More than 1,100 attendees crowd the opening keynote to see Visual Studio 2005 demonstrated at VSLive! Orlando. |
Add Pizzazz to Your Web Pages With GDI+
Generating charts and graphs is an integral part of reporting. Walt Ritscher's ASP Live! session reveals the essential pieces of the .NET graphics libraries that allow you to create charts from your data dynamically.
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Write High-Performance Stored Procedures
Stored procedures can improve performance if they're written and executed correctly. Bill Vaughn's session focuses on some best practices to help you optimize performance when working with stored procedures.
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SQL Server 2005 Offers Developer Improvements
Developers should explore several key improvements in SQL Server 2005, said Bill Baker, Microsoft's general manager for SQL Server Business Intelligence, in his keynote address.
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Do Ajax-Style Dev With ASP.NET 2.0
Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML)-style Web applications are growing in popularity because users want a richer browser experience. Look at how ASP.NET 2.0 makes it easier to develop Ajax-style Web apps.
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What's New in ADO.NET 2.0
Discover the new extensions that Microsoft has added to ADO.NET 2.0. You'll benefit from better performance, a provider-independent programming model, and other new features.
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Connect to SQL Server Instances
SQL Live! speaker Bill Vaughn guides you through the maze of issues you'll face as you connect to, manage, and monitor SQL Server instances—including the new SQL Express instance.
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Advanced VSTO Programming and Deployment
Visual Studio 2005 Tools for the Microsoft Office System provides a wealth of new capabilities. BJ Holtgrewe shows how to create a server-based document solution, and highlights VSTO's security and deployment options.
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Build Mission-Critical Software
Eric Lee shows you how to avoid software failures by collaborating and communicating with your team. Learn to build to robust and reliable software with Visual Studio 2005 Team System.
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Smart Data Clients 2.0
Find out what's new in the world of data controls and data binding. Walt Ritscher takes you on a tour of the new drag-and-drop data-binding features in Visual Studio, the new and enhanced data controls, and the changes in SQLClient.
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Programming WCF
In this session, Payam Shodjai shows you how the Windows Communication Foundation architecture was designed, how it works, and most importantly—how you can leverage it to build service-oriented systems.
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New VS 2005 Features Showcased at VSLive!
Visual Studio 2005 will increase developer productivity with a 50 to 75 percent code reduction, said BJ Holtgrewe in the opening keynote at VSLive! Orlando this week.
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Leverage New Features in C#, Framework 2.0
.NET 2.0 is chock full of new features that advanced developers can exploit. Richard Hale Shaw's session explores custom iterators, trace listeners, debugger visualizers, and more.
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Diagnostics & Health Monitoring in ASP.NET
ASP.NET 2.0 has more extensive support for diagnostics and health monitoring than any Web development environment to date. ASP Live! speaker Fritz Onion takes you through the new features.
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Security Changes in
.NET 2.0
New components in .NET 2.0 can help you greatly reduce the amount of code you need to write to make your applications secure. Robert Hurlbut walks you through the improvements.
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.NET Windows Forms Tips and Tricks
Ken Getz's Smart Client Live! session demonstrates several techniques you can use when building Windows apps.
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