Agenda

There's going to be some great stuff going on in the bookstore @ PDC -- including some book launchings, book signings and more. Anders Hejlsberg, who will be signing copies of the C# Programming Language on Monday, October 27 at 3:30 PM, will only be around for 30 minutes, and we're…

As PDC approaches, the buzz surrounding the Microsoft’s modeling platform, “Oslo,” grows louder and louder. The “Oslo” modeling language sits at the center of the “Oslo” platform, and has the potential to change the way developers think about modeling.  Join Chris Anderson and Giovanni…

Countdown to PDC2008:  17 years in the same job?  Yep, Senior Vice President of Microsoft Research, Rick Rashid has been doing the same thing since the first day he joined the firm, and he’s still loving it.  Listen to Rick talk about all of the cool innovation coming out of MSR,…

Plan your PDC experience using the timeline view introduced on Thursday, October 16. This updated view of sessions allows you to navigate sessions based on day, time and location. Additionally:  If you already have identified and selected sessions for your “My Sessions” group, look for…

The manycore shift provides exciting opportunities for developers to create innovative natural and immersive computing experiences that harness the performance power of multi- and manycore processors. Multi- and manycore architectures have immediate applications in games, digital media,…

While you’re at PDC be sure to check out the Windows Application Compatibility and Quality Lab.  This lab is available for you to test your applications for compatibility on Windows 7, and will be offered free of charge. The Windows Application Compatibility and Quality lab at PDC provides a…

Countdown to PDC2008:  What are the platform infrastructure details behind the Mesh technologies?  Corporate Vice President of Live Platform Services, David Treadwell, will be spilling all the beans in his PDC keynote in just a few weeks, but in this Q&A he gives us a sneak…

Countdown to PDC2008:  As Corporate Vice President of the .NET Developer Division, Scott will be giving a talk on client development covering both Silverlight and WPF at the PDC.  What else does the 6’4” Dev Div chief chat about in this quickie interview?  Silverlight 2, jQuery, and…

Things are heating up a bit.  Have you heard the latest buzz on the blogosphere re: PDC2008?  "By the time we finish our PDC, there will be nobody out there with a wider range of Cloud Computing services as Microsoft." - Steve Ballmer Amazon announced that their could…

Mike Swanson, PDC Content Owner, just posted some of the last session titles to go live before the PDC.  The rest will be unveiled after the keynotes!  Take a look at Mike's latest blog posting to get the full scoop.