Steve Smith

Steve Smith

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ABOUT ME
Coding Coach and Mentor
Coding Coach and Mentor

Experienced software developer, architect, speaker, trainer, author, and entrepreneur.

Developing web-based software using primarily Microsoft technologies since 1997. Operated ASPAlliance.com, one of the largest independent ASP/ASP.NET sites, from 1998-2012. Founded and later sold Lake Quincy Media, the largest Microsoft developer online advertising network. Founded and later sold NimblePros, an agile consulting studio well-known for expertise as well as their Software Craftsmanship wall calendars.

Author of several books on ASP.NET and Programming, most recently a contributor to 97 Things Every Programmer Should Know. Author of several software development training courses for Pluralsight, including Principles of Object Oriented Design and many of their Design Patterns courses.

Microsoft Regional Director (Heartland District - Ohio), Microsoft MVP, ASPInsider. Professional conference speaker since 2001.

Army Combat Engineer Officer and veteran - spent most of 2004 in Iraq leading a platoon of engineers. Honorably discharged as a Captain in 2005.

BS in Computer Science Engineering in 1997. MBA in 2002.

Eastern Time (US & Canada) (-04:00)
Joined May 2015
EXPERTISE
15 years experience
I've been working with ASP.NET since before its release, when ASP.NET was still being referred to as ASP+. ASP.NET is evolving today with...
I've been working with ASP.NET since before its release, when ASP.NET was still being referred to as ASP+. ASP.NET is evolving today with ASP.NET 5 built on DNX. I'm working directly with the ASP.NET team on the official documentation at http://docs.asp.net, and am building several personal projects on the as-yet-unreleased ASP.NET 5 beta bits.
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6 years experience
I've been working with ASP.NET since before its release, when ASP.NET was still being referred to as ASP+. ASP.NET is evolving today with...
I've been working with ASP.NET since before its release, when ASP.NET was still being referred to as ASP+. ASP.NET is evolving today with ASP.NET 5 built on DNX. I'm working directly with the ASP.NET team on the official documentation at http://docs.asp.net, and am building several personal projects on the as-yet-unreleased ASP.NET 5 beta bits.
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15 years experience
I've been using C# since it was initially created. I've published several courses on Pluralsight on SOLID Principles and object-oriented ...
I've been using C# since it was initially created. I've published several courses on Pluralsight on SOLID Principles and object-oriented design, as well as design patterns and refactoring, all of which is based on my C# experience.
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8 years experience
I've been working with DDD for almost a decade, and have published a course on Pluralsight with Julie Lerman, DDD Fundamentals.
I've been working with DDD for almost a decade, and have published a course on Pluralsight with Julie Lerman, DDD Fundamentals.
20 years experience
I've been working as a professional software developer for almost twenty years. I've been interested in refactoring since discovering Fow...
I've been working as a professional software developer for almost twenty years. I've been interested in refactoring since discovering Fowler's book shortly after its publication. A couple of years ago, I published an extensive course on Pluralsight on Refactoring Fundamentals and Code Smells.
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