This session was presented by Alex Mackman and is the from the Visual Studio 2008 training kit available from http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7602397.

This session describes the tester’s role in the value-up software development lifecycle and explains what value-up means for testing practices.

Recorded September 2007.

This session was presented by Alex Mackman and is the from the Visual Studio 2008 training kit available from http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7602397.

This session describes the developer’s role in the value-up software development lifecycle and explains what value-up means for development practices.

Recorded September 2007.

This session was presented by Alex Mackman and is the from the Visual Studio 2008 training kit available from http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7602397.

This session describes the architect’s role in the value-up software development lifecycle and explains what value-up means to architectural design.

Recorded September 2007.

This session was presented by Alex Mackman and is the from the Visual Studio 2008 training kit available from http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7602397.

This session highlights common problems associated with traditional software project management theory and presents a value-up project management approach. It then describes techniques that project managers can use to detect in-control and out of control projects.

Recorded September 2007.

This session was presented by Alex Mackman and is the from the Visual Studio 2008 training kit available from http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7602397.

The focus for this session is on requirements gathering and techniques to help capture and manage requirements throughout the lifecycle. The session explains some of the challenges associated with deciding precisely what to build and it presents techniques for capturing and evolving requirements to ensure that requirements stay current throughout the software development lifecycle.

Recorded September 2007.

This session was presented by Alex Mackman and is the from the Visual Studio 2008 training kit available from http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7602397.

This session introduces the notion of value-up software development. It compares and contrasts core value-up principles and practices with conventional work-down approaches. The latter have proved over the years, largely ineffectual for team-based software development and are part of the reason why only 30% of software projects succeed.

Recorded September 2007.

This session was presented by Alex Mackman and is the from the Visual Studio 2008 training kit available from http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7602397.

This Session introduces ALM, and explains the business rationale and business benefits of ALM. It explains how an organization can get started with ALM. It also introduces VSTS as Microsoft’s solution to support ALM through tooling and process enactment.

Recorded September 2007.

This session was presented by Michael Saffitz and is the from the Visual Studio 2008 training kit available from http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7602397.

Windows Mobile development is not as difficult as it seems. Take a comprehensive walkthrough of the Windows Mobile application development platform, SDKs and tool enhancements for device development in this session. We will cover what’s new in Windows Mobile 6 SDK, Visual Studio 2008, and the .NET Compact Framework 3.5.

Recorded September 2007.

This session was presented by Rohit Puri and is the from the Visual Studio 2008 training kit available from http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7602397.

This session demonstrates how VSTO reduces complexity and greatly speeds development of SharePoint workflow from within Visual Studio.

Recorded September 2007.

This session was presented by Rohit Puri and is the from the Visual Studio 2008 training kit available from http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7602397.

This session is to help developers understand how they can easily extend the Office Fluent UI using powerful ribbon design tools that are available in VSTO.

Recorded September 2007.

This session was presented by Rohit Puri and is the from the Visual Studio 2008 training kit available from http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7602397.

This session is designed to help developers learn how Visual Studio Tools for Office enables them to leverage Visual Studio and the Microsoft Office platform to build scalable line-of-business solutions based on Microsoft Office.

Recorded September 2007.

This session was presented by Nigel Watling and is the from the Visual Studio 2008 training kit available from http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7602397.

Windows CardSpace provides users with a simple, consistent and secure way to authenticate to applications. Passwords are made redundant by taking advantage of public key cryptography and presenting the user with a set of cards to represent their digital identities. These identities can be provided by the user and by third parties (e.g. banks, employers, government). CardSpace has privacy features, protection against phishing, and support for multi-factor authentication (e.g. smart cards). By utilizing open, standard web and web service protocols, it can be used with any web or web service application, regardless of platform, with minimal effort from the developer. With .NET Framework 3.5 comes an improved UI and the ability to use CardSpace over http as well as https. This session covers both CardSpace fundamentals and the new features.

Recorded September 2007.

This session was presented by Matt Winkler and is the from the Visual Studio 2008 training kit available from http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7602397.

The major enhancement to Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) inside the .NET Framework 3.5 is the integration with the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) in the functionality known as Workflow Services. This session will introduce the reasoning behind wanting to implement services as workflows and exposing workflows as services and then discuss the architectural foundations behind it. This technology was built upon the existing extensibility mechanisms in the framework and allows one to easily consume services as well as create them using WF. This session will introduce the basics of Workflow Services and then proceed to discuss the more advanced scenarios of duplex communication and conversations with multiple parties over the same contract.

Recorded September 2007.

This session was presented by Justin Smith and is the from the Visual Studio 2008 training kit available from http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7602397.

The web has become a huge set of connected data that adheres to a set of standards and protocols. The foundational aspects of the web are the importance of URI composition, the proliferation of HTTP GET, and the descriptive nature of the Content-Type header. Built on WCF extensibility points in the .NET Framework 3.0, WCF in the .NET Framework 3.5 includes first-class support for building services that embrace these tenets of the web. This includes building and consuming syndications, communicating with AJAX applications, Silverlight, or anything else that understands how to pivots to a detailed discussion of the new Web-centric features of WCF in the .NET Framework 3.5. communicate on the web. This presentation briefly describes the tenets of the web in more detail, then pivots to a detailed discussion of the new Web-centric features of WCF in the .NET Framework 3.5.

Recorded September 2007.

This session was presented by Justin Smith and is the from the Visual Studio 2008 training kit available from http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7602397.

Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), Windows Workflow Foundation (WF), and Windows CardSpace are powerful technologies for services, workflows, and identity management, respectively. This talk introduces developers to all three technologies, describes how they work, and how to write applications that take advantage of their features. Topics covered include: SOA basics, WCF architecture, WCF bindings, hosting WCF services, WCF behaviors, WF architecture, WF activities, WF hosting, WCF and WF integration, CardSpace basics, and integrating CardSpace into web applications.

Recorded September 2007.

This session was presented by Jaime Rodriguez and is the from the Visual Studio 2008 training kit available from http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7602397.

Come and learn how to build Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) applications with the help of the new WPF designer in Visual Studio 2008 This session focuses on the construction of a real-world application demonstrating how to get the best out of the designer's capabilities. Learn the basics of building WPF applications in the Visual Studio 2008 WPF designer; have a clear view on when you'll want to work in XAML Code and on the Visual Studio design surface to get your WPF application built; and see how you can use Microsoft Expression Blend in conjunction with Visual Studio 2008 WPF designer.


Recorded September 2007.

This session was presented by Kevin Moore and is the from the Visual Studio 2008 training kit available from http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7602397.

Learn about the work being done in the Orcas release of WPF, including improved 3D with UIElement3D, increased animation smoothness, better cookie and FireFox plug-in support for XBAPs, as well as support for AddInControl, LINQ, ADO.NET and much more!

Recorded September 2007.

This session was presented by Adam Kinney and is the from the Visual Studio 2008 training kit available from http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7602397.

Silverlight is a cross platform UI framework for creating compelling Web experiences. Come learn the high-level architecture of Silverlight and the tools that are available to build Silverlight applications.

Recorded September 2007.

This session was presented by Ryan Dunn and is the from the Visual Studio 2008 training kit available from http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7602397.

This session covers the new design and development features in Visual Studio 2008 for creating rich web applications. Topics include the new CSS and HTML design tools, much improved Javascript Intellisense and debugging support, and the new ASP.NET 3.5 controls supporting LINQ and AJAX.

Recorded September 2007.

This session was presented by Steve Marx and is the from the Visual Studio 2008 training kit available from http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7602397.

In this session, you'll learn how to use ASP.NET AJAX to build a richer, more responsive user experience. Topics include partial rendering, web services, structured scripting, and integration with Silverlight.

Recorded September 2007.

This session was presented by Adam Kinney and is the from the Visual Studio 2008 training kit available from http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7602397.

Now with Silverlight added to the group, a continuous series of client platform technologies is available from Microsoft ranging from the very "rich" functionality of WPF to the greater "reach" of ASP.NET. Learn how the technologies compare and which one is the right one to use based on your needs.

Recorded September 2007.

This session was presented by Steve Lasker and is the from the Visual Studio 2008 training kit available from http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7602397.

Synchronization Services allows you to maintain a local, synchonizable copy of your data regardless of connection reliability or availability. This session will introduce sycnrhonization services and how you can build applications that use the services. 

This session was presented by Jack Gudenkauf and is the from the Visual Studio 2008 training kit available from http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7602397.

There are numerous enhancements included in the .NET Framework 3.5 ranging from improved support for logging events to the new event log in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 to new support for building and hosting add-ins with the new CLR Add-in framework. This session will cover some of the key new features of the .NET Framework 3.5 base class libraries. 
 

Recorded September 2007.

This session was presented by Mike Pizzo and is the from the Visual Studio 2008 training kit available from http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7602397.

Recorded September 2007.

This session was presented by Amanda Silver and is the from the Visual Studio 2008 training kit available from http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7602397.

Recorded September 2007.