When:  Monday, November 28th 6:00PM (pizza around 5:30)

Where:  Tipping Canoe  (101-141 Bannatyne Ave. Winnipeg)

What:  Design patterns in software are nothing new but a lot of times the decision needs to be made when to use them and when not to use them.  Joel:  “This talk will cover a few real world examples of times I’ve used design patterns in my work to make the code more flexible and to work around typical gotchas that occur when you don’t use the patterns when you should.  I will also look at times where they’ve been used where not appropriate and the troubles they’ve caused.”

Who:  Joel Klaverkamp graduated from the Computer Analyst / Programmer course at RRCC in 2001 and proceeded to work for the City of Winnipeg, Concordia Hospital, the WRHA and Manitoba eHealth before quitting government work altogether to join the team at Tipping Canoe in 2008.  After a year of working there he was made Head of Development for Quidco and a year after that relocated to London, UK to hire and train a team of developers to bring the Quidco development in house.  After setting up the team and installing the Agile process, Joel moved back to Winnipeg and now works as a freelance software developer / IT consultant.  There are many technologies Joel is familiar with, but he always enjoy learning more.  Joel also enjoys making music and spending time with his family.

How:  We’ll start the meetup with Pizza and networking at around 5:30.  Joel will present at 6:00 and we will try to wrap up by around 7:00.  Feel free to stick around and chat after the presentation as well (we may head to the King’s Head after)