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Developers.ie in association with ComputerJobs.ie
are pleased to announce:
Managing Data in Web Enterprise Applications
A pattern-oriented look at LINQ and LINQ-to-SQL
from within Web and Silverlight applications
1 day course - 27th May - Alexander Hotel - Dublin 2
The workshop will be run by Dino Esposito. Dino is the author of Programming ASP.NET 3.5 Core Reference (Microsoft Press, 2008) and other best-selling books such as Introducing ASP.NET AJAX (Microsoft Press, 2007) and Programming Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 Applications-Advanced Topics (Microsoft Press, 2006).
He's also the author of the "Cutting Edge" column on MSDN Magazine and a frequent speaker at industry events worldwide, including Microsoft TechEd, DevConnections and in Europe, DevWeek and Basta.
Course Content
This workshop will give you a unique perspective on LINQ and emerging models for data access in the .NET platform from one of the most authoritative gurus in the industry. Through the seminar, you'll see the innermost reasons for design choices explained and justified and will find it easy and natural to find answers to any questions. You don't just learn techniques; you'll hear predictions, get explanations, and understand how LINQ works.
Topics Covered include:
- Flavors of LINQ and queryable data sources
- LINQ-to-SQL: an object-oriented .NET API for data access
- LINQ-to-SQL and Data Source Patterns
- Mapping objects to a data store
- Using LINQ from within ASP.NET pages
- Data access in the world of Silverlight 2.0
- Silverlight 2.0 object model
Date: Tuesday 27th May 2008
Venue: Alexander Hotel - Merrion Square - Dublin 2
Time: 9am - 5pm
Cost: Eur 275.00
Space limited - Book Early!
If you wish to book a place, please contact Aoife on (01) 236 6636 or email aoife@ComputerJobs.ie The cost is 275 Eur per person which is strictly payable in advance by cheque/credit card. Cancellations received less than 24 hours before the event regretfully cannot be refunded. Substitutions can be made at any time.
Looking forward to seeing you there
Check www.developers.ie for more info
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