TechDays 2013 - Developer Keynote
[MP4] [1:40:47] [2013/03/09]Tim O'Brien, GM of Platform Strategy at Microsoft, kicked-off TechDays Belgium 2013 with the keynote on Modern Apps Platform. Tim was joined by Brian Keller, Ben Riga, Nick Harris and Katrien De…
Applied MVVM in Windows 8 apps: not your typical MVVM session!
[MP4] [1:17:35] [2013/03/06]For some time now, the community has been touting the MVVM pattern as being the best way to build XAML-based applications. By now, you should be convinced that MVVM is really the way to go. But then,…
Building SPAs (Single Page App) with Backbone.js
[MP4] [1:03:52] [2013/03/06]The aim of the session will be to provide an overview of Backbonejs and how you can build a SPA using this JavaScript framework that is gaining popularity. Using the code base from the x-Device,…
Deep Dive and Best Practices for Windows Azure Storage Services
[MP4] [1:19:11] [2013/03/06]Windows Azure Storage Services provides a scalable and reliable storage service in the cloud for blobs, tables and queues. In this session I will provide you with more insight in how this service…
OAuth-as-a-service using ASP.NET Web API and Windows Azure Access Control
[MP4] [1:11:47] [2013/03/06]API’s are the new apps. They can be consumed by everyone using a web browser or a mobile application on their smartphone or tablet. How would you build your API if you want these apps to be a…
Beat the Clock: Background Tasking in Windows 8
[MP4] [1:14:23] [2013/03/06]Windows 8 apps that aren’t in the foreground are suspended by the operating system, but the background task API allows these apps to execute code in the background. This session introduces background…
Bigger, Faster, Stronger: Optimizing ASP.NET 4 and 4.5 Applications
[MP4] [1:12:13] [2013/03/06]We have practical and real-world examples and war stories of optimizing ASP.NET applications. Whether new or existing, whether big or small, all websites can run faster and perform better than they do…
Diagnostic Tips and Tricks for Windows Store Applications using Visual Studio 2012
[MP4] [0:56:21] [2013/03/06]With Windows 8, developing apps for the Windows Store is the hot new thing. Visual Studio 2012 enables you to get a high quality application deployed to the Windows Store quickly be providing a broad…
Building Scalable and Robust Solutions with Service Bus in Cloud and Server
[MP4] [1:17:29] [2013/03/06]At long last, Service Bus is Microsoft’s successor to the venerable MSMQ technology and provides a modern and cloud/server-symmetric publish/subscribe messaging infrastructure. In this session you…
Windows Phone 8 Security Deep Dive
[MP4] [1:03:41] [2013/03/06]With Windows Phone 8 Microsoft brings robust security and data protection for business customers. Come to this session to learn what we are bringing, how this helps your customers and how you can…
Deep Dive into Entity Framework 6.0
[MP4] [1:17:08] [2013/03/06]Entity Framework 6.0 is the next version of Entity Framework and the first major version to be released since the project moved to an open source development model on CodePlex. In this session you'll…
Building & Testing a Windows 8 App, making use of Team Foundation Service and Microsoft Test Manager…
[MP4] [1:07:13] [2013/03/06]Visual Studio 2012 offers you all the required dev tools to build nice looking Windows 8 Applications, but together with the Application Lifecycle Management tools in Team Foundation Server 2012, you…
Behind the scenes of (as many) C# language features
[MP4] [1:19:14] [2013/03/06]If you’ve ever wondered how seemingly magic C# features such as generics, LINQ, dynamic typing, async methods, etc. work, this talk is for you. In this talk with no slides, we’ll drill into a series…
The Future of ASP.NET
[MP4] [1:10:42] [2013/03/06]We will preview features that are coming up in ASP.NET, Visual Studio, and Azure and also talk about the out of band and open source work that the team is doing. We love to hear feedback and given we…
Windows Phone 8 for Windows Phone 7 Developers
[MP4] [1:18:03] [2013/03/06]Windows Phone 8 combines the best of Windows Phone 7 with the best of WinRT, resulting in a platform that provides more opportunities than ever for mobile developers. Join the fun as Jeff leads a…
Blazing Fast Windows 8 Apps using Visual C++
[MP4] [1:09:46] [2013/03/06]Come and learn about the latest and greatest C++ performance features. Windows 8 opens a new world of Windows applications targeted at tablets and mobile devices. Visual C++ enables…
Coding and designing for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, best practices and reusing code
[MP4] [1:15:23] [2013/03/06]With the release of Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, Microsoft is reaching a new level of compatibility between desktops, laptops, tablets and mobile phones. This compatibility is not only at code…
Real-Time Web Applications with ASP.NET WebAPI and SignalR
[MP4] [1:15:33] [2013/03/06]Join us as we build a single-page application using WebAPI, Knockout.js, and then add real-time updates with SignalR. We will experience the power of ASP.NET WebAPI with OData query support and the…
Building Cross Platform Mobile Solutions
[MP4] [1:13:49] [2013/03/06]Mobile is hot, but developers wanting to target as many platforms as possible often need to rewrite entire code bases. A lot can be achieved by utilizing HTML5 and JavaScript solutions like PhoneGap,…
Tap and Go: Proximity Networking in WinRT
[MP4] [1:15:03] [2013/03/06]Tap two devices together and transfer data between them? You bet! Learn about the Near-Field Communication (NFC) API in Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 and see how to put them to work to connect devices…
Diagnosing issues in your ASP.NET applications in production with Visual Studio 2012
[MP4] [1:05:00] [2013/03/06]Do you see issues in your production environment that you’re never able to reproduce in testing? Visual Studio 2012 helps you solve these mysteries a lot faster by providing a set of diagnostic tools…
Putting the Microsoft Design Language to work
[MP4] [1:05:53] [2013/03/06]The new Microsoft Design Language (formerly known as Metro) has taken the tech world by surprise. It brings a refreshing change from hyper realistic design, and offers a welcomed alternative to the…
Building data centric applications for web, desktop and mobile with Entity Framework 5
[MP4] [1:13:15] [2013/03/06]Never tried Entity Framework before? Or long term Entity Framework developer? Come learn how Entity Framework 5 makes it very simple to keep both your code and database in sync as you make changes…
Cloud enable your Windows Store Apps with Mobile Services
[MP4] [1:15:11] [2013/03/06]Join us for a demo packed session, as I demonstrate how to build a Windows 8 application and bring it to life with the connected power of Windows Azure Mobile Services. We’ll look at how easy it is to…
Kung Fu Migration to Windows Azure SQL Database
[MP4] [1:14:11] [2013/03/06]This demo-filled session will discuss the tips and tricks, methods and strategies for migrating your on-premises SQL Server databases to Windows Azure SQL Database.
Bart De Smet Unplugged
[MP4] [1:16:46] [2013/03/06]This is not your typical breakout session, for here you can come prepared with your most burning questions. Be it C#, CLR, LINQ, Rx, ... get it ready and join this interactive session.
Live coding: The Windows Store Apps showdown - C# vs JavaScript
[MP4] [1:02:08] [2013/03/06]Join me on an intense live coding session where I create the same Windows Store App using two different languages, C# and JavaScript. We will cover everything from core concepts to more advanced…
HTML5: The Good, the Bad, and Everything In Between
[MP4] [1:12:28] [2013/03/06]HTML5 is evolving daily, and it continues to impact developers all over the globe. Is it the right tool for the job, or should your next project be a native app? This session surveys the current state…
Become a Windows 8 and Windows Phone App Developer at TechDays
[MP4] [1:11:09] [2013/03/06]If you’re a professional developer still new to the world of Apps, whether you’re coming from WPF, Silverlight, ASP.NET or WinForms, this is the session to start with. Here, we’ll help you understand…
Windows Azure: where are we today?
[MP4] [1:15:33] [2013/03/06]Windows Azure is a flexible and open cloud platform for a wide variety of applications ranging from web sites to enterprise and mobile applications. In this session, we go for an updated overview of…
Introducing TypeScript
[MP4] [1:13:29] [2013/03/06]Massive amounts of JavaScript are being written nowadays, powering the web and various application platforms. However, the language has many shortcomings that make it hard to use for large-scale…