Date for Desert Code Camp - 2011.1 Saturday, April 2, 2011 8:00:00 AM - Saturday, April 2, 2011 5:00:00 PM

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.Net AJAX

State	Interested	Session
		.Net AJAX	More Info

.NET Development

General .NET application development

State	Interested	Session
		Design Patterns for Persistence Ignorance	More Info
		Developing Windows Services in C#	More Info
		Learn to Love Lambdas	More Info
		Mono and .NET without Visual Studio	More Info
		NuGet - The best thing to happen to .NET!	More Info

Advanced Silverlight

Dependency Properties Unit testing framework MVVM gottachas

State	Interested	Session
		Silverlight internals	More Info

Agile

Talks on Agile practices such as SCRUM, Lean and eXtreme programming, software craftsmanship

State	Interested	Session
		Everyday Extreme Programming (XP)	More Info
		How To Manage Self-Organizing Teams	More Info
		Scrum - Ease The Hard Parts	More Info
		Scrum . . And	More Info
		Thinking Agile	More Info
		User Stories and Release Planning – Difficulties and Nuggets	More Info

AJAX / Javascript

State	Interested	Session
		Javascript 101	More Info
		Javascript Bootcamp II	More Info

Architecture

Boxes and arrows and such.

State	Interested	Session
		Virtualization Basics for the Developer	More Info

ASP.NET

State	Interested	Session
		Behavior Driven Development From The Trenches	More Info
		Extensible ASP.NET MVC	More Info
		Getting Things Done With ASP.NET MVC3	More Info
		IIS 7.5 for Developers	More Info
		Intro to ASP.NET MVC 3	More Info
		MVP: The Power of MVC in Your Web Forms Projects	More Info
		Test-Driving ASP.NET MVC Applications	More Info
		The Basics of Developing for the web for Windows Developers	More Info
		Visualize your data with maps	More Info

BSA Merit Badges

Technology related merit badge class(es) for the boy scouts (boys 11-18 yrs old). There are several technology related merit badges available for the boys to earn. The merit badges already have requirements that need to be covered. So, the topics are well defined. There are even other teaching materials available (booklet on the topic, worksheets, etc).

State	Interested	Session
		Computers	More Info
		Electronics	More Info
		Entrepreneurship	More Info
		Graphic Arts	More Info
		Inventing	More Info
		Robotics	More Info

Business Basics

What you need to know and do in Arizona

State	Interested	Session
		Apples, Oranges and Fruit Salad: Independent Contractors, Employees and the Contingent Workforce	More Info
		Big Shop vs Small Shop	More Info
		Career Limiting Moves - How to avoid them!	More Info
		Email Productivity Hacks So You Can Get to Work	More Info
		Managing Client Expectations	More Info
		Sales for Non-Salespeople	More Info
		Soft Skills for a Hard World	More Info
		Using LinkedIn for Personal and Business Gain	More Info

Business Intelligence

Making informed decisions with the right data in the right context at the right time. Architecture through presentation layer.

State	Interested	Session
		Slicing & Dicing Data for Analysis	More Info
		SSRS 101	More Info

C/C++ Programming

Developing and debugging native code in C and/or C++

State	Interested	Session
		Developing a C Library Function from Scratch	More Info
		Pointers on C Pointers	More Info

Cloud

Azure, Amazon, Oracle, etc.

State	Interested	Session
		Microsoft Azure for Beginners	More Info
		Migrating to Azure from a traditional hosted environment	More Info
		SQL Azure for Developers	More Info

Cocoa Development

For all topics Mac/iPhone/iPad related

State	Interested	Session
		Coca	More Info
		Creating Detail Views for iOS Apps	More Info
		Introduction to iOS Development	More Info
		iOS Programming 101: getting started.	More Info
		iOS Programming 202: navigation-based applications	More Info

CoffeeScript

CoffeeScript is JavaScript, just prettier. Its an elegant language with all the power of JavaScript, just a lot easier on the eyes and the fingers. Learn how to make writing JavaScript fun... with CoffeeScript

State	Interested	Session
		CoffeeScript	More Info

CSS

Cascading Style Sheets

State	Interested	Session
		CSS 3	More Info
		Realign your site or web app for mobile devices with CSS3	More Info

Drupal

Theme and module development

State	Interested	Session
		Leverage Your PHP Skills with Drupal	More Info

Embedded Development

Software development for embedded systems

State	Interested	Session
		Overview of Available Single Boards	More Info
		Using the .NET Micro Framework	More Info

Entity Framework 4.0

Sample Session

State	Interested	Session
		Building Enterprise Quality Apps using EF4	More Info
		Building nTier Applications with Entity Framework Services	More Info
		Real World API Design Using The Entity Framework Services	More Info

Flash / Flex / AIR

State	Interested	Session
		Building Flex 4 Components	More Info

Functional Programming

Programming with Haskell, Clojure, F#, and other functional programming languages

State	Interested	Session
		Introduction to Erlang	More Info

Game Development

State	Interested	Session
		Facebook Game Architecture	More Info
		Introduction to Unity	More Info

Gangplank Jr

A track geared towards kids. Sessions would include game development with Scratch, Android Development with App Inventor, Robotics via Lego Mindstorms, and a hands on minibot building room where kids can build blinky bots, touthbrush bots and other quick and fun devices.

State	Interested	Session
		Insulting SQL (ages 10+)	More Info
		Intro to Mindstorms (Ages 8+)	More Info
		Kodu Workshop I of II (ages 5+)	More Info
		Kodu Workshop II of II (ages 5+)	More Info
		Mindstorms Motion (Ages 8+)	More Info
		Mindstorms Programming Flow (Ages 8+)	More Info
		Scratch 101 (Ages 6+)	More Info
		Scratch Messaging (Ages 8+)	More Info
		SmallBasic 1 (ages 10+)	More Info
		SmallBasic 2 (ages 10+) Advanced Drawing	More Info
		SmallBasic 3 (ages 10+) Games	More Info
		Using simple electronics to make noise! (ages 7+)	More Info

HTML 5

State	Interested	Session
		You Don't Have to be a Ninja to Learn HTML5!	More Info

Introduction to Android Development

Introduction to building apps for android phones.

State	Interested	Session
		Embellishing your Android Application	More Info
		Introduction to Android Development	More Info
		Printing from Android	More Info

Java

Java allows you to play online games, chat with people around the world, calculate your mortgage interest, and view images in 3D, just to name a few. It's also integral to the intranet applications and other e-business solutions that are the foundation of corporate computing.

State	Interested	Session
		Introduction to Java Bytecode and Obfuscation	More Info

JQuery

jQuery is a fast, small, and feature-rich JavaScript library. It makes things like HTML document traversal and manipulation, event handling, animation, and Ajax much simpler with an easy-to-use API that works across a multitude of browsers. With a combination of versatility and extensibility, jQuery has changed the way that millions of people write JavaScript.

State	Interested	Session
		Building Rich UI with jQuery and Wijmo	More Info
		i.js. Asynchronous Dependency Management For Your jQuery Client	More Info

Mobile

For mobile development: Android, IPhone, WP7, Palm, etc

State	Interested	Session
		Building the Desert Code Camp Windows Phone 7 App	More Info
		Getting your data on iPhone, Windows Phone 7 and Android	More Info
		Intro to Windows Phone 7 Development	More Info
		Making Android Development Less Painful	More Info
		Playing nice with other Android Apps	More Info
		Writing MeeGo* Applications	More Info

Node.JS

State	Interested	Session
		Introduction to Node.JS	More Info
		Web Development with Node.JS	More Info

NoSQL

non-SQL databases including document databases such as CouchDB and Mongo

State	Interested	Session
		CouchDB for the SQL junkie	More Info

Outside the Box

Developing applications that interact with real-world devices

State	Interested	Session
		3D Printing: Rapid Prototyping	More Info
		Networking for Developers	More Info

PHP

State	Interested	Session
		MVC Architecture in PHP	More Info
		Sparking up the Codeigniter Reactor	More Info

Python

Python is a programming language that lets you work more quickly and integrate your systems more effectively. You can learn to use Python and see almost immediate gains in productivity and lower maintenance costs.

State	Interested	Session
		Make a Quick Buck Analyzing Craigslist (For noobs)	More Info

Ruby

A dynamic, open source programming language with a focus on simplicity and productivity. It has an elegant syntax that is natural to read and easy to write.

State	Interested	Session
		Everyday Ruby	More Info
		Ruby on Rails 101	More Info

Security

Discussions / Presentations about general security practices and approaches.

State	Interested	Session
		Hiding like WikiLeaks and Hacking like Anonymous	More Info

SharePoint

This could include development for both 2007 and 2010

State	Interested	Session
		Develop SharePoint 2010 Business Apps	More Info

SharePoint InfoPath 2010

Create an InfoPath form based upon User Profile infomation and memberships. Use Sections Control for the fields. Include simple rules and formatting.

State	Interested	Session
		Builing SharePoint InfoPath Applications	More Info

Silverlight

State	Interested	Session
		Data Templates and Value Converters in Silverlight	More Info
		Putting User Interaction into Sketchflow	More Info

Software Development

Sessions related to general software development techniques independent of specific technology areas.

State	Interested	Session
		Anti-Patterns	More Info
		Database Change Management with Liquibase	More Info
		Git: Intro to Version Control	More Info
		Introduction to Domain Driven Design	More Info
		SOLID Object Oriented Design	More Info

SQL Server

State	Interested	Session
		Database unit testing using Visual Studio 2010	More Info
		Evils of normalization	More Info
		Get SQL Service Broker and and Running	More Info
		SQL Database Development	More Info
		Table Indexing for the .NET Developer	More Info
		Where should I be encrypting my data	More Info

Telecom

Building Voice and SMS-based phone applications.

State	Interested	Session
		Building a Phone application using Tropo's cloud communications API	More Info
		Introducing Phono, the jQuery based WebPhone	More Info

WCF

Windows Communication Foundation

State	Interested	Session
		Advanced OData	More Info
		Introduction to OData	More Info

WF 4.0

Windows Workflow Foundation 4.0

State	Interested	Session
		Exploring WF Activities	More Info

WPF

WPF desktop application development

State	Interested	Session
		Introduction to XAML with WPF	More Info