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		<title>Ryan Montgomery: Google AppEngine::DataStore</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ryan Montgomery
When: May 25nd, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: Atomic Object, 941 Wealthy Street SE, Grand  Rapids, MI 49506
RSVPs: Register  here
Google&#8217;s AppEngine can enable developers to build awesome apps quickly.  However, building on AppEngine means you have to work with the  Datastore, and you can get into trouble quickly if you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://softwaregr.org/2010/05/04/ryan-montgomery-google-appenginedatastore/</link>
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		<title>Bob Walsh: &#8220;Becoming a IT Linchpin&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Bob Walsh, 47 Hats
When: April 27nd, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: Atomic Object, 941 Wealthy Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506
RSVPs: Register here
The bad news is being a commodity IT person means your job or skills are ever closer to being outsourced or automated. The good news is social media and the web as it&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://softwaregr.org/2010/03/28/bob-walsh-becoming-a-it-linchpin/</link>
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		<title>Charles Nutter: JRuby in 2010: Where We&#8217;ve Been, Where We&#8217;re Going</title>
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Charles Nutter, Engineyard
When: March 23rd, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: Atomic Object, 941 Wealthy Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506
RSVPs: Register here
JRuby has changed a lot in the past year. With a new focus on Java integration, the entire world of Java libraries has opened up to Rubyists. The night will include a presentation by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://softwaregr.org/2010/03/02/charles-nutter-jruby-in-2010-where-weve-been-where-were-going/</link>
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		<title>Dr. Richard Enbody: &#8220;Secure-bit: Hardware buffer-overflow prevention&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Richard Enbody, MSU
When: February 23rd, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: Atomic Object, 941 Wealthy Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506
Buffer-overflow attacks persist and there have been many solutions proposed &#8212; all with weaknesses.  We mark all external data as &#8216;tainted&#8217; and refuse to jump to any &#8216;tainted&#8217; addresses.  By using hardware to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://softwaregr.org/2010/02/09/dr-richard-enbody-secure-bit-hardware-buffer-overflow-prevention/</link>
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		<title>Software GR&#8217;s Inaugural Meeting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Eric Sink, Source Gear
When: January 26th, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: Work Play Space, 941 Wealthy Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506
In his day job he is a software developer at SourceGear, a company which sells source control (aka “version control,” “SCM”) tools for small and midsize software teams.
In October 2002, SourceGear was named one [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://softwaregr.org/2010/01/01/software-grs-inaugural-meeting/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Creative Process as Seen Through Creative Language&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jon Wettersten, IDEO
When: October 27th, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: Work Play Space, 941 Wealthy Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506
In this lecture, Wettersten examines communication across the languages of art, mathematics, programming, and music and the implications for the creative process. Wettersten’s topic of discussion centers on the idea that languages used during the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://softwaregr.org/2009/10/10/creative-process-as-seen-through-creative-language/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Software Craftsmanship: Raising the Bar of Professional Software Development&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Doug Bradbury, 8th Light
When: September 22, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: Work Play Space, 941 Wealthy Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506
Agile began as a developer centered set of values and practices that aimed to uncover better ways to develop software. As the movement has grown, the Agile community has been flooded by managers and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://softwaregr.org/2009/09/06/software-craftsmanship-raising-the-bar-of-professional-software-development/</link>
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		<title>Summer Networking Session No. 3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When: August 25th, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: HopCat, 25 Ionia Ave SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
It’s summer! We’ll be taking it easy this summer. No speakers; just each other. Join us to just hang out, network, eat, and drink. We’ll be at HopCat at the usual time.
About HopCat
HopCat was envisioned, designed, stocked and staffed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://softwaregr.org/2009/08/14/summer-networking-session-3/</link>
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		<title>Summer Networking Session No. 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When: July 28th, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: Bar Divani, 15 Ionia Ave SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
It’s summer! We’ll be taking it easy this summer. No speakers; just each other. Join us to just hang out, network, eat, and drink. We’ll be at Bar Divani at the usual time.
About Bar Divani
Divani is Hindi for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://softwaregr.org/2009/07/10/summer-networking-session-no-2/</link>
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		<title>Summer Networking Session No. 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When: June 23, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: The Green Well, 924 Cherry Street, Grand Rapids, MI 49506
It’s summer! We’ll be taking it easy this summer. No speakers, just each other. Join us to just hang out, network, eat, and drink. We’ll be at the Green Well at the usual time.
About The Green Well
At the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://softwaregr.org/2009/06/06/summer-networking-session-no-1/</link>
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