Lynn LangitDeveloper Evangelist – Microsoft/SoCalhttp://blogs.msdn.com/SoCalDevGal

For

Developers

Where does the hype line end?

Too much info – what’s most important?

But does it really work?

Who is using this already?

Where do I start?

How do I teach others?

ChallengeChallengess

SoCalDevGSoCalDevGalal

•I’m your proxy - I know what’s on in ‘the hive’

•I’m easy to reach - Email, events, social networking sites

•I prioritize your concerns- You are First

•I was YOU

Guidance on most important & new

VS2008 & AJAX

Silverlight 1.0/2.0

.NET 3.5 WCF++

DVD w/ original content

Community Update

SWAG Jeopardy!

News You News You UseUse

1:00 to 1:15 into1:15 to 2:30 – Daniel on AJAX2:30 to 2:45 break2:45 to 3:45 – Tim on Silverlight3:45 to 4:00 break4:00 to 5:00 – Lynn on .NET 3.5

RD, MVP, CodeCamp lead, author

Working developer / architect

Daniel’s blog

Daniel Daniel EganEgan

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Silverlight Evangelist on ScottGu’s team

Updates from Mix08

Silverlight 1.0

Silverlight 2.0

Tim’s blog

Tim Tim HeuerHeuer

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Focus on WCF (shown on VS2008/Win2008/SQL2008)

Many improvements

New protocols included

WF integration

LINQ

Lynn’s blog

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MSDN events – quarterly

Code Camp / Bar Camp - annual

Fire Starter - quarterly

User Groups / geek Dinners - monthly

TechEd / Mix09 / PDC08 – annually

2.0 – Code Trip, DigiGirlz, lunch, drinks, TwiistUp4, StartUpWeekend, …

Webcasts – MSDN / geekSpeak

Events!Events!

Woody’s blog

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