The repository pattern is one of the easiest things to implement in an app. A good repository pattern can allow you to do all kinds of wonderful things like test your code in pieces! (sometimes know as units). This pattern can really help get your code organized and open all kinds of new opportunities for releveraging existing code. In this talk I will start out with the basics of a repository pattern and then move into walking through a pretty simple implementation of a basic repository pattern starter that I have on CodePlex. Following this pattern we will take the same bits of code and show how you can use the same code in WPF, Silverlight, MVC, ASP.NET, Windows Phone 7, Windows forms, and anything else in the .NET space nearly seamlessly.

Matt van Horn, a seasoned developer with proficiencies in a wide-array of programming languages and platforms, focuses on creating flexible and dynamic code tailored to the specific needs of customers. Matt is an experienced presenter, regularly speaking at Usergroup meetings and Code Camps.

Dani Diaz from Microsoft will show the latest developments with NuGet.

The idea of discoverable services is one that confuses many developers while exciting others. We see these kinds of services on a regular basis. Windows 7 gives us the ability to stream video to any device on the Home Group when within range. The iPhone automatically finds an Apple TV in the network and allows display of its content directly to it. Unfortunately, like many technologies, discoverability is often misused which leads to further confusion to some, and of course affects its adaption. Using the discoverability features of WCF 4.0 is as much about knowing when and where to use them as it is how to use them. In this session, I'll show you how the discoverability features in WCF 4.0 work including exposing and consuming discoverable endpoints, setting up scopes, and using annoucement services. And I'll demonstrate the right environments for using this very cool technology.

Miguel Castro is a principal consultant and trainer with SteelBlue Solutions and specializes in building and teaching how to build, .NET solutions. He is a Microsoft MVP, INETA Speaker, Conference Speaker, contributor to CoDe Magazine and DevSource.com, as well as an active blogger, and has been a software developer for over 20 years. With a Microsoft background that goes all the way back to VB 1.0 (and QuickBasic in fact). Miguel has spoken at numerous user groups, code camps, and conferences around the country. He has also been featured on the Internet Radio Talk Show, .NET Rocks, .NET Rocks-TV, Microsoft’s ARCast (Architecture Podcast), and The Polymorphic Podcast on numerous occasions. His blog and other things of potential interest can be found at http://www.steelbluesolutions.com, where you can obtain his new CodeBreeze code-generator. He currently resides in Lincoln Park, NJ with his wife Elena and his daughter Victoria.