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Thanks to everybody who attended NxtGenUG Fest08 - "Data Today, Data Tomorrow". We had a great time and we hope you did too. We do have an XBOX 360 (courtesy of 1st Software) and some other prizes, which will be drawn from the feedback. Feedback can be left
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| Dave McMahon
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Fest08 Keynote |
| Another 12 months have flown by, so Dave and Rich take to the stage to talk about the highlights of the year, along with some statistics, hello from the coordinators and the essential NxtGenUG speaking awards. Which Region will take the top prize... |
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| Josh Twist
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NxtGenUG, WPF and Data Binding |
| WPF has changed the game when it comes to data presentation and visualisation. The innovative data-binding engine, combined with the templating model offer unparalleled productivity in creating enhanced user experiences. During this session we'll take a whirlwind tour of data-binding and templates before diving into some of the more advanced features and discovering how many of the existing WPF controls can be leveraged in interesting ways. |
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| Dave Sussman
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NxtGenUG, Dynamic Data and more |
| Fed up of writing the same data access code? The same data access pages? The ASP.NET Dynamic Data Controls provide automatic generation of pages based upon your database schema; with rich customisation at both the page and column level, you can provide rich interfaces with no coding. |
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| David Morrow
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NxtGenUG and BI |
| A tour around the Microsoft Business Intelligence world, taking a look at Analysis Services and Proclarity and how you can slice,dice and analyse data any which way you want, and a look at Reporting Services and how to make the reports look a little out of the ordinary |
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| Richard Costall
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Who's Session is it Anyway? |
| The day is ended on a lighthearted note when we challenge our speakers to take the ultimate test - 9 Speakers and 9 sessions - but they are not their own sessions - Can the speakers improvise? |
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| Oliver Sturm
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Handling data in F# |
| Microsoft's "new" language F# is a hybrid that brings functional programming techniques together with object-oriented approaches and metaprogramming ideas. It is possible to use LINQ to work with data, which seems to make things easy for some of us. In the traditional FP world, data storage is considered an (undesirable?) side effect, and so there are techniques like storing data in functions and optimizing execution using memoization that might influence programming with data in F#. After a quick F# primer, this session provides an overview of the topic from different angles. |
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| Mike Taulty
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Understanding ADO.NET Data Services |
| In this session we’ll take a look at building RESTful services with the forthcoming ADO.NET Data Services (formerly code-named “Astoria”). We’ll look at how to surface data with the framework and how to build both .NET and AJAX clients. |
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| Daniel Moth
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The SwanSong Nugget |
| Daniel Moth's last official engagement, before heading off to Redmond, is a NxtGenUG Nugget - Entitled the "SwanSong Nugget" - We give Daniel a Free reign for 10 minutes to talk about any technology. I'm sure there won't be a dry eye in the house at the end of this one. |
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| Mohammed Muzammil
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MVC Framework Nugget |
| A Nugget on the MVC Framework, presented by one of NxtGenUG members and contestant in the UK Launch "Ready Steady Speak!" comeptition. |
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| Chris Hay
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Reflector Nugget |
| A Nugget on .NET Reflector, presented by one of the NxtGenUG Cambridge Coordinators. |
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