ArchitectNow, LLC

President

St. Louis, Missouri

• .NET Reactive Extensions (Rx): Explained and Demonstrated

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  This presentation will provide attendees with an overview of the capabilities of the Reactive Extensions library for .NET. Through Reactive Extensions (Rx) developers can build powerful, asynchronous applications through an elegant use of observable collections. This talk may change the way .NET developers think about .NET events and writing asynchronous code.

  Level: 200

  Speaker: Kevin Grossnicklaus

  Topics: .NET Framework

• JumpStart: Visual Studio LightSwitch

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  This session will provide a complete walkthrough of the Visual Studio LightSwitch product and the powerful capabilities it provides enterprise .NET developers. Attendees will get to learn about LightSwitch while watching a complete application be developed from scratch.

  Level: 100

  Speaker: Kevin Grossnicklaus

• Startup Tips and Tricks: Getting a Small IT Shop Off the Ground

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  Are you a developer interested in becoming an independent consultant? Do you have a great software idea and have thought about starting your own software company? In this presentation Kevin will talk about his journey from the corporate world to being an independent consultant and through owning a small consulting firm. We will cover all aspects of business ownership from where to find the right technology and how to find partners such as legal and accounting help. You may find it fascinating that a small company actually has the opportunity to have the same (if not better) IT infrastructure than most large enterprises for a fraction of the cost. In this talk you will learn how Kevin tackled such things as: Business email, Computers and hardware, Time tracking and reporting, Collaboration tools and development environments, Accounting and billing, Legal support, Telephone systems, Taxes, Office space and leases, Payroll and employees.

  Level: 100

  Speaker: Kevin Grossnicklaus