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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Building Line of Business Applications with Microsoft Silverlight 4
Learn about enhancements to data binding and data validation as well as new support for rich text & printing in the platform that allow you to build compelling LOB user experiences. In addition, you will see how you can incorporate webcam & microphone support into your applications using Silverlight...
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Spice Up Your Applications with Windows Workflow Foundation 4
Discover how your applications can achieve a new degree of flexibility, transparency, and end-user control with Windows Workflow Foundation (WF). Expose tailored, productive authoring experiences for your users to define business and application logic with new capabilities in WF 4, including simplified...
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The ‘M’-Based System.Identity Model for Accessing Directory Services
Hear about our investigation into modeling directory services data using an "M"-based logical model called System.Identity, which is included in the "Repository" CTP. See how to benefit immediately from this model by syncing data from Active Directory into the repository and then manipulating it with...
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Is Open Source Old News?
Microsoft’s stance on open source has shifted dramatically. Not only is Microsoft releasing an ever-growing stable of open source projects (including the DLR, MEF, and MVC), they’re even contributing back to the Linux kernel. Has the open source movement has moved beyond controversy? In this BOF,...
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Windows Azure Tables and Queues Deep Dive
Windows Azure Tables provide the ability to store structured, non-relational entities in the highly scalable Windows Azure Storage service. Come to this session to learn about the new features for Windows Azure Tables and Queues as well as tips, tricks, and performance guidance.
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Improving and Extending the Sandbox with Microsoft Silverlight 4
Explore enhancements to the app experience, the ability to host HTML content within Silverlight, and playback rights-protected media when offline. Get details on the new extensions to the sandbox that allow apps to run with elevated privileges and access the file system or interop with desktop components...
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Microsoft AJAX Library, jQuery, and Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
Come learn how Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX enables you to easily create and use AJAX Control Toolkit controls in both ASP.NET Web Forms and ASP.NET MVC applications. Learn about all of the new features and improvements to the AJAX Control Toolkit controls such as the new client Script Loader and client DataView...
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Windows Workflow Foundation 4 from the Inside Out
See why Windows Workflow Foundation 4 is a powerful platform for simplifying application coordination logic and state management. Learn about the core runtime abstractions and under-the-hood improvements related to areas such as performance, transactions, and persistence. Get insights and techniques...