The Professional Developers Conference (PDC) is the definitive event focused on the technical strategy of the Microsoft developer platform. Attendees come from around the world to learn about the future of Microsoft developer technology directly from the people who make it happen. If you’re a developer, architect or technology leader involved in making strategic technology decisions, the PDC is for you.
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Day 1 Keynote
Watch Ray Ozzie, Chief Software Architect, and Bob Muglia, President of the Server and Tools Business, in their day 1 keynote at the 2009 Professional Developers Conference where they describe Microsoft’s three screens and a cloud strategy.
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Day 2 Keynote
Watch the day 2 keynote at the 2009 Professional Developers Conference with Steven Sinofsky, Scott Guthrie and Kurt DelBene.
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Day 1 Keynote
Watch Ray Ozzie, Chief Software Architect, and Bob Muglia, President of the Server and Tools Business, in their day 1 keynote at the 2009 Professional Developers Conference where they describe Microsoft’s three screens and a cloud strategy.
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Data Programming and Modeling for the Microsoft .NET Developer
Come see this code-centric talk that focuses on the advances being made in tools, languages, and frameworks that simplify how to model, consume, or produce data. Hear about the future of data programming and modeling using Microsoft products and services.
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Windows Ribbon Technical Deep Dive
This talk covers some of the more subtle and complex aspects of designing and implementing a ribbon. Explore how to build a great gallery (a critical task for any ribbon), how to make use of contextual tabs and application modes, etc. We draw from specific experiences gained by the Windows Live te...
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Lap Around the Windows Azure Platform
Come hear how the Windows Azure Platform provides a scalable compute and storage environment with Windows Azure, secure connectivity with Service Bus and Access Control Service, and a relational database with SQL Azure. Learn about these new services and see several demos that show how to build appl...
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Microsoft Unified Communications: Developer Platform Futures
Learn how Microsoft Communications Server and Microsoft Exchange provide a comprehensive and flexible communications platform for developers. Get a first look at the next generation of this platform through a series of demos and code examples. See how to embed Communicator features in your applicati...
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Accelerated Windows Application Development with Microsoft Visual C++ 2010
Come watch an action-packed Visual C++ 2010 code demo. See how VC++ 2010 is a huge release for C++ developers because it helps to create the fastest applications possible while at the same time making it easier for ISVs to manage and maintain many millions of lines of code. Learn about dramatic impr...
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Bridging the Gap from On-Premises to the Cloud
Hear how Microsoft views the future of cloud computing and how it is starting to deliver this vision in the Windows Azure platform. Learn how applications can be written to preserve much of the investment in code, programming models and tools, yet adapt to the scale-out, distributed, and virtualized...
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Data Tier Applications in Visual Studio 2010
Come explore the new enhancements in SQL Server 2008 R2, known as Application and Multi-Server Management, which enable a more efficient way to develop, deploy, and manage data-tier applications and instances. See how a new single unit of deployment for database applications is integrated with Micro...
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How Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Was Built with WPF 4
Get an insider’s look at how Microsoft created the next-generation, large-scale integrated development environment experience using Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) 4. Learn best practices and hear real-world experiences in developing mixed Win32-WPF applications that combine WPF content with W...