What we’re about
The Wisconsin .NET User Group was founded on February 12, 2002 at the launch of Visual Studio.NET. Our mission from inception has been to develop a peer group of developers, architects, and managers who are interested in learning, sharing and growing their Microsoft .NET knowledge and capabilities. The group's vision is to provide members with a forum to hear top industry experts speak, learn and teach others who are interested in the same technologies as you and are facing the same challenges.
The Wisconsin .NET User Group covers the entire spectrum of .NET technologies, including the Windows Server System, XML web services, application development with Visual Studio.NET and the .NET Framework (including web, mobile, and desktop applications.) We are proud to now have over 3,000 members and we have continued to grow stronger each month due to the well-known .NET expert speakers we bring each month, the support of our growing list of sponsors, and the input and interest of each of our members.
The Wisconsin .NET User Group's sole purpose is to bring technology and business people together who are interested in .NET technologies. In the pursuit of this purpose, we strive to bring interesting speakers to talk on interesting topics in a monthly meeting format. We also highly encourage interaction between members, so we can all share our experiences and learn from each other. It is this community orientation that brings us together to develop and deliver the best applications to our respective employers, customers, and ourselves.
Come join the .NET community - It's FREE - It's FUN - It's a great way to learn more about .NET!
Monthly Meetings the 2nd Tuesday of the Month
(No Meeting in December due to the holidays.)
Monthly Meeting Details:
• Food is provided for in person meetings.
• A 90 minute technical presentation starting.
• After the presentation there is an opportunity to network.
• 95% of attendees of the meetings are .NET developers.
Upcoming events
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From Vibe Coding to Production AI Coding in VS Code
Concurrency, Inc., 13600 Bishops Ct Suite 250, Brookfield, WI, USWhen AI first showed up in our editors, most of us were "vibe coding" - poking at prompts, letting the model autocomplete half a file, and hoping it compiled.
Fun? Absolutely.
Production-ready? Not so much.
This talk tracks the evolution from that exploratory phase to a disciplined, repeatable workflow where AI is a serious part of the engineering toolchain rather than a clever autocomplete toy.
We will tour the latest AI-powered capabilities in VS Code: custom Agent modes, custom prompts, custom instructions, MCP backends, and the new "Plan" agent workflows that turn vague ideas into concrete, multi-step changes.
From there, we will zoom in on other techniques like Spec-Driven Development (SDD) with GitHub's Spec Kit - treating specifications as the single source of truth for both humans and AI coding agents. You will see how specs bootstrap repositories, generate plans and tasks, guide code and test generation, and evolve under version control alongside your codebase.
By the end, you will have a practical blueprint for moving from ad-hoc "let's see what the AI model does" sessions to a structured, plan-first development loop. We will focus on how to keep intent, implementation, and AI behavior aligned - so your next AI-assisted coded application ships faster, with fewer surprises, and is something you are not afraid to maintain six months later!
Speaker: Lance Larson
Location Sponsor: Concurrency
Food Sponsor: New Resources19 attendees
Past events
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