Here’s my SQL Azure deck for September presentations – updated with all August 2010 release changes.  I’ll be presenting this several times in September and October and will post the deck recording later during this time period.  Enjoy! SQL...

Attend one or both days of our FREE event for Windows Phone 7 Developers on Wed, Sept 29 and Thurs, Sept 30 in Costa Mesa, CA. Windows Phone 7 Development Launch: Jump-Start Your Mobile Development (Day 1) In the first of this two-day launch event, we...

I am taking a look at this new IDE and thought I’d share.  Try it out and let me know what you think. Visual Studio 2010 LightSwitch View more presentations from lynnlangit .

I’ve been learning more and more about Agile software development lately.  I am thinking that you (my .NET developer reader) might benefit too. If you live in the OC – attend the local Agile Developer UG in Irvine – here’s the link .  I had...

Someone who you might not expect – here’s a video of 17-year old Genevieve L'Esperance.  She was the LEAD INSTRUCTOR at the recent TKP (Teaching Kids Programming event) in Washington DC.

Here are the slides for my talks on this subject in Aug/Sept 2010.  Enjoy! SharePoint 2010 Business Connectivity Services View more presentations from lynnlangit .

Here are my updated slides for August 2010.  I will be delivering talks based on these slides at user groups around SoCal in August and in September (see my previous blog post for my fall speaking schedule). SharePoint 2010 for NET Developers View...

This fall is shaping up to be a busy one. I’ll bet some of you will be in the same places as me too. Below is my tentative fall speaking schedule: August Mon, Aug 9 at Microsoft, Irvine w/Denny Cherry on SQL Server Scalability and Storage –...

Recently I attended the annual Most-Valuable-Member celebration at the Inland Empire .NET Developer User Group in San Bernardino.  It is such a pleasure to participate in this UG, most especially at this event, so I’ll describe it in more detail...

I spent last weekend at BarCamp San Diego (hereafter noted as #BCSD7 – it’s Twitter hashtag).  What’s a BarCamp , you ask?  Well, read on… What’s BarCamp? BarCamp is a community-led unConference for geeks.  It usually runs over a weekend...

Here’s the recording from my launch presentation last month in Seattle.  Topics are Windows 7 multi touch APIs and the new improvements in .NET 4.0 and VS2010 to writing parallel code. Enjoy!

This post is a departure from my usual developer-focused content.  A fun part of my job is variety.  I was asked to speak on my favorite new consumer features of Office 2010 for the ‘ Jeff Levy on Computers Show’ .  (I will record this...

For my talks this month and next on SQL Azure – be sure to read the included slide notes as well if you download this deck.  I added all of the updates and announcements from TechEd US last week as well. Sql azure june_2010 View more presentations...

  Llewellyn and I have just completed our first after-school program introducing kids to programming (using the Intentional Method of teaching and SmallBasic) and I wanted to share the lessons we learned here. First, a description of what we did...

Why – Live proctors aren’t enough As we’ve taught kids to program around the world, we found that having a live proctor for each 10 kids (or 5 pairs, as we have the kids pair program while learning), was essential to keeping the hands-on coding activities...

Last night I was one of the speakers at IGNITE-LA .  The lightning talk format is interesting – 5 minutes, 20 slides, automatically advancing every 15 seconds.  This is called ‘Pecha Kucha’ and means ‘chit-chat’ in English. I will update this...

Llewellyn Falco and I have been writing FREE courseware to introduce kids to programming with SmallBasic for awhile now.  Last night we recorded screencasts (for teachers) for one of our more advanced recipes – Simple Bubble.  More information...

Here’s my deck from the May 2010 MSDN Visual Studio 2010 launch events.  I am presenting on Windows 7 / .NET Framework 4.0 / VS2010 tooling improvements.  There are a bunch of notes in these slides as well.   Enjoy! Windows 7 Visual...

Here’s my presentation from the MSDN Launch event in San Diego today.  Enjoy! SharePoint 2010 Developers View more presentations from lynnlangit .

Thanks to Sara Ford and Zain Naboulsi for the source for my talk at the MSDN launch events this month – first one is next Monday in San Diego.  If you grab my deck, be sure to read the notes, I put all of the keyboard shortcuts from the demos in...

I’ve recently started a 14-week volunteering commitment at a local school and wanted to share lessons learned here.  I am working with a couple of developers to create and to teach ‘Introduction to Computer Programming (using SmallBasic )’ as an...

Here’s the deck I’ll be presenting this Saturday in Huntington Beach at SQL Saturday – c’mon over! SQL Azure April 2010 View more presentations from lynnlangit .

Earlier this month Llewellyn and I taught six 6th grade girls to program.  We were invited to be guest instructors at the Girls’ Middle School Intersession.  While there we taught 3 hours per day for 5 days.  This was a great opportunity...

It really only takes an hour – some of my upcoming events are a bit longer though, so do read the details below.  Seriously, I am running a series of “Teaching Kids Programming” events in March and April. Kids ages 10 and up are welcome to attend...

Great news for Microsoft Certified Trainers and Academic Educators: You are invited to the MCT & Educator Virtual Summit 2010 . Register now for this event which will be free of charge and exclusive to MCTs and Educators. Join this  educator...