4 Intensive Full-Day Workshops

Brush up on your skills at a pre-conference workshop. And, to make sure what happens here doesn't stay here, hammer home what you've learned in Las Vegas with a post-conference workshop.

Pre-Conference Workshops, Sunday, May 8

Indigo Immersion
Aaron Skonnard, Pluralsight
Indigo is the codename for Microsoft's next-generation distributed platform. Indigo makes it possible to build secure, reliable, and transacted connected systems through a simplified programming model that unifies and extends many previous .NET distributed technologies including ASMX, WSE, Enterprise Services, .NET Remoting, and System.Messaging. Not only is Indigo simpler to use than the collection of previous technologies, it's also more flexible and interoperable thanks to its service-orientated design and support for industry-standard Web services specifications, which makes reach a reality without sacrificing functionality. Indigo is sure to change the way every .NET developer builds connected systems. This all-day workshop provides fast-paced exposure to Indigo’s surface area and shows you how to get started today.

Introduction to ASP.NET 2.0
Fritz Onion, Pluralsight
With more than 40 new server-side controls and many new pieces of Web infrastructure, ASP.NET 2.0 brings more new features than any Web development technology in recent memory. We'll offer an introduction to the new features of ASP.NET 2.0. Leave with a solid understanding of the new features in 2.0 and the preparation to make the right design and implementation choices when the switch to 2.0 is made.

Pre-requisites: some experience building Web applications with ASP.NET 1.1

Post-Conference Workshops, Wednesday, May 11

Team-Based Development Using Team System
Brian Randell, MCW Technologies and Doug Turnure, Microsoft
Got team? If your team writes managed code in Visual Basic or C#, you'll want to check out the new Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System. You'll learn about the new Enterprise-level source code control features, how to track design issues, features requests, and -- yes -- bugs, with the new work item-tracking feature. You'll also learn about new testing features. Discover how the new SOA and Class designers help you design and write better solutions. In addition, we'll show you the new project tracking features and how they can be used to keep your solution on target. Naturally, this product is still in beta form, so we'll also talk about the options you have today from both Microsoft and the community to do tasks such as source code control, unit testing, and project management.