That's It! I'm Starting My Own Company

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About

Jeff McWherter is an entrepreneur and software developer who calls Lansing Michigan home. A graduate of Michigan State University, Jeff has spent over 17 years working to better the software development community not only in Michigan but also across the country. Jeff was awarded with the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for three years in a row, and Jeff is a three time published author. Jeff is very active in developing programming communities, speaking at conferences and organizing events such as the Lansing Give Camp, pairing developers with non-profit organizations for volunteer projects. Hard work, passion, and selflessness are the characteristics Jeff attributes to his success.

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Talks

Publications

Professional Test Driven Development with C#

Testing ASP.NET Web Applications

As Microsoft's key Web technology for creating dynamic, data-driven Web sites and Web applications, ASP.NET is incredibly popular. This is the first book to combine several testing topics and make them specific to ASP.NET. The author duo of Microsoft MVPs covers both the test-driven development approach and the specifics of automated user interface testing; performance, load, and stress testing; accessibility testing; and security testing.

Professional Test Driven Development with C#

Professional Test Driven Development with C#

Test-driven development (TDD) practice helps developers recognize a well-designed application, and encourages writing a test before writing the functionality that needs to be implemented. This hands-on guide provides invaluable insight for creating successful test-driven development processes. With source code and examples featured in both C# and .NET, the book walks you through the TDD methodology and shows how it is applied to a real-world application. You’ll witness the application built from scratch and details each step that is involved in the development, as well as any problems that were encountered and the solutions that were applied.

Professional Mobile Application Development

Professional Mobile Application Development

Creating applications for the myriad versions and varieties of mobile phone platforms on the market can be daunting to even the most seasoned developer. This authoritative guide is written in such as way that it takes your existing skills and experience and uses that background as a solid foundation for developing applications that cross over between platforms, thereby freeing you from having to learn a new platform from scratch each time. Concise explanations walk you through the tools and patterns for developing for all the mobile platforms while detailed steps walk you through setting up your development environment for each platform.


Panels and Podcasts

Selected Projects

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  • U2
  • 800-DryClean
  • PBS Books
  • Indiana High School Athletic Association
  • Minnesota State High School League
  • Michigan High School Athletic Association
  • WKAR
  • Molly Maid
  • Mr. Handyman
  • MSU Innovation Center
  • Northeastern State University
  • CATA
  • The Ride
  • SMART
  • University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
  • State of Michigan (michigan.gov)
  • University of California Irvine
  • Michigan Farm Bureau
  • Fremont Insurance
  • AF Group
  • Hagerty Insurance
  • Guardian Glass

Contact

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