Let's take a closer look...;
Little things can make all the difference. In the latest
release of the .NET Framework (3.5) and in your favorite developer tool Visual
Studio, there are so many little things that are just done right. From how you
can visualize data and work with it in your code, to improvements in debugging
that make you smile. It works the way that you do. In this webcast series we
take a deeper look at how you can leverage the new environment. From data to
debugging we'll dive in and cut some serious code.
Mike Benkovich is a developer guy currently working with the MSDN team at
Microsoft delivering technical presentations around the US. He has worked in a
variety of roles including architect, project manager, developer and technical
writer. He is a published author with WROX Press and APress Books, writing
primarily about how to get the most from your SQL Database. Since appearing in
Microsoft's DevCast in 1994, Mike has presented technical information at
seminars, conferences and corporate boardrooms across America.
Any questions? Shoot him an email at:
Mike.Benkovich@Microsoft.com
FMC - Framework MasterClass
Our schedule – Monday's
9/4 –
LINQ Overview
Data access has evolved over
time to make working with databases easier and more productive. In the Microsoft
.NET Framework version 3.5, access to data is integrated natively into the
languages. In this webcast, we look at what Microsoft .NET Language Integrated
Query (LINQ) is, and we provide an overview of how it can help developers
increase productivity.
9/10 –
LINQ to SQL
Microsoft .NET Language
Integrated Query (LINQ) provides a common way to work with data in your
applications. In this session, we dive into how LINQ provides methods to work
with Structured Query Language (SQL) databases, including how to query, insert,
and manage data using the LINQ framework.
9/17 –
LINQ to XML
In other sessions, we have
already seen how Microsoft .NET Language Integrated Query (LINQ) works with
relational databases. In this webcast, we explore how LINQ can help you develop
XML applications. We cover the basics of the XML helper functions, and we also
dive into deeper topics.
9/24 –
LINQ to Entities
We've explored how Microsoft .NET
Language Integrated Query (LINQ) is used for Structured Query Language (SQL)
databases and working with XML. In this webcast, we connect to the data access
layer, the business objects that provide the functionality of working with
enterprise data. Join us to learn how you can make your LINQ applications really
sing when working with entities.
10/1 –
Working with WCF
Windows Communication
Foundation (WCF) brings tremendous power to developers and architects who are
charged with creating distributed systems, but the many coding and configuration
choices within WCF can be daunting. When faced with an almost infinitely
configurable system, how can you be sure you are utilizing WCF effectively? Join
this webcast to learn how you can solve the real-world technical problems that
led you to WCF in the first place. In this session, we educate and inform both
developers and architects about how to build and configure services in WCF using
a variety of real-world scenarios as examples. After a brief review of the WCF
code concepts, we explore techniques for building an effective messaging
infrastructure, taking advantage of the many built-in WCF services, including
security, transactions, reliability, and durability.
10/15 –
WCF Management & Diagnostics
Windows Communication
Foundation (WCF) includes a strong management foundation for providing insight
into the health and operational status of applications. In this session, we
illustrate how you can incorporate WCF rich tracing and logging, a broad set of
performance counters and tracking information, into existing management
environments to build better applications. We also discuss how to use Windows
PowerShell on top of the management extensions in WCF.
10/22 –
WCF Custom Channels
Channel model is the layer of
our architecture that is responsible for performing all of the point-to-point
messaging in Windows Communication Foundation (WCF). Almost every
interoperability problem and missing feature can be worked around by extending
the messaging platform with a sufficiently powerful custom channel. In this
session, we discuss the basics you need to get started with the channel model,
and we show you how to write simple custom channels that solve problems.
10/29 –
WCF Performance & Deployment
In this session, we dive into
some best practices that can help you ensure the highest level of performance
and availability with Windows Communication Foundation (WCF). We examine
guidelines for load balancing your services across a Web farm, and we take a
look at various properties that are designed to help prevent undue resource
consumption. Finally, we share some examples of the various hosting options for
WCF services, including Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) and
Windows Process Activation Service (WAS).