I’ve just posted this to the SQL Saturday web site. All of the content that was presented is there, including the PowerPoint and the code. There’s quite a bit of stuff in the code that we simply didn’t have time to show. There are two text files in there with several different query patterns that you can copy and paste into place. This sample does require StreamInsight 1.2, so make sure that you have at least the evaluation version installed.

It’s almost time for TechFest again … it’s amazing how quickly the time flies! It’s seems like only yesterday that I told Michael what my sessions would be, thinking, of course, that I’d have plenty of time to do them. No, it wasn’t yesterday either – it was a few months ago. But … I’m just now starting to do the presentations. While there is a blurb about the sessions on the TechFest site, I also wanted to post them here – with some more information.

Customizing TFS Process Template – Level 300

Or maybe it’s level 400. This is not going to be your every day talk about customizing process templates; there is plenty of that out there. While I may mention (and even, very briefly, show) the TFS Process Template Editor Power Tool, that’s not what I’m going to focus on. I’ll be digging into the core of what makes these templates work and how they are configured behind the scenes. This means that we’ll be playing in the XML behind the templates. We will look – deeply – at how the templates are constructed and where all of the pieces are. I’ll also share some code utilities that I’ve developed to help create process templates from an existing Team Project; specifically, I’ll show code to export work items and work item queries. I’ll also mention how to do custom plugins for the Project Creation Wizard, allowing you to really “kick it up a notch!”

Team Foundation Build 2010

With Team Foundation Server 2010 Build Server, the build services got a complete redesign, moving away from an MSBuild-based build process to a more flexible and extensible build process based on Windows Workflow Foundation 4.0. I will talk about TFS build, the architecture and how to configure build controllers and agents. From there, I’ll be digging into the Build Process Templates, how to customize and extend them with out-of-the-box activities as well as custom activities, as well as some tips and tricks about how to manage extensions and your build environment. Finally, I’ll talk about the upgrade path from TFS 2005/2008 builds (yes, there is one) and some of the gotchas that you may experience on the way. I’ve not yet decided which activity to use as an example, but I’m leaning towards using the one that I wrote to change the build workspace as a part of the process. Or the zip activity. Or both? We’ll see.

Keep in mind … this is the kind of stuff that I do all day, every day, day in and day out. Those of you who know me also know that I’m not one to settle for touching on the surface but get deep into the technical aspects … these sessions will be no different. They will not be your typical TFS sessions. There will be code - and a goodly chunk of it - that works with the mysterious and very poorly documented TFS APIs.

Here’s the info on the next .NET Dojo. Did you think it’d be gone? Well, I hope not and I’m working with Zain to transition the program over to him. That said, I will be doing my very first Dojo! The topic is Windows Azure (duh!) and it promises to be a good time for all. 

Event Overview

Windows Azure is the cloud services operating system that serves as the development, service hosting, and service management environment for the Azure Services Platform. Windows Azure provides you on-demand compute & storage to host, scale, and manage Web applications and services on the Internet in Microsoft data centers.

In this Dojo, we'll dig into how to work with Windows Azure to build applications that run in the cloud ... using the skills you have and the tools that you are familiar with. We'll introduce the key concepts in lecture and then immediately apply those concepts in hands on labs. At the end of the Dojo, you'll be able to create applications to leverage this platform and its functionality, including tables, blobs, queues and, of course, web sites.

Attendees will be expected to bring their own laptops with the prerequisites (below) to participate in the hands-on labs.

Prerequisites:

· Windows Vista SP1 or Windows Server 2008 SP1

· IIS 7.0 (with ASP.NET, WCF HTTP Activation and optionally CGI)

· Visual Studio 2008 Professional  (Trial OK)

· Visual Studio 2008 SP1

· Sql Server Express (2005 or 2008)

· Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio March 2009 CTP

· KB967631: Update for Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Debugger

Dates, Locations and Registration:

Houston: June 19, 2009 1PM-5PM @ the Houston Microsoft Office

Austin: June 26, 2009 1PM-5PM @ the Austin Microsoft Office

Hope to see you there!!

We’ve got the next .NET Dojos scheduled - Todd Anglin will be presenting Silverlight! There will be a dojo in Austin as well as Houston. Here are the details:

Overview:

Microsoft officially released Silverlight 2.0 in October 2008 as a platform for .NET developers to build rich internet applications (RIAs) that run cross-browser and cross-platform. Silverlight 2.0 introduces a whole new way of developing .NET applications. It is blurring the lines between what it means to develop for the web and the desktop, enabling .NET developers to rethink how they build and distribute applications. Topics covered include: Silverlight tools, Silverlight controls, Silverlight APIs, data access, and some security.

What you will learn:

Todd Anglin will guide you through a combination of lecture and hands-on labs where you will learn everything you need to know to get started with Silverlight 2.0. Specifically, you’ll learn how to work with Silverlight in Visual Studio and Expression Blend, how to use Silverlight controls, how to interact with the HTML DOM, how to access and manipulate data, how to use isolated storage, and secure your Silverlight applications. We’ll go from Silverlight 101 to 301 in about 4 hours and you’ll leave with all the essential tools you need to start building real applications with Silverlight today.

Prerequisites:

To fully participate in this workshop, attendees will need a laptop with the following:

·        Visual Studio 2008 Professional or higher (trial is okay) with Service Pack 1 installed

·        Expression Blend 2.0 or higher (trial is okay) with Service Pack 1 installed

·        Silverlight Tools for Visual Studio 2008 SP1 installed (free)

·        Deep Zoom Composer installed (free)

·        Silverlight Toolkit December 2008 or higher (available on CodePlex)

Times, dates and registration links:

Austin (Microsoft Office): March 9, 2009 1:00 – 5:00 PM. Register now.

Houston (Microsoft Office): March 13, 2009 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM. Register now.

Finally getting caught up on getting my presentation content posted.

First, there’s the “Building your First Cloud Service” that I delivered at the Aggieland .NET User Group and the North Houston .NET User Group.

Next, there are 2 presentations from Houston TechFest: The OWASP Top Ten Review and the ASP.NET Url Routing demo. Enjoy!