Building Rich Internet Applications with Silverlight and WCF RIA Services
This event will be a half day of technical drilldown into using Visual Studio, Expression Blend, and Silverlight to build compelling applications. The focus will be on building applications that are useful in a business context, and not on “dancing bears” and “world’s funniest videos”. This half day event will walk developers through the creation of amazing business focused applications leveraging the power of Silverlight and WCF RIA Services. Using both Visual Studio and Expression Blend, attendees will see how applications can be quickly built that are cross-platform and cross-browser. Some of the topics to be covered with include rich UI design, creating open web services, client and server validation, rapid prototyping, data binding, and more.
Event Dates & Registration
To register for one of these events, please visit the links below:
Omaha, NE January 29, 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Bloomington, MN February 3, 8:30am - 12:30pm
St. Louis, MO March 10, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Join your local MSDN Events team as we take a deep dive into Windows Azure. We’ll start with a developer-focused overview of this brave new platform and the cloud computing services that can be used either together or independently to build amazing applications. As the day unfolds, we’ll explore data storage, SQL Azure™, and the basics of deployment with Windows Azure. Register today for these free, live sessions in your local area.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
- An overview of Windows Azure
- Using Azure for durable data storage
- How to leverage SQL Azure
- Deployment basics with Windows Azure
WHEN: February 2, 2010 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
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Drive Your Development with Visual Studio 2010
Visual Studio 2010 is the most comprehensive suite of application development tools a software team could ever wish for. But its dazzling array of features can be daunting to say the least. Whether you’re building custom line-of-business applications or the next killer viral internet app you need to understand what’s under the hood and how your team can take advantage of its broad capabilities. Join a team of industry experts for a hands-on discussion of proven techniques for getting the most power and mileage out of this incredible product.
Session 1: Drive Your Process
In our first session we will examine what it takes to establish and support a world class development team using Visual Studio 2010 and Team Foundation Server 2010. We will discuss what makes a team great and how to choose a software development methodology to ensure repeatable results. We will reveal best practices to help teams perform at world class levels using Visual Studio 2010.
Session 2: Drive Your Design
In this session, we will take a look at role of design in modern development teams. We will discuss strategies for choosing the right level of design based on the complexity of your projects and best practices for ensuring designs are fully realized. We will also provide an overview of the new UML features provided in Visual Studio 2010 that support model driven development.
Session 3: Drive Your Code
In our last session, we will take a look at how it all comes together. We will walk through the process of turning requirements and designs into code and highlight the powerful tools provided in Visual Studio 2010 to help you create what you can imagine, build on the strengths of your team, and open up new possibilities.
Special guests on this tour are team development expert Jeff Fattic and solutions architect MVP Kevin Grossnicklaus.
Event Dates & Registration
To register for one of these events, please visit the links below:
St. Louis, MO Jan 26, 8:30 am – 11:30 am
Overland Park, KS Feb 4, 8:30 am – 11:30 am
Bloomington, MN Feb 23, 8:30 am – 11:30 am