devLink 2010 Wrap-Up

This has been a busy summer for speaking and .NET events! After the recent virtual mvcConf and (real) Dallas TechFest, I made my way to Nashville to participate in devLink 2010. If you’re not familiar with devLink, it is one of the largest (and best) community-run conferences in the US. John Kellar and crew put-on a 3-day, multi-track event that rivals the “big shows,” but unlike the big shows, devLink doesn’t cost you a paycheck. This year, devLink returned to the beautiful Lipscomb University campus in Nashville, and the event packed with over 800 paying developers.

I travelled to Nashville to deliver three sessions and participate on an impromptu panel on finding a job (hosted by David Giard or TechnologyAndFriends vidcast). My sessions were for the web developers at devLink, and we packed the rooms standing-room-only:

• The Rich Standard: Getting Familiar with HTML5
• Combining WebForms, MVC, and Silverlight
• Getting the Most Out of What’s New in ASP.NET 4.0

Thanks again to everyone that joined me for the sessions, and big thanks to the person (sorry, didn’t grab your name) that taught that devLink vending machine a lesson for stealing my drink! I had a great time and hope you were able to learn something from the sessions. The code and slides for the sessions is available below for your on-demand learning pleasure.

For now, it’s time to prep and head-off to Baton Rouge for SQL Saturday. See you in Louisiana!

The Rich Standard: Getting Familiar with HTML5
[Slides (PDF)]

Combining WebForms, MVC, and Silverlight
[Slides (PDF)] [Code (Zip)]

Getting the Most Out of What’s New in ASP.NET 4.0
[Slides (PDF)] [Code (Zip)]

Session Replay: Intro to Silverlight 2

Welcome to yet another video format from Telerik: Session Replay. As the name implies, a Session Replay is a recorded version of live session delivered by one of Telerik's evangelists at some .NET event around the globe. We know not everyone has the time or ability to travel to .NET conferences, so we're trying to do the next best thing and bring them to you online. These are full session recordings, complete in HD with high quality audio, so it will literally be like you're sitting on the front row. For this first Replay, I bring you my "Intro to Silverlight 2" session delivered this past Friday at devLink 2008. Most of the session is recorded (run time is about 1 hour 4 minutes), but the last 10 minutes or so got cut-off because I ran out of tape (HD tapes only come 60 minute varieties)! You'll get most of the important info in what's recorded; for everything else, watch for tomorrow's follow-up post that will contain the slides and code from this session. NOTE: Sorry for the "squished" video. We're still working out the kinks with our new video system and it appears that our HD format didn't get processed correctly by Viddler this time around. Video quality is still high, though, so you should be able to read the slides in full-screen mode.

Telerik Watch Minute: devLink 2008 montage

DevLink 2008 day one is almost over, and so far the conference is off to a great start! Sessions are packed, lots of questions are being asked, and Open Space sessions are lively. If you didn't make the event this year, definitely make plans to be here next year. In the mean time, enjoy this short "video montage" of devLink 2008 day 1. NOTE: I know some of the video isn't well framed. Sorry. The camera was sitting on the only flat surface I could find. I'll do better next time. As if it matters...

Telerik Watch Minute: Live from devLink 2008 (Part 1)

Tonight I bring you the first of what is hopefully a series of "live-ish" updates from devLink 2008. These "special edition" episodes are a little different than the normal news, updates, and quick tips, but hopefully they'll become the norm as I travel the globe speaking at events and interacting with the .NET community. Watch for more updates as devLink continues through the weekend!

Join me at devLink 2008 this weekend

It's hard to believe summer is almost over. It seems like just yesterday we were having fun at TechEd 2008 and talking about brand new Telerik suites. But time has once again flown by and now the busy season of Fall events is almost upon us. Before the summer is over, though, you've got one more chance to come hang out with a bunch of fun .NETers at devLink 2008. This year's two-day event kicks-off Friday, August 22nd and it will be featuring a host of Telerik friends, including Microsoft RD Tim Huckaby, Strangeloop's Richard Campbell, and Carl Franklin of .NET Rocks fame. For my part, I'll be doing two sessions: one an intro to Silverlight 2 and one a 3-hour "deep dive" on Silverlight 2. Both sessions have been updated for Silverlight 2 Beta 2 and the deep dive includes some new content and demos that weren't part of my original session in India. If you're coming to devLink, come visit my sessions, even if just to say hi. If you don't stay, I won't say anything bad about you until you leave the room. (I kid...or do I?....I do.) As usual, I'll make slides and code available after my presentation on this blog for those not in Nashville (or not able to attend the sold out event). Also, devLink is planning on having Open Spaces, and based on my great experience at Code Stock, I expect to spend a lot of time there. If you don't make my sessions, come add to the Open Spaces discussion. See you on Friday!