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MSDN Security Briefing - Toronto
I attended the MSDN Security Briefing in Toronto Wednesday. Paul Murphy, a developers evangelist, presented four sessions on security for developers. The Toronto Congress Center was packed with 1200 developers and the event was organized by MSDN Canada. I really appreciated the content and the message that Paul presented. For those interested, check his Website where you'll find the PowerPoints and the demo code.
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Yukon Presentation at SSMUG
Last Monday, I presented the new developer's features of Yukon at the Montreal SQL Server User Group. I was focusing on the CLR integration.
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Book Reviews
I forgot to mention that the book reviews are from my column on an online magazine called the UniversalThread Magazine.
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January .NET Books
In case you just woke up, here’s a quick reminder: it is already 2004! What’s so special about 2004 ? It’s the year we should see the release of the new version of the .NET Framework (code name Whidbey) along with new versions of Visual Studio .NET, ASP.NET and even a new version of SQL Server (code name Yukon). All of the products were unveiled at the last Microsoft Professional Developers (PDC) Conference that took place in October 2003 and already we’re beginning to see books on the bookstores shelves that are focusing on these new technologies. This month, I’ll review two books that talk about ASP.NET 2.0. Keep in mind that those books are based on Alpha versions of ASP.NET and Visual Studio .NET and things may change from the time the products will reach Beta. For those interested on the PDC, check my coverage of the conference at http://www.universalthread.com/Conferences/PDC/2003/
The Wow factor is pretty high here. The new stuff is so cool, the only drawback of such early books is that we still have to wait a year before Whidbey ships. For those who don’t have access to the developers preview (the alpha) of Whidbey, don’t despair, both books have a multitude of screenshots so that you can easily see the new features. Finally, you may wonder is it worth it to read books on such early technology. In this case, the answer is yes because the changes that will ship in Whidbey will definitively affect the way you develop Web applications in the near future. -
February .NET Books
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Yukon UDT - Case Sensitive
While preparing for a talk on Yukon for the Montreal SQL Server UG, I found something interesting. I used Peter W. DeBetta code from his MSDN Magazine February article on UDTs.
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Bonjour and welcome
Here's the official bio ;-)