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G'Day Developers!
Almost everyone assumes today to use web forms for broad reach because of easy installation and cross platform compatibility. That is correct.
In the old days (1995-2000) companies used Windows Forms, later (2000-2007) they rolled their own ASP.NET solution, however since then (2007+)
SharePoint has become the default choice for an intranet. When you need something richer
and you can control the environment. Silverlight (needs the Silverlight Runtime) is the way to go.
- Bandwidth - Presentation Layer
Only the data is transferred from the server, not the presentation code. Web forms must download the data and the rendered UI taking up large bandwidth.
- Bandwidth - Compression
Data transfer can be compressed and uncompressed to use less bandwidth.
For example, using a Pkzip scale (1-9) of 6, we used the Open source algorithm 'Blowfish' to compress/encrypt 240K of data to 30K. i.e. 87% compression.
- Caching
If you are going to the same record within a certain time period, Windows forms will retrieve the data from cache instead of calling the data service again.
For example, when you click search on a Windows form, you don't have to do a request again if the search was done recently.
- Faster Server
Because of the bandwidth advantages above, the server will make less requests and hence runs faster. The client has become thicker, using more processing power and
capable of more complex business logic.
- Richer Interface
The application's interface can be richer as you can design your own custom controls and do not need complicated resource-intensive and complex DHTML and JavaScript.
- More Responsive
The interface will respond quicker to your clicks, no need to post a request for an interface response. i.e. no 10 second latency
- Better Development
Development is much easier with quick feedback. There are no compliance issues to follow as in web development with browsers.
- More people are happy!
By choosing windows forms you are making the developer, end user and accounts groups happier. The only group which may rather a Web solution is the network admins.
See more of the
SSW Rules pages.
Adam Cogan
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Sydney .NET User Group -
The best place to learn .NET for free in Sydney
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5 days to go!
Sydney .NET User Group
Wednesday 16th September 2009
5:45pm - 9:00pm
Microsoft, Sydney
1 Epping Road, North Ryde
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What is ASP.NET MVC... and is WebForms dead?
by Dr Paul Neumeyer
It was in 2007 that Scott Guthrie first created a buzz of excitement when he demonstrated a
beta version of ASP.NET MVC and now this year ASP.NET MVC 1.0 was released which has brought us
exciting differences and fundamental shifts from traditional ASP.NET WebForms development. Will
this be similar to the shift from ASP to ASP.NET... Could things be even better for professional
web developers?
Yes, and in this session Dr Paul Neumeyer will show you how to Build On MVC with:
- The important concepts of MVC and the differences for WebForm developers
- The features of ASP.NET MVC to make it testable and how to be productive with Test Driven Development
- Plus a couple of things that will maximize your ASP.NET MVC coding productivity
WPF in .Net 4.0 and VS.Net 2010 (or why you may never use winforms again)
by Adam Ezekiel
This presentation will discuss the use of WPF over Winforms for Line Of Business (LOB)
applications and show some of the features and capabilities to make development easier.
Demonstration of some tricks and tips that makes WPF compelling, including new
features and enhancements of VS.Net 2010.
To see more details and RSVP, please visit our
facebook .NET group or our
LinkedIn .NET group.
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Canberra .NET User Group -
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10 days to go!
Canberra .NET Developers User Group
Monday 21st September 2009
Lunch: 12:30pm - 1:30pm
King O'Malley's Irish Pub
131 City Walk
Canberra City
Dinner: 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Microsoft Canberra Branch
Walter Turnbull Building
Level 2, 44 Sydney Ave
Barton ACT
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What is ASP.NET MVC... and is WebForms dead?
by Eric Phan
It was in 2007 that Scott Guthrie first created a buzz of excitement when he demonstrated a
beta version of ASP.NET MVC and now this year ASP.NET MVC 1.0 was released which has brought us
exciting differences and fundamental shifts from traditional ASP.NET WebForms development. Will
this be similar to the shift from ASP to ASP.NET... Could things be even better for professional
web developers?
Yes, and in this session Dr Paul Neumeyer will show you how to Build On MVC with:
- The important concepts of MVC and the differences for WebForm developers
- The features of ASP.NET MVC to make it testable and how to be productive with Test Driven Development
- Plus a couple of things that will maximize your ASP.NET MVC coding productivity
WPF in .Net 4.0 and VS.Net 2010 (or why you may never use winforms again)
by Eric Phan
This presentation will discuss the use of WPF over Winforms for Line Of Business (LOB)
applications and show some of the features and capabilities to make development easier.
Demonstration of some tricks and tips that makes WPF compelling, including new
features and enhancements of VS.Net 2010.
To see more details and RSVP, please visit our
facebook .NET group
or our
LinkedIn .NET group.
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SharePoint 101
Workshop -
What every business person should know about SharePoint 2007
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51 days to go!
SharePoint 101 Workshop
Wednesday 21st October 2009
8:00am - 11:00am
SSW Office, Sydney
Suite 10, 81-91 Military Road, Neutral Bay
Cost: No Charge
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Workshop Objective
This workshop will provide the attendees with:
- An understanding of how key features of SharePoint can
enhance business processes
- An understanding of the costs, timelines, staff involvement
and commitment a business will incur when implementing
SharePoint
Workshop Outline
- Why should your business use SharePoint 2007?
- Differences between Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) and
Microsoft Office SharePoint Services (MOSS)
- Explanation and demonstration of the business challenges the
SharePoint feature set solve
- SharePoint in regards to implementation, costs and timelines
- SharePoint 2007 and the User Experience (custom design)
- SharePoint Development - What if I need more than
SharePoint's out of the box functionality?
Find out more and Register
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September 2009
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Tech Breakfast
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14 days to go
SYDNEY: What is new in VS2010 & .NET FX 4.0... and what should you use in your next project?
Friday, 25th September 2009
8:00am-11:00am
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Come and join us as we learn how the largest public
SharePoint site in Australia (www.WorleyParsons.com) got up and
running.
Adam Cogan of SSW will share his experience and lessons learnt
on this project. Adam will also show you how to “sexify“ the
look and feel of your website.
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