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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Microsoft SQL Azure Database: Under the Hood
SQL Azure Database is a highly available and secure relational database service that offers customers a friction free provisioning interface while maintaining a compatible programming model with SQL Server. This session will focus on the underlying SQL Azure technologies so you can understand how to...
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Microsoft Semantic Engine
See how the Microsoft Semantic Engine brings search, structured query, and analytics together in a simple, unified Search-Discover-Organize usage model. Learn how it addresses the need to have unified access to structured and unstructured enterprise data through easy to use analytical tools. Also learn...
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Microsoft Expression Blend 3 for Developers: Tips, Tricks and Best Practices
Hear how developers can leverage Expression Blend to rapidly create sophisticated and compelling Silverlight and WPF applications. See what a difference adding animation, transitions and interactivity can make in traditional line of business applications. Also learn how to leverage advanced data-binding...
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Microsoft ASP.NET Futures
ASP.NET has evolved a lot in the last few years with the addition of ASP.NET MVC and Dynamic Data, as well as the continuous improvement of WebForms and ASP.NET AJAX. This session will provide a roadmap of the changes that are coming with ASP.NET 4 and VS 2010 and include demo’s of future directions...
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Getting the Most out of Microsoft Silverlight 3
Come learn how the robust features of Silverlight 3 help developers to create innovative, compelling cross-platform Internet applications without being limited by HTML and Javascript. In addition, hear some of the best practices and patterns for building Silverlight applications, and find out how to...
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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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F# for Parallel and Asynchronous Programming
Concurrency is increasingly important for many applications. The shift to manycore brings abundant parallelism to the desktop. The Web, Microsoft Silverlight, and distributed systems increase the demand for asynchronous solutions. F#, a functional and object-oriented language for Microsoft .NET, adds...
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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 team,...