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DoEvents - July 2006
July is starting of with a spectacular list of events for all you keen developers to get your teeth into, there is something for everyone! Keep an eye out for upcoming online meetings on the VBUG website! Our first online meeting is for VBUG members only, so join today!!!!! With very best regards
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VBUG: Building XML Web Services with ASP.NET V2.0 & Web Service Enhancements 3.0 with Mike Taulty
Date: Wednesday 28 June 2006
Overview: We take a look at the enhancements that have been made to ASP.NET 2.0 when it comes to web services. We look at the new interface based development model, compliant with the WS-I Basic Profile & enhancements to serialization. We then take a look at what’s new with Web Services Enhancements V3.0 & what capabilities it offers to the Web Service developer. From there we spend time talking about the forthcoming Windows Comm. Found. & what it adds & how to plan existing services for the future. Location: Swindon VBUG: WinFX with Martin Parry
Date: Thursday 6 July 2006Overview: With the launch of Windows Vista in 2006, Microsoft will release a greatly extended superset of the .NET Framework called WinFX which will become the primary mechanism for building applications for the Windows platform. In this session well take a look at the WPF, WCF & WF - well talk about their common themes & then drop into each technology for a while to run some demos & have a look at how we program against them & what tool support is on its way for them. Location: Edinburgh VBUG: Access Security in Theory and in Practice with Chris Seary
Date: Tuesday 11 July 2006Overview: This talk gives advice on how to match the correct approach to the security requirements of both the application and the enterprise as a whole. This is based on Chris’s successful presentation to Microsoft at the last Developer Developer Developer day, and gives compelling reasons for upgrading to Net 2.0. Location: Online VBUG: Introduction to NHibernate with Ian Cooper
Date: Wednesday 12 July 2006Overview: NHibernate is an open-source framework that simplifies this task, containing the object-relational mapping within XML configuration files that support managing identity, inheritance, lazy initialization, aggregation. In addition NHibernate provides support for querying & solves the traditional performance problems associated with framework ORM solutions through the use of sessions. Location: London .NET Debugging Without Visual Studio with Brian Long
Date: Wednesday 12 July 2006Overview: This session looks at a number of low level debugging tools, focusing on WinDbg & SOS, that can help you squash the most resilient bugs & get back on with your day to day coding. We look at several common problem areas & see how these tools can be applied to help gain insights on the problems & expedite solutions. Location: Bristol VBUG: Vista - Beyond Win FX with Daniel Moth
Date: Wednesday 12 July 2006Overview: This session will start with a quick tour of the new operating system, describe the new APIs available and demo how to take advantage of some of them in Visual Studio 2005 (including the aero guidelines, glass, task dialog, UAC, RSS, and sidebar gadgets). Location: Newcastle VBUG: Sharepoint with Brett Lonsdale
Date: Wednesday 12 July 2006Topic:VBUG TECHNICAL SEMINAR Overview: TBC Location: Coventry VBUG: USING XML IN SQL SERVER with Dave McMahon
Date: Thursday 13 July 2006Topic:VBUG TECHNICAL SEMINAR Overview: This session will show you how to format your XML to your heart’s desire in SQL 2000 using FOR XML EXPLICIT,& how to get XML into the database using the OPENXML keyword. But life is even simpler with SQL 2005 & you will learn about the FOR XML PATH option& how to interrogate &transform the XML data type using XQuery. Location: Cambridge VBUG: A first glance at Ruby on Rails with Dave Verwer
Date: Wednesday 19 July 2006Topic:VBUG TECHNICAL SEMINAR Overview: This session gives a first look at Ruby on Rails as both a language (Ruby) & a web development framework (Rails). With all of the buzz &hype around this new technology, this session will give a view of it from the perspective of someone familiar with MS.NET development tools & technologies. It will cover some of the basics of Ruby as a language & will then show some of what can be done with Ruby on Rails. Location: Cambridge VBUG: A first glance at Ruby on Rails with Dave Verwer
Date: Wednesday 19 July 2006Topic:VBUG TECHNICAL SEMINAR Overview: This session gives a first look at Ruby on Rails as both a language (Ruby) & a web development framework (Rails). With all of the buzz &hype around this new technology, this session will give a view of it from the perspective of someone familiar with MS.NET development tools & technologies. It will cover some of the basics of Ruby as a language & will then show some of what can be done with Ruby on Rails. Location: Leeds VBUG: WinFX (WCF/WF/WPF) with Martin Parry
Date: Wednesday 19 July 2006Topic:VBUG TECHNICAL SEMINAR Overview: : In this session well take a look at the WPF, WCF and WF - well talk about their common themes and then drop into each technology for a while to run some demos and have a look at how we program against them and what tool support is on its way for them. Location: Bracknell Third Party Events
Are you Secure? ASP.NET Security Seminar arranged by Compuware
Date: Tuesday 11 July 2006Overview: In 04 research from the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit found that the losses to UK businesses from cyber-crime amounted to over £2.4bn. As many as 90 percent of firms surveyed had suffered unauthorized access to data and 89 percent suffered information theft. Our joint solution will enable these organizations to build security into their web apps during the development cycle, increasing software quality. Location: Reading The developers group meeting comparative programming review
Date: Tuesday 11 July 2006Location: London Ride the Amster-slam with Gary Rowntree Would you like to join a team of us cycling from York to Amsterdam at the end of June? We're doing it to raise money for Marie Curie Cancer Care - they give free nursing care at home for the terminally ill. 4 days, 200 miles and two ferry crossings. You’ll be cycling through amazing scenery and history in Holland. Tulip fields, coastal rides past sand dunes, windmills and canals. You’ll party a little too; on the overnight boat (twice!) and in Amsterdam (1 night). The ride will be at a gentle pace: we'll balance some great touring with the challenge of riding for 4 days. For more details of the ride, check out the website... http://www.justgiving.com/amsterslam About DoEvents
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