On Thursday, May 13, at 6:30 PM the WeProgram.NET - Richmond user group will offer:

Test Driven Development: Building .NET Muscle!

Steve Metsker and Darrell Norton will present this hands-on introduction to TDD, at the CapTech lab. The lab is located at 1118 West Main Street, Richmond, VA 23220. 

TDD has you develop automated tests before you write the code to make the tests pass. This helps to create light, simple solutions and guarantees that a testing framework accompanies your code. This style feels different from classical coding techniques, and this tutorial will let you try it yourself! Please bring a laptop with a development environment ready to go, if you can. We’ll provide starting examples in both C# and VB.NET. If you don’t have a laptop, we’ll pair you with someone who does.

In addition to the presentation, WeProgram.NET will provide refreshments and give away a number of prizes, including Kent Beck's Test Driven Development book and Jim Newkirk's Test Driven Development in .NET book. Please plan to attend!

Presenter bios:

Steve Metsker is the author of three books, including the soon-to-be-released Design Patterns in C#, and speaks frequently on programming and agile techniques. Steve’s Test-Driven Development tutorial was one of the highest-rated tutorials at OOPSLA 2003, and he will present this again at OOPSLA 2004. Steve is a Senior Architect at CapTech Ventures.

Darrell Norton, co-founder of the WeProgram.NET user group, has worked with Microsoft .NET since its beginning as part of the early adopter program. Darrell has been doing Test-Driven Development for over 2 years and is a Consultant with CapTech Ventures.

Thanks to our sponsors:

	It's important to thank our web hosting sponsor, OptimizeIT.net, for hosting the WeProgram.Net website. OptimizeIT also buys refreshments and provides speakers.
	CapTech Ventures, a regional IT consulting firm, sponsors WeProgram.Net by providing speakers, giveaways, our Richmond meeting facility, and refreshments.
	Wintellect is a premier training, consulting, and debugging firm. Wintellect sponsors WeProgram.Net in a variety of ways, including Wintellectual speakers, book giveaways, and more.
	INETA is a non-profit, independent organization, that supports all user groups interested in the Microsoft .Net platform. INETA helps WeProgram.Net stay connected with the broader .Net community and offers specials to WeProgram.Net members.
	ESI (Electronic Systems) provides our Newport News meeting facility.
	O'Reilly sponsors WeProgram.Net by providing book donations and review copies of new O'Reilly titles, access to authors, and 20% discounts on conferences and products from O'Reilly.
	SAMS sponsors WeProgram.Net by providing book donations and review copies of new SAMS titles.
	Addison-Wesley sponsors WeProgram.Net by donating books for us to review and give away.