Just thought I’d post some information about upcoming developer events in January dotted around the UK! If you haven’t been to one before, why not give it a go?
- Ian Griffiths on C# 3.0
Thursday, 12 January 2006, 18:30 – 21:00 in London, UK (London .NET User Group)
With the covers barely off on C# 2.0 we are planning on kicking off the new year with a talk from Ian Griffiths on C# 3.0 – especially LINQ. I will have a fuller session description soon, but in the meantime this is a date for your new diaries.
- The Developers Group Meeting
Tuesday, 17 January 2006, 12:30 – 18:00 in Hammersmith, London, UK (The Developers Group)
With talks on Design Patterns in .NET 2.0, Software Engineering Tools and the Lone Developer, The Fastcode Project and Using Classes to Replace Datamodules for Database Applications in Delphi Win32.
- VBUG: VS 2005 Launch
Tuesday,17 January 2006,19:00 – 21:00 in Glasgow, Strathclyde, UK (VBUG)
VS 2005 &.NET Framework 2.0 launch is the major event of 2005. Every kind of application development has been enhanced with must-have features. Every kind of development & every kind of developer has compelling reasons why this is a must-have upgrade. In this session we will try to cover several weeks of training in a couple of hours including Generic & Protected Class & SQL Server 2005 Express.
- VBUG: SQL Server 2005 Security
19-19 January 2005 in Newcastle, UK (VBUG)
This will be invaluable to SQL Server Developers who have found the interaction with SQL Server security frustrating & for SQL Server Database Administrators who have battled with Developers over imposing a security regime. Microsoft have worked hard to find a way for both sides to meet & agree on a security model that gives flexibility to the Developer and Security to the administrator.
- The Mobile Workforce: An Overview
Wednesday, 25 January 2006, 14:00 – 17:00 in Leeds/Bradford, UK (Black Marble)
We will be exploring how to benefit your mobile workforce through the latest advancements in Mobile technology, and how to successfully integrate a mobile solution into your current business strategy. Products covered include Mappoint 2004, Windows Mobile and the Server side for mobile products.
- VBUG: VS 2005 Overview
Wednesday, 25 January 2006, 18:30 – 21:00 in Shipley, West Yorks, , UK (VBUG)
VS 2005 and .NET Framework 2.0 launch is the major event of the year. Every kind of application development has been enhanced with must-have features. Every kind of development and every kind of developer has compelling reasons why this is a must-have upgrade. In this session Phil Winstanley will try to cover several weeks of training in a couple of hours . . . If anyone can, Phils your man
- VBUG: Threading with Annie Matthewman
Wednesday, 25 January 2006, 18:30 – 21:00 in Almondsbury Bristol , UK (VBUG)
This session examines scenarios where you might want to use multi-threading & the common traps developers fall into when first trying to use it. It will look at how the .NET Framework exposes threads with worked examples in VB.NET
- MSDN TechTalk: Introduction to WinFX
Thursday, 26 January 2006, 18:30 – 21:00 in Reading, UK (Microsoft UK Ltd)
WinFX is the new programming model for the Microsoft platform, bringing the power of the Windows Presentation Foundation, the Windows Communication Foundation and the Windows Workflow Foundation to .NET 2.0. This session will provide you with an overview of these technologies so that you can start to develop applications that take advantage of their capabilities.