VSLive San Francisco in Less Than 3 weeks

Yes, it is that time of year again (and I say that most happily!) to go out to San Francisco to speak at the VSLive Conference.  This year I am focussing on real-world use of DataSets, both with VS 2005 and VS 2008.  But don't attend just for that - there are many other great sessions and speakers that you will really enjoy and learn from.

In order to make it easier (i.e cheaper) for you to attend, you can receive a $695 discount on the Gold Passport if you register using priority code SPGOL. More at www.vslive.com/sf - be sure to ping me if you are going to be there!

Here are the descriptions for the sessions I am doing:

Using and Extending the Typed DataSet and TableAdapter
Are you using the VS 2005 DataSet designer to design your data access code usign Typed DataSets and Table Adapters? You should be - because doing so allows you to build better data access code much faster. This session will be mainly demos that cover both the basic uses of these tools and objects, as well as techniques to extend the standard classes to meet your own specific needs. We will also take a look at some of the improvements in Visual Studio 2008.

VS Tools and Techniques for Distributed Data Access in VS 2008
This session will discuss several challenges facing developers developing distributed data access applications. These issues include hierarchical updates, use of VS tools/wizards to generate truly N-tier applications, and separation of data entity and data access objects. We will demonstrate what tools and techniques can be used and take a look at what new solutions are offered in Visual Studio 2008.