Smart Client Development Newsletter – June 2006
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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