The Goal: To bring the latest hottest topics to the developer community in
Africa and South Africa.
Microsoft special guest speakers will be flying in from Australia to present the
hottest .NET topics to the .NET community in Africa. SSW would like to invite you
to this once in a life time event held at the Hilton Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya,
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Johannesburg, South Africa.
Microsoft West, East and Central Africa, and Africa Dot NET are supporting SSW with The African RoadShow
For more information and registration details, please email Rebecca,
or check out these links:
http://www.africadotnet.org/Events/439.aspx
http://www.africadotnet.org/Photos/798.aspx
Schedule - The African Roadshow October 2004
Session Details
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1: 15 tips for Real World Windows Forms Applications (1.5
hours)
- Techniques for better:
- Searching
- Data validation
- Configuration management
- Error trapping
- and more
- See a set of tool and techniques that will super charge you next application
2: A big peek at ASP .NET 2 Whidbey Applications (1.5 hours)
- ASP.NET Whidbey overview
- Working with data
- Caching improvements
- Master pages
- New features
- Personalization
Lunch (1 hour)
3: Up and Running with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Reporting
Services (1.5 hours)
- Developer features
- Real world examples for creating, managing, delivering a variety of reports
- Reporting Services
4: Combining Exchange Data, SQL Data and SQL Reporting Services
(1.5 hours)
- Advanced code
- Extending out-of-the-box features
- Creation of a Reporting Services solution
- You will learn about the importance of
- Security
- Data access
- Rendering
- Delivery
- Deployment Issues
- Sample code
Afternoon Break (0.5 hours)
5: eXtreme Programming for .NET Developers (1.5 hours)
- Advanced programming techniques in Visual Studio .NET
- Defining tasks
- Test first coding
- Re-factoring
- Spiking
- Automated testing
- Automated build
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Detailed Session Descriptions:
Session 1
Get techniques for better searching, data validation, configuration management,
error trapping, code standardization, plugging in cool 3rd Party controls and any
other routine capabilities of data applications, with minimal code. See the end
result: a set of tools and techniques will super charge your next app.
Session 2
ASP.NET Whidbey is the current name for the next version of ASP.NET. Adam Cogan
will give a talk on: ASP.NET Whidbey overview, working with data, caching improvements
to significantly boost the performance of the next generation of ASP.NET applications,
master pages for consistent web sites, new membership features, and personalization.
Session 3
OK so you know about how the new powerful reporting platform from Microsoft will
change the landscape of enterprise reporting. Come see Sydney based SQL Guru and
MS Regional Director Adam Cogan show the developer features of this latest addition
to the Microsoft SQL Server family of products. You will see real world examples
of this server-based platform when used for creating, managing, and delivering both
traditional, paper-oriented reports and interactive, Web-based reports. Reporting
Services combines the data management capabilities of SQL Server and Microsoft Windows
Server with familiar and powerful Microsoft Office System applications to deliver
real-time information to support daily operations and decisions.
Session 4
Come see an advanced code packed session will show you how to extend the out-of-the
box features of Reporting Services. Everyone who has an Exchange Server 2000/2003
should be reporting on it but nobody does. Following this, we will explore the creation
of a real Reporting Services solution. You will learn about the important issues
of security, data access, rendering, and delivery. We will also discuss the deployment
issues of an application that requires Reporting Services. Sample code is provided
so you can use this useful solution.
Session 5
Using a hands on approach, this course takes you through some advanced programming
techniques for rapid development of high quality code in Visual Studio .NET such
as defining tasks; test first coding; re-factoring; spiking; automated testing and
automated builds. Let Adam take you on a fast-paced journey that will change your
coding methods forever.
- An introduction to tools such as:
NUnit
and NAnt
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- Defining tasks
- Re-factoring
- Automating testing
- Automating builds
Session Dates
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Dates
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Nairobi
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Tuesday 5th October
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Dar es Salaam
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Monday 25th October
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Johnnesburg
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Thursday 28th October
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About the Speaker
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Adam Cogan
is the Chief Architect at SSW, a Microsoft Certified Partner specializing in Office
and .NET Solutions. At SSW, Adam has been developing custom solutions for businesses
across a range of industries such as Government, banking, insurance and manufacturing
since 1990 for clients such as Microsoft, Quicken, and the Fisheries Research and
Development Corporation. His wealth of experience in the industry and unsurpassed
technical knowledge will ensure you are provided with the very best advice on how
to apply .NET principles to real life situations.
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Acknowledgements
Adam Cogan
Jatin Valabjee
Andrew Weaver
Drew Walker
Rebecca Gardiner