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DoEvents - March 2006
Something for everyone this month! With very best regards
Emma Britton
Sponsor Message: SERVER WORLD FOR HOSTED APPLICATIONS
VBUG Events
VBUG:WinFX Introduction to Windows Communication, Presentation & Workflow Foundation
Date: Wednesday 8 March 2006
Topic: VBUG TECHNICAL MEETING Overview: With Windows Vista launching in 2006, Microsoft will release a greatly extended superset of the .NET Framework called WinFX which will become the primary mechanism for building applications for the Windows platform. Included in the 1st release of WinFX are 3 large new areas of functionality.In this session well look at the WPF WCF & WF.Well talk about their common themes & then drop into each technology to run some demos, have a look at how we program against them & what tool support is on its way for them. Location: Wellington Underwriting, 88 Leadenhall Street, London, EC3A 3BA Creating Asynchronous Clients with Steve Harris
Date: Tuesday 14 March 2006Topic: VBUG TECHNICAL MEETING - PLS NOTE NEW DATE Overview: As applications grow more sophisticated & users become more demanding, it is becoming increasingly necessary for developers to move away from synchronous processing models & adopt asynchronous techniques. Asynchronous applications offer a more responsive interface & are capable of making non-blocking calls .NET 2.0 provides a raft of new features to make asynchronous coding easier than ever, with significant focus on the most common requirements in distributed applications. Location: Moordown Community Centre, Coronation Avenue, Winton, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH9 1TW Chalk & Talk SQL Server 2005 & MOM with SQL Server MVPs
Date: Wednesday 15 March 2006Topic: ACCESS/ VBUG/ SQL SERVER USER GROUP MEETING Overview: Agenda still in the pipe line. We have Kimberly Tripp, SQL Server MVP doing a chalk & talk on SQL Server 2005 & provisionally Martin Bell, SQL Server MVP for a talk on MOM. The new Scottish User Group leader is Geoff Hirst who will chair the event & discuss the way forward for the group too. Location: Microsoft, Lismore, House, 2nd Floor, 127 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 4JN VBUG:Using Code Access Security - Theory and Practice with Chris Seary
Date: Wednesday 22 March 2006Topic: VBUG TECHNICAL MEETING Overview: This presentation spans both an introduction and also advanced application. Chris will explain clearly how CAS works, using code examples. The presentation will explore some of the potential pitfalls of this technology and how they can be avoided. In particular, using CAS within ASP.NET websites will be discussed, as well as the configuration required. In depth examples, such as the construction of a custom permission, and looking at the code access Demands within the .NET framework, will be included. Location: Reading VBUG:Flirting with AJAX with Gary Rowntree
Date: Wednesday 22 March 2006Topic: VBUG TECHNICAL MEETING Overview: During the session we’re going to build a web based chat thing that lives within a web page. As interactive as Instant Messenger, using Microsoft’s ATLAS technology to just pass the messages backwards and forwards without doing full page postback. Amazing you’ll see how little code is involved in making your apps use AJAX Now you can add flirting potential to all your websites. Location: University of Northumbia, City Campus, Ellison Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST VBUG:Regular Expressions with Dave McMahon
Date: Monday 27 March 2006Topic: VBUG TECHNICAL MEETING Overview: Regular Expressions have their origins in UNIX &Perl but are now prevalent in most languages today. .NET boasts a rich API for Regular Expressions & this session covers how to use the System.Text.RegularExpressions name space to search, splice & dice your strings to ur hearts content. The Regular Expression language syntax, the RegEx object, Match Object & MatchEvaluator Delegate will all be examined & by the end you’ll know that Regular Expressions are what you need to solve those String handling problems Location: Coventry WinFX - Introduction to Windows Communication Foundation & Windows Presentation Foundation & Windows Workflow Foundation
Date: Wednesday 29 March 2006Topic: VBUG TECHNICAL MEETING Overview: In 2006 Microsoft will release a greatly extended superset of the .NET Framework called WinFX. Included in the first release are 3 large new areas of functionality. In this session well take a look at the WPF, WCF and WF - well talk about their common themes, drop into each technology for a while to run some demos, have a look at how we program against them & what tool support is on its way for them. Location: Leeds VBUG: Automating Builds Using msbuild by Guy Smith-Ferrier
Date: Wednesday 29 March 2006Topic: VBUG TECHNICAL SEMINAR Overview: MSBuild is the new build engine from Microsoft. Its included with the .NET Framework 2.0 & VS2005 & is designed to build software. The software can be based on .NET Framework 2.0, 1.x or no .NET Framework at all. This session describes how to create build scripts which will automate the building of your software for development & deployment purposes. It covers the basic elements of MSBuild project files, how MSBuild works & more advanced subjects such as writing your own build tasks. This session is relevant to all MS developers Location: The Sherrel Room, The Bristol Golf Club, Blackhorse Hill, Almondsbury, BS10 7TP
Third Party Events
J2EE Application Development for Forms & Designer Developers
Date: Thursday 9 March 2006Overview: Mobile applications? Web services? Rich web clients? How can Oracle Forms and Designer users take advantage of these new technologies? This presentation gives Oracle Forms and Designer users a practical introduction to Oracle's complete J2EE application infrastructure and Java development environment. Location: Solihull, West Midlands MSDN TechTalk: Web Security with ASP.NET 2.0 and WSE 3.0
Date: Wednesday 8 March 2006Overview: Evening event looking at what ASP.NET 2.0 and WSE 3.0 can offer to help you secure applications and Web services. Register online for free entry or call 0870 166 6680 quoting reference 8906. Location: Reading Sharepoint User Group: Rapid Application design environments for the SharePoint platform
Date: Monday 13 March 2006Overview: 2 talks/presentations will be given by InfoStrata Solutions on the topics of Rapid Application design environments for the SharePoint platform. The first session will focus on the development and integration of the user environment, the second on the integration and Workflow. Attendance is free, with Microsoft supplying refreshments and nibbles at half time. Location: Reading Price: Free Indexes from Every Angle - Internals, Statistics, Performance, Maintenance (Kimberly Tripp)
Date: Tuesday 14 March 2006Overview: There is no other area within SQL Server where you can get better performance gains than with indexes. Yet almost ironically, this is also the most misunderstood and improperly maintained area of database design/tuning. In this fast paced full day seminar, we will look at the internal structures of Location: Reading 09:00 - 18:00 MSDN TechTalk: Windows Workflow Foundation introduction
Date: March 15 March 2006Overview: Evening event introducing Windows Workflow Foundation, with code samples and demonstrations. Register online for free entry or call 0870 166 6680 quoting reference 8876. Location: Reading About DoEvents
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