While NUnit and MSTest are great testing frameworks, they don't begin to scratch the surface of what a testing harness can do. Learn about MbUnit and how features like row testing, pair-wise testing, automatic...

How many times have you written the same code for data access, exceptions, and/or logging? How many different varieties and methods can you find (sometimes even in the same project) to handle the same...

Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), as well as the other W*F technologies, has been the focus of a lot of hype. When you see your first WCF demo, you immediately want to implement it in all of your...

In the ever-changing world of software development, we must constantly keep up with new technologies. In fact, so much time is spent absorbing new APIs, documentation and hype that we are often left with...

This in-depth talk takes a look beneath the hood to see exactly how .NET delegates and events work. Armed with this knowledge, we will examine ways to use delegates which might not be immediately obvious...

Join Bill in this session where he will introduce us to Microsoft's new Robotics Studio. Microsoft Robotics Studio is an end to end set of tools that allows tinkerers and hobbyists a way to build robotic...

Virtually every application uses data, so it's no surprise that a huge variety of techniques have evolved to store and retrieve it. With all the options, it's easy to overlook what may be the best solution...

Join Bill in this session where he will introduce us to Microsoft new Game Development platform, XNA. XNA is a two part product, the XNA Framework and XNA Express. The XNA Framework is a cross platform...

While there are many frameworks for AJAX applications, an understanding of what is going on under the covers will go a long way in evaluating what AJAX can and can't do for you. We'll look at methods for...

Since the release of the .NET Framework 2.0, generics have been a hot topic. But, beyond the basic generic collection classes, they can be challenging to understand and use properly. This session delves...