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After taking the WCF Master Class last year, I felt the Architects Master Class would be the perfect follow up to take things to the next level. This class is light years ahead of the industry in terms of content and the sheer volume of knowledge the IDesign team presented. It’s a unique experience to be able to see the world through the eyes of world class architects, learn their techniques and way of thinking.
Stuart Snaddon
Software Engineer
United Kingdom
The Architect’s Master Class rigorous approach to software design and development will enable you to engage in software architecture as an engineering discipline. I can see how my past failures could have been prevented if I had applied the IDesign method. My understanding of what the software architect is actually supposed to do has been clarified and reshaped by the class. The IDesign Architect’s Master Class is an essential part of any software architect’s training. You should not in good conscience call yourself a software architect if you don’t posses the skills and techniques presented in the class.
Russ Ferrill
Vendor Safe Technologies
Software engineering IS engineering. Design and development of software systems must be done using a methodology that demystifies the process, reigns in technology and complexity and enables the teams’ productivity. The Architect’s Masters Class targets precisely these goals. The curriculum is built from Juval’s amazing in-depth understanding of .NET and Service Oriented Architecture and original analysis techniques along with years of actual experience. The class starts with a brilliant presentation of the toolset for the service-oriented development process, then an incredible tour through WCF as a technology for implementing SOA and finally, in-depth guidance on practices for design and architecture with WCF. All elements give Architects the skills to deliver successfully on quality, on schedule, on budget, on features, for now and as the system evolve. I consider this the graduate class for real world Architects charged with providing solutions to real world businesses. It is THE finishing touch on the two previous classes, the .NET Masters Class and the WCF Masters Class.
Joshua Dees
VP of MIS
Black Diamond Equipment Ltd.
IDesign’s Architect’s class is far and away the best training class I have ever taken. It transcends technological trends and gives you practical knowledge that will be useful for almost any platform and for the rest of your career. Easily the best thing I've spent my money on in quite a while.
Geoff Heeren
Lead Architect
Emportal
I wanted to let you know how impressed I was with the
Architect’s Master Class. I have had a somewhat chequered career and for the
last ten years or so have been in IT. During that time, I have attended more
lectures, training courses and conferences than I care to count, but never have
I walked out of any them as affected as last week left me. The course was
entertaining, enormously thought provoking and yet, still managed to walk that
fine line between theoretical and practical content. More importantly, it
reignited my enthusiasm for the industry and my role in it. In addition, I will
be seriously adopting the IDesign process for a project that we are just
commencing. It is also the case that the knowledge that you divulged during the
course will form part of our core architectural direction over the coming few
years; in particular, your ‘every class as a service’ approach has ignited a
great deal of curiosity and excitement amongst our senior developers!
Thanks Again,
Malcolm Young
General Manager, Architecture and Technology
F1 Solutions
The IDesign Architect’s Master class was first rate. I never thought it was possible to learn so much in a few days, and my only regret is that the class was not longer. Juval’s clarity of thinking, precise examples, and anecdotal information has enabled me to start thinking more like a software architect. I highly recommended for anyone contemplating an architecture career or needing to work closely with architects.
Blair Shaw
Senior Consultant
Microsoft Partner Services
The incredible amount of experience and knowledge presented during the Architect’s Master class, in a few unbelievable days, has completely changed the way I think about software architecture. One of the main takeaways is the IDesign Method which is simple and effective was of designing systems. The method is so clear, simple and to the point that it can be implemented into our existing or future projects immediately, improving project schedules and increasing quality.
Camilo Orozco
Bioinformatics Programmer
GNF
IDesign has a unique way of presenting the design alternatives and narrowing them down to the best practices. The Architect's Master Class will teach you everything you need to know about architecting and building service-oriented applications.
Not only will you walk away with a great learning experience, you will also have a host of tools and examples that you can put to work in your applications right away. This alone saved us months of development time and effort.
Michael Marchiondo
Spectrum Technology Consultants
Columbus, OH
The Architect’s Master course was the single most relevant and useful professional training I’ve ever attended. Juval brings his deep experience and Zen master-like wisdom to the class and makes it easy to apply the lessons to real world scenarios. If you are lucky enough to attend, you will emerge from the class, a lean, mean, service-oriented machine.
David Carrico
System Architect
ITG
The IDesign Architect's Master Class is a true awakening. Juval spoke candidly about our software development crisis and presented his insight and solutions. His incredible knowledge of the software development history and methodical analysis of its evolution and future enlighten and inspire me. I am eager to apply the IDesign Method and WCF in our future projects along with the IDesign effective software development process using the templates for project management, top-level design, and share these techniques with management and fellow developers at Circle K.
Chao-Sha Huang
Senior Software Engineer
Circle K Stores
Just like most of you I have become accustomed with the high quality of Juval Lowy's body of work (articles, books) over the years. So, when I heard of his WCF Master Class and then Architect's Master class I have decided to attend them. I was not disappointed. Juval’s classes are above all an intellectual pleasure, both in breadth and depth; he gives you the ins and outs of the topic and then distills this immense body of knowledge into best practices. Juval engineering approach illuminates his classes and will win you over. I would recommend these classes to anyone interested in acquiring top notch skills..
Sabin Blejan
Software Engineer
The WCF Master class is "THE” seminar for WCF. It's a life saver, compressing many years of learning and providing a significant advantage and knowledge. The workshop presents the pros and cons of applying different techniques. The "why", "how", pitfalls and "what can you do about it?" are illustrated, articulated as well as supported by real-world scenarios and demos. This seminar forces you to think thoroughly, and by doing so making you a better software engineer, understanding how things should be done right the first time. IDesign are the WCF insiders, and the time was spent on hard-knocks no B.S software engineering and architecture par excellence!
Noel Arienza
Software Architect
Chevron
You will be challenged by the depth of the IDesign knowledge, The WCF class will constantly surprise you with new paradigms. The WCF class summaries and best-practice approaches have saved me probably years of wasted time. You quickly learn the proper techniques and every example has some real world business use. In the end, you leave with a framework of designs that can be expanded to almost any high level that might be used in the industry.
In some ways you feel they are giving away knowledge that most others would charge huge sums of money for, but in the end the purpose is made clear -- they wants others to adopt best practices and turn the art of programming into a full-fledged engineering discipline; attempting to make our jobs (and theirs) easier. I believe the IDesign WCF Master Class is one of the few ways to get over the hump and start moving towards being a disciplined professional.
Charles Wilson
Senior Developer and Analyst
Transamerica
The IDesign WCF Master Class is a great vehicle for those who want to become exposed to WCF and quickly gain detailed technical knowledge about its many features. IDesign is unmatched in its ability to grasp and communicate the full range of information about WCF, from high-level concepts to low-level details, and everything in-between.
Tom Kent
Software Engineer
Netflix
At the WCF Master Class, from the very first minute, right through the very last second, we were honored to be subjected to a non-stop top notch stream of 1st class information. As excellent as learning about specific technology such as WCF is, something else much more important and deeply profound had occurred during the WCF Master Class – I adopted the mindset and thought processes used to answer the questions of how to apply WCF correctly. We had a chance to spend a full-on, intense week with a true Master of the Craft. While we learned the WCF specifics, we were exposed to the refined and expert thought processes of IDesign. For this, I cannot say "Thank You" enough. My professional life has changed for the better in a truly substantial way. It's as if, as a generous bonus, I also learned how to think right. If you can bring yourself to study with the true Masters of IDesign, please do yourself a BIG favor and go!
Thank you the IDesign Team.
Michael Gurevich
COO
Cygnusoft Inc.
The IDesign WCF Master Class is really outstanding. Be prepared for 5 very tough but fascinating days where you will dig into the secrets of WCF. If you plan to use this technology in your future development - and you will have to - you must be among the few privileged people who attend it. IDesign, it rocks!
Olivier Rouit
Architect
Gemplus
IDesign's WCF Master Class not only taught me the skills I needed to get to another level in .NET development, but even better the material is immediately applicable with significant productivity gains right out of the gate. Less than two weeks after the class and my team and I are already utilizing the practices I learned in the WCF class with great success. I particularly liked that they didn't just teach us how to use WCF out of the box, but to enhance on it where it is weak, and use the technology the way that it should be used.
Thank IDesign for the opportunity to attend such an excellent class!!
Todd Morrey
Applications Architect
Black Diamond Equipment
Thanks again for your brilliantly executed week of training. I cannot begin to tell you how much I feel I have learned except for articulate that after your class I have reached a level of new enthusiasm for my career that rivals the even the first time I complied source into a working program. My team and I have come away with an incredible set of new skills that will prove to be a tactical advantage on any of our projects. I’m certain this knew knowledge by itself would prove to have a positive impact on any task we would need to accomplish. Couple this with the fact that you framed the use of these skills in the context of a solid and executable process and the value of the class becomes immeasurable. You have redefined what we thought we were capable of and I truly thank you.
Joshua Dees
Director of MIS
Black Diamond Equipment Ltd.
Salt lake City UT
The .NET Advanced Master's class was one of the best I have taken, it was Excellent! The selection of new .NET advanced topics (like C# 2.0), the level of detail in which it was explained and the original techniques is what sets the class aside from others. I consider this class to be a milestone in my career. The reason is because it made me realize that the paradigm in which we architect, design and develop software today will change considerably in the near future; I’m not just talking about Indigo -which by the way we also covered in the class- I’m talking about the way we think about software today. The way IDesign structured the class was great; they taught us several technologies step-by-step (in a fast pace though) each new topic utilized the previous topic as basis so if in the first day a topic seemed too difficult at the end of the week it was a “no-brainer”. IDesign is very knowledgeable in ALL areas of Software Engineering starting from Architecture all the way down to implementation. The Process topic is great too. It will definitely take you to the next level. The content of the class is vast, therefore the topics are covered in a fast pace, you really must be an advanced or master C# developer (at least your piers must think that) in order to take full advantage of the class; otherwise you’ll be lost the first day.
Hector Rivas
Senior Software Engineer
PACCAR Inc.
Redmond WA
The Advanced .NET Master Class taught by Brian Noyes provided excellent insight into the "How to, How not to & Why" in .NET which I really liked the most. The know-how I've gained in a few days of training is something I might have gained only by spending much more time reading books and working out examples. I don't see any other training program offering the same level of material & expert coaching. Thanks to all of you at IDesign for offering such a course which definitely in my opinion fixes the missing links in most Sr. Developers & Jr. level architects today.
Anand Subramaniam
Software Engineer
A.W. Chesterton Co.
Stoneham, MA
I just wanted to thank IDesign for the class, Brian for teaching it, and Juval for promoting it to me. I used things it taught me immediately in my work and found the ideas presented to be quite excellent. I would even say those that gave testimonials were not blowing smoke on this whatsoever. If anything they are underselling it. I started architecting my current system based on your methods, and am finding it to be a really intelligent way to go about my work. Juval, everything you said is coming out in spades. I feel I can handle pretty much anything that is thrown at me and I will create a great system for my company. Thanks again for the class and the ideas presented.
Steve Portock
Software Architect
St. Louis, MO
We are a small company and training was a large, and critical expense for us. In addition I have a very bright team that I knew would challenge even the best instructor. When I spoke with Juval I realized that he was top class and I proceeded without hesitation. The class was a treat. Our team is light years ahead having taken the course. I am extremely happy with the results and the direction the team is headed with .NET.
Deborah Sterling
VP Development
NewHeights Software
Victoria BC
The Advanced .NET Master Class is a must for any developer, project manager and software manager. It will change the way we do things significantly for the better, enhancing productivity and quality. The custom class we asked for offered not only the advanced technical aspects of .NET but also .NET-oriented development process. The attendees commented that the class was the most beneficial one of their careers.
Bert Casper
Software Development Manager
Universal Instruments Corporation
Binghamton NY
If you are interested in learning how to deliver defect free, high availability, scalable, enterprise software using the .NET framework, IDesign's Advanced .NET Master Class is the training you need. This was the most organized, intensive training that I have ever attended. I am a very skilled and experienced .NET engineer however; I still learned many things from little known language features, to design guidelines and how to manage projects effectively. I am now years ahead of the curve because I attended this class. IDesign has the unique combination of industry knowledge and insight that allows them to teach how to program with future programming models and techniques using current tools and languages.
Nima Dilmaghani
Software Engineer
West Coast Life Insurance Company
San Francisco CA
We chose to have IDesign conduct a customized Advanced .NET Master class for us so that we could better prepare for upcoming changes in .NET 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005. The class was conducted by Juval Lowy. His extensive expertise and depth of knowledge made the class tremendously helpful and insightful. Juval presents very tangible material coupled with lab exercises, patterns, original tools and utilities, and best practices. Everyone was extremely pleased with the class and left with a much better understanding of both current and future .NET.
Peter Gomis
Lead Developer
Pitney Bowes
Shelton, CT
At Progressive Insurance there were many misconceptions and "traditions" concerning .NET and its role in our enterprise. The Advanced .NET Master Class taught by IDesign helped us break down these self-imposed boundaries and achieve the highest level of understanding and proficiency. This class is an intense immersion into .NET technology, engineering, as well as supporting process. IDesign's original techniques and utilities were priceless. Taking this class was an invaluable experience and it will benefit our company's bottom line.
Paul Tletski
Senior Software Engineer
Progressive Insurance
Cleveland, OH
I would like to complement you on the excellent Advanced .NET Master Class. The material covered was outstanding, the labs well organized and to the point, and your skill as an instructor was obvious. I have taught similar classes on the Java side and understand the kind of in depth knowledge it takes to field questions from the type of audience you had. I would recommend this class to anyone who would like in depth understanding of applying .NET.
Dan Barthel
IT Architect
Collier County, Florida
Philips Medical Systems is moving in the direction of .NET on several of its projects. The R&D team has been working with .NET for sometime, but really needed a formal kick start to level set the entire team. Juval, working with our Platform and Project Architects, tailored a four day agenda that met the specific needs of our projects. Juval, with his deep and broad knowledge of .NET, understood our project requirements, and balanced the time and results to meet our specific needs. IDesign code library provided the team with a rich set of "take away" materials that will benefit them as they start their development work with .NET.
Michael Morrison
R&D Manager
Philips Medical Systems
Andover, Massachusetts
Juval is a Jedi Master of all things related to .NET and component programming. I am honored to have had his wisdom imparted to me.
Juval is Yoda!
Aaron Leckinger
Software Developer
Burbank, CA
I wanted to thank you for a great week of training ... uh, I mean special forces training. It's not often that things are as advertised but your class was! Your passion, energy and knowledge of C# and .NET is not only amazing but unmatched. Thanks again!
Don Leslie
Software Developer
MDB & Associates, Inc.
Washington D.C
I just wanted to say that the Advanced .NET Master Class was the most valuable course I have attended. I already use the component "thinking" in our running project. There are a few obstacles to cross, like persuading my colleagues to think component based and so on, but all in all thank you very much. You have made my life easier (and tougher...).
Nicklas Engberg
Systems developer
Swedish National Road Administration
Sweden
IDesign bills it's training as "the world's best, most intense .NET training". I totally agree with that statement. The training seminar presented by Brian Noyes was the best my developers have ever attended and it met our demanding needs. I had consistently rave reviews about Brian's depth of knowledge and ability to answer any question on any topic thrown at him. One developer went so far as to state that "if knowledge is power, Brian Noyes is the superman of our industry." Not only that, but the material was custom tailored to our requirements, allowing us to specify exactly the topics we wanted covered. I would highly recommend IDesign training to professional .NET developers anywhere.
Dale Wilbanks
Lead Developer
RR Donnelley
Charlotte, NC
I highly recommend IDesign's .NET Master Class to anyone interested in an intensive and comprehensive introduction to .NET. I have been a developer and senior development manager for over 30 years, and in all that time, this is the best such course I have taken. It is exactly what I was looking for: comprehensive, demanding, past-paced, nuts & bolts, with no fluff. This course included the most accurate materials and substantive examples I have encountered. It prepared me to jump immediately into C# .NET development.
Robert Chappelear
Software Developer
Sacramento, CA
IDesign,
I wanted to let you know that your course was one of the most informative I attended. The demos and labs really made it easy to understand the most difficult of features. And wanted to thank you for opening the door to the C# world, the world of C, in general, for a mere VB mortal like me !!! This new world seems a lot friendlier now, thanks to your course outline. The templates which you provided, would greatly help in building up a strong structure. Thanks & Regards,
Kamini Arora
Software Developer
San Jose, CA
To say that the IDesign seminar conducted by Brian Noyes was outstanding is an understatement. I have been working with .NET for a couple of years and have attended a number of seminars. In a matter of hours Brian clarified a lot of things that puzzled me for the past two years.
Nick Sloan
Inc, President
Annapolis, Maryland
The IDesign Advance Master Class was by far the best training I have ever been to. The content presented at this training is extremely relevant to any development project. Juval did not only present the feature of the .NET framework, but also its shortcoming and areas to avoid. He also provides the audience with best practice and techniques he has developed over the years. The code demos are very useful and complex but he makes then easy to follow. Juval was able to answer every single question we though at him with out any hesitation. I truly believe that this training has made me a better software developer. I will definably attend any other training by IDesign (It’s that good)..
Dani Diaz
ING Direct
Philadelphia, PA
I wanted to thank you and compliment you and IDesign on the Advanced .NET Master class I attended last week. The course was far and away the best developer training I've ever attended. The course materials were expansive, the demos were well-timed and well-aligned with the corresponding topics, and I loved the way the the content "deeply" evaluated the pros and cons of various solutions that could be used to solve a particular problem. I also want to compliment you on your instruction. From managing the various experience levels of the attendees, to encouraging attendee interaction, to handling classroom logisitics such as refreshments, you made sure everyone was comfortable and got their own particular needs addressed. I'll be wholeheartedly recommending IDesign's classes to colleagues and co-workers. The class was simply outstanding!
Dan Kahler
Senior Software Engineer
Verizon Business |