The ALT.NET community is a loosely coupled, highly cohesive group of like-minded individuals who believe that the best developers do not align themselves with platforms and languages, but with principles and ideas. In 2007, David Laribee created the term "ALT.NET" to explain this "alternative" view of the Microsoft development universe--a view that challenged the "Microsoft-only" approach to software development. He distilled his thoughts into four key developer characteristics which form the basis of the ALT.NET philosophy:

1. You're the type of developer who uses what works while keeping an eye out for a better way.
2. You reach outside the mainstream to adopt the best of any community: Open Source, Agile, Java, Ruby, etc.
3. You're not content with the status quo. Things can always be better expressed, more elegant and simple, more mutable, higher quality, etc.
4. You know tools are great, but they only take you so far. It's the principles and knowledge that really matter. The best tools are those that embed the knowledge and encourage the principles (e.g. Resharper.)

The St. Louis ALT.NET meetup group is a place where .NET developers can learn, share, and critique approaches to software development on the .NET stack. We cater to the highest common denominator, not the lowest, and want to help all St. Louis .NET developers achieve a superior level of software craftsmanship.

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Saint Louis, MO 63141
Founded Aug 26, 2010
20100826
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Professional Employment Group

PEG is providing a venue, projector, snacks and drinks for our meetup!

JetBrains

1 license of ReSharper, dotTrace, and dotCover to be raffled quarterly

TypeMock

One TypeMock Isolator license to raffle per month.

Hibernating Rhinos

Licenses for EFProf, L2SProf, and NHProf to raffle

Slyce Software

Visual NHibernate licenses to raffle

St. Louis Day of .NET

1 ticket to raffle for the St. Louis Day of .NET 2011

Strange Loop Conference

1 ticket to raffle for Strange Loop 2011

TekPub

One annual subscription and two individual series to raffle.

PeepCode

One video each month to raffle.

Clean Coders

One video per month to raffle.

Agile Training

Accelebrate offers Agile Training

APress

35% off printed books, 50% off eBooks

O'Reilly

Member discounts on books and conferences, and door prizes

Manning Publication Co.

36% discount on all books, raffle prizes, books to review

A Book Apart

One copy of each book from the "A Book Apart Library"

TechSmith

TechSmith has donated a license of Camtasia for recording presentations

Pragmatic Bookshelf

Books to raffle as prizes

LINQPad

2 LINQPad Pro licenses

INETA

Provides funds for out-of-town speakers.

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