Alt.Net ‘In the north’ – wrapping it all up

Thanks to everyone who was able to attend the Alt.net ‘In the North’ conference today; and also to our sponsors. The event could not happened without you all.

As promised here is the list of blogs, books etc. we had on the whiteboard.

**Books
**Bridging the Communication Gap: Specification by Example and Agile Acceptance Testing Gojko Adzic
User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development (Addison Wesley Signature Series) by Mike Cohn
Agile Estimating and Planning by Mike Cohn
Crystal Clear: A Human-Powered Methodology for Small Teams by Alistair Cockburn
Domain-driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software by Eric Evans
Sketching User Experiences: Getting the Design Right and the Right Design by Bill Buxton

**Blogs
**http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/ (Scott Guthrie)
http://www.hanselman.com/blog/ (Scott Hanselman)
http://ayende.com/ (Oren Eini)
http://mattberseth.com/ (Matt Berseth)
http://oakleafblog.blogspot.com/ (Roger Jennings)

Events 
http://openspacecode.com/contact – Coding events in London, next one 30th May
http://www.developerdayscotland.com/ - Free community conference in Glasgow 2nd May
http://www.agileyorkshire.org/ - Agile Yorkshire user group meets in Leeds every 2nd Wednesday in month
http://www.blackmarble.co.uk/events - Various free events in Leeds/Bradford area

**Tools
**http://www.hanselman.com/blog/ScottHanselmans2007UltimateDeveloperAndPowerUsersToolListForWindows.aspx - Tool list
http://www.balsamiq.com/products/mockups/desktop - UI Sketch tool
www.openquarters.org (coming soon) the MVC CMS that Anthony demonstrated at the conference
and a digital camera to capture your whiteboard drawings

I think that is all, thanks again to you all for making it such an rewarding event.

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