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 …
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 …
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 …
Landy Wang, Mark Russinovich, Arun Kishan in Petree Hall D on Monday at 10:00 AM
Jump-start your Windows 7 experience by joining some of the top Windows 7 engineers, including Mark Russinovich, Landy Wang, and Arun Kishan, for an intense, high quality boot camp. Whether you are …
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 …
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 …
Anson Tsao, Robert Levy in Petree Hall C on Thursday at 11:30 AM
Multi-touch is going mainstream as part of Microsoft Surface and Windows 7. Come to this session to learn about how to create innovative new user experiences with touch – and how .NET developers can …
Mark Russinovich in Petree Hall C on Tuesday at 3:00 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 …
Yochay Kiriaty in Hall E on Wednesday at 4:30 PM
The Windows API Code Pack for Microsoft .NET Framework provides a source code library that can be used to access some new Windows 7 features (and some existing features of older versions of Windows …
Gavin Gear in 515A on Tuesday at 4:30 PM
How many times have you thought to yourself, “My application would be so much better if it knew where the user was?” With Windows 7 and the .NET Framework 4.0, you now have the tools at your …
Michael Milirud in 502A on Thursday at 8:30 AM
The Windows Performance Toolkit (WPT) is constantly used by the Windows team to build an optimized Windows OS. Come and see how the Windows Performance team used the WPT throughout the Windows 7 …
Ryan Demopoulos in 515A on Tuesday at 11:00 AM
This talk covers some of the more subtle and complex aspects of designing and implementing a ribbon. Explore how to build a great gallery (a critical task for any ribbon), how to make use of …
Reed Townsend in 515A on Tuesday at 3:00 PM
Windows provides applications a default experience for gestures and touch interaction. Applications that want to go beyond that basic experience have a powerful platform to build on top of. This …
Kevin Hill in 502A on Tuesday at 12:30 PM
Learn how to create a positive customer experience by using the Windows Error Reporting (WER) platform. See how WER provides mechanisms to communicate directly with customers who are experiencing …