Scotch on the Rocks 2008 Conference

Date: Wednesday 4th June - Friday 6th June

Time: All day! each day! and into the night.

Location:  The George Hotel, Edinburgh

Website:http://www.scotch-on-the-rocks.co.uk/index.cfm

Scotch on the Rocks, established in 2005, is a conference based outof Edinburgh, Scotland concentrating on all things ColdFusion.Incorporating keynotes, technical sessions and tutorials, as well asthe most innovative and successful ColdFusion experts and companies,Scotch on the Rocks is a must-attend conference.

Scotch 2008 Features:

• Three entire days dedicated to ColdFusion, Flex, AIR, AJAX and Software Development.
• A program designed to cover from Beginner through to Advanced.
• ColdFusion experts from around the world.
• The opportunity to network and find solutions to problems you are facing.
• A gathering place for the European ColdFusion community.
• Hear the latest updates, get information and meet members of the ColdFusion Product Team.

Who Attends Scotch on the Rocks

• Web Developers (independent, startup, enterprise/corporate)
• IT Management
• Tech savy entrepreneurs with business ideas looking to implment web-based start-ups
• Users at every level
• Others interested in web technologies and strategic implemenation

For more information, including the speaker list and agenda see the website : http://www.scotch-on-the-rocks.co.uk/index.cfm

Reviews on the conference can be found here : http://nil.checksite.co.uk/post.cfm/scotch-on-the-rocks-2008-reviews

Pair Programming Using TDD with Ben Nadel and Peter Bell

Date: Thursday 8th May

Time: 8PM BST (http://snipurl.com/scfugmeetingtime)

Recording URL: http://adobechats.adobe.acrobat.com/p83492033/

Ever wondered what Pair Programming is like Ever been interested inhow Test Driven Development really works In this special connectsession, Ben Nadel (http://www.bennadel.com) and Peter Bell(http://www.pbell.com) will be pair programming using a Test DrivenDevelopment process - live from NYC and without a safety net! :->

They\\47llstart with a simple set of requirements for an object and using MX Unitwill use a Test Driven Development approach to come up with a workingdesign. The approach/naming will be strongly influenced by BehaviorDriven Design - one of the most interesting recent developments indeveloper testing.

The session will startwith a five minute introduction to the ideas behind pairing, TDD andBDD and the rest of the time will be a spontaneous pairing session togive a sense of how pairing and TDD really work in practice.