Come see a no-slides, code-only presentation that starts with a blank directory and builds a data-driven, AJAX enabled, ASP.NET web application from scratch that implements common AJAX patterns with the rich set of AJAX Control Toolkit, accesses data with LINQ, and implements standards-based styling and layout using CSS and clean HTML. Learn the new features of ASP.NET 3.5 and Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and how they integrate together to provide the world's most productive web development experience. This talk uses the 100% free .NET Framework and Visual Studio tools and the resulting application will work with all browsers, Safari, Firefox and of course IE.
Speaker Bio: Brad Abrams is currently the Group Program Manager for the UI Framework and Services team at Microsoft which is responsible for delivering the developer platform that spans both clients and web based applications as well as the common services that are available to all applications. Specific technologies owned by this team include ASP.NET, Atlas, and Windows Forms. He was was a founding member of both the Common Language Runtime, and .NET Framework teams.
Abrams has been designing parts of the .NET Framework since 1998 when he started his framework design career building the BCL (Base Class Library) that ship as a core part of the .NET Framework. He was also the lead editor on the Common Language Specification (CLS), the .NET Framework Design Guidelines, the libraries in the ECMA\ISO CLI Standard, and has been deeply involved with the WinFX and Windows Vista efforts from their beginning
He co-authored Programming in the .NET Environment, and was editor on .NET Framework Standard Library Annotated Reference Vol 1 and Vol 2 and the Framework Design Guidelines.
About RIA News Desk Ever since Google popularized a smarter, more responsive and interactive Web experience by using AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript + XML) for its Google Maps & Gmail applications, SYS-CON's RIA News Desk has been covering every aspect of Rich Internet Applications and those creating and deploying them. If you have breaking RIA news, please send it to RIA@sys-con.com to share your product and company news coverage with AJAXWorld readers.
The world’s most powerful supercomputer is Jaguar, the recently upgraded Cray XT5 rig at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, according to the new semi-annual Top500 list. Jaguar’s roughly 250,000 processors went from quad-core Opterons to six-core Istanbul Opterons and no...
I read an article by an author on Ulitzer.com and was amazed at the professional image it provided him. I immediately researched Ulitzer to see if there was yet hope for me. I am a technology blogger on the subject of mobile computing strategies. As I was doing research I came a...
CIO and CTO salaries will see a spike of 12.5% in 2010, according to research conducted by Bluewolf on salaries in the Tri-state region (New York, Conn. and New Jersey). Bluewolf is a global technology consulting firm and the preeminent source of salary data and statistics for IT...
The rise of RIAs and cloud computing, and the increased diversity of Internet-connected devices are spawning the need for contextual applications that take advantage of specific functionality offered by operating systems and devices. The Flash Platform enables developers to creat...
In the first code challenge of its kind, Visual WebGui is offering a $10,000 and giving away prizes valued at thousands of dollars in their call to developers to be the first to submit a Webmail application written by another framework with fewer lines of code. Developers can reg...
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AJAXWorld University Developer Bootcamp
On September 23, 2007, AJAXWorld University's "AJAX Developer Bootcamp" will be an intensive, one-day hands-on training program that will teach Web developers and designers how to build high-quality AJAX applications from beginning to end.
Held the day before the AJAXWorld Conference & Expo begins, the Bootcamp is intended to be the premier AJAX instructional program presently available anywhere.
View the full one-day schedule
2007 West Conference Speakers Include
Track Descriptions
Track 01: RIAs in Action
Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) involve more than platforms. Accessbility, social networking, and browser wars are all part of the mix.
Track 02: Web 2.0 / Enterprise Mashups
Move beyond basic mashups to explore the world of Web 2.0 philosophies and technologies as they move into enterprise IT and large, sophisticated web environments.
Track 03: Enterprise AJAX
Every enterprise that wants to remain competitive is now adopting AJAX as an essential part of the customer experience, while creating end-to-end solutions.
Track 04: RIA Frameworks & Toolkits
Dig down into the details of what frameworks and toolkits are best for each situation. Examine the best of commercial and open source alternatives.
Track 05: Security & Performance
AJAX applications are as vulnerable to security breaches as anything else, and a number of people, companies, and movements are now starting to address these problems seriously.
Track 06: Hot Topics
It's all about end-to-end solutions, and getting those beautiful AJAX front ends to perform flawlessly with the server side within the enterprise.
Track 07: iPhone AJAX Applications
Apple's iPhone has set off a new gold rush. Learn here about the enormous opportunities for developers on this most exciting of new platforms!
Track 08: Monday Advanced AJAX
Track 08: Tuesday & Wednesday Platform Choices
Major players Microsoft, Adobe, and Sun have all outlined their RIA/AJAX visions. How seriously will Silverlight and Java FX challenge the very mature Adobe Flex environment?
Track 09: Real–World AJAX
There's always somebody out there, doing things no one else has imagined. Find out here what's going on at the far end of the bell curve.
Track 10: Laszlo Diamond Track
Very special sponsor presentations form the core of this track. Join Laszlo Technologies in its special sessions. Plan to find more of your favorite vendors here as well.
Don't Miss the Laszlo Track
On September 24, 2007 SYS-CON Events' will present the "Laszlo Track" about Next-Generation Web Application Development! Learn Laszlo in sessions including:
AJAX, RIA, Web 2.0, Open Source, and More,
OpenLaszlo 4.1: AJAX and Beyond,
About Laszlo Webtop, Part I: Pushing the Frontier of Desktop-Like User Experiences,
About Laszlo Webtop, Part II: How to Build Webtop Applications,
The Cinematic User Experience: Directing the Action in Interaction Design,
Laszlo in Action: Real-World Success Stories and
Hands-On Open Laszlo training!
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September 23, 2007. The "Adobe Flex Developer Bootcamp" is an intensive, one-day hands-on training program that will teach Web developers and designers how to build Rich Internet Application using Adobe Flex. During this day attendees will create two fully functional applications. Pre-requisites: working knowledge of any object-oriented programming language. This workshop will be taught by Flex experts from Farata Systems – Yakov Fain and Dr. Victor Rasputnis, co-authors of the book Developing RIA with Adobe Flex and Java. If you want to jump-start your new Flex project, this workshop is as good as it gets. View the full one-day schedule
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Come see a no-slides, code-only presentation that starts with a blank directory and builds a data-driven, AJAX enabled, ASP.NET web application from scratch that implements common AJAX patterns with the rich set of AJAX Control Toolkit, accesses data with LINQ, and implements standards-based styling and layout using CSS and clean HTML. Learn the new features of ASP.NET 3.5 and Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and how they integrate together to provide the world's most productive web development experience. This talk uses the 100% free .NET Framework and Visual Studio tools and the resulting application will work with all browsers, Safari, Firefox and of course IE.
The world’s most powerful supercomputer is Jaguar, the recently upgraded Cray XT5 rig at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, according to the new semi-annual Top500 list. Jaguar’s roughly 250,000 processors went from quad-core Opterons to six-core Istanbul Opterons and no...
I read an article by an author on Ulitzer.com and was amazed at the professional image it provided him. I immediately researched Ulitzer to see if there was yet hope for me. I am a technology blogger on the subject of mobile computing strategies. As I was doing research I came a...
CIO and CTO salaries will see a spike of 12.5% in 2010, according to research conducted by Bluewolf on salaries in the Tri-state region (New York, Conn. and New Jersey). Bluewolf is a global technology consulting firm and the preeminent source of salary data and statistics for IT...
The rise of RIAs and cloud computing, and the increased diversity of Internet-connected devices are spawning the need for contextual applications that take advantage of specific functionality offered by operating systems and devices. The Flash Platform enables developers to creat...
In the first code challenge of its kind, Visual WebGui is offering a $10,000 and giving away prizes valued at thousands of dollars in their call to developers to be the first to submit a Webmail application written by another framework with fewer lines of code. Developers can reg...
