01/08/2013 06:00 PM

January 2013 :: RabbitMQ

Messaging is asynchronous, decoupling applications by separating sending and receiving data. The use of messaging will enable your software applications to connect and scale. Applications can connect to each other, as components of a larger application, or to user devices and data. In this session Ken will walk you through using EasyNetQ and a RabbitMQ server to easily create a fast, flexible and reliable message solution for your .NET projects.

02/02/2013 08:00 AM

Workshop: TypeScript in Action

TypeScript is a language for application-scale JavaScript Development. That means you can develop your applications in TypeScript, and they'll automatically compile down to JavaScript when you deploy. In this exciting day, we're going to guide you through how to use TypeScript in your applications. This workshop is designed to be a hands on workshop, so please come prepared if you'd like follow along with our trainers.

02/12/2013 06:00 PM

Feburary 2013 :: Game Development using the Unity Game Engine and the Mono Framework

Startling growth in the gaming industry has attracted many game players to become game developers in recent years, in no small part due to today’s vast palette of technology. Game engines like Unity (www.unity3d.com ) enable individuals and small teams to create sophisticated titles with very little knowledge of advanced math and physics. And, unlike many famous and expensive game engines, Unity offers a free Indie license. Built on the Mono framework, the open source equivalent of the .NET Framework, Unity developers can write out their game code in Javascript, Boo, and C# and use an intuitive GUI based level editor to tie it to the art and sound assets it controls. I will demonstrate a morsel of what this toolset can do, and show you some basics of scripting your own games using C#.

03/12/2013 06:00 PM

March 2013 :: Object-Oriented Javascript

Abstract TBD

04/09/2013 06:00 PM

April 2013 :: Building Immersive Applications for Windows 8

Windows 8 opened up a whole new set of possibilities for application developers in terms of how their applications can interact with the underlying operating system, with other applications as well as with the users. Specifically this includes the ability to utilize Contracts (search, share, settings) to give the impression your application is "one" with the operating system as well as creating live Tiles to allow your application to communicate with the users even when the application is not running. In this session we will take a look at how you can use Contracts and Tiles to provide your application a grat user experience and make your users feel truly engaged.

05/14/2013 06:00 PM

May 2013 :: Microsoft Office Open XML SDK

Most of the time, using a reporting tool such as SQL Server Reporting Services will work just fine for generating reports. However, there are times when there is a requirement to emulate existing and complicated forms, include images, generate and include charts, or even allow users to be able to customize and upload their own report templates. See how you can do this with the Microsoft Open XML SDK for Microsoft Office Library.