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Issue 5.7 / August 2008

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Blast into July!

Jason Shapiro — Intertech Instructor

Hello and welcome to my first Intertech Newsletter!

My name is Jason Shapiro and I’m a new Java Instructor with Intertech. I was previously a software architect at Lawson Software, and prior to Lawson, at Computer Associates. I look forward to meeting you in one of my upcoming classes. In my inaugural issue, we have:

Tips to recession-proof your career
The top architecture mistakes to avoid
An article from our Director of Training (and my boss) James White on mobile development
An article from Tom Salonek, Intertech’s founder and CEO, on the politics of leadership
Thoughts on programmers and planning—maybe they just shouldn’t be managed

Last issue (thanks to several of you for noticing), we had a couple of “hiccups” in last month's newsletter—the Elite Rewards program download and our company intro video had incorrect links. Here are the updated links:

Intertech Elite Rewards™ offer discounts for pre-purchasing training, simplified enrollment, and other member-only benefits. Contact us at 651-994-8558 +23 to learn more.
Are you getting this newsletter but don’t know much about Intertech? If so, spin up by watching this four minute video on Intertech

Finally, while I’m a Java guy, I need to “get the word on the street” about an upcoming FREE Microsoft event. On September 4th, Intertech is hosting an Oxygen Blast event at Microsoft. The event will cover SQL Server. Because these events fill to capacity, save your seat by pre-registering here.

Take care,
Jason Shapiro
Intertech Instructor

Career Expertise

How to Recession-Proof Your Job and Your Finances
Talk of the Nation — NPR

With the unemployment rate at a two-year high and the housing market in a slump, talk of a recession is on the rise...

Architecture Expertise

Avoiding the Icebergs (Part 1 of 2)
Eoin Woods — IT Architect

Today, the role of the software architect is widely recognized and most large system development projects are led by someone who takes particular responsibility for the system wide technical factors…

Software Development Training

.NET	Jul	Aug	Sep

Complete Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)	23-25	20-22	24-26
Complete Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)	—	9-12	3-5
Complete Windows Workflow Foundation (WF)	—	11-14	16-19
Complete C#	21-25	25-29	22-26
Complete Visual Basic 2005	14-18	18-22	15-19
Complete ASP.NET 2.0	28-31	—	8-11
Complete LINQ	—	4-5	8-9

Java	Jul	Aug	Sep

Complete JSF using Eclipse	—	5-8	—
Complete Java	7-11	25-29	29-3
Complete Hibernate	—	13-15	—
Complete Spring 2.5 using Eclipse	22-25	26-29	23-26
Complete Struts using Eclipse	9-11	—	15-17

SQL	Jul	Aug	Sep

Complete SQL Server 2005 Integration Services	—	18-20	8-10
Complete SQL Server Reporting Services	—	—	11-12
Complete SQL Server 2005 Administration	9-11	18-20	—
Complete SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services	30-1	—	—

Microsoft Official Curriculum	Jul	Aug	Sep

Introduction to C# Programming with Microsoft .NET	21-25	25-29	22-26
Introduction to Visual Basic .NET Programming with Microsoft .NET	14-18	18-22	15-19
Developing Microsoft ASP.NET Web Applications Using Visual Studio .NET -	28-31	—	8-11

Project Expertise

Programmers And Planning

SoftwareProjects.org

Why is it a programmer has these success stories on how he constructed in his free time the most incredible foo-compiler within 2 days? Without bugs? Why is it that the same programmer cannot finish a simple dialog for a payroll system within the agreed period?

Coding Expertise

Java ME User Interfaces: Do It with LWUIT!
Jim White, Intertech Partner and Instructor — DevX

Java ME user interfaces are about to get an exciting boost with the early release of a new library and tool from Sun called LWUIT…

Management Expertise

The politics of leadership, and business

Tom Salonek, Intertech Founder and CEO — The Business Journal

Have you watched any presidential primary debates in the past few months? I'm fascinated with the variances in style among all the candidates…