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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PDC10 keynotes with Steve Ballmer and Bob Muglia- Bob Muglia, Steve Ballmer
- KEY01
- Day 1
- October 27, 2010 from 8:45AM to 11:00AM
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Inside Windows Azure- Mark Russinovich
- CS08
- Day 2
- October 29, 2010 from 11:30AM to 12:30PM
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Join Mark Russinovich, now working on Windows Azure, for an under the hood tour of the internals of Microsoft’s new cloud OS. Topics will include datacenter architecture, cloud OS architecture, and what goes on behind the scenes when you deploy a service, a machine fails or comes online and a role fails... -
Things You Need to Know Before Building XNA Games for Windows Phone 7
- Shawn Hargreaves
- CD04
- Day 2
- October 29, 2010 from 11:30AM to 12:30PM
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So you have a cool idea for a game. This session covers some of the less obvious things you will need to know to turn your idea into reality using XNA Game Studio for Windows Phone. Topics include how to choose the best orientation and resolution, how game content differs from typical productivity or... -
Better Code Through Smart Assertions and Unit Tests
- Peli de Halleux, Mike Barnett
- FT06
- Day 2
- October 29, 2010 from 11:30AM to 12:30PM
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Learn how to write better code and unit tests by using Code Contracts, Pex and Moles. Code Contracts provide a set of tools for design-by-contract programming. Pex is an advanced unit-testing tool that uses automated program exploration to intelligently create unit tests with high code coverage. Moles... -
ASP.NET + Packaging + Open Source = Crazy Delicious
- Scott Hanselman
- FT01
- Day 2
- October 29, 2010 from 11:30AM to 12:30PM
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Lots of great open source software is available, but it’s hard to figure out the best choice, get it, set it up, run it and update it. Visual Studio 2010 just came out but now we’ve got ASP.NET MVC 3, Razor, EF Magic Unicorn, SQL Compact Edition, HTML 5 and lots more coming at us fast. How can I easily... -
Lambdas, Lambdas Everywhere
- Herb Sutter
- FT13
- Day 2
- October 29, 2010 from 2:00PM to 3:00PM
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Why care about C++0x lambda functions? Syntactically, they are nothing but sugar for function objects. However, they are an essential and enabling sugar that will change the way we will write C++ code more often than most people realize. This talk will cover what lambda functions are and how to use... -
Real-World Analysis and Optimization of XNA Framework Games on Windows Phone 7
- Jeff Petkau
- CD05
- Day 2
- October 29, 2010 from 2:00PM to 3:00PM
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Good code design, performance tips, and a solid understanding of the platform are all essential to game development. Learn how to use the Microsoft’s Advanced Technology Group's (ATG) battle-tested techniques to find and fix performance-killing issues in Windows Phone 7 XNA Framework game code. Also,... -
Building Scale-Out Database Solutions on SQL AzureSQL Azure provides an information platform that you can easily provision, configure, and use to power your cloud applications. In this session we will explore the patterns and practices that help you develop and deploy applications that can exploit the full power of the elastic, highly available, and...
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Building High Performance Web Applications with the Windows Azure Platform
- Matthew Kerner
- CS01
- Day 2
- October 29, 2010 from 3:15PM to 4:15PM
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Windows Azure Platform enables developers to build dynamically scalable web applications easily. Come and learn how new application services like AppFabric Caching in conjunction with services like the Windows Azure Content Delivery Network (CDN) can help you build high-performance web applications in... -
Taking Advantage of Pinned Sites with Internet Explorer 9 and Windows 7
- Israel Hilerio
- CD10
- Day 2
- October 29, 2010 from 3:15PM to 4:15PM
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Internet Explorer 9 allows developers to more tightly integrate their websites with the Windows 7 task bar and start menu. With Pinned Sites, you can add a website to the start menu, define Jump List tasks, create custom Jump List items, provide visual notifications on the task bar with icon overlays... -
The Future of F#: Data and Services at your Finger TipsProgramming today exhibits a voracious appetite for information, and one of the most important trends in languages today is to make access to data and services fluent and seamless. Come and see the latest from the F# team, and learn how we are extending F# to embed the analytical programmer instantly...
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