Tom's MSDN Belux Corner

Bart De Smet created a 20 minutes Chopsticks video " Essential LINQ to Objects ", where he explains the basics of creating a custom implementation of Standard Query Operators . Technorati Tags: microsoft , msdn belux , visual studio 2008 , LINQ...

During a 30 minutes Chopsticks video, Bart De Smet guides you through the most important languages enhancements you'll find in Visual Studio 2008 . Technorati Tags: microsoft , msdn belux , visual studio 2008 , C# , csharp , community , chopsticks

SQLUG.be has announced their next event on 17 January, where they'll cover SQL Server 2008. From their website: Technical Overview of the Next Release of Microsoft SQL Server : SQL Server 2008, code name "Katmai" In this session we will provide...

It must be holiday season at Microsoft Press too. They have just released an e-book on Visual Studio 2008 technologies and are giving it away for free. The e-book includes excerpts from three recent book releases and provides a wealth of information and...

Another MSDN Evening event recording is available online for replaying: "Combining Microsoft Office SharePoint Server with Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0" , presented by Wim Coorevits. Combining Microsoft Office SharePoint Server with Microsoft...

Some weeks ago, Peter Himschoot en Nico Jacobs presented "Introducing Visual Studio 2008: IDE & Language Enhancements" at the MSDN Evening. This session was recorded and is now available for replay at MSDN Belux Chopsticks . Introducing...

VISUG is hosting the first "European Silverlight Challenge" for Belgium and Luxembourg . There are some nice prizes for the local winners and for the the winners of the European Grand Finale, like MIX08 entry tickets, an MSDN Subscription, components...

In December Belgians and Luxemburgers can get 40% discount on the book "Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art" by Steve McConnell. Often referred to as the "black art" because of its complexity and uncertainty, software estimation...

Update: Unfortunately we have to cancel this event due to unforeseen circumstances. Last weekend I received an e-mail from Peli de Halleux over in Redmond, saying that he'll be coming over to Belgium during Christmas holidays. You might know Peli from...

Last week Dave Mitchell and Charles Cox from the XNA product team at Microsoft Corp were in Belgium for their XNA Game Studio 2.0 European Tour. We have recorded the sessions, and you can now see them on our MSDN Chopsticks website. MSDN Chopsticks uses...