[Speakers] free seminar on design patterns by Alan Shalloway in SF

[Alan Shalloway]

Steve

I am writing you because I understand you are the representative for SV LUG.
I am doing a seminar on design patterns in San Francisco on June 10.  I
think this seminar would be of interest to your group.  Would you please
pass this notice on so they can see if they want to attend?

Thanks,
Alan Shalloway

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I'll be in the San Francisco area delivering a patterns class and am doing
another free seminar.  This is the same one I did in Palo Alto and
Pleasanton a couple of months ago.
If you have an interest in learning about design patterns or want to deepen
your understanding of object-oriented design, you will find this seminar of
value.

Note: the info in this announcement is duplicated on
http://www.netobjectives.com/events/pr_sf_2002_06_podev.htm where it is
probably easier to read.

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Pattern Oriented Development - A Practical Approach to Software Development

Free Seminar in San Francisco, June 10, 2002, 6:30-8:45pm   Registration
instructions and location are given below.

This seminar discusses how design patterns can be used to improve the entire
software development process - not just the design aspect of it.

Design patterns are usually thought of as being limited to solving local
design/implementation problems.  However, they can be very useful in:

* shifting from a noun/verb decomposition of your problem domain space to
one where you look for variations in concepts - this results in more
maintainable code
* avoiding "paralysis by analysis"
* creating a larger perspective on how to do and manage software development

Learn:

* what design patterns are
* how they take advantage of a new perspective on object-oriented design
* the strategy design pattern
* the abstract factory design pattern
* how to use design patterns in analysis to discover and manage variations -
the Analysis Matrix
* a new perspective on object-oriented design that goes beyond relying on
class hierarchies
* how using patterns in design can assist you in creating the big picture
while deferring decisions at a detail level
* how to reduce risk by getting feedback faster

This seminar is intended for those people who have little or no experience
using design patterns.  However, if you understand design patterns, this
seminar will show you a different way to think about them.  Patterns are
much more powerful when considered from analytical, design and
implementation perspectives -- which is a fairly uncommon view of patters.

Who should attend: Developers will learn new perspectives on design. Project
managers will see a new way to manage more dynamically. All attendees should
have at least a minimal understanding of object-oriented technology.

Biography of Presenter:
Alan Shalloway is a senior consultant at Net Objectives. Since 1981, he has
been both an OO consultant and developer of software in several industries.
At Net Objectives, Alan provides consulting/coaching in all aspects of
software development.  He also teaches Java, OOA, OOD, design patterns, XP
and project management. He gives tutorials at several conferences world-wide
each year. His book (with Jim Trott) Design Patterns Explained: A New
Perspective on Object-Oriented Design, is now available. Alan has a Masters
in Computer Science from MIT.

You must register to attend: ******************
Although this seminar is free, you must register to attend.  Please send an
e-mail to info at netobjectives.com containing the following:  your name
 your company name
 your title or role
 seminar code SFPOD
If you are registering for someone else make sure you include their name,
company name and e-mail address.   Note: This seminar is essentially the
same one we offered July, 2001.

Time and Place: Monday, June 10, Women's Building, Audre Lorde Room.
6:30-8:45PM. Pizza will be served at 6:30. The seminar itself starts at
6:50.  A $2 to a local charity (to be determined) is requested for the pizza
and drinks. See url at top to get a map of location.  Class notes will not
be handed out.  Check back here about a week before the seminar to get a
copy of them on-line.

*** CURRENT COURSE OFFERINGS ************************
* Pattern Oriented Design: Design Patterns From Analysis to Implementation,
August tba
(see http://www.netobjectives.com/pc_dps.htm for more information on our
courses).

Alan Shalloway
Sr. Consultant, www.netobjectives.com
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Our mission is guiding and empowering our customers in their software
development efforts via courses and coaching.  Our vision is for effective
and efficient software development without suffering.  Our areas of
expertise include design patterns, XML, UML, XP, RUP, Java and C++.  Jim
Trott's and my book - Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on
Object-Oriented Design is now available.
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