Visual Studio 2010 and .Net 4.0 are packed with new and enhanced features that simplify the entire development process from design to deployment. Come and join us for a full day of sessions with an all-star Microsoft Team, to find out what's new in Visual Studio and .Net, learn tips and tricks that will help you write C# and VB.Net code better and faster, and discover the power of the Dynamic Language Runtime (DLR), which provides the plumbing for IronPython and IronRuby!
Agenda
| 9:30 10:15 | Keynote |
| 10:30 11:30 | C# and VB IDE Tips and Tricks for Visual Studio 2010
Kevin Pilch-Bisson | Creating a web app with ASP.NET MVC and JQuery and migrating it to the Azure cloud
Bruno Terkaly |
| 11:45 12:45 | What's new in C#
Kevin Pilch-Bisson | Dynamic Languages on the .NET Framework
Ryan Dawson |
| 12:45 13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 14:30 | Using Dynamic Languages to Build Scriptable Applications
Ryan Dawson | Getting Started with SharePoint Development in Visual Studio 2010
Beth Massi |
| 14:45 15:45 | Creating and Consuming OData Services
Beth Massi | What's new in VB
Deborah Kurata |
| 16:00 | Raffle |
Speakers
Kevin Pilch-Bisson is a development lead at Microsoft. He's been a member of the C# IDE team for more than 7 years, working on features like IntelliSense, Colorization, Refactoring, and Formatting. Prior to joining Microsoft, Kevin earned a computer engineering degree at the University of Waterloo. Outside of work, he has a beautiful wife and three children. You can find Kevin on Twitter at http://twitter.com/pilchie.
Ryan Dawson is a developer in test at Microsoft. He's been at Microsoft for more than 10 years, and a member of the Dynamic Language Runtime team since its inception. IronPython, IronRuby, and dynamic features of C# and VB are all built on top of the DLR. He has a degree in computer science from the Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Beth Massi is a Senior Program Manager on the Visual Studio team at Microsoft and a community champion for business applications and Visual Basic developers. She has over 15 years of industry experience building business applications and is a frequent speaker at various software development events. You can find her on a variety of developer sites including MSDN Developer Centers, Channel 9, and her blog http://www.bethmassi.com/. Follow her on twitter @BethMassi.
A former Microsoft premier field engineer, Bruno Terkaly has travelled around the clock to solve the most hair-raising client problems and meltdowns. He has taught in nuclear power plants, assisted with life-or-death medical applications, and debugged multi-million-dollar financial trading software, and brings two decades of training experience with a wide array of platforms to his presentations. Bruno is also a confirmed thrill seeker and a stand-up comedy connoisseur who works hard to make his audiences laugh, just like his role model, Anders Hejlsberg.
Deborah Kurata is cofounder of InStep Technologies Inc. and has over 15 years of experience in architecting, designing, and developing successful applications. She authored several books, including the "Doing Objects in Visual Basic" series (Addison-Wesley), "Best Kept Secrets in .NET" (Apress) and "Doing Web Development: Client-Side Techniques" (Apress). She speaks at various .NET conferences and has been recognized with the Microsoft MVP award. After a hard day of coding and taking care of her family, Deborah enjoys blowing stuff up (on the XBox of course).
