Opp Links Development Team goes to Microsoft tech-days 2010

Uk Tech days

Here are the thoughts of 3 of our developers who were lucky enough to go along to
the Microsoft tech-days 2010 event.

Day 1 - Visual Studio 2010 Launch Day

“The First day of the event introduced the long awaited Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
(VS 2010) and some of its new features. Microsoft have been working hard to bring
together the development and testing by adding “MS Test and Lab Manager” this allows
testers to record and log their actions so developer can see exactly how the bug
was created. Other useful user interface features included code zoom and the ability
to use VS 2010 across two monitors, speeding up development. They have also made
it much easier to write applications for multi core processor, unleashing the processing
power of most modern computers.”

Mark Few – Web Developer

Day 2 - Getting started with .NET Framework 4 and Visual Studio 2010

“Day 2 comprised of detailing the new features of Microsoft’s .NET Framework 4 and
Visual Studio 2010 and how they improve the programming process. The feature i found
most interesting was the concept of parallel programming and how easy it is for
the programmer to utilise in .NET Framework 4 and Visual Studio 2010. Use of parallel
programming could dramatically increase the speed and therefore the usability of
our current and future products. The final presentation of the day (Fun Programming
with Visual Studio) was given by a lively and little eccentric lecturer from Hull
University named Rob Miles, which helped keep the concentration at the end of a
long information packed day (especially for a programming novice like myself).”

Hans Keller - Junior Web Developer

Day 3 - The Essential Mix

“I attended The Essential Mix on the Wednesday which was focussed on user experience.
The morning started off with an overview of the latest design technologies and applications
- ASP.NET 4, Visual Studio 2010, Silverlight 4 and Expression Blend 4. My favourite
talk of the day was given by the witty german, Michael Koster (who sounded just
like a James Bond baddie). He gave a demo of how to use Expression Blend and showcased
a very cool looking data visualisation implementation. It was also quite interesting
to hear about Internet Explorer 9!”

Mariko Brittain- Web Developer