Rob Zelt - Lighting Up The WebAJAX, Silverlight, WPF & MoreRDU .NET User Experience Group- May 25, 2008 Just a late reminder the the RDU .NET User Experience group will be meeting at 6:00 pm next on Tuesday May 27, 2008 at 1143 Executive Circle, Suite H, Cary, 27511. Local Microsoft Regional Director Jim Duffy will be presenting highlights of from a recent day long Silverlight 2 training presentation on Building Line of Business (LOB) Applications with Silverlight 2. If you're interested in WPF, Silverlight, and issues surrounding Rich Interactive Applications you'll want to.http://www.robzelt.com/blog/2008/05/25/RDU+NET+User+Experience+Group.aspx Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 Beta- May 12, 2008 Today ScottGu announced on his blog the release of a public beta of the upcoming .NET 3.5 SP1 and VS 2008 SP1 releases planned for "this summer as free updates" There are a few important installation notes, and a reminder that this is a beta, but there are also a bunch of very cool improvements. Scott's blog post goes into many of the details for web developers and VS2008 in general and Tim has a post going into specifics relating to WPF. Download links of goodness: Visual Studio 2008...http://www.robzelt.com/blog/2008/05/12/Visual+Studio+2008+And+NET+Framework+35+Service+Pac... Karl on Metadata- May 12, 2008 In a recent blog post, Karl takes us on a journey to Metadata Island. (From the pictures, it looks like a place I would like to visit frequently!). Though his post and accompanying Silverlight videos he brings up a number of very valid points regarding the use of existing metadata to make development faster. A big pain point in development is duplication of efforts, and even in simple cases it can eat up a lot of time very quickly. Consider creating a simple database entry form. We're first.http://www.robzelt.com/blog/2008/05/12/Karl+On+Metadata.aspx Charlotte Enterprise Developers Guild: Spring Code Camp 2008- May 3, 2008 Bill and the gang down in Charlotte have opened up registration for their spring Code Camp on Sat May 17th. A number of people from the Raleigh area are thinking of carpooling down, and a number of us are speaking at the event. I will be presenting a session on Silverlight 2 control customization. Code Camps are a great way to get training on a variety of topics, as well as to meet peers in the community and benefit from the energy and excitement that goes hand in hand with these...http://www.robzelt.com/blog/2008/05/03/Charlotte+Enterprise+Developers+Guild+Spring+Code+C... |