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Sunday 9:00 AM
Microsoft Silverlight 4 Boot Camp
In this half-day workshop, learn the skills necessary to create powerful Silverlight 4 applications. We start with basic platform capabilities and tools, and show how to build media applications, rich applications with MVVM, and out-of-browser support.
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Media Processing Workflow
Managing the media production pipeline for a site like NBC Olympics or NFL Football can be challenging. From real-time video feeds and smooth streaming, to asset management, cutting-edge video players, and multiple media formats, tools, and codecs; you need to plan carefully to ensure that your process runs like a well-oiled machine. Come learn the best practices for setting up your media production workflow, developed in some of the most demanding media sites on the web.
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HTML5 Now: The Future of Web Markup Today (Part 1 of 2)
This two-part, full-day workshop focuses on HTML5 and why it is becoming more important to understand, and even put to use. As the open standard for web applications, HTML5 takes markup to a new level, requiring web developers and designers to re-examine the way they've worked in the past, and will be working in days and months to come. Presented by Molly E. Holzschlag, Web Standards advocate, evangelist, and developer relations team member at Opera Software, the day helps demystify HTML5 as well as provide actual insight into how to begin using aspects of the language today. This morning portion of the workshop focuses on: the history and evolution of markup, why XHTML has been set …
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Design Fundamentals for Developers (and Other Non-Designers)
Design is all around us and whether you want to jumpstart a design career or just build a better design vocabulary, this workshop is the right place to start your design education. For designers and non-designers alike, we explore basics of design: principles like typography, layout, unity and color. We also take a tour of the design process, visiting fundamentals like wireframes, mood boards, and the process of finding inspiration. This workshop is tuned for technical folks who may be interested in design but haven't had any formal exposure to it as a discipline. For those who attended this workshop last year, expect some refreshed and revised content.
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Sunday 1:30 PM
Design Tools and Techniques
Building on the lessons learned in the "Design Fundamentals" workshop, this workshop drills into case studies and applied techniques for popular design tools. Whether using Photoshop, Illustrator, or Microsoft Expression Blend, you will want to learn the tips and tricks to get the most productivity as you apply the design principles.
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Building Cloud Services with Windows Azure Platform
Windows Azure platform allows you to deploy and scale your web applications transparently in the cloud. You can build Azure application with Microsoft ASP.NET and Microsoft SQL Server, or with open source components such as PHP and MySQL. Gain the skills to architect and develop real-world applications using Windows Azure. It is expected that attendees have some prior experience with Windows Azure, and the Azure Services Training Kit is a recommended prerequisite. During this half-day workshop, we show how to build basic Windows Azure applications on Microsoft and open source technologies, and introduce best practices for deploying, managing, and scaling your applications.
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Microsoft ASP.NET MVC Boot Camp
ASP.NET MVC enables you to build powerful, testable websites that are web standards-friendly. If you're kind of new to ASP.NET MVC, or want to take your MVC skills to the next level, join us for a bootcamp that (probably) won't require any pushups. We start with an overview of ASP.NET MVC and the reference Nerd Dinner sample, and we update it to leverage cool new features in MVC 2, including the new DisplayTemplates, EditorTemplates, validation features, and areas.
