Here’s a quick snapshot of our August 2011 developer newsletter - enjoy!

Object Oriented Training Offer

We’re offering a 50% discount on our highly popular Object Oriented Techniques training. Regularly priced at $299, you’ll learn to create robust, efficient, and maintainable object-oriented applications for just $149:

• Object Oriented Techniques — C# Training ($149)
• Object Oriented Techniques — VB Training ($149)

Visit our web catalog and use the code IWOOP50 to claim your savings. Please note that this offer expires on August 31, 2011.

Are Developers Always the Last to Know?

Sebastian Holst has written an excellent article for Visual Studio Magazine titled Why Is the Developer Always the Last to Know? Successful development is measured at the point where an application and its users meet. Application analytics help to capture raw data for analysis, but your development organization must be able to turn this analysis into tangible action. This article explores how many software teams overlook user driven development by failing to map clear objectives and data requirements.

How Facebook Ships Code

There’s no shortage of articles about Facebook these days, but I suggest you read this interesting take on How Facebook Ships Code. According to the author, over 50 percent of Facebook employees reside in the Engineering or Operations groups today and the Product Manager to Engineer ratio is 1:10 or thereabouts. Can Facebook continue to maintain its “developer driven culture” as the company expands at a rapid pace? Certainly, Google has set the precedent in this regard, hanging onto its developer oriented culture over the years in the face of staggering growth and expansion.

.NET Training Catalog

With 600+ hours of developer training in our unique self-paced format, the InnerWorkings .NET training catalog is a goldmine of .NET skills. Check out some of our newest releases like .NET 4.0, Enterprise Library 5.0, and ADO.NET Entity Framework — you’re sure to find some area of .NET development that is on your list of new skills to master. Check it out.

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Here’s a quick summary of the latest news and offers from InnerWorkings - enjoy!

Free Diagramming Control from Syncfusion

I’m delighted to announce that Syncfusion is offering InnerWorkings developers a hot new diagramming control called Essential Diagram for ASP.NET MVC built on HTML5. Sign up for your free license now and start creating rich, highly interactive diagrams that work on any device. Now you’ve got every reason to build stunning diagrams in your next .NET app!

Your Next Job: Mobile App Developer?

Some call it the looming ‘gold rush’ for software developers, but is there really that much interest in mobile apps these days? Beth Stackpole’s excellent article titled Your Next Job: Mobile App Developer argues that there’s a distinct lack of mobile development talent which represents a huge opportunity for developers considering a career makeover. It’s true that building for mobile apps requires a whole new skillset and mindset, but the opportunities could be enormous for developers who make the early move.

.NET 4.0 Training

Take your .NET skills to the next level with our hands-on .NET 4.0 Training. You’ll learn new coding skills in MVC, C# 4.0, Silverlight 4.0, Enterprise Library 5.0 and more. Regularly priced at $299, enjoy a 1 year subscription to deeply technical training in all these key technologies for just $199. Visit our web catalog and use the code IWVS2010 to claim your savings — offer expires on Monday, August 15th, 2011:

• .NET 4.0 Training with Visual Studio 2010

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