Speaking
Technical Presentations
I enjoy speaking to local user groups and sharing what I've learned with others. Here are a few presentations I've given in the past.
Refactoring Your Code to Use the Latest C# Features
September 28, 2023—Capital City .NET User Group
Over the years, the C# language has undergone significant transformations. With new features continually being introduced, your code can benefit from improved readability and a boost in developer satisfaction. Discussion on these innovative features and how to seamlessly integrate them into your codebase.
What's new in C# 7
March 1, 2018—Capital City .NET User Group
C# 7 adds a number of new features and brings a focus on data consumption, code simplification and performance. There are many other features big and small. The C# 7 language had multiple changes in 2017, gaining a bunch of fun, interesting and needed improvements. Jason will give a review of the new language features in C# and how to utilize them to save time—and sanity—on your projects.
Game programming with JavaScript
November 19, 2014—Tally JS
Learn how to make 2D games that run in the browser with JavaScript.
Wrapping your brain around Async and Await in C#
October 23, 2014—Tallahassee Code Camp 10
Learn how to make your code asynchronous and common pitfalls encountered when doing so.
Introduction to Xamarin
August 14, 2014—Technology Grows
An introduction to programming mobile apps with Xamarin and C#
Technical Interviewing: Tips 'n' Tricks
November 9, 2013—Tallahassee Code Camp 9
Interview tips while seeking an exciting career as a computer programmer, and a few for interviewers too.
Xamarin.Android
December 5, 2013—Capital City .NET User Group
Introduction to Android programming with Xamarin and C#
Anti-patterns
April 15, 2010—Capital City .NET User Group
Things *NOT* to do while programming
jQuery
April 2, 2009—Capital City .NET User Group
An introduction to jQuery