Heading Off to VSLive Dallas
Next week I'll be in Dallas to speak at the VSLive conference there. Below are the 3 sessions I'll be presenting there - you can get all of the conference details at VSLive Dallas.
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
to generate truly N-tier applications, separation of data
entity and data access objects, and local data caching with
Synchronization Services for ADO.NET. We will demonstrate
the tools and techniques provided in Visual Studio 2008 and
discuss the benefits that they bring
Building Applications with Windows Live SDK
The Windows Live SDK exposes tremendous amounts of
functionality that can be incorporated into your browser or
smart client applications. Come and learn what Windows Live
is about, what services are available and how to build
Mashups using these controls and APIs. We'll take a look at
developing both browser and rich-client applications using
components such as Virtual Earth, Contacts, Windows Live ID,
Live Search, and others. We'll also look at readily
available solutions and resources to help you get started
even faster!
Sync Services for ADO.NET - Optimizing Online, Enabling
Offline
With Microsoft Sync Services for ADO.NET and SQL Server
Compact, developers can now easily cache data on the client
in a compact, yet capable, inprocess database engine. Sync
Services enables developers to easily cache, manage, and
synchronize the data directly or over services using Windows
Communication Foundation (WCF). Visual Studio 2008 delivers
new developeroriented sync designers to easily increase user
productivity, decrease the server workload, and simplify
data access. In addition to caching, you can use Sync
Services for ADO.NET to enable full offline ("Occasionally
Connected") scenarios as well, with greater developer
flexibility than that offered by Merge Replication or RDA.