TechEd '06
TechEd '06 is now officially over and it was so great to see so many developers, MVPs and at the Visual Studio 2005 booth on the Expo/Learning Center floor. For those of you who couldn't attend, don't worry! There's a 'Virtual TechEd' site at http://virtualteched.com/default.aspx where you can view many of the breakout sessions that were recorded and view some other great videos and blogs that will get you as close to the TechEd experience as you can get.
Here are a few highlights of what the smart client teams had to show at TechEd
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Saurabh Pant gave a complete overview of Windows Forms development using new features in Visual Studio 2005, including several great demos.
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Scott Morrison showed several common Windows Forms development challenges and provided examples of how to overcome them.
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Steve Lasker presented a breakout session on architecting disconnected Windows Forms applications with SQL Server, using the the data synchronization features.
We'll be doing more TechEd conferences around the world through the end of the year. In particular, the team will be presenting at the TechEd Southeast Asia and Europe conferences. See http://www.microsoft.com/events/teched2006/worldwide.mspx for information about a TechEd worldwide conference near you.
New Stuff
Fabrikam Mobile Reference Application
Check out this very cool sample application using Windows Forms in a mobile scenario. The Fabrikam application provides a solution for a hypothetical mobile salesforce working with Tablet and handheld mobile devices. It gives you a great real-world reference application that you can use in a variety of ways - to show a client what kind of powerful apps you can do with Windows Forms or to use as a starter or example code for your own application. In fact, the application is designed in building blocks that you can also use or modify yourself.
Events and Conferences
Microsoft ASP.NET, Visual Studio & .NET 3.0 Connections: November 6 – 9, 2006, Las Vegas Mandalay Bay
Microsoft, MSDN Magazine and Tech Conferences return to Las Vegas to bring you the hottest developer show in the industry. This premiere event has 200 + in-depth sessions delivered by Microsoft and Industry Experts, hands on workshops, networking parties, expo and more. This event sold out last fall so register now at www.DevConnections.com . Early Bird special: register by Aug 7 get a free hotel night based on 3 night minimum stay.
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Smart Client Development Newsletter – May 2006
Fix that app, darnit!
It’s called the ‘White Screen of Darn’ or WSOD for short and it’s trying to tell you something about your app! This whitepaper provides some very useful information on how to take advantage of the information on this screen to get your app back up and on its feet!
SQL Everywhere
If you’re at TechEd, you can hear about ‘SQL Server Everywhere’ in Steve Lasker’s talk on 6/16. SQL Server Everywhere is an extremely lightweight version of SQL Server that can be deployed the full range of Windows platforms from CE to client and server platforms. So when we say lightweight, how light do we mean? How about slightly more than the size of a floppy disk? This screenshot shows the full size of the runtime files:
Once SQL Server Everywhere is installed it will install the ClickOnce sample app. Here’s a quick screenshot but download the CTP to see for yourself just what you can do with a database you can deploy with any app!
More TechEd - Full Schedule for Smart Client Development
What else will we be talking about at TechEd? Here’s the complete list. Also, be sure to stop by and meet the team at the Visual Studio 2005 booth in the Expo Center.
Code | Title | Timeslot | Room | Speaker/s |
DEV234 | Windows Forms: Leveraging the Microsoft Enterprise Library in Windows Forms Applications | [Breakout 16] 6/15/2006 8:00AM-9:15AM | 257 AB | Lars Mehrmann; Eugenio Pace |
DEV206 | (WinFX) Windows Forms: How to Build Windows Forms Applications Today That Will Interoperate Well with Windows Presentation Foundation | [Breakout 02] 6/12/2006 10:45AM-12:00PM | 153 ABC | Scott Morrison |
DEV332 | Windows Forms: Building Enterprise-Ready Forms Applications | [Breakout 15] 6/14/2006 5:30PM-6:45PM | 156 ABC | Brian Noyes |
DEV343 | Smart Client: Offline Data Synchronization and Caching for Smart Clients | [Breakout 20] 6/15/2006 4:30PM-5:45PM | 109 AB | Steve Lasker |
DEV303 | Securing and Deploying Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Microsoft Office (VSTO) Solutions | [Breakout 01] 6/12/2006 9:00AM-10:00AM | 259 AB | Paul Stubbs |
DEV318 | Smart Client: Real-World ClickOnce | [Breakout 07] 6/13/2006 10:15AM-11:30AM | 162 AB | Brian Noyes |
DEV221 | Windows Forms: An Overview of Windows Forms in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 | [Breakout 04] 6/12/2006 3:15PM-4:30PM | 257 AB | Saurabh Pant |
DEV347 | Windows Forms: Solutions to the Most Common Windows Forms Development Challenges | [Breakout 23] 6/16/2006 1:00PM-2:15PM | 205 ABC | Scott Morrison |
DEV351 | Visual Studio: Developing Local and Mobile Data Solutions with SQL Server Everywhere | 6/15/2006 13:00 - 14:15 | | Steve Lasker |
Upcoming Events
6/11-16 – TechEd, Boston, MA (www.microsoft.com/TechEd). - Tech•Ed is Microsoft’s largest annual conference for providing IT professionals and developers with technical training, information and resources to build, deploy and manage solutions with currently shipping and near-term Microsoft technologies.
We would love to hear from you - send your feedback and suggestions to Rich Ersek (richarde@microsoft.com).
Disclaimer: This information is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. Copyright© 2006, Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Use of these contents is subject to the terms specified at http://www.microsoft.com/info/cpyright.htm.