VSLive Goes Grassroots with Community Nights!
Join us, and the local developer community, for bonus evening content at VSLive Community Nights Open to all VSLive and TechMentor attendees). We will have presentations on F#, WPF, ASP.NET MVC, BizTalk and more. Our speakers include members of Microsoft’s team (from Redmond, the local Developer Platform Evangelism group and Microsoft Consulting Services) as well as two of our local user group members.
Introduction to F#
Luke Hoban
Monday, September 8 – 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
If you follow technology news these days then you know that the idea that software can reside in the cloud is getting a lot of attention. Software as a Service (SaaS) and Software plus Services (S+S) are the most common terms used today to describe this idea. This session will define these terms – showing how they are similar and how they are different. This session will also cover the capabilities that Microsoft has put into the cloud.
Advanced Topic of BizTalk Mapping
Alex Star
Tuesday, September 9 – 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
BizTalk - related demo: "Advanced topic of BizTalk mapping" where I could show how to use build- in VisualStudio 2005/2008 XSLT debugger as an alternative to BizTalk map editor in the case of the really complex map scenario. I am thinking about 30 - 40 min presentation. Of course, I should start with a short introduction to BizTalk and probably, BizTalk for financial industry where mapping functionality is probably, the most useful.
Moving from WPF to Winforms
Ravindra Okade
Tuesday, September 9 – 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
- Why move to WPF ?
- Do we have a (good) WPF Designer ?
- What built-in controls are available in WPF ?
- Can I extend existing controls ?
- Can I write user controls and custom controls in WPF ?
- About WPF Resources
- About WPF Styles and Templates
- What third party controls are available in WPF ?
- If time permits: Writing your own WPF list control
- If time permits: Quick intro to animation in WPF
- WPF resources
Developer Tools: Visual Studio and Beyond
Dmitry Lyalin
Tuesday, September 9 – 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Every profession from doctors to carpenters has a “toolkit”. These tools tend to be essential, well known and even a part of the standard training process. In the .NET arena numerous tools exist but are often overlooked by Developers. This presentation hopes to change people views on tools by reviewing those available as part of Visual Studio 2008 and beyond such as Fiddler2, IE Developer Toolbar, IE8 Developers Tools and more. If you’re not a big tool user than this high-level presentation is for you.
ASP.Net MVC
Peter Laudati
Tuesday, September 9 – 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
When it comes to design patterns, the MVC is the granddaddy of them all. First described in the late 70s, the MVC pattern remains very popular in the world of web applications today. In October 2007, Microsoft’s Scott Guthrie announced a new Model View Controller (MVC) Framework for ASP.NET. Ever since then, posts about it have spread about it like wildfire through the .NET blogosphere. There's usually at least 2-3 MVC stories a day that show up on DotNetKicks. At several tech conferences and community events around the country, MVC sessions have been standing room only. Just what is the MVC Framework, and why are developers so excited about it?
Come and join us this month as Peter Laudati, Developer Evangelist from Microsoft, breaks the MVC framework down for you. Peter will give us a quick tour of the framework, then peel back the layers and dive deeper into how it works. As part of that, he’ll spend time discussing the design and development practices that lead to the creation of the MVC framework. ASP.NET MVC provides a framework that enables you to easily implement the model-view-controller (MVC) pattern for Web applications.
