--VSLive Conference Agenda---------
MSDN Developer Conference (MDC): Monday, February 23, 2009
8:30 AM Keynote Address
Azure Services Platform Client & Presentation Tools, Languages and Framework
10:15 AM
- A Lap Around Windows Azure and the Azure Services Platform
- ASP.NET and Jquery The Future of Managed Languages:
- C# and Visual Basic
12:30 PM
- Developing and Deploying Your First Azure Service
- Developing Data-Centric Applications Using the WPF DataGrid and Ribbon Controls
- A Lap Around "Oslo"
2:00 PM
- A Lap Around the Live Framework and Mesh Services
- Building Business-Focused Applications Using Silverlight 2
- A Lap Around VSTS 2010
3:30 PM
- Developing Applications Using Microsoft SQL Data Services
- ASP.NET 4.0 Roadmap
- An Introduction to Microsoft F#
Pre-Conference Workshops: Monday, February 23, 2009
(Workshops - extra fee)
10:00 AM
- Build Distributed Apps in .NET 3.5 SP1
- Build a Better Application with Team System 2008
- Pragmatic Introduction to WPF and Silverlight
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
10:00 AM
- Silverlight Controls, From Soup to Nuts
- Entity Framework Tips & Tricks
- M in Depth: The Underpinning of Oslo
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 IDE Tips and Tricks
- Agile Development with Visual Studio Team System
11:30 AM
- Web Development in Visual Studio 10
- Microsoft Project Code Named "Velocity" — A Distributed In-memory Cache
- Introduction to Claims-Based Identity and the Geneva Framework
- Future Directions for Microsoft Visual Basic
- Better Together: Getting the Most Out of Visual Studio Team System 2008 Development and Database Editions
2:30 PM
- Distributed Caching for ASP.NET Applications
- Building Data Service Applications Part 1: Developing solutions in a software plus [data] services world
- Jump into WPF!
- Build it Right: Testing and Validation with Visual Studio Team System 2008 Test Edition Enhancing Your SharePoint Web Site with Silverlight 2
4:00 PM
- ASP.NET 3.5 SP1 and Then Some
- Building Data Service Applications Part 2: Developing data service applications for the real world
- Windows Azure: Is the Relational Database Dead?
- Building Office Business Applications using SharePoint and VSTO
- Agile Planning with Visual Studio Team System 2010
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
8:30 AM
- Rich Client Applications: There is Life Beyond HTML
10:00 AM
- Visual Studio Reporting—Leveraging the New SQL Server 2008 RDL Technology
- An Introduction to Language Integrated Query (LINQ)
- XAML Crash Course
- An Introduction to Windows Communication Foundation
- Exploring Architectures and Modeling with Visual Studio Team System 2010 Architecture
- Developing for Microsoft Surface
11:30 AM
- Adding Remote Authentication, Role Management and Profiles to Windows Applications
- Programming the T-SQL Enhancements in SQL Server 2008
- Codename "Dublin": Windows Application Server
- Building RESTful Services using Windows Communication Foundation
- Eliminate Team Build Headaches with Unit Tests, WiX, and Virtualization
2:30 PM
- Jumpstart Your Web Site with ASP.NET Dynamic Data
- You want to put WHAT in the database?
- WPF Data-Binding 101
- Mashing-up WCF and WF
- Pragmatic Development and Testing with VS Test
- Server Communication with ASP.NET Ajax and WCF
- ADO.NET 3.5 SP1 for Visual Studio and SQL Server Developers
- Building Data Visualization Applications with the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
- Advanced Topics in Windows Workflow
- Beyond Basic Unit Testing: Mocks, Stubs, User Interfaces, and Refactoring for Testability
5:30 PM
- Zero to 60!!! (ASP.Net) Security
- Mapping/Geospatial Solutions with the Microsoft Platform
- Managing Data with Silverlight
- What's New in WCF/WF 4.0
- TFS 2010
Thursday, February 26, 2009
8:30 AM
- ASP.NET ListView and LINQ
- Handling Concurrency with ADO.NET Synchronization Services
- Expression Blend for Coders
- Understanding Transactions in WCF
- Best Kept Secrets in Visual Studio 2008 and .NET 3.5.
10:00 AM
- Understanding ASP.NET Under-the-Covers
- Programming the "Beyond Relational" Features in SQL Server 2008
- Silverlight 101: Your First 60 Minutes
- Web 2.0 + WCF
- Generics, Delegates, and Lamda Expressions
11:30 AM
- "Real World" ASP.Net MVC in 75 Minutes!
- Internet Explorer 8 and its Impact on Your Web Sites
- CSLA .NET for Silverlight
- Supporting POX/REST with WCF
- Writing Better Code: Using Visual Studio to Improve Your Code Base
2:15 PM
- Extending IIS 7 with HttpModules and HttpHandlers
- SharePoint Software Development Life Cycle Best Practices
- Deep Dive on the WPF/Silverlight Control Set
- Threading: From Basics to .NET 4.0 Features
- Conquering XML with LINQ in Visual Basic 9
3:45 PM
- Simplify WebPart (and Control) Development with WebPart Skinning
- Building SharePoint Workflows with Visual Studio
- Shine a Light with Prism
- Parallel Computing APIs with .NET 4.0
- Exceptional Development: Dealing With Exceptions in .NET
Friday, February 27, 2009
(Post-Conference Workshop - extra fee)
9:00 AM
- A Day of HANDS-On LINQ: What You Need to Know to Leverage LINQ, XLINQ and DLINQ with .NET 3.5 / C# 3.0
- A Day of Windows Azure
- A Day of ASP.NET Ajax
- SQL Server 2008 for Developers
