See how Windows Embedded Standard 2011 fuses the power and functionality of Windows 7 with the flexibility and workflow needed for the embedded developer to make devices come to life. Discover 2 …
The main reason to attend the PDC is for the unique workshop and session content. At the PDC, attendees will have the first opportunity to learn about the future of the Microsoft developer platform from the people that make it happen. PDC content covers a range of Microsoft products, services and technologies with topics that focus on clients, services, servers, developers tools, developer frameworks, programming languages, and much more.
Robert Smith, Ben Tucker in 515A on Thursday at 1:45 PM
See how Windows Embedded Standard 2011 fuses the power and functionality of Windows 7 with the flexibility and workflow needed for the embedded developer to make devices come to life. Discover 2 …
Yavor Georgiev in Hall E on Wednesday at 3:15 PM
This session presents an overview of how to expose data to a Silverlight application by accessing web services in the enterprise. We will cover a spectrum of options spanning from the client HTTP …
Seema Ramchandani in Hall E on Thursday at 8:30 AM
Learn how to leverage the Silverlight stack to optimize your managed code with a focus on the common bottlenecks in writing large Silverlight applications and complex data controls. Also learn how to …
Mark Russinovich in Petree Hall C on Tuesday at 1:30 PM
Come explore beneath the hood of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, and learn about the key changes in the kernel. Topics include: scalability improvements, security improvements, power efficiency …
Butler Lampson in Petree Hall C on Thursday at 8:30 AM
Come hear about the next major wave of computing applications from Butler Lampson, a recognized leader in modern networking, and alumnus of Berkeley, Xerox PARC, and Digital’s Systems Research Center. …
Blake Stone in Hall E on Thursday at 10:00 AM
Come get the inside scoop on how Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) powers all its rich services – like layout, databinding, and animation. There is a lot of heavy lifting done for you under the …
Bart De Smet, Eric Harding in Petree Hall D on Tuesday at 4:30 PM
Come walk through the top performance and coding pitfalls in large-scale, complex Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) applications. Learn to use the performance analysis tools and methodologies to …
Brad Abrams in Hall E on Thursday at 11:30 AM
Learn how to build n-tier Rich Internet Applications (RIA) on Silverlight by tapping the power of .NET RIA Services. Walk you through an example of building an application from scratch using the …
Karen Corby in Hall F on Wednesday at 11:30 AM
Take a tour of the new features in Silverlight 4 including a dive into some of the new ready for business features like printing, rich text support, and expanded databinding support. Also hear about …
Michael Oneppo in 408A on Tuesday at 1:30 PM
The number of PC configurations is exploding. With the onset of netbooks as well as high-end desktop systems using the latest in graphics hardware, creating an application that can target all of these …
Eric Lawrence in 408B on Tuesday at 1:30 PM
Learn how teams around Microsoft and ISVs around the world use the Fiddler web debugging tool to find bugs, troubleshoot performance problems, and uncover security vulnerabilities in both client and …
Chas Boyd in 408A on Thursday at 11:30 AM
DirectX 11 introduces DirectCompute as a way to access the computational capability of the GPU in a more flexible way. It opens the door to operations on more general data-structures beyond just …
Michael Shim, Rob Relyea in Hall F on Thursday at 1:45 PM
Dive into advances in XAML happening in future versions of .NET, Silverlight, Microsoft Visual Studio, and Microsoft Expresssion Blend. Hear about XAML parsers, markup compilers, analysis, …
Stan Pennington in Hall F on Wednesday at 1:00 PM
Hear how Windows 7 adds support in native code for accelerating media transcoding and specific playback experiences through the new asynchronous Media Foundation transform (MFT) model. Learn how to …
Michael Oneppo in Hall E on Wednesday at 2:00 PM
Dig deep into the capabilities of Direct3D and Windows 7. With the onset of new Direct3D 11 hardware, gain practical knowledge to help you push graphics to the limit. Learn about the new tessellation …