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I go to ALOT of developer events. Usually, they are work - meaning I probably wouldn't go if I were a retired Millionaire. DevLink was AWESOME. It was kind of link that perfect summer back in school when all the right people were in the right place and the right mood and the sun was shining and the VIBE was just happening. The basics were all there, Tennessee was very sunny but not too hot, the people are very nice, the MTSU campus is super (and the Sororities were pledging while we were there). John Kellar (DevLnk Chairman) and all the folks with the DevLink organization did a simply AMAZING job and because the event is SO cool the speaker pool is a "WHo's Who". I went to some great session like Sara Ford's session on...

I'm home from TechEd Developer 2008 (for a few days anyway.) I have to admin, I've been on the road more than every other week since early March and I'm feeling very burned out. I arrived at TechEd a bit less enthusiastic than I usually do, but it ended up being a great trip. I arrived Monday afternoon and headed down to the convention center where I immediately started running into old teammates, partners, and friends. The conference sessions started Tuesday morning with a keynote by non other than Bill Gates (his last as a full time Microsoft employee.) Check out the BillG's last day video HERE. Then Soma joined him to show off the latest from DevDiv ! John Galloway has an interesting summary of the Keynote HERE . Though I...

WUX315 - PHP on Windows: Not an Oxymoron! Session Day/Time: 6/6/2008 10:15AM-11:30AM Room: S230 A Is it a well kept secret? From Microsoft Internet Information Services, to AJAX, to Microsoft .NET, Windows is a viable platform for your existing PHP based applications. In this session, see how to configure PHP on Windows for performance and reliability and how you can take PHP applications to the next level by leveraging .NET and Windows. WUX314 - AJAX Programming with the Microsoft AJAX Technologies Session Day/Time: 6/5/2008 4:30PM-5:45PM Room: S320 C Microsoft AJAX Developer technologies are a collection of offerings that make AJAX programming slick and productive, but have you wrapped your head around all the pieces? This session provides...

Thanks to all who attended my ASP Connections Talks last Monday in Orlando. It's great to see the interest in the new features! ASP.NET 3.5 Dynamic Data [ PowerPoint ] [ Demos ] ASP.NET ListView & DataPager [ PowerPoint ] [ Demos ] ..... and as promised, here are links to some of the clever blogger's samples out there. ListView Web Server Control Overview. Mat Berseth has several great ListView Examples on his blog. Rick Strahl on ListView & DataPager in ASP.NET 3.5 Dan Wahlin on Simplifying ListView Control Templates. ListView Column Sizing at XOC.net Creating a Google Style DataPager. .... and don't forget (as I learned the hard way) uninstall the last 3.5 Extensions preview before you install the current one. Read More...

AJAX World was a great confirmation for me. AJAX, RIA, or whatever term you use to describe this "new" way of building web applications is here to stay. Relative to Microsoft, here are a few of my big take-a-ways. Security matters even MORE than it has to date. Web Development frameworks like ASP.NET that facilitate secure development are crucial. Interest in Microsoft Silverlight is reaching a feverish level ! Alpha Geeks (even the ones who aren't exactly MS fans) are digging the new stuff in IE 8, especially the developer features.  Thanks to everyone who attended my sessions. Having spent so much of the last 10 years focused on web security it's great to see the interest and awareness continue to grow. Below are links...

Please joind me for these 2 webcasts this Thursday and Friday. VWG is a cool FREE set of tools to accelerate your ASP.NET AJAX and Silverlight Web Development. Guy Peled, CTO of Visual WebGui is joining me and he will build applications live during the webcats. Click below to register - attendance is FREE ! Live from Redmond: Visual WebGui - An Enterprise AJAX application in 20 minutes. It is all about simplicity: Simplicity in programming next generation complex AJAX application that makes the productivity difference.   In this Webcast we will demystify Visual WebGui. We will build a fully blown application in less than 20 minutes, and strip off the covers, showing you how you can cut your development cycle by as much as 90% .  ...

Due to a glitch in our events tool I need to rescheduole these two great webcasts. Stay tuned here for an update. Please joind me for these 2 webcasts this Thursday and Friday. VWG is a cool FREE set of tools to accelerate your ASP.NET AJAX and Silverlight Web Development. Guy Peled, CTO of Visual WebGui is joining me and he will build applications live during the webcats. Click below to register - attendance is FREE ! Live from Redmond: Visual WebGui - An Enterprise AJAX application in 20 minutes. It is all about simplicity: Simplicity in programming next generation complex AJAX application that makes the productivity difference. In this Webcast we will demystify Visual WebGui. We will build a fully blown application in less than 20 minutes...

Please joind me for these 2 webcasts this Thursday and Friday. VWG is a cool FREE set of tools to accelerate your ASP.NET AJAX and Silverlight Web Development. Guy Peled, CTO of Visual WebGui is joining me and he will build applications live during the webcats. Click below to register - attendance is FREE ! Live From Redmond: Visual WebGui: An Enterprise AJAX application in 20 minutes. It is all about simplicity: Simplicity in programming next generation complex AJAX application that makes the productivity difference.   In this Webcast we will demystify Visual WebGui. We will build a fully blown application in less than 20 minutes, and strip off the covers, showing you how you can cut your development cycle by as much as 90% .  ...

Bill Gates Live ! 6 Tracks ! I wish I could be there ! There is still time to register ! http://www.odc2008.com/ Read More...

I'll be joining the fine folks at AJAX World again this year and giving the following talks.   ASP.NET AJAX Design & Development Patterns AJAX is not about Eye Candy. AJAX is about building functionality that is difficult or impossible with conventional web development technology. Done right your web applications ROCK, but it it’s done wrong and your infrastructure pays the price. This session will expose a collection of design and usage patterns that will help you understand ASP.NET AJAX under the covers and design efficient, interactive AJAX Applications using Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX Technologies. http://ajax.sys-con.com/read/483595.htm   The Digital Black Belt's Guide to Building Secure ASP.NET AJAX Applications You think...