Well, Canada turns 141 years old today and as we all know, 141 is the Conference anniversary. So in keeping with that, registration is now open for the alt.net Canada Open Spaces Extravaganza . Get your requests in early because only the first 100 will be allowed in and at the time of writing, over 10...

Just a reminder about tonight's DC ALT.NET meeting. I hope some from the FringeDC and the NoVA Language Group can make it out tonight as it's quite on topic. The June meeting for DC ALT.NET has been set up for June 24th from 7-9PM. Check out our site and our mailing list as more information becomes...

In a post where Jeremy drops some fluent fu , he responds to my assertion that Windsor and NHibernate are the peanut butter and jelly of ALT.NET: I'll overlook the fact that my friend David also implicitly implied that an IoC container not named StructureMap was the de facto standard. Okay. Okay...

Many thanks to Sebastian Lambla for inviting me to the alt.net London beers this past Tuesday evening. It was a fun evening and if you are in the London area, I'd recommend checking out future meetings. This was the second night out and they have plans to run it every month in the second or third...

The June meeting for DC ALT.NET has been set up for June 24th from 7-9PM. Check out our site and our mailing list as more information becomes available. Once again, I'd like to thank the Motley Fool for hosting the event as they did back in May. This month, I'll be covering Applied Functional...

Last night's DC ALT.NET meeting was a great success. We had Craig Andera , of PluralSight and FlexWiki fame, talk to us about Common Lisp and some of the lessons he learned. It was great to see the guys from the FringeDC group join us as well. I can definitely see a lot of overlap between the two...

Looks like another Entity Framework barfight! Hell, I'll join the fray started by Jeremy . I feel compelled given that I'm part of the NHibernate Mafia . Ah! Well a-day! What evil looks Had I from old and young! Instead of the cross, the Albatross About my neck was hung. The Entity Framework...

The May meeting of DC ALT.NET has been scheduled for May 22nd from 7-9PM. Check out our mailing list and site for more information as it becomes available. If you're in the Washington DC area, come check us out. This month, we're having Craig Andera , of FlexWiki fame, speak about applying lessons...

Mike Moore (aka blowmage) has started a new podcast dedicated to all issues ALT.NET . Mike's an interesting cat. If you haven't checked out his excellent Rubiverse Podcast , do so; fascinating stuff as he gets cool guests. I think people who are in this community will be well served by his efforts...

What do you do before you head over to a day of grueling open-space sessions? Why head to Ruby's diner for breakfast of course. Here's my table with Jeremy Miller , Jason Grundy and Jarod Ferguson . We weren't the only ones who showed up. That's Roy Osherove in the corner (without a guitar...