will review some of the steps Collins Aerospace undertook to build a large scale, mostly serverless data ingestion system using a globally distributed, multi-model database service. The general model is expandable to all cloud providers.

More specifically, we will dig into these elements of the journey:

  • NoSQL vs. SQL Thinking
  • CAP Theorem and Working with Consistency
  • Managing RUs and Cost
  • Scaling and Global Replication
  • Indexing and Partition Key Selection
  • Querying using SQL-API

The meeting presenter is Aaron Rowan.

Aaron has been writing code and involved in tech since he was working on his Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer 2. Early in his career, he worked with energy usage monitoring and data collection for manufacturing. Today, he is collecting and analyzing data from commercial aircraft for preventive maintenance. (https://utcaerospacesystems.com/aftermarket-services/flightsense/)

He lives in Huntersville with his Wife and 4-year-old daughter. For an interesting conversation, you should ask him about mentoring the FIRST Robotics State Title Winning team.

The meeting sponsor is Pinnacle Solutions Group.

Pinnacle Solutions Group is an IT consulting services firm specializing in Business Intelligence, Mobile Solutions, E-Business Solutions, and custom solutions, providing IT services for companies in the Charlotte and Cincinnati regions. Pinnacle Solutions Group is an IT consulting firm comprised of seasoned and exceptional IT consulting professionals with the business acumen to communicate across levels of management as well as the technical experience to design and implement technical solutions that meet specific business needs. We build partnerships with our clients through integrity, honesty, and service. In essence, we are focused on providing the type of value for a business partnership that the Charlotte and Cincinnati IT market demands. Learn more at www.pinnsg.com.

Please RSVP so we know how much food to order.

Downloads: Slides

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April Meeting: Progressive Web Apps

Posted on by Mark A. Wilson

Join Gravity IT Resources and us on Tuesday, April 23rd, at 6:00 PM in the Redwood Conference Room of the Microsoft Charlotte Office. Progressive Web Applications (PWA) challenges us to reimagine what a web app is, and it’s capabilities. In this talk we will cover the what, why, and how of PWAs. We will take a look at some popular PWAs and see how innovators are using PWAs to address complex business needs. We will also dissect a PWA to learn how to build these new apps and how you may be able to leverage them for your existing applications.

The meeting presenter is Adam Vaden.

Adam is the Co-Owner and Chief Technologist of V2 Tools, an emerging software consulting firm. He has a passion for software and is always experimenting with the latest technology. His current focus is on Kubernetes and bringing the platform to the arm ecosystem. Adam has experience architecting and building applications that range from integrating custom control plane software to distributed real-time data processing systems.

The meeting sponsor is Gravity IT Resources.

Do you have a recruiting firm that pays your power bill? How about your phone bill? Or your cable and internet bill? Gravity IT Resources wants to pay you for what you already do in referring highly endorsed colleagues for new job opportunities. To help us better serve clients, we also leverage AI and crowdsourcing techniques to identify elite talent in the IT ecosystem. How does it work? Gravity incents referrals by sharing a meaningful portion of our perm placement fees and contract revenue with the referrer.

  • Direct Hire Referral Fee: 10% (usually $750 – $3,000)
  • Contract Hire Referral Fee: 1% of the consultant’s pay rate over the life of assignment (usually $75-$125 per month)
  • Our payment is automated, transparent, and payment of referral fees is made via PayPal/Venmo

Learn more at www.gravityitresources.com.

Please RSVP so we know how much food to order.

Downloads: Slides

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March Meeting: xUnit Design Patterns for the Enterprise

Posted on by Mark A. Wilson

Join Insight and us on Tuesday, March 26th, at 6:00 PM in the Redwood Conference Room of the Microsoft Charlotte Office. Everyone has seen “unit testing.” Create an object, set some properties, then assert correctness. But that style of unit testing is just the tip of the iceberg! Come find out how xUnit Test Patterns create meaningful, maintainable, and useful unit tests for enterprise solutions.

The meeting presenter is Payne Miller.

Payne is a mobile developer who is currently branching into cloud development. Born in the small town of Mocksville, NC, Payne came to UNCC in 2010 where he majored in Computer Science. Shortly after graduation, Payne found his way to Cardinal Solutions, which is now a division of Insight Enterprises. Payne has a passion for unit testing, clean code, Scrum, and fitness.

The meeting sponsor is Insight.

Today, every business is a technology business. Insight Enterprises Inc. empowers organizations of all sizes with Insight Intelligent Technology Solutions™ and services to maximize the business value of IT. As a Fortune 500-ranked global provider of digital innovation, cloud and data center transformation, connected workforce, and supply chain optimization solutions and services, we help clients successfully manage their IT today while transforming for the future. From IT strategy and design to implementation and management, our 6,600+ employees help clients innovate and optimize their operations to run business smarter.

On August 1, 2018, Cardinal was acquired by Insight Enterprises, joining the Digital Innovation solution area. Our combined capabilities, deep expertise and a shared passion for client relationships make us the partner to work closely with you to drive the results businesses are seeking. Learn more at www.insight.com.

Please RSVP so we know how much food to order.

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February Meeting: High-performance Stream-Oriented Processing Systems for IoT

Posted on by Mark A. Wilson

Join TEKsystems and us on Tuesday, February 26th, at 6:00 PM in the Redwood Conference Room of the Microsoft Charlotte Office. Real-time event-based systems process millions of messages per second by defining and combining small flows to create processing graphs. This talk covers the concepts behind streamed-oriented processing systems using high-performance messaging queue systems like Kafka and Akka Streams.

Real-time applications are dominating the industry! Data is the main ingredient in Internet-based, social media and Internet of things (IoT) systems, which generate continuous streams of events used for real-time analytics. This poses a tremendous challenge due to the massive volume of data collected and processed. These event-based real-time analysis systems can efficiently handle millions of messages per second through new generation solutions by simply defining small flows and then combining them to create processing graphs. In this talk, will cover the concepts behind high-performance streamed-oriented big data processing systems. We will explore messaging queue systems like Kafka and Akka Streams which let developers define their process workflows at a higher level to describe a graph system enabling high throughput. You will learn how to integrate high-performance stream message queues and how to define process workflows in C# and F#.

The meeting presenter is Riccardo Terrell.

Riccardo Terrell is a seasoned software engineer and Microsoft MVP who is passionate about functional programming. He is active in the .NET community and the author of “Functional Concurrency in .NET,” which features how to develop highly-scalable systems in F# & C#. Riccardo believes in polyglot programming as a mechanism for finding the right tool for the job. You can read his blog at www.rickyterrell.com and follow him on Twitter at @TRikace.

The meeting sponsor is TEKsystems.

By working for TEKsystems, you become part of our dedicated Microsoft Technologies Practice. Since its inception, our Microsoft Technologies Practice has helped hundreds of Microsoft Specialists to find an ideal job opportunity in the marketplace. Our program at TEKsystems specializes in the cornerstone technologies of the Microsoft stack – .NET, SQL Server, and SharePoint. Our team consists of Delivery Experts, in the major market geographies, with ties to the most cutting-edge work opportunities.

As a member of the TEKsystems Microsoft Technologies Practice, you will have access to a Market Delivery Expert that focuses on Microsoft Technology jobs around the clock in your local region as well as across the US. In some cases, we may offer you the opportunity to become a full-time employee of TEKsystems and work as a Microsoft expert on our staff or at our most prestigious clients. Be sure to speak with your local TEKsystems contacts Lindsey Thomka Hardin, Holly Cavanaugh, Kierra Brown, Tara Nolan and Alexis Dragan about our Microsoft Technologies Practice and how it can benefit your career.

People are at the heart of every successful business initiative. At TEKsystems, we understand people. Every year we deploy over 80,000 IT professionals at 6,000 sites across North America, Europe, and Asia. Our deep insights into IT human capital management enable us to help our clients achieve their business goals – while optimizing their IT workforce strategies. We provide IT staffing solutions, IT talent management expertise, and IT services to help our clients plan, build and run their critical business initiatives. Through our range of quality-focused delivery models, we meet our clients where they are, and take them where they want to go, the way they want to get there. Learn more at www.teksystems.com.

Please RSVP so we know how much food to order.

Downloads: Slides & Code

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January Meeting: Design for Enterprise Developers

Posted on by Mark A. Wilson

Join Signature Consultants and us on Tuesday, January 22nd, at 6:00 PM in the Redwood Conference Room of the Microsoft Charlotte Office. Any successful product begins with great design, and the field of design and user experience (UX) continue to get more attention. But how does this apply to enterprise development? If you have a designer or team of designers, how can you ensure you are working with them in the best way? What if your organization doesn’t have any designers? In this talk, we will discuss an overview of the design/UX landscape, tips for working design into your current build process, and finally some advice on how to build your design expertise.

The meeting presenter is Niel Sutton.

Niel Sutton is a User Experience (UX) Architect Manager in Microsoft Services. While in college, he was an intern at a startup where his naïve loyalty to Linux and penguins nearly got in the way of an exciting opportunity to work at Microsoft. Niel began his career answering support calls for MFC and C++. He never imagined that years later he would have a role leading UX Architects around the world and helping customers navigate digital transformation.

The meeting sponsor is Signature Consultants.

Signature Consultants started in 1997 with a singular focus: Provide our clients and consultants with superior staffing solutions. At Signature Consultants, it’s not just about the bottom line; it’s about the people. We focus on the relationships we have with our clients, consultants, and candidates. Our motto, “Getting IT Right,” is reflected in every aspect of our company – it guides our decisions and actions and ensures that our consultants and clients always come first. As a result of these efforts Signature has been recognized as one of the best staffing companies to work (over the last seven years by Staffing Analyst International). Learn more at www.sigconsult.com.

Please RSVP so we know how much food to order.

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November Meeting: Rethinking Business Rules – From Creation to Code

Posted on by Mark A. Wilson

Join Pratt & Miller Engineering and us on Tuesday, November 27th, at 6:00 PM in the Redwood Conference Room (formerly named MPR or the Multi-Purpose Room) of the Microsoft Charlotte Office. If you work with business applications, you certainly have business rules. As obvious as it might sound, how you collect, write, and organize your rules go a long way in determining the success of your application. In this talk, we will take a look at business rules: where they come from, different ways we write them in code, and how we glue them together to make up an application. We will then look at how the move to serverless computing forces us to rethink how we write and compose our rules.

This talk is in C# and F# using Visual Studio and Azure.

The meeting presenter is Jamie Dixon.

Jamie Dixon has been writing code for as long as he can remember and has been getting paid to do it since 1995. He was using C# and javascript almost exclusively until discovering F# and, more recently, Python. Jamie now combines all four languages for the problem at hand. He has a passion for discovering overlooked gems in data sets and merging software engineering techniques to scientific computing. Jamie has a BSCS in Computer Science and a Masters in Public Health. He is the former Chair of his town’s Information Services Advisory Board and is an outspoken advocate for Open Data. He is a 4-time Microsoft MVP and the author of Mastering .NET Machine Learning. You can find him on Twitter at @jamie_dixon

The meeting sponsor is Pratt & Miller Engineering.

Pratt & Miller is a product development company that through technology and innovation, solves customers’ most technical and complex challenges in Mobility, Motorsports, Defense, and Manufacturing industries.

Logical Advantage recently joined the Pratt & Miller family! Pratt & Miller specializes in custom engineered IoT devices and enterprise software including firmware, message brokers, cloud services, data acquisition, analytics, and visualization for IoT. Learn more at www.prattmiller.com.

Please RSVP so we know how much food to order.

Downloads: Slides & Code

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