Around the World (of Windows Client Technologies) in 75 minutes
In this session, we'll take a high-level view of the many technologies available for developing client apps on the Windows platform, from Windows Forms and WPF for desktop apps, Silverlight for browser-based rich clients, to desktop/sidebar gadgets and Windows Mobile, including demos of each.Create Rich User Experiences with WPF
Windows Presentation Foundation empowers you to build the next-generation of Windows user experiences. WPF supports UI, media, documents, hardware acceleration, vector graphics, scalability to different form factors, interactive data visualization, and superior content readability. In this session we will look into the fundamentals of WPF, its architecture and how you can leverage WPF to create rich apps.Re-use Your Skills and Code to Expand the Reach of Your Apps with Silverlight
WPF supports creating rich windows client apps, but sometimes you need to run your app in the browser. In this session we will discuss how you can quickly web-ify WPF apps by leveraging technologies like XBAP. To further expand the reach of your app, we'll show how you can take advantage of Silverlight, which is a subset of WPF and shares the XAML markup model of development, but is optimized for a lightweight, cross-platform runtime for the browser which runs not just on Windows, but also on the Mac.Developing Windows Mobile Applications with Visual Studio 2008
Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 provides many improvements for mobile application development. With the Windows Mobile 6 SDK (or the latest 6.1 SDK) and emulators available in the SDK, developers can quickly and easily create, debug and deploy mobile apps. In this session, we review what is new in the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 3.5, and through several demos and samples discuss how to develop Windows Mobile client apps, including Silverlight for Mobile apps, effectively.
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