Links

URL	Notes	Type	Open	Published
Colorado Events	Colorado user groups and seminar presenters to provide you with a place to look for upcoming events that discuss Microsoft tools and technologies.	.NET User Groups	_blank	Yes
Denver Visual Studio User Group	We are a technically-focused independent group of professional developers who concentrate our interests in the Microsoft Visual Studio .NET development tool set, emphasizing Visual Basic .NET and Visual C# .NET.	.NET User Groups	_blank	Yes
North Colorado Visual Studio User Group:		.NET User Groups	_blank	Yes
South Colorado .NET User Group	If you are a .NET developer in the South Colorado area you owe it to your self to come by and participate in our meetings.	.NET User Groups	_blank	No
International .NET Association	INETA is a non-profit, independent organization, chartered with supporting all user groups interested in the Microsoft .NET platform.	Sponsors	_blank	Yes
SeekDotNet (ASP.NET & MS SQL Web Hosting)	Every VS.NET guru must have an account at SeekDotNet.com	Sponsors	_blank	Yes
Microsoft Webcasts	Get technical information on developing solutions with Microsoft tools and technologies.	Developer Center	_blank	Yes
MSDN Magazine	The Microsoft Journal for Developers	Developer Center	_blank	Yes
MS Patterns and Practices	Improving .NET Application Performance and Scalability.	Architect Center	_blank	Yes
ASP.NET 2.0 Webcasts Series	Dive head first into an in-depth, hands-on learning environment with the Microsoft ASP.NET webcast series and come out a programming guru. More than 40 hours of free, on-demand training and valuable advice is available from industry leaders such as Rob Howard, Carl Franklin, and Ken Getz.	ASP.NET	_blank	Yes
Visual Studio Magazine Archives	Read .NET articles and download code.	Developer Center	_blank	Yes
Visual Studio .NET Articles	This topic contains links to articles, product documentation, and MSDN Library topics containing information for Visual Studio .NET.	Developer Center	_blank	Yes
Visual C# .NET Articles	This topic contains links to articles and other sources of information that are specifically related to Visual C# .NET	Developer Center	_blank	Yes
Visual Basic .NET Articles	This topic contains links to articles and other sources of information that are specifically related to Visual Basic .NET.	Developer Center	_blank	Yes
Visual Studio 2005	Find in-depth content, community resources, downloads, product information, and more at this one-stop resource for developers using Visual Studio 2005.	Developer Center	_blank	Yes
Ten Must-Have Tools Every Developer Should Download Now	.NET Tools	Developer Center	_blank	Yes
C# Station - Joe Mayo	Joe Mayo's community site for people interested in applying .NET using the C# programming language. C# Station offers several avenues of education and the ability to communicate with people who have the same interests as you. Items of interest include Articles, Books, Links, Documentation, Forums, and Tutorials.	Developer Center	_blank	Yes
Smart Client Developer Center	The goal of the site is to help you understand smart clients, what they are, when they are most appropriate, and most importantly, the best and most efficient way to construct them.	Smart Client	_blank	Yes
Amadeus Consulting	Amadeus Consulting is a custom software development company dedicated to creating intelligent technology solutions with successful business results. They exceed clients' expectations by translating critical business challenges into high-performance software.	Sponsors	_blank	Yes
Non-Microsoft Community Sites	Community sites about Microsoft products, technologies, and services	Developer Center	_blank	Yes
MicroStaff Corporation	MicroStaff Corporation is the oldest, local company specializing in technical and creative talent for Web, Software and Interactive Media Development. Our services include Contract, Contract to Hire and Fulltime placement. MicroStaff works with key companies in the industry. Our experienced Account Managers understand the technology, the marketplace and the requirements of our clients. When MicroStaff presents an opportunity our goal is to create win - win scenarios for everyone.	Sponsors	_blank	Yes
Code Magazine articles on getting started in .NET	Code Magazine articles on getting started in .NET	.NET Gett'n Goin'	_blank	Yes
Test-Driven Development in .NET	TDD is acquiring a strong following in the Java community, but very little has been written about doing it in .NET.	Testing Center	_blank	Yes
Best Practices for TDD	Test-driven development is a valuable strategy to employ; however, it can be tricky for beginners. In this article, Michael Grove and Brooks Bollich present some best practices that will ease test-driven development.	Testing Center	_blank	Yes
TestDriven.com	Test driven development (TDD) is emerging as one of the most successful developer productivity enhancing techniques to be recently discovered. The three-step: write test, write code, refactor – is a dance many of us are enjoying. This site is dedicated to promoting techniques, tools, and general good will in the test-driven community.	Testing Center	_blank	Yes
WSS Demo Site	WSS Demo Site, SharePoint Tips and Tricks	Developer Center	_blank	Yes
Code Magazine	Component developer magazine. The leading independent magazine for .NET Developers.	Sponsors	_blank	Yes
Embarcadero	A leading provider of software solutions that help companies efficiently and accurately design, build, and manage critical enterprise applications and their underlying databases, allowing them to provide better service with fewer resources.	Sponsors	_blank	Yes
AxTools	Axtools provides a free single user license of CodeSMART for Visual Studio 2005, for each meeting. A $250 value.	Sponsors	_blank	Yes
Developer Express	Developer Express provides a free single user license of CodeRush and Refactor! Pro for Visual Studio.NET. A $250 value. Also they offer their UserGroup pack which contains a free XtraNavBar and also ASPxNavigation to members who send them an email.	Sponsors	_blank	Yes
Red-Gate Software	Red-Gate provides a free single user license of Ants Profiler for Visual Studio.NET. A $295 value. Profiler pinpoints slow lines of code in .NET applications and helps you understand how your application is using memory.	Sponsors	_blank	Yes
Jet Brains	Jet Brains provides a free single user license of ReSharper for Visual Studio.NET. A $99 value. ReSharper comes equipped with a rich set of features, such as intelligent coding assistance, on-the-fly error highlighting and quick error correction, unmatched support for code refactoring, and a whole lot more.	Sponsors	_blank	Yes
List of .NET organizations	Directory for Software Development. The most useful links to .NET Organizations Sites.	.NET User Groups	_blank	Yes
Pod Casting	Smartfeed is the first Podcatcher—or Podcast Receiver—to bring podcatching to your Smartphone or Pocket PC	Developer Center	_blank	Yes
IDesign: .NET Design and Business Solutions	Welcome to IDesign, the ultimate resource for .NET architecture consulting and advanced .NET training.	Architect Center	_blank	Yes
Most Popular .NET Downloads	.NET Developer Tools: Components, Editors, Utilities, Database, Source Code, Tools, Web Page Creation, XML	Developer Center	_blank	Yes
ASP.NET Guided Tour	After completing the Guided Tour you will be well on your way to building your own sophisticated Web sites without writing any code.	ASP.NET	_blank	Yes
Watch presentations on ASP.NET 2.0	Watch presentations on ASP.NET 2.0 from the experts that know it best. We have dozens of hours of video to help you learn ASP.NET 2.0 and Visual Web Developer.	ASP.NET	_blank	Yes
Altova	Altova - XML, Data Management, UML, and Web Services Tools	Sponsors	_blank	Yes
ASP.NET SharpToolbox - .NET tools	Development tools, add-ins, and libraries for .NET	ASP.NET	_blank	Yes
Best of TechEd 2005 Webcasts	Did you miss a breakout session at Microsoft Tech·Ed 2005 in Orlando, Florida, or have co-workers who could not attend? Tune in to our "best of" Tech·Ed 2005 webcasts from August and September and continue to learn, solve, and grow. Top speakers dive into some of the most popular sessions about Exchange, Active Directory, Smart Clients, Security, and more. Also, view our library of more than 100 on-demand pre-Tech·Ed webcasts and Tech·Ed 2005 simulcasts.	.NET Gett'n Goin'	_blank	Yes
ASP.NET Developer Center: TechEd 2005	See the presentations and download the demos from the ASP.NET, Visual Web Developer, and IIS talks at TechEd 2005 (US)	ASP.NET	_blank	Yes
Smart Client Development Webcasts	Building Data-Bound Windows Forms Applications, Creating Professional Looking Windows Forms Applications, Deploying Applications Using ClickOnce, Deploying SQL Server 2005 with Your Smart Client Applications, New Data Features in Visual Studio 2005 Windows Forms, Overview of Visual Studio Tools for Office, Version 2005 (VSTO2)	Smart Client	_blank	Yes
Smart Client Architecture	Smart client systems are a compelling option for many .NET applications, but they require changes to classic n-tier architecture. From handling state on the client to dealing with multiple data transport options, new architectural layers are needed to promote flexibility and speed of development. This webcast, presented from Tech·Ed 2005 in Orlando, Florida, discusses a layered architecture based on several real-world smart client systems, along with other best practices for doing distributed smart client systems. Techniques for componentizing logic on the client tier and thus reducing the amount of code necessary for a smart client UI are discussed and demonstrated. Presenters: Billy Hollis; Rockford Lhotka, Principal Technology Evangelist, Magenic Technologies	Smart Client	_blank	Yes
Smart Client Offline Data Synchronization and Caching	One of the challenges of Smart Client development and operations is supporting disconnected operations. As soon as you allow your application to be used offline, a whole host of new considerations need to be addressed in your design. This webcast explores what those challenges are, what the available choices are to address them, and what the best techniques are for a variety of situations. Some of the options we will explore include the use of client-side DataSet caching, DataSet and business object caching through Microsoft SQL Server Express Edition, Queued Components, Web services, and the Offline Application Block. Find out what modifications are required to the architecture to support these different options. The webcast includes a demonstration of a multi-tiered application that is representative of the real world and utilizes the smart client architecture discussed in this webcast. Join us for this highly rated breakout session from Tech·Ed 2005 in Orlando, Florida, presented as CLI440. Presenter: Bryan Noyes, Consultant, iDesign	Smart Client	_blank	Yes
MSDN Virtual Labs	Welcome to the MSDN Virtual Labs! The MSDN Virtual Labs allow you to either quickly evaluate or learn how to build great applications for Windows and the Web, through a series of guided, hands-on labs which can be completed in 90 minutes. The best part is, you can begin accessing the MSDN Virtual Labs immediately FREE with no installation required.	.NET Gett'n Goin'	_blank	Yes
Boulder SQL Server User Group	Discussions and presentations open to all that that have an in interest in SQL Server. Our aim is to learn and share database and application knowledge, experiences, and solutions. Everyone is welcome though it will be more interesting for all if you are interested in SQL Server. Local membership and monthly meetings are free of charge.	.NET User Groups	_blank	Yes