SSW Update - Do you know why you choose Windows Forms?
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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.

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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
  7. Better Development
    Development is much easier with quick feedback. There are no compliance issues to follow as in web development with browsers.
  8. 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.

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.NET User Group

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Sydney .NET User Group
Wednesday 16th September 2009
5:45pm - 9:00pm
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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:

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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.

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Canberra City

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Walter Turnbull Building
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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.

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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
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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
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  • SharePoint 2007 and the User Experience (custom design)
  • SharePoint Development - What if I need more than SharePoint's out of the box functionality?
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