HudsonSC and NimblePros are putting together a FREE one-day event in Cleveland on July 16th (immediately followed by the Cleveland Give Camp if you’re interested in that as well).  You can learn more and register online here:

http://swe101cleveland.eventbrite.com/

Please spread the word – the event is in only 3 weeks!

More details:

Software Engineering 101 - Cleveland

This is a one-day, FREE event designed to improve your software development skills. Rather than focusing on introductions to new technologies or tools, this conference will help you get better at your craft. The morning sessions will focus on fundamental principles, patterns, and practices of software development, and the afternoon will be spent on practical exercises that put these fundamentals into action. While the sessions will mostly make use of .NET and Visual Studio, these topics apply to any language or platform.

Agenda - Friday, 16 July 2010 (subject to change)

0830 – 0845 Welcome

0845 – 0945 Principles of OOP

0950 – 1105 SOLID Software Development

1110 – 1230 Software Testing

1230 – 1330 Lunch (not provided)

1330 – 1600 Hands-On Exercises / Practical TDD

If possible, bring your own laptop for use in the afternoon’s session, with your choice of development and testing tools installed. We will have prepared material for Visual Studio 2008/2010 and C#, but other environments are welcome. If cannot bring a laptop, don’t worry – we’ll be spending the afternoon pairing together so as long as half the attendees have laptops, it will be fine.

This event is being modelled after recent successful events in Columbus and Nashville, and is being organized by NimblePros and HudsonSC.

This event also serves as a great kick-off for the Cleveland Give Camp, which takes place the weekend of 16-18 July and begins at 5pm.