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DoEvents - April 2007
I have now become a full time member of staff at VBUG, meaning I have even more time to devote into planning & organising developer events. Do you know that each year we run in excess of 50 technical seminars nationwide, a 2 day developer conference and now the monthly on line meetings! By far the most comprehensive network of developer events in the UK – often copied but never rivalled!
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VBUG Events
VBUG: Expression Suite, WPF, WPFe with Jon Harris
Date: Wednesday 28 March 2007
Overview: During the session we’ll look at why Microsoft is now focussing on the designer as well as the developer &the benefits of going down this road. User experience, why this is so important &what are the benefits. What type of applications can be built with WPF & where does WPFe fit into the picture. In the second half of the session we’ll dive into the products, Expression Web, Expression Design &take a longer more in-depth look at Expression Blend. Location: Bristol URL: http://www.vbug.net/events/default.asp?region=Bristol VBUG: TBC creating rich user experiences with Expression, WPF & “WPF/E” Mark Johnston
Date: Tuesday 3 April 2007
Overview: Mark Johnston, Developer & Platform at Microsoft UK, will introduce “WPF/E” and Expression. “WPF/E” is the codename for a new rich internet technology that allows developers & designers to create very rich applications that are delivered cross-browser & cross-platform. He will introduce the technology, show some sample apps & create an app using Expression & Visual Studio tools. Expression is a range of tools aimed at designers wanting to create rich user experiences on the desktop & on the web. Location: Newcastle URL: http://www.vbug.net/events/default.asp?region=Newcastle VBUG: Tips & Tricks to boost up productivity with Claudio Lassala
Date: Wednesday 4 April 2007
Overview: Any serious developer has to have settings, tools, habits, & anything that can boost up productivity. This session goes through a list of things that can shave off precious hours, minutes, or even seconds, allowing one to devote more time to other important things. From shortcuts, to tools, through best practices in writing & refactoring code & setting up your environment, we’ll cover as much as possible on the time allocated for the session. Location: ONLINE URL: www.vbug.net/events VBUG: Workflow-Changing the Way all Applications are Built - Benjamin Mitchell
Date: Wednesday 11 April 2007
Overview: Workflow: Changing the Way all Applications are Built – Benjamin Mitchell Windows Workflow Foundation is part of the .NET Framework 3.0 which provides a base for building any type of application that requires workflow. Come along and hear why this technology could be used by all applications in future and how it will fundamentally change the way application are built. This session will provide an introduction to the major components of WWF, including sequential and state-machine workflows, creating custom Location: Cambridge URL: http://www.vbug.net/events/default.asp?region=Ipswich VBUG: VBUG Southern Counties Vista Launch with Ian Finlayson
Date: Tuesday 17 April 2007
Overview: It’s our turn to have a Vista launch meeting. Ian Finlayson will lead the meeting focusing on the capabilities provided by .Net3. If you already have experience using Vista, Exchange 2007 and/or Office 2007 and would like to share your experience with the group, please email Ian (ian@fastcastle.com) to negotiate a slot. (We hope to have rewards for contributors). Location: Brighton URL: http://www.vbug.net/events/default.asp?region=Portsmouth VBUG: Vista Community Launch programme with John Price
Date: Wednesday 18 April 2007
Overview: So why do I care about Vista? This is a 2500 foot view of Windows Vista. What tools are available to make our lives easier, what can we do to improve the user experience of our software, and how to deal with the new security model to allow our applications to play in the Vista world. Location: Leeds URL: http://www.vbug.net/events/default.asp?region=Manchester VBUG: Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) in BizTalk with Benjamin Goeltz
Date: Wednesday 18 April 2007
Overview: Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) in BizTalk - BAM is capability that is often overlooked, but sorely needed, when integration solutions are implemented. In this talk, I would talk through what BAM is, how BizTalk enables business activity monitoring, and demonstrate how to implement it. This session requires a baseline understanding of core BizTalk concepts and artefacts (most significantly workflow / orchestrations and messaging / schemas), and covers both technical bits and business value. Location: London URL: http://www.vbug.net/events/default.asp?region=London VBUG: Object Thinking with Alan Dean
Date: Wednesday 25 April 2007
Overview: Have we got object-orientation all wrong? "Object Thinking" (ISBN 0-7356-1965-4) by David West asserts that we have. Alan Dean explores this assertion, and demonstrates self-describing objects /self-evaluating rules with code examples. Location: Bracknell URL: http://www.vbug.net/events/default.asp?region=Reading VBUG: ORM in Real world Applications with Oliver Sturm
Date: Wednesday 25 April 2007
Overview: Object/Relational Mapping (ORM) is all the hype, but people tend to find it difficult to make the transition from the record- &-database-centric thinking they’ve been working with for so long. How’s the relationship between stored procedures & ORM? What roles can technologies like XML Web Services, Remoting & WCF play in an ORM world? Even basic things can be made difficult by a paradigm shift like the ORM approach - how do basic Windows Forms & ASP.NET applications change when using ORM? Location: Manchester URL: http://www.vbug.net/events/default.asp?region=Manchester
Third Party Events
TechWest 2007: ‘New Technology in Support of the Defence Industrial Strategy’.
Date: Thursday 12th April 2007
Location: Wiltshire. URL: http://www.afceatechwest.info/conference.asp .NETDEVNET: ‘An Evening of LINQ’ with Mike Taulty
Date: Monday 23rd April 2007
Overview: .NET Framework V3.5 is also part of Visual Studio codename “Orcas” and the new version of the Framework includes classes that take the LINQ pattern and extend it to encompass dealing with XML and relational data. In this session we’ll take a look at what “Linq over XML” and “Linq to SQL” offer us as new ways to interact with relational and hierarchical data and we’ll also take a look at how “Linq to DataSet” offers the new LINQ pattern over the existing DataSet and DataTable that we’re familiar with today. Location: Bristol URL: http://www.dotnetdevnet.com/Meetings/tabid/54/EntryID/2/Default.aspx London.NetUser Group: Next Generation Data Access
Date: Wednesday 28th March
Overview: It seems that MS like to change how we access our data on a regular basis. This presentation will look at the for the coming changes in LINQ for SQL and LINQ for entities and how the new data access approach build on but are radically different from the old world of SqlCommand. We will also look at how you should be using these new technologies and how they fit with practices like domain driven design and test-driven development. Ian Cooper has over 15 years of experience delivering Microsoft platform solutions in government, healthcare, and finance. During that time he has worked for the DTi, Reuters, Sungard, Misys and Beazley delivering everything from bespoke enterprise solutions to 'shrink-wrapped' products to thousands of customers. Location: London URL: http://www.dnug.org.uk/ The Developers Group Meeting
Date: Monday Apr 16, 2007
Location: Reading URL: http://www.richplum.net/ Microsoft: Technology Associates International presents “Realising the Value of EPM 2007 in your Business.”
Date: 3 April 2007, 10:00
Location: Edinburgh URL: https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx Microsoft’s: Introduction to .NET Framework 3.0 for Developers
Date: 3 April 2007, 14:15
Location: Glasgow URL: https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-GB&eventid=1032330910 About DoEvents
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