The Professional Developers Conference (PDC) is the definitive developer event focused on the technical strategy of the Microsoft developer platform. Attendees come from around the world to learn about the Microsoft developer platform directly from the people who make it happen.
The PDC is for developers, architects and technology leaders who are involved in making strategic technology decisions for their company or organization.
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Lessons Learned from Moving Team Foundation Server (TFS) to the Cloud
Team Foundation Server is a multi-tier client/server application that Microsoft is currently porting onto the Azure platform. In this session, the Team Foundation Server team will debrief on the engineering and architectural evolution that is making this shift possible, including moving from Windows...
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Programming Languages Panel
Come hear from the top of the line language designers and personalities together for a thought provoking and fun panel discussion. This year, we are very excited to present a panel of experts including C# founder Ander Hejlsberg, Newspeak creator and computational theologian Gilad Bracha, C++ language...
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Identity & Access Control in the Cloud
Signing users in and granting them access is a core function of almost every cloud-based application. In this session we will show you how to simplify your user experience by enabling users to sign in with an existing account such as a Windows Live ID, Google, Yahoo, Facebook, or on-premises Active...
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Open in the Cloud: Windows Azure and Java
The Windows Azure Platform is an open and interoperable platform which supports development using many programming languages and tools. In this session, you will see how to build large-scale applications in the cloud using Java, taking advantage of new Windows Azure Platform features. You will learn...
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Connecting Cloud & On-Premises Apps with the Windows Azure Platform
Not every application or service can be hosted entirely in the cloud. Cloud services often need to provide a combination of cloud-based data access as well as connectivity to on-premises assets in a variety of geographies. Getting access to your on-premises or partner hosted assets securely has never...
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Inside Internet Explorer 9 Performance
Learn about what actually drives performance across the web and how you can make your sites faster. See how Internet Explorer has been redesigned from the ground up to take advantage of modern PC hardware, and how GPU powered graphics, compiled JavaScript, and HTML5 are revolutionizing how developers...
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Building Web APIs for the Highly Connected Web
Are you building Web APIs for reaching any device, enabling mash-ups, or providing highly connected Web experiences? Then come to this session and learn how to build Web APIs your way in Windows Azure. We put you in control of patterns (REST, pub/sub, RPC, Hypertext) and formats (XML, JSON, URIs, Atom,...
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Unlocking the JavaScript Opportunity with Internet Explorer 9
Modern day websites such as Office Web Applications use thousands of lines of JavaScript to deliver functionality similar to traditional desktop applications. Internet Explorer 9 introduces a new JavaScript engine, codenamed Chakra, which fundamentally changes the performance characteristics of JavaScript...
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Windows Azure Storage Deep Dive
Windows Azure Storage is a scalable cloud storage service that provides the ability to store and manipulate blobs, structured non-relational entities, and persistent queues. In this session you will learn tips, performance guidance, and best practices for building new applications or migrating an existing...