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So it is all over
So what are my final thoughts on TechEd developer 2006? Well I think the split of Developers from IT Pros works. In my opinion this is the best TechEd I have been to from a content quality and relevance point of view, in the past there have been too many...

Posted 10 November 2006 15:00 by Richard

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Geek Migration Patterns
it is now the time that Geek's start their migration away from their temporary home , back to their regular nesting locations. I think watching the migrating geek is fascinating and I have been following this timid species for several days and here...

Posted 10 November 2006 14:01 by Robert

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TechED shortfalls , support, and successes
During dinner several of us were discussing the shortfalls and successes of the TechED so far. Successes Great speakers , good content , well delivered. Which when all considered is all that is needed. however Shortfalls Perceivable lack of Theme , each...

Posted 10 November 2006 10:07 by Robert | 1 comment(s)

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TechED Swag - Feeding the developer
As all of the developer community knows , developers live on caffeine and freebies , for example a .NET 3.0 FX T-Shirt can keep a developer alive for over 2 weeks , a hat and pen will keep a developer going for over a week, and a rucksack or Jacket for...

Posted 10 November 2006 08:35 by Robert

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Side Show
I was lucky enough to see a hands on session with Side Show yesterday afternoon, Dan Polivy who presented the sesssion brought along a selection of mock-up and nearly ready prototypes of mock up Slide Show devices , I think there has been a lot of misconceptions...

Posted 10 November 2006 08:26 by Robert

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TechEd Day 3
Most interesting session for me today was on ' Offline Caching and Synchronization with a New ADO.NET Sync Framework'. T his can be summed up as making Smart Client applications behave like Outlook i.e. occasionally connected, but all done without the...

Posted 09 November 2006 20:45 by Richard

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TechED 2006 so far
So far the quality of presentations at TechED has been fantastic , the only downside technically so far has been a dead machine ( now rectified ). The must see slots have been by Roy Osherove , Anders Hejlsburg , Aaron Skonnard and Todd Bleeker. My favorite...

Posted 09 November 2006 14:42 by Robert

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Half way there...
End of the second day and just got back from the UK Party, the only real big social event at this party lite TechEd. After yesterday's SQL focus today I have wandered a bit, some Test Driven Dvelopment (TDD), some C# 3.0 futures as well as some other...

Posted 08 November 2006 21:24 by Richard

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One day down...
So the first day is over and where have I been? we most of the day I have been in the Kimberly Tripp sessions on SQL optimization. All three have been excellent, but what as a day-to-day C# developer (as opposed to an SQL developer) have I learnt. Well...

Posted 07 November 2006 20:37 by Richard

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Richard's first thoughts on TechEd Barcelona
It is a feeling of deja-vue, having been to the PDC last year the keynote was very similar; but that is what you would expect as PDC is an inspiring futures' event and TechEd, especially at this point in the release cycle is a ' its here now use it' event...

Posted 07 November 2006 10:48 by Richard

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